the T-Rex!Īn absolutely wonderful office romance. Now, if only he can push the right buttons to get her to lose her inhibitions. But Charlotte's new boss, the brilliant and ruthless Gabriel Bishop, is convinced that beneath her prim and proper façade beats the heart of a passionate and courageous woman.

Shy and timid, Charlotte Baird wants nothing more than to get through the day without confrontation. I liked its realistic treatment of the difficulty of getting over traumatic experiences. Gabriel isn't the forgiving type.When Charlotte's attacker gets out of prison and begins stalking her again, Charlotte learns how far she has come since she was a battered victim.This was a great romance with interesting characters and an interesting storyline. His birth father has made a reappearance now because he is fighting cancer and wants to try to make it up with his family. His mother remarried and that is the man that Gabriel calls his father. He emptied all the bank accounts when he left and left the family destitute. He is a workaholic in part because his father disappeared on the family when Gabriel was young. She is, however, still plagued by flashbacks, panic attacks, and claustrophobia which Gabriel helps her work through.Gabriel has issues too. Charlotte soon learns to stand up to Gabriel which gives her more confidence in herself.

He would like to have a personal relationship with Charlotte but knows he has to take his time with her. Gabriel terrifies her, at first, because he is big, hard and pretty domineering.Gabriel is fascinated by Charlotte's brains and forces her to be his personal assistant. Charlotte is very timid and is still getting over being assaulted and tortured by a former boyfriend. Gabriel Bishop is the former rugby star turned wealthy businessman who was hired to turn the company Charlotte works for around. Charlotte is Molly, from Rock Addiction's, best friend.

The second book in the Rock Kiss series features the romance of Charlotte Baird and Gabriel Bishop.

Rock Hard by Nalini Singh