Rating: 4.5
Steam: 4
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Bad Decisions #2
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Main tropes: boss / employee, fake dating, size difference
“Are you watching me?” I ask dumbly.
“Yes.”
“Why?” I’m dimly aware that’s an even stupider question, but my filter seems to have left me.
“It’s what people do.” He smiles. “They buy things ‘cause they’re pretty, then they look at them.”
Work: Strictly Professional was highly entertaining to read – the chemistry and banter between Wyn and Derek were fantastic and I really enjoyed their back and forth!
Their story was so much fun to read and I loved how they went from boss and PA, to fake dating (with payments involved), to lovers. It was great to see how they both slowly became more and more emotionally attached to one another, without wanting to admit it to neither themselves or each other. The plot had some similarities to Rent: Paid in Full, the first book in the series, where Derek’s son was one of the MCs – I guess paying for certain things might run in the family?
Wyn was hilarious and I loved his inner monologues, his bossiness and his determination. He had me right from the start, while it took me some more time to warm up to Derek. He got on my nerves at first with his arrogance and being unreasonably difficult, but I soon realised that there were more to him than I initially thought. It was sweet to see him soften towards Wyn once they got to know each other, and Wyn was so good at taking care of him, both in and out of the office.
Work: Strictly Professional was a great and quite addictive read, I really didn’t want to put it down! It was easy to get invested in the characters and their crazy chemistry and arrangement, and I totally adored Wyn. If you enjoy workplace romances with consensual sexual harassment, lots of banter, steam, humour and super sweet HEAs, this should definitely be on your TBR!
I do lick him once or twice on the side of his face. But I do it professionally—with a pointy tongue, not a flat one, so I think it’s okay.
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