Sofia Rossi grew up in New York City with a single mother who had to work three jobs to make ends meet. She recently finished her MBA at Columbia and moved to London, where she's crashing on her best friend Natalie's couch while looking for a job and attempting to establish a relationship with her wealthy British biological father. He didn't pay child support while Sofia was growing up, so she hopes to manipulate him into giving her the money she needs for her mother's knee replacement surgery, which isn't covered by insurance. Sofia's not having much luck on the job front until Natalie, who has been working as businessman Andrew Blake's assistant for several months, comes home early one day and announces that she's quitting her job. Andrew is an incredibly difficult boss, and despite the generous salary, Natalie can't take it anymore. Sofia's sure that she could handle Andrew's quirks, so with Natalie's blessing, she sets out to convince him to hire her as his new assistant. Sparks fly between them immediately, but Andrew has an unbreakable rule about keeping his personal and professional lives separate. When they run into each other at a bar, however, will they be able to resist the temptation to act on their attraction?
There were so many layers to Andrew's personality, and I particularly loved the dichotomy in his interactions with Sofia at work versus outside the office. He was so grumpy and taciturn when they were at work, but when they met up at the bar, it was a completely different story. I really appreciated that Sofia never took his behavior personally, just learned to work with his quirks. I also enjoyed the subplot involving Sofia's relationship with her biological father, Des. The situation between her parents was not as straightforward as she always thought it was, and it wasn't so easy for her to keep hating Des once she got to know him.
Overall, I loved "Mr. Bloomsbury" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary/workplace romance. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Mr. Bloomsbury"
He's cold, rude and undeniably arrogant.
That’s how Andrew Blake's best friends describe him.
Bad luck for me that I’m his new assistant.
Nothing I do is good enough.
The more I try and please him, the more he ignores me.
I’m beginning to wonder if there’s a heart in that tall, hard, gorgeous body of his.
After work I’m complaining about him to my new best friend—the bartender at the pub near the office.
Guess who’s seated behind me and has heard every gripe, grumble and grievance?
By the look in Andrew's eye, I can't tell if I'm going to get fired or kissed.
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