Review: The Work Wife by Allison B Hanson

Jamie Witmer recognizes a good thing when she sees it, whether it’s the elegant buildings she helps design, or her effortless working relationship with her partner, Weston Archer. But being the top team at their Boston firm doesn’t get Jamie and Wes invited to the couples-only bonding retreats and deluxe marital getaways. So Jamie has an idea—she and Wes will become married friends with (company) benefits…
 
Wes has been attracted to Jamie since she walked into his life five years ago, and her crazy plan has opened up all kinds of new possibilities. Fake marriage leads to even closer contact. Contact leads to temptation. And when they finally act on all that heat, the passion is more intense than even Wes could have imagined…
 
They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But now that their friendship is irrevocably changed, it might be time for something even sweeter to begin… 

Kindle Edition, 258 pages

Published June 12th 2018 by Lyrical Press

Terri's Thoughts

I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you.  It has just recently been released.

I am a fan of the fake relationship stories.  You always know that there are going to be complications and feelings that get mixed up in the plan but it is always a fun journey.  This story was no different with one small exception.

I struggled with the relationship between Jamie and Weston.  They were amazing best friends however there was zero spark of attraction between the two for the first part of the story.  This made the journey to attraction a little bit hard for me.  If there had been an initial spark that had been deeply buried for the sake of their work relationship and friendship I would have had an easier time believing the story.  Instead, they seemed to have had a deeply platonic relationship and didn't start to see each other in any other light until after they were married.

Once they were married, it was easier to go along with the story.  It wasn't until then that the story delivered what I expected and I found myself rooting for them and enjoying their journey.

One highlight was Jamie's father.  while not playing a major role in the story, I enjoyed every bit of his contribution.  For some reason I was smitten with him.

Overall, while I was slightly let down with the beginning of the story, it picked up for me as it went along.  Although not my favorite of Hanson's work, having read several other of her stories, I will always seek further stories written by her.

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