Forbidden Hearts by Corrine Michaels is the first book in the Whitlock Family series and I can’t wait for more! 

Asher Whitlock is a single dad and police officer in the charming town of Sugarloaf. Asher and his daughter’s mother co-parent but this will be the first time he keeps his 9 year old daughter for an extended period of time while her mother works overseas. Asher works full time; their normal nanny just retired. The nanny agency can’t find someone fluent in ASL to work with them and unfortunately the only option in town is his boss’s 24 year old daughter. Phoebe is in graduate school to become a speech therapist and uses ASL with her patients. Phoebe came back to town with a secret and she’s not sharing! She agrees to work for Asher despite disliking him because she wants to help Olivia. She and Olivia form a special friendship and Asher can’t help but fall for Phoebe even though he shouldn’t. 

This was a super fun and fast read. There were several surprises that I didn’t see coming! 

I so enjoyed Phoebe’s relationship with Olivia, it was sweet and I appreciated how accepting Olivia’s mother was of the relationship. This is a great read if you’re looking for a hot single dad, age gap, nanny romance. The banter and snark between Asher and Phoebe was top tier! I was also so pleased to be back in Sugarloaf! I recommend Corrine Michaels’ Arrowwood Brothers series that also takes place in Sugarloaf. 

I listened to the audio and of course loved Zachary Webber and Desiree Ketchum’s performance. This was a great book but I honestly think I’ll listen to anything Zachary Webber narrates. Lol 

4.5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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-age gap

-single dad

-she’s the nanny 

-he’s a cop

-her dad’s his boss

-small town 

-grumpy/sunshine 

-spicy 🥵

-dual pov