Even for a top-gun banker, temptation this hot is quite a gamble in a sexy Wall Street romp from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne.

An alpha among the wolves of Wall Street, Kennedy Dawson rose to the top of the pack by striking the right contracts at the right times. But there's one deal that's been giving him a run for his money-a pact to never again let his assistant, Kate, get under his skin. She may be smart, gorgeous, and sharp as a whip, but she's definitely off-limits.

Kate Henley isn't a banker, but she knows a thing or two about risk management-specifically, about managing her attraction to her smolderingly sexy boss. She already fell once, and Kennedy showed no sign of paying a return on her investment. So when Kennedy's brother starts pursuing her, Kate figures she has the best of both worlds. Jack is charming, rich, very attentive, and the spitting image of his older brother.

It's also making Kennedy think twice. But to win Kate's heart, he'll have to broker the deal of a lifetime ... and prove he's worth the risk.-

When is it going to stop being surprising that Lauren Layne knows how to write a romantic comedy well? She never disappoints, and once again delivered on a delicious romance.

Huge Deal could have been cliché. There are so many stories about an assistant being secretly in love with their older boss. It’s a common plotline, and despite being someone who enjoys work romances it gets a little tiring reading the same thing over and over again. Not with Huge Deal though.

I was entertained throughout the entire story. Kate had been working for Kennedy for several years. During those first couple of years, she was madly in love with him, until she overhears a conversation between him and his partners and it completely shatters her. Just like that she’s over him. At least she thinks.

Kate was amazing. Kennedy was great. They were completely different types of people. Kennedy is all serious, brooding. Kate is a little bit of a nerd, detail oriented, and believes in love at first sight. I think my favorite thing about them both was how well they knew each other. Obviously, it’s Kate’s job to know Kennedy well. She had been working with him for six years. And Kennedy thought he didn’t know Kate that well; however, there was a scene towards the middle of the book where it was obvious that he had been paying attention, and even if he didn’t realize it, he had felt something for her.

Final Thoughts

Huge Deal is a great workplace romance with great characters and an entertaining story. In addition to a great romance, it has amazing friends who play an important factor in the lives of Kate and Kennedy. I hadn’t read the first two books within the Wall Street series but Huge Deal makes me want to go back and witness the early beginnings of Kate and Kennedy and watch the other characters fall in love.

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