Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Convincing the Secretary 
SERIES: London Legal #3
AUTHOR: Ava March
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 138 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 8th, 2016
BLURB:
Business and pleasure is a mix no gentleman should consider.
Lord Grayson Holloway goes after what he wants—be it in the law office on his clients’ behalf or in the bedchamber. His new position as partner puts him closer to achieving his goal of becoming the most successful solicitor in London. There’s just one problem—his new secretary. Broad of shoulder yet mild of manner, Edward tempts Gray like no other. Yet the young man barely notices him.
Edward Fenton tries to be a good secretary, but being in Lord Grayson’s hard, commanding presence rouses Edward’s most forbidden desires. Wicked, naughty desires no gentleman should consider giving in to, let alone with his new employer.
Gray is more than willing to mix business with pleasure. But convincing Edward to take a chance on a future with him? That might be the most challenging case Gray has ever taken on.
Warning: Includes buttoned-up gentlemen who become undone, improper use of a desk, spankings, and a big bad lord who has a soft spot for his virgin secretary.
REVIEW:
Yes! That’s what I wanted….
I had very mixed feelings about the first two books in this series, I didn’t like them as well as I usually like Ava March’s books, one of the issues was the lack of BDSM. This book had exactly what I wanted. A good story, good characters, her awesome Regency era details, and a bit of light BDSM.
Edward was in the other books as a very minor character, he was Arthur’s secretary, and basically moped around staring at Arthur and glaring at Leopold. In this one he is one of our two main characters, and he gets a man of his own! So Arthur, in the last book, told his lover Leopold that he would cut back on his hours at his law office, and find a partner. He did, and brought on Lord Grayson (Gray), and passed off his somewhat annoying assistant, Edward to Gray. The shy and virginal Edward falls in lust with Lord Grayson, and can’t decide who to stare at, Arthur or Gray. Gray notices the stares directed at Arthur, but mostly misses that Edward stares at him as well, until they two are in Gray’s office together and he sees a suspicious erection….
The two finally figure out there is some attraction, and mutual interest in a bit of kinky play. What Edward neglects to inform Gray is that he is a virgin. This provides a bit of drama, as does a nice misunderstanding and some bad behavior on Gray’s part.
I loved this book! In some ways it was similar to the last ones, the drama is based on the lack of communication between the main characters, and a misunderstanding of expectations. But both characters were so likable that I didn’t mind the familiar plot. Plus there was some spanking, some naughtiness, and a firm happy ending. No pun intended actually! The ending in the first book was a bit ambiguous, the second a stronger HEA, but this one was pretty clear.
I really liked Gray and Edward, Edward starts of pretty weak but shows a nice firm spine as the story progresses. Gray starts off as a jerk, but really blooms under the attention of Edward. I liked the misunderstanding and miscommunication between them, it made sense to me in this situation, and didn’t feel fake or contrived. I loved the details of the era, as I do with all of the books by this author. I loved the kink, there’s not a whole lot, but there are a couple of really nice scenes between Edward and Gray.
This is the perfect example of why I love Ava’s books. You could probably read this one just fine on its own. I didn’t dislike the first two, but they do not compare to how much I liked this one at all!
Here are my reviews of Convincing Arthur and Convincing Leopold, the first two book in this series.
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