BAD INFLUENCE is a sexy contemporary romance about second chances. Annie Maxwell and Joseph Preston have it all and are packing to leave for Shanghai to begin a golden opportunity at a large bank where Joseph will be in charge of the technology department and report directly to the CIO. A large salary, a generous sign on - what's not to like? However, Annie receives a devastating phone call from her mother: she's been diagnosed with cancer and begs Annie not to leave her while she begins her treatment immediately. Annie tells Joseph sh can't leave her mother, and he's less than understanding. His own family relationship is non-existent. He offers to pay for trips home, but Annie is adamant and will not leave her mother. Angry, Joseph chooses his career over family and leaves for Shanghai on his own...

Three years have passed and Annie has been trying to move on. Working non-stop with no social life, she has no life except for work and her family. Her mother is in remission and Annie is glad she was there for her but misses Joseph. She created an app called Bad Bachelors which, she hopes, helps women have some help in their dating choices, but she is receiving too many threatening messages from angry men. This is not what she expected. She has kept the ownership of this app secret but she is receiving lots of recognition...some good and some very negative.

Jogging in Central Park with her best friend Darcy, she is almost at the Pond, which was always "their place" when she was with Joseph. Annie bumps into something hard, almost unmovable. She looked up to see Joseph, soaking wet and holding one shoe. This is not the reunion he was hoping for. Annie lets him come to her apartment to dry off, and once again they are in each other's lives.

When Annie discovers she has been hacked and receives personal threats, the only person she knows who can help her without disclosing she is the owner of the app is Joseph. He comes at once and their second chance begins. It is slow, sweet, sometimes funny, and at other times sad. Love ultimately finds a way and the ending is the icing on this scrumptious cake. I love Stefanie London's storytelling, with a splash of HOT sex, a touch of mystery, and characters who you love and others who are easy to detest. BAD INFLUENCE is a sizzling read that will keep you panting and turning those pages faster and faster. I loved it and look for the next offering by Stefanie London. You have a new fan.