About the Book:
Title: Technically Yours
Author: Denise Williams
Page Length: 384
Publication Date: Dec. 5, 2023
Publisher: Berkley
Synopsis: Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn’t have—today, she’s back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her career on fire.
Pearl Harris has learned the hard way to be careful in work and in love. When she is appointed acting director of OurCode, a nonprofit aimed at inspiring high schoolers to code, she has a chance to make lasting change for the organization, but a scandal has put their reputation at risk. Further complicating matters, Pearl didn’t expect the one man she hasn’t stopped thinking about in seven years to be the newest member of her board of directors.
Cord Matthews fell for Pearl when they met in an elevator seven years ago. She’s just his type: smart, capable, and makes him laugh, but when she broke his heart, he decided love wasn’t for him. After five years with no contact, their connection is immediate despite the many roadblocks in their way and Cord must consider breaking his ban on serious relationships. But going public with a romance between them might derail Pearl’s career and the progress she’s made at OurCode.
Pearl and Cord both are hesitant to trust their feelings and take a risk as they grow closer, but it becomes impossible to keep ignoring the electricity between them. Cord is a skilled programmer, but a workplace romance might spell disaster for both of them, and love isn’t easily debugged.
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My Review:
Technically Yours is a fun and steamy contemporary romance that follows two people in STEM careers who, when put together on a new project, have a second chance at love.
Pearl is a strong and independent woman, and Cord is a golden retriever MMC. The pair has a ton of chemistry and complement each other well. Plus, their banter is fantastic. It’s pretty clear from the start that there are unresolved feelings between the two, and their angsty romance is great. I like that the story includes flashbacks to their relationship seven years ago, too, which provided a lot of context to their friendship and feelings. The story also has a dual pov, which I always enjoy. It puts so much into perspective when you get the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of both main characters.
And I have to take a minute and talk about Cord because I might be a little in love with him. He fell so hard for Pearl all those years ago, and the feelings never went away. He is such a cinnamon roll, and his belief in her and desire to support her is super swoon-worthy. He’s nerdy and charming and sexy, and he has a cat!
I enjoyed this romance. The characters are layered and interesting, the secondary characters are great, and I love the diversity and representation as well as the STEM-based setting. I didn’t love the third-act break-up and miscommunication, and there were parts where I didn’t love how Pearl acted, but I did enjoy the overall love story. Special thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Books for providing me with an advanced copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
Rating:
Favorite Parts:
- The romance.
- The secondary characters.
- The STEM setting.
Tropes:
- second chance romance
- he falls first
- forced proximity
- golden retriever MMC
- workplace romance
I’ve been waiting for someone to review this one! I wish you would have loved it more, but I get why you didn’t. I don’t mind a third act break up, but miscommunication can be iffy for me. I still might give this one a try. Great review!
Thank you! It’s definitely worth checking out.