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Safety in Numbers Kindle Edition

by Sophie Penhaligon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 338 ratings
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After experiencing a traumatic accident, mathematician Seraphina Ellis tries to hide away, resigning herself to a lonely, unfulfilling life. Determined to conceal her disability from her co-workers, she conceals herself in her desolate cubicle, crossing off the days of her life, discontented and defeated.

A chance meeting with irascible but mesmerizing billionaire scientist and CEO Milo Grant provides her with the job of her dreams, and the chance of escape from cubicle land. But Grant is haunted by his own monsters and is increasingly interested in more than just her mathematical magic.

In this touching and sexually charged contemporary romance, Sophie Penhaligon manages to deliver a novel that is lighthearted and fun whilst dealing with the difficult topics of loss and disability.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09LTM2RX3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 3, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2534 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 235 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Sophie Penhaligon

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Sophie Penhaligon was born and raised in England before moving to the Canadian Rockies. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and her rather naughty black Labrador.

Sophie enjoys writing novels about heroines she can relate to and heroes she can fall in love with, and she is a voracious reader of fun and sexy romances. She has a master's degree in education and has enjoyed a variety of interesting careers, drawing inspiration from her colourful life experiences.

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Hana
5.0 out of 5 stars Light and sweet
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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I got to know this book from Instagram and I was delightfully surprised so much that I couldn't put it down. The story was sweet and well paced. I love Seraphina for her tenacity and determination. I also love the fact that Milo saw her beyond her struggles and love and respected her for that. I wished there was an extended epilogue... maybe a christmas surprise?? please?? I'd definitely will look up other works of Sophie's now.
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E. Leonard
4.0 out of 5 stars Good premise that didn't quite pan out
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022
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I liked it- truly. Nice set up, more realistic characters. But I thought I was going to love it and it wasn't quite there. The hero was presented as a Mr. Rochester type but really wasn't after the first couple pages. The hero became rather one dimensional and the heroine had no seeming reaction to his effusiveness. And she couldn't manage any social interaction other than pizza on Saturdays but still managed to keep her body fully waxed. Yea, ok, whatever.

I'd still recommend the book but more as a fun chicklit novel than a great woman's romance novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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This book was amazing. It captured a subject I knew next to nothing about. Opened my eyes to struggles people don't see from the outside. I have clinical depression and can get very down on myself, but part of the hardest part is that people do not see me as having a problem because it's in my brain not where they can see it. I can be funny and outgoing one day, and not want to leave my bed the next. But it is nothing in comparison to what is going on in the story. I can wear a mask and get by. She can't. The saying walk in my shoes is something I always try to remember about other people I meet as I have no idea what they are going trough. A great book and such an eye opener. Loved it. Now I need to find some more books by this author. Enjoy.
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Ken’sAmazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 stars sweet story
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
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Feel good book with a philanthropic bend. Predictable but still good fast read. Sweet story here the good guys win.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Selfless faith in oneself
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022
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I feel overwhelmed. Those of us are so blessed not to have to overcome such odds. This story makes me stop and realize those who are struggling everyday just to be "normal". And those of us who realize that they have the strength to go on to give and get the love of another human being.
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Alex Grey
4.0 out of 5 stars What a sweet love story!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
I didn’t think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. I expected a typical romance novel featuring cookie-cutter characters and a done-to-death plotline. I found it to be anything but.

The female lead character was beautifully complex—struggling with inner demons, grief after the loss of her mother, and the daily challenges of living with a serious brain injury—Seraphina Ellis is the furthest thing from a stereotypical heroine that I can imagine. I found myself cheering out loud for her.

I didn’t know whether I wanted her to assert her independence and refuse help from her new boss Milo, or whether I wanted to see her grow within their relationship and open up to him—allowing herself to trust and be truly happy. I’m still not sure about this.

The character Milo Grant did seem a bit contrived to me—the lone wolf entrepreneur, so deeply steeped in the business world that he can’t see what an a**hole he is and that his actions are keeping him from a richer, more meaningful life. Despite this trope, I enjoyed the first-person narrative from Milo that gives us a peek at his motivations and desires. The dual-narrative from Seraphina and Milo is highly unusual in this genre, and I wish there had been a bit more of Milo’s perspective in the story.

In fact, Penhaligon’s writing makes me wish that “Safety in Numbers” had been about twice as long as it was. Could there be a sequel in the making? I’m definitely going to pick up the rest of her books!
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Amber
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
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This story is so sweet. Two people with their own baggage supporting each other. Where one is weak, the other is strong. The love they have for each other makes my heart melt. It's a fantastic love story.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Um... What did I just read?
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022
I know this book will appeal to a wide audience of readers, but it wasn't a great fit for me. I was promised a story centered around a nerdy mathematician and a hardworking scientist who slowly fall in love and learn to deal with their past trauma.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the story I found myself reading.

We begin the first chapter in Seraphina's point of view. We learn she is a young woman suffering from aphasia, a condition involving severe brain damage, and that she has an extremely low level of confidence. Her disability makes it hard for her to speak and remember certain words, resulting in her landing a cubicle job. Then, after an awkward encounter with CEO Milo Grant in the elevator, she is offered a position as a research assistant. Unfortunately, the story went downhill from there.

One of the main reasons why I chose to read this book was because of the science elements. I thought the romance was going to be somewhat similar to "The Love Hypothesis" by Ali Hazelwood, and I was looking forward to seeing positive representation of people with disabilities in the STEM field. Unfortunately, it seemed like there were more sex scenes in this book than there were science ones. The sex scenes weren't particularly well written, either. This brings me to my next biggest complaint; the writing. The transitions were choppy, the descriptions were cringe-worthy, and the constant sexual comments were overbearing. If I had to read one more line about Seraphina's "perky ass" or Milo's "hard cock," I think I would have puked.

I don't think this is a bad book, and I liked that the author included a female character with a disability working in the field of STEM, but I don't think this story was ready for publication. Further refinements, both in plot and sentence structure, would have greatly enhanced the story. Reading "Saftey in Numbers" wasn't a horrible way to spend my evening, but it wasn't something I'd see myself repeating anytime in the foreseeable future.

I received an ARC of the book courtesy of the publisher and Netgalley; all opinions are my own.
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Ana Luiza Alves
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book
Reviewed in Brazil on January 20, 2022
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At first I was a little uncomfortable with the speed of events in the story but I ended up loving it.
As a person who lives with some types of special needs I found the way the author represented the difficulties and insecurities of the main character very careful and respectful.
Both main characters having "flaws" was something I didn't expect to make sense. But in this story it did.
<spoiler> Even though for Milo his difficulties were rooted in many years of parental neglect and emotional irresponsibility on the part of his previous partners while for Seraphina he was recovering from a more recent trauma. It was very interesting to follow how the heads of the two were interpreting the situations and news in their relationship. </spoiler>
I really enjoyed how this wasn’t a poor girl depiction of disabilities. That is really hard to find when the author doesn’t know the reality of what living with disabilities is like.
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carol
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2022
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I could not put this book down. Heart warming story that gets you thinking, knowing that for some the challenges in this story is reality.
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Melmac
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this author
Reviewed in Australia on March 17, 2022
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Her books just keep getting better. Love this book just the right amount of love, story, sex and hate. This author has me steaming through all her books, can’t wait for the next one.
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