Jake & Emma: I Liked Them But, I Needed More

Emma meets Jake while celebrating her birthday and the two end up having a one-night stand. After a passion filled night, six years later, its revealed that Emma is now a Mom of a six-year-old son. Emma relocates to NYC. Having known very little about Jake, she has no idea of his last name or who he is, which is a very successful real estate magnate. Unknowingly, she secures a job at his firm and the reader is left to count down the scenes to which Jake finds out that he fathered a child with Emma, all the while there is a mysterious incident where money has been going missing from the company, which coincides with Emma's hiring and entrance back into Jake's life.

This plot was excellent, but I felt the story really needed something more. The characters needed a little more emotion or depth. I like to root for the main characters, and it seems neither of them elicited much of an emotional pull from me. They had plenty of heat between them, but I expected more conflict than what was presented given the "secret baby" trope. Everything seemed to be packaged pretty neatly and came off a bit artificial. The supportive characters were also a little bland. More emotion from the characters would have made the story richer.

This was a smooth read. If you like your romance with very little drama or conflict and a quick resolution between the MCs, this book will definitely satisfy your thirst!

Happy reading!

*ARC exchanged for an honest review