A great contemporary romance. ( )

Crossing the Line by Megan Hart
Source: Author/Publisher
Rating: 4/5 stars

Caite Fox has her dream job: she works for a PR firm that almost exclusively handles nothing but high end clients, her immediate supervisor allows her to work independently and develop her own client list and, she has a full access view of the scariest and most beautiful man on earth, Jamison Wolfe. Jamison Wolfe is driven: his PR firm has a healthy and growing reputation for stellar work, his negotiation tactics are generally loud but effective and, he does NOT do relationships. I guess it’s a damn good thing Caite knows Jamison is off the table, not even and option and, only a beautiful man to be admired from afar.

Though they rarely work together, Caite and Jamison are suddenly thrown together after circumstances beyond their control force them into a closer working relationship. Caite knows she shouldn’t lust after her boss the way she does but she can’t help it – he is just so damn sexy. Though Jamison is hesitant about working with Caite and allowing her even a small measure of control, he hates the people/celebrities she is working with even more. For Jamison to give over any control at all is astonishing and Caite knows this is her chance to impress Jamison and maybe solidify her future with the company. Now all she has to do is reign in three reality stars and make them look good in the world of social media.

Almost immediately, disaster strikes when one of the “stars” gets herself arrested and creates a media frenzy. Jumping into action Caite smoothes over the story, makes the “star” look like a victim and, has Jamison’s firm coming out on top of it all. Impressed with her abilities, Jamison gives into his own desire for Caite and most interestingly, the control freak also allows Caite to take total control of the situation. Their first few encounters are intense, hot, and totally out of Jamison’s comfort zone but totally in Caite’s. For years Caite has denied her own desire for control in favor of making a relationship work but with Jamison, she is free to be herself in the bedroom if not in the boardroom. For Jamison, the lack of control is both completely freeing and completely terrifying and just as he becomes comfortable with his situation, disaster once again strikes and tears the couple apart.

The Bottom Line: Crossing the Line is a short and easy read packed full of naughty encounters and somewhat interesting characters. For the most part, I like Caite and her confidence and the fact that she has finally learned to accept she can never make a relationship work if she is denying her own desires. Caite is coming into her own and with Jamison by her side, she is flourishing. Jamison is a bit harder for me to like because of his general attitude – he is hard and controlling and completely disappointing when he breaks Caite’s heart. Though I understand the reasons behind his actions, he is still a butthole for hurting Caite. The plot is full of drama and sexual tension and in the end, the differences between Caite and Jamison are not insurmountable and they are able to come together to create a HEA worth reading about. ( )