Something's Different

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 1,260 ratings

Price: 15.3

Last update: 01-19-2025


About this item

An ice queen boss knows there's something different about her assistant, but she can't put her finger on it. A fun twin-switch lesbian office romance.

Unemployed academic Caitlyn Taylor comes home to family drama. Her carefree twin Chloe plans to ditch her job to visit a guy she met online. Caitlyn steps in to impersonate Chloe so she won't get fired for skipping town. Unfortunately, this means answering phones for an icy, dismissive boss.

Busy college president Ruth Holloway never paid much attention to her mediocre assistant. Suddenly, "Chloe" demonstrates insight into faculty politics and a baffling talent for analytics. And since when has she been so attractive?

Caitlyn dreams of getting closer to her sister's boss but how can she? Everything they've shared has been based on a lie.

Contains mature themes.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Kathy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unique story for me!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2023
    I loved the premise of this story. Although I've read many age-gap books before, this "twin switcheroo" is new and I enjoyed it very much. When Caitlyn, with her PhD in sociology, replaced her flighty twin Chloe, who never finished school, as Dr. Ruth's administrative assistant, I just couldn't imagine how this story would ever play out. How could they fool people?

    I enjoyed the insights into the conflicts between faculty and administration at the university level. I enjoyed all the characters, even the negative ones, and I especially loved how Caitlyn was able to really "thaw" the ice queen Ruth over time. Caitlyn was a real gem who helped everyone. So glad to see her get her HEA. Something's Different is a clever, well written, fun and insightful book. I look forward to reading another book from this talented author!
  • Deb W.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2023
    Who hasn’t wanted a twin to switch places with from time to time? When Caitlyn's twin sister Chloe talks her into covering her job for a week while she visits her boyfriend, it's going to give Caitlyn anxiety overdrive. The first impression portrayal of Ruth as an ice queen was great and the way it unfolded to her actually being a caring person worked well. The way the romance unfolded and how they came to care about each other was definitely a slow burn.
  • Linbee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2023
    This was the most exciting and entertaining story. I thought this story was intriguing because I work at a university as a staff and see the struggles and conflicts between faculty, departments and the higher administrators such as the Dean, provost and President level as well as conflicts between new and old faculty. This book brought a lot of incite between faculty and administration. I really liked the characters and storyline. Though it would have been nice if the author had mentioned the height for the characters, but it didn't change my opinion of this story. I truly recommend this book to everyone that loves an age gap romance.
  • Oshra Petrushka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't stop reading
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024
    The book is fascinating! I really loved the idea. I just couldn't put it down. It is really well written and the you can feel the deph and the development of the charactes. Hope for more books like this one. Thank you
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed to tears a couple times
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2023
    This was absolutely hilarious. Seriously, great premise and it had me laughing the entire time, but it was also sweet and meaningful. I have absolutely zero complaints about this novel, and I'll be following this author for sure.
    Great character development, fun and interesting plot, even the parts that are predictable are still fun, like, you know something is obviously going to happen, but you're still waiting on the edge of your seat to see exactly how it plays out when it does.
    Great vindication with the irritating antagonistic characters.
  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Story
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
    This is a cute story about life, love and meeting your soulmate in a very quirky manner. I found myself getting invested in Ruth and Caitlin's story. Nicely done!
  • huffpluff
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story, well-written characters
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2022
    I loved this book! The characters had distinct personalities and voices, they made choices that made sense to them at the time, and they felt like real people. The academic setting was almost painfully accurate at times.

    The relationship between the main characters developed slowly, but there was enough tension that it never got boring. You could see the main conflict coming a mile away, but that worked really well to keep the stakes high. The way that they resolve the main conflict also felt realistic, and there was enough time left in the book for them to really work through it and for us to see them as a couple.

    So, to reiterate, I loved this book!
  • Writer's Block
    3.0 out of 5 stars Great mental health rep, really fun idea, not a match for me
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
    I think this book is right for someone looking for a fun read with low stakes who loves mental health rep! Loved the author’s voice. Just wasn’t a match for me.

    I’m a twin who knows many twins and was excited to read this, but Chloe and Caitlyn felt like roommates, not siblings, and definitely not twins. Twins—even those not close—have such unique relationships.

    This author could’ve made me believe these two would do anything for each other had the sibling dynamics been captured. Really would’ve loved to see a frantic call from the bathroom stall between them, texts threatening to “call me back or I’ll tell mom”, confusion about work, and definitely “remember this mean thing you did to me when I was 7? This is payback”. There was no attempted communication while Caitlyn was working that week as Chloe and I find that truly unbelievable.

    Unfortunately, the story and the characters fell a little flat for me. I loved the knowledge of stats and academia, plus the frank discussions of mental health and medicine, but I was left wondering who these characters were outside of their jobs and mental health.

    I love the author’s voice and I think they’ve got beautiful stories tell. It’s worth the read if you’re looking for an easy romance that will keep you turning pages.

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