Reviewed by True
TITLE: Going Public
SERIES: Jade Harbour Capital #2
AUTHOR: Hudson Lin
PUBLISHER: Carina Adores
LENGTH: 316 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2022
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“A childhood crush gets a second chance in this heartwarming gay romance.” —Publishers Weekly on Hard Sell
A boss. His employee.
And a scandal that’s about to change everything…
As an operating partner at Jade Harbour, Raymond Chao prides himself in fixing even the most disastrous of portfolio companies—no matter the cost. While his colleagues might not always like his methods, they love his results. But his latest business partner isn’t cooperating, and what’s worse, Raymond’s underhanded tactics have landed him in hot water with the law.
Elvin Goh has been Raymond’s assistant for years, and he’s been in love with the charming, ruthless playboy for just as long. There’s very little that Elvin won’t do—or hasn’t done—for Raymond. Impossible crush aside, it’s his job. But this time, even Elvin can’t see a way out.
When long nights in the office lead to whispered confessions and a newfound intimacy, it seems like a dream come true—for both of them. But with the prospect of failure on the horizon, can this dream team beat the odds and come out the victors in the office and in their hearts?
REVIEW:
Raymond works for Jade Harbour, an investment firm, and is Elvin’s boss, they work just fine together. Elvin is the best assistant you could wish for. He makes breakfast for him, shoves Ray’s one-night hooks out of the door, he runs his life.
Elvin loves to work with Ray, in short, he’s been in love with Ray for years.
On an auditing job where Ray, Elvin, and colleague Ming, the job turns into something else.
We get a look in the finance world, the auditing, the run into the shady side of the business.
Ray is good at his job, Elvin trusts him, only, he hopes the decisions he takes now are the right ones.
Because dealing with the mafia isn’t something Elvin would choose.
They work closely and at some point, Ray starts to look differently at Elvin, he’s getting more and more aware of his feelings for this sweet, marvelous man.
Elvin waits for the other shoe. Ray is way out of his league, it’s probably a matter of time.
To a certain extent, I enjoyed this story but must confess I scrolled through some pages. While I enjoyed it, on the romance front it was, for me, a bit boring. I wanted more conflicts, more tension, it was way too sweet. I couldn’t feel the story at times. For me, the characters were sweet but felt emotionally flat and underdeveloped, that’s why I had trouble to connect. On the other hand, the business part was well developed and plausible. The other way around would have worked better for me. I did finish the story but was a bit disappointed.
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