A gorgeous, damaged man comes to me for help. And I help him…right out of his clothes! I’ve never crossed the line with a client. Never even been tempted. I didn’t spend years building a reputation as a respected psychologist just to throw it all away. Then bad-boy billionaire Noah Moore stormed into my life like a delicious disaster. Noah is so wounded, so proud, so hot he leaves me … leaves me breathless with a glance. He’s not shy about asking for what he wants–me! I shouldn’t give in, yet I do. But if I’m not careful, he’ll take everything I offer–body and soul–and walk away like it was nothing. How can I give up the control, the safety I’ve fought for, to a man who is so broken?
Noah tempts me to sin…and I’m powerless to resist. I’ve always been the good girl, always done the right thing. But this festive season, from his hip London loft to a luxurious Paris hotel, Noah is showing me how good it feels to be on the naughty list!
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Let me start by saying I absolutely adored this novel. Once I started I couldn’t put it down. I devoured it. For me it was simply perfect.
In short we meet Holly and Noah.
One a millionaire.
One a therapist.
Both successful in their own right.
Both very independent and strive for success.
But both with scars from their pasts so damaging that it’s changed them dramatically.
Both traumatized.
Both hurting.
Strangers to each other.
So what happens when Holly and Noah’s worlds collide?
What happens when by chance they meet?
Can two damaged souls find the strength to overcome their past torment?
Will Noah share his world with Holly?
Can Holly trust enough to allow Noah in?
Will these two survive?
Or will it just be The Season to Sin?
Guys I loved everything about this novel. For me it had the right amount of everything emotionally. It was light-hearted, witty, charming, deliciously naughty, heart-breaking and soul crushing. It explored everything about self-doubt, self-loathing and the ability to trust. It explored the issues that come with fear and hurt. It explored all things hope and love. It was a beautifully written read of light and dark which I think balanced perfectly.
Overall a beautiful read that consumed me and I can’t rate it highly enough.
5 stars
Noah Moore has many issues and is ordered by his business partner Gabe to get help. He is recommended to Dr. Holly Scott Leigh for therapy. Noah doesn’t believe he needs therapy and is resistant to Holly’s professional help Nosh is more than happy to have a sexual relationship with her though. Holly is extremely attracted to Noah when he enters her office, but will not cross the patient-doctor line. He won’t tell her why he is having sleeping issues. Son they begin meeting outside of the office. Holly justifies this by saying that she never took him on as a client. Their relationship soon turns sexual. Holly also has issues, a child and an ex-husband. As she gets to know Noah, she realizes that there is more to the story of why he can’t sleep. Noah also comes to know and develop feelings for Holly and her child.
I enjoyed this story. I must admit, I found Noah to be annoying in the beginning. He is extremely bossy and expects everyone to cave to his demands. Holly resists at first, but soon they begin to develop feeling for each other. I liked how this relationship eventually played out. I even bought the next book in the series.
For a book in the Dare range, this one stands out with a fascinating plot. I loved the ending, with the hero going to therapy and spending time to be worthy of the heroine. It’s really important in modern romance that love doesn’t heal mental illness or childhood trauma – therapy shouldn’t be scary, it helps. The hero’s journey from hurting bad boy to worthy good man is amazing in this book.
This is a story that is full of emotion as two people with a lot of hurt from their past come together in a combustible, steamy and hot story, one that will leave you feeling over the moon for them in the end, but their journey is a struggle filled with passion, feeling and hurt.
Billionaire Noah Moore is struggling with work and life at the moment and is pressured into seeing a psychologist by his best friend and business partner, never expecting to find himself instantly attracted to the beautiful Dr Holly Scott-Leigh and what’s more he is no way convinced that therapy is what he needs, but sex with Holly is what he wants and he goes all out to achieved this and a fling should help him, nothing permanent of course that will be for Noah.
Holly is a single Mum working hard, she has been through so much with her ex-husband and has never crossed the line in her patient Doctor relationship that is until Noah Moore walks into her office, she can almost feel the pain and hurt that he is holding in, but she can also feel the sexual tension and the need he has for her and although it has been a long time between men for Holly her body craves like it has not before, but she cannot be his Doctor.
WOW it took me a bit to get to know Noah and Holly in this story but when I did everything opened up the feelings, emotions just flew off the pages, this story is intense and moving as Holly works hard to get through to Noah, the sex is widely passionate they cannot get enough of each other, but Holly knows there is more to uncover with Noah’s past and when he realizes that he does love Holly, and what he does to win her over just had me smiling so much, yes it starts at Christmas time one of my favourite times and Holly and her daughter Ivy get a fabulous Christmas present the following year. I do highly recommend this one thank you MS Connelly for another fabulous story.