Release Day Review ~ The CEO's Christmas Manny (Beyond the Boardroom) by Angela McAllister
Title: The CEO's Christmas Manny
Series: Beyond the Boardroom
Author: Angela McAllister
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Category: Contemporary, Dreamspun Desires
Pages: 228
Anything but business as usual.
Billionaire CEO Nic Price lives for his job. With sales down and grumbling from the board of directors—including Nic’s permanently dissatisfied father—the last thing Nic needs is distraction from the new manny, whose freewheeling approach to childcare is outlandish... and who makes Nic feel things he’s never allowed himself to feel.
Ex-teacher Sasha Lindsey is all about fun—that’s the reason people love him, so he has to be. After a bad break-up leaves him jobless and homeless, the live-in manny job with Mr. Price seems like a windfall. But his chemistry with Nic is off the charts, and he can’t afford another workplace romance disaster.
Can Nic leave his dominance in the bedroom and open his heart to the best thing that’s ever happened to him? Or will Sasha’s leap of faith backfire and ruin his chances at the family happily-ever-after he’s always dreamed of?
4 Stars!
Generally when I think of Dreamspun Desires books, I think light, romantic and sweet. I was a little surprised by the tone of The CEO’s Christmas Manny because it wasn’t just some light fluffy read. There’s plenty of humor and sweetness but at the same time, it’s also a slow burn and deals with some heavier topics. The characters aren’t all happy go lucky and for sure they pulled at my heartstrings. They’re vulnerable and imperfect and real.
Nic at his core is a good man who struggles to keep balance with the demands of running his family’s company, raising his late sister’s children and the unfair treatment by his cold, overbearing and frankly mentally and emotionally abusive parents. He has lost touch with what’s important while he tries to impress his father and increase the business’s profits. He needs help realizing what is important and what will make him happy as well as connecting to his Neice and nephew who’ve fallen to the wayside due to his misguided priorities.
Sasha is a sweet and caring man. He’s absolutely wonderful with Lucy and Ben who are in desperate need of real connections. The distance between them and their Uncle is destroying their family and Sasha couldn’t have come into their lives at a better time. Being a teacher has given him the ability to not only help the kids intellectually but he makes it fun as well. He’s also able to bring more fun and joy that they’re missing in their lives as well as Nic’s life.
This is a slow burn so while we are privy to the instant attraction between both Nic and Sasha, we really see the development of their connection and then their relationship. The focus is on the way all of their lives change with Sasha becoming a member of the household. The way everyone finds a way to be happy finally and embrace what they have. It’s sweet and heartfelt and I really enjoyed it. I may have even got a little emotional a time or two.
While this is my first Angela McCallister Book it won’t be my last. I’d recommend The CEO’s Christmas Manny. It’s a great holiday read.
***Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure in hopes of an unbiased opinion, a review was not a requirement.***
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