When I started reading this, I must admit that I found myself wondering if I'd picked the wrong book. I'd read a previous book by this author and enjoyed it, and had seen this one mentioned by several others who tend to read clean romances, so I was excited to read it. Fairly early on there was a joke about making a 'trip to no pants land' that took me by surprise and had me wondering if this was in fact a closed-door romance after all. There was also a fair amount of language as well-- it's still probably not what most people would consider a ton and it was nothing too major (no f-words, no using God's name in vain, etc), but it was certainly more than I'm personally used to seeing in the types of books I prefer to read. Thankfully, it WAS closed-door, and a few slightly inappropriate jokes aside, it was actually fairly tame in the romance department... though perhaps not one for the most conservative of readers.

This was a sweet workplace, friends-to-lovers romance. Layla and Luke were super sweet together, and even when they were painstakingly oblivious, I enjoyed their characters very much. They were kind of nerds--- and I mean that in the best way possible. I am NOT a Star Wars fan, but I'm married to one/the mother of one... and I'm slightly ashamed to acknowledge how many references I understood throughout this story. Those who ARE fans will likely appreciate that all that much more. The end felt perhaps a bit more rushed than I would have liked, but overall I thought it was an enjoyable story.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

Merged review:

When I started reading this, I must admit that I found myself wondering if I'd picked the wrong book. I'd read a previous book by this author and enjoyed it, and had seen this one mentioned by several others who tend to read clean romances, so I was excited to read it. Fairly early on there was a joke about making a 'trip to no pants land' that took me by surprise and had me wondering if this was in fact a closed-door romance after all. There was also a fair amount of language as well-- it's still probably not what most people would consider a ton and it was nothing too major (no f-words, no using God's name in vain, etc), but it was certainly more than I'm personally used to seeing in the types of books I prefer to read. Thankfully, it WAS closed-door, and a few slightly inappropriate jokes aside, it was actually fairly tame in the romance department... though perhaps not one for the most conservative of readers.

This was a sweet workplace, friends-to-lovers romance. Layla and Luke were super sweet together, and even when they were painstakingly oblivious, I enjoyed their characters very much. They were kind of nerds--- and I mean that in the best way possible. I am NOT a Star Wars fan, but I'm married to one/the mother of one... and I'm slightly ashamed to acknowledge how many references I understood throughout this story. Those who ARE fans will likely appreciate that all that much more. The end felt perhaps a bit more rushed than I would have liked, but overall I thought it was an enjoyable story.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.