When a professional relationship turns personal, it’s impossible to resist the law of attraction.
Alec Rowland is a high-flying lawyer in a London firm whose career is his life. He doesn’t have time for relationships and his sexuality is a closely guarded secret. After picking up a cute guy on a Friday night, Alec’s world is rocked to its foundations when his one night stand shows up in the … in the office on Monday morning—as the new temp on his team.
Ed Piper is desperate to prove himself in his new job. The last thing he needs is to be distracted by a crush on his boss. It’s hard to ignore the attraction he feels, even though Alec’s a difficult bastard to work for.
Both men strive to maintain a professional relationship, but tempers fray, passions ignite, and soon they’re both falling hard and fast. If they’re ever going to find a way to be together, Alec needs to be honest about who he really is because Ed won’t go back in the closet for anyone.
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If you’re looking for a sex m/m read. This is the book. On topof that, the writing was sooo beautiful. The narrator was awesome also.
This steamy and sweet read had me snagged from the first chapter! The characters are witty and the chemistry clear in the fantastic writing. The audio narration by Matthew Lloyd Davies is easy to listen to and brought these unique men to life.
I’ve never read a lot of Jay Northcote, but every time I pick one of his books, I’m reminded of why I should. Office romance is my weakness, and this one is exceptionally well done. Sweet, a little sad, and not too angsty. And the chemistry between the characters was lovely.
The Law of Attraction is a wonderful workplace romance. Two confident lawyers, one in the closet, the other a new temp . . . a great set up, and undeniable spark.
KU. 4 stars. This was a solid enjoyable story. Alec & Ed are both lawyers. They meet & have a hook-up on Friday and end up being in the same office on Monday morning. They dealt with continued attraction, Alec still being in the closet, Ed as a subordinate (at work, not in a BDSM way), and an away trip in a hotel. I felt like this was the perfect mix of angst, reality, & a touch of humor.
I don’t think ages were ever given, but the gist I got was Alec was early 30’s and Ed was late 20’s. Not that it matters but I felt these guys really acted their ages, which was nice.
If you’re not on my blog for the first time, you’ll know Jay Northcote is one of my favourite authors so I obviously had high expectations. Honestly, I have no idea how things actually work in lawyers’ offices and fingers crossed I will never have to. But it all seemed very realistic.
But first, the characters. OK, I loved them both so much! I wanted to wrap Alec in a blanket and protect him from the world, poor soul. He was hiding so much and this meant he only had occasional one-night stands because he wasn’t out to anyone. And after hearing what caused him to hide? Ouch, heartbreaking!
Ed, on the other hand, is a cutie that is totally out and doesn’t try to or even want to hide it. He comes out to the whole team a few days after he’s been hired and it is obvious that the environment is accepting. What I also loved about Ed is the fact that he wasn’t prepared to put himself back in the closet just because that would mean he could be with Alec. He didn’t force Alec to come out, but just told him that he’s not going to hide himself and I almost went YAY! out loud
The book was just angsty enough and hot and uhh the trip to Edinburgh was just a perfect addition – I LOVE SCOTLAND okay so if it’s in… 🙂
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