Book Review: Strictly Business by Stephanie Alves

Title: Strictly Business (ARC)

Author:  Stephanie Alves

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: Enjoyed

Spice: Takis

Synopsis: Amara’s life is turned upside down when her long term boyfriend breaks her heart and her ultra sexy, ultra rich boss proposes a “fake engagement” in order to take the company to the next level. Amara is set to get the dream job she’s wanted all along, and enough money to help care for her grandmother. What she didn’t count on was the feelings. Now Amara has to figure out how to make it through this ‘engagement’ without further damaging her still healing heart. 

Thoughts: This is my first Stephanie Alves book and I gotta say…wow. This story has sibling rivalry, fun friends and a plus sized babe getting her back blown out by a billionaire dom. I really don’t know what else you need to know in order to read this. Amara’s inability to see her true beauty in the beginning is an all too familiar story for many folks living in plus sized bodies. Her shitty ex didn’t help, with his negative comments but as with all good stories, he loses out and she learns to love to love herself. 

Nicholas is one of those MMC’s where you love him cause he’s the MMC. He’s sexy, rich, and loves the FMC the way she deserves but for much of the story I felt like he wasn’t really getting just how hard the whole situation was for her. I mean the optics themselves, but his spice and ability to realize where he went wrong while also fixing it, is really the thing I liked the most about him. 

Quotes: 

“I have no doubt in my mind that there’s a guy out there who’d fall flat on his face just to give you everything you want and more.” 

-Nicholas

“Who said I want you to go slow?” 

-Amara

“Do you want that, honey? To be mine? To let go and let me take care of every single one of your needs?”

-Nicholas

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Rating:

LOVED= 5 Stars. A new fav. Will be talking about every chance I get. 

ENJOYED= 4-3 Stars.  It wasn’t a life changer but I would recommend. 

0-2 Stars/ DNF= I will not post a review about a book I didn’t enjoy or did not finish. Good vibes only. I support anyone who’s brave enough to create their own work and put it out into the world for others. 

Spice: 

Puffy Cheeto- No Spice. 

Crunchy Cheeto- Closed Door/Fade to Black

Flamin Hot Cheeto- Spicy. A few detailed scenes. 

Takis- Erotica. With more mature themes.