Pick-Up

Sasha Rubinstein is struggling to balance her professional and personal lives. On one hand, she has her career as a freelance video producer, and on the other hand, she’s a single parent who can’t seem to remember that it is silly-sock day at her kids’ school. It doesn’t help that another parent, Ethan, who she refers to as Demon Dad, seems to get everything she wants, including a coveted spot in an after-school theater program. When Sasha is offered a freelance job on an exclusive private island that would take her career to the next level, she is shocked to discover not only that the Demon Dad himself is her new boss but also that the chemistry between the two of them is undeniable. Sasha knows she and Ethan should remain professional so she can get her dream job, but the temptation brews as they’re forced to spend time together on an idyllic Caribbean island. Snappy dialogue and a unique narrator structure bring Dahlia’s (Competitive Grieving, writing as Nora Zelevansky) introspective novel to life.