Close Quarters
Kandi Steiner
February 18, 2021
My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants.
Menacingly handsome and unquestionably powerful, Theo Whitman need only snap his fingers to have a flock of supermodels fall at his feet. So when his steel gray eyes first meet mine, I expect him to pass right over me, to not give so much as a second thought to my presence.
Instead, he sees me.
Truly sees me.
And for a girl who prefers to hide behind her camera lens, it’s the most unnerving experience of my life.
Until he asks me to stay on his yacht for the summer.
All I have to do to earn my keep is be Theo’s on-call photographer when he has guests, and I’ll get a free ride through the Mediterranean with my boyfriend. Easy peasy.
Still, my skin prickles in warning when I say yes.
As the humid days fade into balmy nights, I can’t seem to avoid Theo. And when he finds me, it’s like a rabbit running into a wolf.
His intense gaze immobilizes me. The way he speaks strips me bare. Every brush of his skin sears me like a violent flame.
My boyfriend’s billionaire boss always gets what he wants.
And this time, I think he wants me.
Close Quarters is a different genre than we’re used to from Kandi, but have no fear the angst is there, right along with the heat. I’m not going to lie, I kind of called some things from the prologue, though I definitely did not call everything and for that I’m very grateful.
What would a story be if you knew everything that would happen from the start? What would our lives be if we knew everything that would happen from the start? Everyone would have at least one thing they would change if they knew exactly how each event would impact their lives. What if we could see options, like little thought bubbles above our heads that would allow us to preview the path our life would take if we chose that one? I bet Aspen would have continued on with her life the exact way it happened in Close Quarters, she might change some things, but then again what is life with out learning from our past mistakes and life choices?
Aspen makes her fair share of mistakes, but that’s a part of life. In the end, we have a happy Aspen, with some unhappy characters that I hope choke and I’m not sorry about that. If you’ve read Close Quarters, then I feel its highly likely you know who I’m talking about and hopefully feel the same way. Luckily for all of us, they’re fictional characters.
Kandi Steiner, queen of angst and giving us all of the feels has made my wanderlust worse with this book. First, On the Way to You and now Close Quarters…If I didn’t want to see the world before these books, I definitely do now. I would quite literally like to go on the exact trips in these books, maybe a billionaire will read this and take me on his yacht? One can only hope.
Hi Mr. Billionaire, if you read this book, don’t worry not all of the events in Close Quarters will happen.
Back to Aspen and Theo, can we discuss the heat between them? Damn Aspen, I would have caved a long time before you, but things had to happen the way that they did in order for you to end up in the happily ever after and I’m okay with that. Kandi did an amazing job diving into a billionaire romance like this and I hope to see more from her.
Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed it to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a diehard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer, and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.
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