Nolan Carmichael is getting a fresh start—new career, new company, new life. The only problem is, he liked his old life just fine . . . until an accident robbed him of his health, his job, his self-confidence, and his ability to go out in public without having anxiety attacks.
Zack Anderson has scared away his last four executive assistants. So when he hires Nolan on a whim, he’s not too worried, since Nolan will be gone within the week anyway. Two weeks later, Nolan has made himself indispensable, completely reforming Zack’s schedule, life . . . and libido.
But in a company already torn by internal politics, one wrong step could ruin both their careers. And not only are they working to reopen Ringside Gym, Zack’s retreat when he was a troubled teen, but they also can’t help themselves falling for each other. If only the rest of their lives could go as smoothly as things do when they’re alone together.
Thank you for having me here today. I’m so happy to be able to talk to you about my new book, WORKING IT, which is book one in my new Ringside Romance series. Don’t let the series title fool you, this is low on the boxing and high on sexual tension.
As an avid reader of all things romance, I personally love it when authors take chances and play around with what we consider typical romance tropes. Those situations that for whatever reason, really work for us as lovers of romance. One of my personal favorite tropes is the whole boss-assistant dynamic. There’s something wonderful about the tension that can be created when two people are working together, under pressure and in close quarters, that appeals to me.
I wanted to take this trope and do something a little fun with it. What would happen if both the characters were gay? What if they were so vastly different that under any other circumstance they probably never meet, let alone fall in love? What if they worked day in and day out in an office together?
In WORKING IT, Nolan Carmichael is working through the trauma of a serious car accident. He gets a job as Zack Anderson’s executive assistant, a position that no one at the company wants. Somehow the two of them work through their differences and fall in love.
I hope you’ll come along for the ride.
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A romance novelist and short story writer, Christine has over thirty publications to her name. She loves to exercise and stops writing just long enough to keep her body in motion too. When she’s not pretending to be a ninja in her basement, she’s most likely spending time with her family and two dogs.
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Tanja says
Congratulations on the release of Working It, Christine. I love the boss-assistant trope. A lot of tension on the workplace. I have seen it happening once or twice.
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Didi says
I agree that boss-assistant dynamic is one of the wonderful trope in romance in a way attraction in close quarters create ust that’s delightful to read! 🙂
Looking forward to read the stories.
Congrats on your new book, Christine.
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Debra Guyette says
I would like to meet Nolan. I may go buy this one now. I just have to figure out how to get into my account
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Serena S. says
Thanks for the guest post. Boss-assisastant is one of those tropes I always like to read about. I can’t wait to see what twist you added. Good luck with the rest of the series!
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ButtonsMom2003 says
This sounds so good! Some of my favorite books are this trope. buttonsmom2003 (at) gmail (dot) com
Jen F says
Congrats on the release and thanks for the post. Working It is on my TBR list.
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Trix says
Can’t wait to see their whole dynamic!
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Ree Dee says
Congratulations on the new release! I enjoyed reading about this book. ree.dee.2014 (at) gmail (dot) com
Lisa says
Congrats on the release!
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