I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Just a Little Tempted by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde Series: A Sterling Family Crossover #3
on July 28, 2026
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I never meant to fall for my boss.
When I was hired to be Simon’s assistant, everyone warned me he was impossible—brilliant, demanding, and obsessed with control. But after surviving two months of his rules and grumpy attitude, I’ve learned how to manage my boss. Maybe it’s my chaotic upbringing or the fact that I desperately need this job, but I can’t ignore the moments when his guarded edges soften… even if he pretends they don’t.
Then one nervous slip in front of a major client turns into a fake relationship neither of us can back out of. Now I’m Simon’s “girlfriend,” attending dinners, traveling for meetings, and sharing far too much close proximity with the man I’m not supposed to want. Pretending to belong to him shouldn’t feel real—but it does. And the hardest part isn’t keeping up the lie. It’s realizing I’m falling for him for real.
Decadently tempting! When doing a favor for a friend leads to the best personal assistant he has ever had, Simon Powers is undeniably grumpy that he’s beginning to do the one thing he loathes to do … trust. Raina Seager seems to have charmed the ogre boss that people warned her about, but that’s because she’s desperate for the job and willing to put up with his attitude and demanding of perfection. A friend turned nemesis being in the wrong spot at the wrong time leads to a fake dating subterfuge that turns all too real along the way. I really enjoyed both characters and felt they were well developed and well rounded for the most part. A smidge more family interaction would have been nice, but overall I loved their story. Highly addictive and satisfying all the way around!
