Blog Tour: Review - Suddenly Desired by Katie Evergreen

Suddenly Desired by Katie Evergreen 

Series: Apex Billionaires
Publisher: Choc Lit
Publication Date:  July 29, 2025

 

Format: Ebook

About the Book:

He’s fighting for his reputation. She’s risking her heart.

Blake Fielding built the world’s biggest social media empire — until a scandalous hack turns his company, Heartbook, into headline-hell and Blake into public enemy number one.

Ellie Mae Woodward thought she was walking into her dream job interview at Heartbook. Instead, she walks straight into corporate chaos, a building in lockdown and — literally — the brooding CEO at the centre of the scandal.

Blake’s guarded and entirely off-limits. Ellie’s quirky, creative and not remotely impressed by billionaires. But he needs someone who sees past the headlines. Ellie — with her dress covered in nerdy-hearts and a pink notebook of dreams — might just be the wildcard he needs.

Teaming up to uncover the truth could save them both. But when it’s finally revealed, they’ll have to choose between clearing Blake’s name . . . Or risking it all for something neither of them saw coming.

❤️ Friends-to-lovers

❤️ Workplace romance

❤️ Opposites attract

❤️ Billionaire romance

❤️ Spice level 🌶 🌶

Rating:

Suddenly Desired, book 2 of the APEX Billionaires series, is just the right mix of romance, mystery, and corporate drama. Ellie shows up at Heartbook expecting a job interview, but she walks straight into a PR nightmare. Down on her luck she is looking at her phone when she literally runs into the company’s scandal-struck CEO, Blake Fielding. As the pair continues to meet their unlikely friendship slowly turns into something deeper.

I read this book in one sitting, it was fast-paced and easy to get swept up in. The spice level felt well-balanced and it added tension and chemistry without overshadowing the plot. Ellie was a highlight for me. I loved her determination and her bookish personality (though I wouldn’t have minded seeing that side of her explored even more). Her character arc was good, especially as she found the strength to distance herself from her toxic ex, Josh. Speaking of Josh 🤢 he made my skin crawl in the best/worst way. He was awful, which is a credit to how convincingly he was written. (but I still have a lot of anger on behalf of Ellie).

Blake is the classic brooding billionaire with a heart (and reputation) in need of repair, and while his arc wasn’t overly surprising, his dynamic with Ellie worked well. I also really enjoyed the inclusion of the APEX group chat — the banter added humor and gave a peek into relationships from the wider series. That said, I haven’t read book one, so I felt a bit behind when it came to some of the side characters and references.

All that said, the most unbelievable part was the timeline - Ellie and Black fall for each other ridiculously quick... like two days and so the timeline was a bit of an issue for me. I felt like they deserved more time together to build these feelings. 

Overall, this was a fun, flirty, and emotionally satisfying story with a solid mix of heart and heat. I’d happily read more in this series.

About the Author

Katie Evergreen (aka Kate Galloway Smith) is an award-winning, best-selling author, copywriter, and Consultant Occupational Therapist. Growing up devouring Famous Five, Point Horror, and Sweet Valley High, Katie now lives in Norfolk with her daughter and their cats, where she spends her time writing about people falling in love.

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