A single dad and his new live-in nanny find a second chance where they least expect it in Lana Ferguson's steamy romance debut, The Nanny. Former camgirl Cassie Evans has just been laid off from a children's hospital when she finds an ad for a high-paying job that allows for her studies in occupational therapy. Executive chef Aiden Reid needs a nanny who can provide consistency for his nine-year-old daughter, Sophie, and accommodate his late hours. It's a perfect fit--except for the inconvenient and intense chemistry.
When she spots Aiden's distinctive scar, Cassie realizes that he isn't just any hot dad; he's one of her former OnlyFans patrons and the same man who ghosted her a year earlier when they'd been talking about meeting in person. Even as Cassie tries to decide when and how to tell Aiden, it's not long before they give in to temptation. Aiden and Cassie's physical relationship dominates their time together. The deception plot is complex enough that it's believable, but Ferguson doesn't drag it out for too long, choosing instead to focus on the protagonists' remaining obstacles on their way to Happily Ever After. Ferguson balances the heat by developing the relationship between Cassie and Sophie and lightens things up with regular visits from Cassie's former neighbor Wanda.
This high-heat, high-sweet romance--for fans of Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone's A Merry Little Meet Cute and Rosie Danan's The Roommate--is a funny, sex work-positive take on the boss-employee trope. --Suzanne Krohn, librarian and freelance reviewer