Daddy By Design / Taming the Boss (Crescent Cove / The Moguls) by Taryn Quinn -review

Daddy by Design
Crescent Cove 16
by Taryn Quinn
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 21, 2024

Enemies to Lovers meets Beauty and The Beast with a redemption arc and a Victorian ghost for some spice.

Beauty:

The night I accidentally attacked his truck in a case of mistaken identity started us off on a very wrong foot. Or maybe not, because for me and my Beast, fighting is foreplay.

The gothic Victorian house on the lake was made for me. From the turrets to the intricate gingham details, it’s an interior designer’s wet dream. I’d spend my lunch break coming up with wild ideas on what to do with it when I could afford it one day.

Then a sold sign appeared.

Some beastly artist named Nolan Devereaux bought it—and hired my firm, Designing Women, to help decorate it. He’s an infuriating know-it-all with his grumpy nature and complete lack of understanding of the perfection of what he has.

Now we’re fighting—and making up in very non-professional ways—over renovating his house. Though he’s footing the bill, his ideas go against the usual rules for homes of significance. And the standards of the matchmaking ghost determined to keep us together.

Beast:

When my sister, Macy, moved to small town Crescent Cove, I thought she’d lost her mind. Then she started building a life—one that didn’t include me. It didn’t bother me at first.

Until the accident.

Until the scars on the inside now were on the outside for all to see.

The minute I saw that Victorian house on the lake, I knew it was where I belonged.

But this loud and opinionated designer keeps trying to dictate my renovations. Except the more she pushes her way into my life, the more I wonder if she’s been the missing piece all along.

And so is the baby she’s carrying…

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REVIEW:DADDY BY DESIGN is the sixteenth instalment in Taryn Quinn’s contemporary, adult CRESCENT COVE erotic, romance series. This is thirty-five year old, artist/business owner Nolan Devereaux, and designer Dahlia McKenna’s story line. DADDY BY DESIGN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Nolan is Macy Devereaux’s estranged brother (Daddy in Disguise 7)

NOTE: DADDY BY DESIGN is a slightly paranormal romance with a haunted house and a heart broken ghost.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nolan and Dahlia) DADDY BY DESIGN follows the building but contemptuous relationship between our story line couple. Nolan Devereaux is a cantankerous, thirty-five year old artist, who has moved to Crescent Cove to be closer to the sister he left years before. An accident left Nolan deeply scarred, and in this, Nolan keeps to himself, never letting the world see what happened or why. An ‘accidental’ meeting with Dahlia McKenna brought Nolan up close and personal with the woman with whom he would fall in love but not before Dahlia discover Nolan but the old haunted mansion Dahlia has so wanted to own. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Dahlia and Nolan, and the potential fall-out as Nolan continues to push away the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The world building focuses on the remodel of a haunted house, and the ghost who struggles to move on from the past. Dahlia is a woman on a mission to uncover the truth, a truth that is heart breaking for our heroine, and the former owner of Nolan’s new house.

The relationship between Nolan and Dahlia is an enemies to frenemies to lovers. Nolan’s first impression of Dahlia was dark and damaging, and Dahlia struggled with someone else owning the house she had always wanted. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

We are introduced to Nolan’s friends Archer Baldwin, as well as the return of Lyric Bledsoe, Macy and Gideon.

DADDY BY DESIGN is a story of family and friendships, acceptance and love. The slightly paranormal premise is emotional and engaging; the romance is seductive; the characters are stubborn and sassy.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Have My Baby
Claim My Baby
Who’s The Daddy
Pit Stop: Baby
Baby Daddy Wanted
Rockstar Baby
CEO Daddy
My Ex’s Baby
Daddy Undercover
Wrong Bed Baby
Lucky Baby
Daddy on Duty
Cop Daddy Next Door
Protector Daddy
Baby, Be Mine

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Reviewed by Sandy

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TAMING THE BOSS
The Moguls 1
by Taryn Quinn
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 19, 2024

Falling for my grumpy new boss was unexpected. Falling into his…shower and not taking precautions? Even more so.

Stumbling over the ad searching for a nanny changed my life. And the address led right to the fancy big house on a hill overlooking Crescent Lake…

The one that had just come off the market in a high-stakes bidding war.

Owned by a secretive, hot newcomer in town everyone was speculating about. He had complicated, secret connections in the Cove about to rock one of the town’s founding families.

Not to mention, an adorable little boy he just discovered—with no mother in sight.

Apparently, I was going to be his new nanny. Or maybe his son’s new mommy?

And potentially, once that pregnancy stick reveals two lines, the wife of the Cove’s newest billionaire mogul in the making…

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REVIEW:TAMING THE BOSS is the first instalment in Taryn Quinn’s contemporary, adult THE MOGULS erotic, romance series, a spin off , set in the Crescent Cove series. This is thirty-three year old, billionaire businessman/ single father Jude Keller , and twenty-one year old, nanny Maddie Masterson’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maddie and Jude) TAMING THE BOSS follows Jude Keller’s arrival in Crescent Cove in the wake of the discovery of a son he never knew. A new home, a new town, and a child of three, Jude’s attitude leaves something to be desired, an attitude that requires a nanny and a strong hand. Enter Maddie Masterson, the woman with whom Jude will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Jude and Maddie, and the introduction of Jude’s extended family and their surprise revelations.

The world building focuses on Jude’s struggle as a single father, oblivious to just about everything a child needs or wants. As Maddie dives head first into the world of nanny and cook, Jude discovers his lack of parenting skills is matched by his lack of the basic knowledge of how the real world runs.

The relationship between Jude and Maddie begins acrimoniously as a flustered Jude struggles with real world problems. Having already applied for the position as nanny, Maddie begins to take charge before agreeing to help raise Jude’s son Owen. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include businessmen Xavier Hastings and Gavin Forrester, Jude’s sister Sydney Keller brothers Oliver and Seth Hamilton; father James Hamilton, as well as Jude’s ex Melissa Smith; and Maddie’s extended family and over protective brother Christian.

TAMING THE BOSS is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is inviting ; the characters are sassy and animated ; the romance is spicy .

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Reviewed by Sandy