On the discovery of how the business works, to discover each other

Synopsis

What happens in Glenbriar stays in Glenbriar

When sunny and efficient Felicity Swan lands her dream job as PA to the new CEO of the Glenbriar Whisky Co., the dream soon turns into a nightmare. Gavin Sinclair isn’t what she expects.
Gavin’s only qualification for the job is that he’s the owner’s son. He knows he’s out of his depth but he doesn’t need his PA criticising the changes he wants to make.
Questioning his business decisions isn’t the only way Felicity makes Gavin hot under the collar. He can’t get her out of his mind. But dating an employee is strictly off-limits, especially one ten years younger than him.
While touring the Glenbriar distilleries together, Gavin and Felicity discover each other’s company is more intoxicating than the whisky. But when the trip’s over, they have a tough decision to make if they’re to ensure their highland fling isn’t simply a brief tryst at the illicit still.

My review

Felicity Swan loves her job as PA to the CEO of the Glenbriar Whisky Co. even if the new CEO is Gavin Sinclair, the owner’s son.
Gavin isn’t popular at all, especially as it’s clear that in fact he doesn’t know much about being a CEO or the business in general.
And the last thing Gavin needs, is a PA who has her own opinions over his plans for the business. Yet somehow Gavin cannot put Felicity out of his mind…
So when they go together touring around Glenbriar distilleries together, Gavin must keep in mind that having a fling with an employee is off – limits, especially one that ins ten years younger than him.
But on that same tour, both Felicity and Gavin discover that their initial opinions were incorrect. And them spending time together make them see a whole different side, a side that is hard to ignore….

So, where to start? By stating how much I loved this complete series perhaps?
I loved exploring the first book, and with each new book into the series, the more my eagerness and love started to expand. Even at a point that perhaps this book is my favourite of the whole series perhaps? Or will the next one even be more awesome than this wonderful story?

From the very start I liked Felicity. She is just so bubbly and happy, you can practically see the unicorns and rainbows surrounding her!
I liked it how she is proving herself, even if she doesn’t have the right qualifications, she shows everyone that with the right mind-set and determination you can get anywhere in life.

Yet even if we don’t know the details of her life immediately, it’s clear that she also has a certain vulnerability over her. There are just a few glimpses of that initially, yet those moments made me want to get into the book for real, and give Felicity a hug!

But I also felt that Felicity isn’t the kind of person that needs someone’s pity! She has gone through a very rough patch, and sometimes there may be moments she is having difficulties, but she also makes it clear that she has overcome them and is in fact a strong woman.

And then there is Gavin. For several reasons my heart went out to him.
First of all, he has become CEO, but his world couldn’t be further away than that from the distilling world of whisky.
To make it even worse, his employees aren’t exactly welcoming, and see him more as a stiff plank than an approachable CEO as his own father was.

While at work things aren’t easy, his own parents aren’t also making his personal life an easy one. While his father is rather laid – back, his mother for sure is very opinionated, and want everything her way or no way.

Yet we see also so many soft sides of him, even if hidden, that made my heart melt…

Gavin is struggling with his position, and the last thing he needs is a bubbly, even inferring presence of his newest PA.
But it’s clear to us that what Gavin needs, is exactly that.

I found it amazing to see how apparently two complete opposites suddenly find each other, and understand each other on a level that nobody else does.
Yes, there is attraction between them, and yes, things get heated between them. But I loved it more to see how these two somehow broken characters truly care about each other. And they support each other and believe in each other, even when nobody else does.

With having someone believing in you, and caring about you in the right way, not diminishing your feelings or thoughts in any way, gives you more strength, self-confidence and courage to do some things you would never think about doing before.

And seeing that happening with such wonderful characters, was just marvellous!
Margaret Amatt for sure fulfilled my high expectations and now I am once again eagerly waiting for the next book!