Fascinated by You: An Opposites Attract Romance

Cora Reed

Dec 2018 · Magnolia Valley Book 3 · Hummingbird Press LLC

About this eBook

Alek Novak didn't expect to find his personal chef even more intoxicating than her food. Nora is entirely wrong for him, but he can’t seem to keep his distance. A funny, opposites-attract romance.

She’s a chef who doesn’t cook... 

All the trouble started when Nora agreed to anonymously cater a fundraiser. She gave up cooking when her husband died and she had to sell their restaurant to pay the medical bills and return to Magnolia Valley. But when her friend asked her for a favor, she reluctantly agreed on the condition she remained anonymous. 

And that evening changes everything. 

It makes her want to start a restaurant again, unfortunately she doesn’t have the money. So, when the wealthy businessman Alek Novak offers to pay her lavishly to be his private chef for a few months, it seems like a dream come true.

He’s a billionaire businessman used to getting what he wants... 

Alek Novak is determined to hire the chef who catered the fundraiser—even if she doesn’t want to be found. He might be temporarily banished from society while a scandal dies down, but he does not intend to deny himself good food. 

What he isn’t expecting is to find his chef even more intoxicating than her food. Nora is entirely wrong for him, but he can’t seem to keep his distance. Soon she’s threatening his iron-clad control and he makes her an indecent offer that she can’t turn down—have a no strings attached fling before he goes back to Boston.

But their passion is beyond anything they've known and awakens their long-neglected hearts. But when all of the troubles Alek left Boston to escape arrive in Montana, it threatens to destroy their growing love… 

Will these opposites be able to defy all odds and find true love? 

 This is the third book in the MAGNOLIA VALLEY series. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a larger story line. 

·         Dreaming of You (Josie & Calvin)

·         Destined for You (Ethan & Astrid)

·         Fascinated by You (Nora & Alek)

·         He was Playing for Keeps (Caine & Quinn)

·         Catching Her Wild Heart (Wyatt & Penny)

Ratings and reviews

I live in Montana so I try to read romance books written about the area, and there's a lot of little towns you can blink thru if your driving. I found this book to be enjoyable and I liked the characters Alex, Nora and Lucy (Alex's daughter). At first Alex a billionaire, is the bad boy who is laying low because of a scandal and Nora is the home town girl whose husband died. Nora is now looking to open a restaurant but needs money and Alex is wanting Nora to cook for him while he's there so they make a contract. During the time they start a relationship but Alex never told Nora he's engaged to another women and the papers report the scandal. Does Alex redeem himself and chooses Nora? Trying this ARC book interested me to read the other books in this series for this is a cute, enjoyable, well written romance that has the plus and flaws of living in a small town. I volunteer to read and review this ARC.

This is the third book I've read of the series and thoroughly enjoyed it. Can't wait for the next book.

Second book that I have read in the series. Like it!

About the author

Cora Reed is an emerging author of funny small town contemporary romance novels. She has the likes of a spinster aunt—books, shawls, cats, jewel tones—but does have a lovely boyfriend. And a cat (and she would have more if her cat wasn’t such a grouch).

Connect with me online: CoraReedAuthor.com