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The Nanny Is Off Limits

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a single dad/nanny age gap romance!

Rowan Kincaid hasn’t dated in over a year.
Not since the mother of his children unexpectedly passed away leaving him to parent their three children alone.
Exhausted, overworked and feeling like he’s failing at every turn he’s desperate for help.
The help that shows up?
A gorgeous woman almost twenty years younger than him.
She’s compassionate and charming and the kids fall for her instantly.
And despite the fact that she should be off limits,
he falls for her too.

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Published April 3, 2025

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Q.B. Tyler

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Amazon Top 15 Bestselling author and lover of forbidden romances, tacos, coffee, and wine, Q.B. Tyler gives readers sometimes angsty, sometimes emotional but always deliciously steamy romances featuring sassy heroines and the heroes that worship them. She's best known for writing forbidden (and sometimes taboo) romances, so if that's your thing, you've come to the right place. When she's not writing, you can usually find her on Instagram (definitely procrastinating), shopping or at brunch.


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Profile Image for babygyalreadit.
540 reviews953 followers
March 16, 2025
BEST SINGLE DAD + NANNY ROMANCE EVER!!!!!

Rowan Kincaid the man that you fucking are but Also Elianna THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE!! God I am equally obsessed with each of them. This story filled me up in so many ways. It was funny, it was tender, it was flirty, it was emotional and it was spicy. It touched on so many topics and honestly I did not see the emotions it brought out of me coming.

The kids honest to God were arguably my favorite pieces of the story omg their personalities and watching Ellie fall in love with them and them her was so good!! Each of them accepted her into their lives in their own way and I loved their relationships.

Rowan. Rowan. Rowan. D A D D Y this man had me blushing bitch he was so powerful, observant, open and so sweet!!! Y’all are gonna eat this up fr fr.

God I am so incredibly proud of QB Tyler and the way she continues to grow in her writing and story telling while. At this point it’s impossible for her to write a bad book and as her bestfriend I mean it no biases here. This is an AMAZING fucking story.

I can’t wait for River’s book!!
Profile Image for Jenn (The Book Refuge).
2,654 reviews4,474 followers
April 1, 2025
I haven't read a QB Tyler in a hot minute and I truly forgot how fun they were! I gobbled this little forbidden romance up in an afternoon and I wanted more! So I think I need to binge some of her releases I have missed.

But what else can I say? It's all in the title. 😘 This is a large age gap (he's 43, and she's 25). Rowan is an overwhelmed dad of 3, who has lost his co-parent (his ex-wife died a year ago). He has help in his family but he's missing that feminine presence in his home that can help things run smoothly.

Enter Elianna, who is just coming off a long string of nannying and is ready to return to school. But she can't help but feel her heartstrings pulled by Rowan's situation. And his sexy, daddy vibes sure don't hurt either!

There isn't much angst besides the situation, so this was smooth sailing. It's definitely hot, but I also got emotional a few times. There are a few heavy issues looked at with this little family. It was worth the listen for sure!

Narrated by Stephen Dexter and Audrey Obeyn, and they had me sweating while listening at Walmart for sure. Haha!

4 stars
3.5 on the spice scale

CW: Ill parent, parental death, bit of Daddy Kink

*Thank you to Must Love Audio and the author for this ALC.*
Profile Image for Christi (christireadsalot).
2,781 reviews1,418 followers
April 7, 2025
4.5 stars! The Nanny is Off Limits is an age gap (she’s 25, he’s 43), forbidden, single dad x nanny romance! I have read everything QB writes and always have a good time with her books and this single dad x nanny one was so fun and one of my favs from her.

Rowan has 3 kids and really needs a nanny! His ex wife passed away recently and while they were no longer together at the time, it hits him and his kids hard. Elianna kind of perfectly comes into his life at the right time. She first meets one of his kids and their Uncle River who tells her how desperately Rowan needs a nanny, and the rest is history (once River confirms Elianna is over 18 and able to be a nanny 🤣)!

This was just so much fun. Rowan tries to fight the attraction because she’s working for him, the nanny of his kids, 20 years younger, etc. But she fits into their lives so well. I loved seeing her relationship with his daughters and how she also lost her mom and could connect with them. Elianna is so used to worrying about and taking care of everyone else, and I liked how Rowan wants to look after and care for her! If single dad x nanny is a trope you like, this book will really work for you!

I received an audio ALC, all thoughts in this review are my own!
Profile Image for Youssra (semi ia).
708 reviews210 followers
May 28, 2025
3.5 stars

The nanny might be off limits, but Mr. rowan I AM NOT 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️ The mouth on this man???? I am so weak ✋ (This may or not be the ovulation talking but ykw I had a fun time so whatever😅)

This was short, SO HOT, and really sweet- especially the kids and their relationships!

If you hate insta-lust, yeah stay away from this book😅 This was a "right book right time" book for me for sure... pretty sure if I weren't in the mood for a book like that, I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much.
Profile Image for EmBibliophile.
673 reviews2,032 followers
April 15, 2025
3 stars

This was enjoyable, short, and fast paced enough that I finished it in one setting. That didn’t happen in a while. It was so low on angst, no existent drama, no third act breakup, and their relationship happened so quickly. There was definitely a lot of space for more, like more depth or more development. However, it was such a quick fun read.
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579 reviews1,082 followers
March 18, 2025
thank you QB for the early ARC!!! full review to come but this was perfection!!!! quick thoughts:

• you will love this story so much and especially the adorable kids!
• if you’re an older sister, this book is for you!!
• i have about 110 annotations
• chemistry. tension. forbidden. spot on
• spice is spicinnnnnn
• you will LOVE our main couple so much!!!
• you will love our adorable fuck boy uncle, River!!
• perfect QB book if you haven’t read her work yet!
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884 reviews631 followers
April 12, 2025
The perfect single dad x nanny romance doesn’t exi— NOPE IT DOES IT AND ITS THIS MOTHERFLIPPIN BOOK AHHHHHHH

listen if you are remotely into listening to a man sexily moan in your ear, then you NEED to get this audio. It’s not even a question.

I am obsessed. I am heel over heels. I ACTUALLY DONT HAVE ENOUGH WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!! Elianna & Rowan are everything 🥺❤️ my god I loved them so much as characters and the family here was just *chefs kiss*

QB Tyler with the forbidden romance trope hits every. single. time. That’s my FREAKING GIRL! Give me all the daddy’s hehe

Type: audio (thank you MLA For this audio)
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (“just a little”…the hot tub…dry humping…lord help me)

Tropes:
Single dad x nanny
Forbidden
Forced proximity
Age gap
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1,398 reviews13.3k followers
April 23, 2025
4.5 stars! Absolfreakinlutely LOVED this! Tasteful age gap. Interracial romance and no unnecessary third act drama nonsense. This was an adult romance that rang all the bells and whistles for me. Loved Uncle River and the kids so much too. So good! First QB book I’ve read in ages. She’s turned a corner!! For all the spice it had (and boy was it spicy), it had all the emotions to go with it and that’s what I look for in a spicy romance! Bravo!!
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473 reviews68 followers
April 13, 2025
this started off sooooo good. i really liked both characters and their romance was equally sweet + spicy. but unfortunately, i started losing interest towards the end.




things I didn't like:
×the pacing after 60% started to drag
×the solution to the problem with margot at the ending was solved way too fast and didn't make sense


⋆⭒˚.⋆pre~read⋆.˚⭒⋆
buddy read with kathy!!

➳single dad×nanny
➳age-gap (18 years, I think?)
➳forbidden romance


♡ borrowed from kindle unlimited ♡
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2,589 reviews16k followers
April 5, 2025
SO FREAKING GOOD. QB delivers another forbidden romance full of emotion, spice, and an addicting story. I seriously flew through this book and didn't want to put it down!

This is an age gap nanny romance where Rowan's ex wife dies and he's left to take care of his three kids all alone. His brother sees he's clearly struggling, and tells him he needs to hire a nanny. They end up finding Elianna, who is a 25 year old master's student. She has experience nannying and notices how much help the family needs, so she moves in and agrees to nanny the three children.

Obviously there is an instant attraction between Elianna and Rowan, and I loved how much they wanted each other, but how this was also a bit of a slow burn? Rowan has there kids and they were one of my favorite parts of the story! They all had great personalities and were so integral to the story, so of course Rowan wanted to be careful with Elianna so that he didn't hurt his children. Elianna had a great connection with each one of them and I just loved how these relationship developed in the story.

And of course we have the spice I know and love from QB and the connection between Elianna and Rowan was off the charts. I was obsessed with them together!
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473 reviews217 followers
April 13, 2025
Dnf at 60%


If I ever want to read forbidden romances w no tension or heat jealousy or possessiveness I can count on QB
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1,177 reviews2,173 followers
May 15, 2025
100% - 3.5⭐️ the steam was too much but the story was enjoyable. I liked the characters and their backstories. Full(er) review to come.

46% in - spoke to soon 🥴 the spice is a lot. But the story is good enough to keep me engaged. I think, LOL.

35% in - it’s okay so far. Better than I was expecting tbh. I really enjoy the relationships between the kids and Eliannq and the parallel between their lives and her early upbringing. It’s not super steamy yet (thank goodness) so I’m along for the ride and enjoying it.

I have always wanted to try a book by this author, if just for curiosity alone. While I am not the biggest fan of the single dad x nanny trope, the combination of tropes had me intrigued.
Profile Image for Priya.
270 reviews69 followers
April 18, 2025
4🌟

Light, quick, sweet, very enjoyable read.
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716 reviews1,308 followers
April 13, 2025
4.25/5 ⭐️
3/5 🌶️

Tropes & what to expect:
- Age gap romance
- Single dad x nanny
- Forced proximity
- Secret relationship

You know what? Hell yeah.

I love QB Tyler's writing and she released ANOTHER BANGER. I did receive the ALC for this one and am so glad I listened to it because wow the audiobook was unreal!

This was filled with so much tension, angst and spice!
Profile Image for Kristie (read_between.the_wines).
222 reviews3,577 followers
April 7, 2025
hot. Forbidden. Classic QB, but a little more emotion! The kids were amazing and I’m dying for the next one!

Single dad - nanny - age gap - YUM

4.5 stars :)
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1,161 reviews92 followers
October 27, 2025
this single dad romance was an absolute DELIGHT.

Rowan is a devoted dad of three trying to balance his demanding job with raising his kids after losing his wife. And Ellie, our 25-year-old nanny who’s also in school, and honestly? She’s a breath of fresh air.

The chemistry between them is instant, but what I loved was how they didn’t rush into anything. The slow burn felt real and respectful. When things finally heat up? WHEW. The spice is chef’s kiss, hot, emotional, and perfectly timed.

But what really stood out was how authentic the family dynamics felt. The co-parenting scenes were heartfelt, the kids felt like real characters (especially the older daughter’s believable hesitation about the relationship) and Ellie was so mature and professional, zero cringe, just pure competence and care.

Also can we talk about River? Rowan’s brother completely stole the show for me. I am OBSESSED and already counting down until his book!!

Trops/kinks/safety
🩷single dad/nanny
🖤age gap
🩷forbidden relationship
🖤widower
🩷FMC with little experience
🖤slow burn
🩷close proximity
🖤live in nanny
🩷found family
🖤amazing children
🩷death of parents
🖤family issues
🩷grief
🖤overwhelmed parent
🩷light daddy kink
🖤anal sex
🩷rimming
🖤cunnilingus
🩷face sitting
🖤blowjob
🩷mutual masturbation
🖤phone sex
🩷light public teasing
🖤spit play
🩷cum play
🖤pussy worship
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497 reviews11 followers
May 7, 2025
REREAD VIA AUDIO:
just as amazing as the first time!! truly a god tier book for me and probably my favorite of the year!! stephen and audrey KILLED IT!! i can see myself coming back to this book frequently because it was perfection!!!

original review:

𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘬!𝘯𝘬 ♡

hot girls love qb daddies + rowan kincaid & I AM A HOT GIRL. POINT BLANK PERIOD. QB knocked it out of the park!! the nanny is off limits is one of my new favorite qb books!!! this is truly by far one of the best single dad x nanny romances i have read!! the kids were such a hoot & had me laughing non stop with their antics. i loved ellie and rowan as individuals but also as a couple. the tension & chemistry between them is off the charts. not only was the spice immaculate, but the emotions i felt reading this book 😭 stfu i was tearing up!!! i never wanted to put this down, so i simply devoured it in six hours on the day it hit my kindle app. SIX HOURS!!! the only time i put it down was when i got off my plane, but when i got on the bus to head to my hotel, i immediately picked it back up. i have been thinking about this book & these characters probably at least once a day since i finished it two weeks ago. i am simply obsessed & i am so excited to reread via audio after i finish my current read.

i think this would be a perfect introduction to qb if you haven’t read anything by her yet. its not too taboo, but you get that qb forbidden spice that really makes you sweat! again, i am obsessed with this book (i will never stop saying this, not even slightly sorry) & i cannot wait for river’s story (coach x cheerleader??? i am SAT) and to see more cameos with Ellie, Rowan, & the kids!! i love them so bad y’all don’t even understand!! i just wanna give them a group hug 😩

my favorite book of the year so far!! thank you qb for the e-arc AND THIS MAGNIFICENT PR BOX THAT HAD ME ABOUT IN TEARS WHEN I OPENED IT WITH THE PERSONALIZED & SIGNED PHYSICAL ARC COPY 😭🤍 truly a dream & i am so honored & grateful to have received this from one of my fav authors. like i truly have no words.

if you made it this far, you are a REAL one & i love you. now, what i need you to do is to go read this book, whether it’s physical, ebook, audio, a mixture, you name it. i promise you will not regret it 😌💅🏼 out now in KU, audio, & paperback 🙂‍↕️
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836 reviews155 followers
April 18, 2025
This book was delicious, i am a single dad trope lover and this book was so good. I loved Rowan the mmc with 3 kids. He needs help with his kids after their mom passed away and his job is demanding. The fmc Ellie is the 25 year old nanny who’s also in school and she comes into the family and is amazing of course.

The chemistry and attraction was there immediately and they didn’t act on it immediately which i loved. This book has smutty scenes and it was 🔥. I loved the co parenting and how realistic is seemed regarding kids and parenting. The way the mmc cared for the fmc and the way she was with his kids was so good.

The mmc has a brother River and i am obsessed with him. Im so excited for his book because hos personality stood out so much. I also appreciated the family dynamics and the issues the older daughter had with the relationship. Overall a good smutty read thanks to the author and pr team for this arc.

Read for:
-Single dad romance
-Nanny fmc x Lawyer mmc
- Forced proximity
- Found family
- Smutty scenes
- Age gap

4.5/5⭐️
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659 reviews42 followers
April 8, 2025
3.75/5

it’s a law that after you finish a high fantasy book you have to read a random ku romance…

i love q. b. tyler so much. she is pretty much the only person who could get me to read the books she writes. like i wouldn’t be picking up books with a title like this if she wasn’t the author. i enjoyed this the most out of her recent releases, it honestly could be a four star but i wanted more build up. i feel like we had a slow burn but there weren’t a ton of tension filled scenes, which are a need for me!!! ellie and rowan were cute and the bonds she had with the kids were adorable. i cannot wait for rivers book, i just know it’s going to make me question my morals….
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15 reviews134 followers
May 18, 2025
I loved every bit of it ,
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677 reviews520 followers
March 27, 2025
Aaaaaayyyyyy this was excellent 🫠 I LOVE HOT DADS



Thank you must love audio for the alc
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642 reviews38 followers
September 29, 2025
4.25 stars!!!!

this was so good on audio oh my god!!! i was gasping and gagging listening to it bc it was THAT hot! qb tyler's pen was ON let me tell you!

the narrators were simply incredible. stephen dexter and audrey obeyn got a standing ovation from me in my bedroom!! this audiobook when triple platinum on my phone!!!

also i just know a single dad x nanny romance hates to see me coming! i loved everything about this book: the romance, the forbidden aspect (hehe), the story, the kids (!!!!) and the spice (oh my god the spice!!!)

qb tyler knows what she's doing with an age gap romance and i hope she never stops writing them.

thank you Must Love Audio and QB Tyler for the ALC, it's out in all formats on 4/3!!!
Profile Image for Megan.
216 reviews19 followers
May 20, 2025
Single Dad / Nanny. Age Gap. Some of my favorite things. Although I did like the story one thing really bothered me. The Dad! I totally understand why his oldest was acting out. The dad refused to take time off and spend time with them because 'he was trying his best. Working hard to support them'. Yet when the hot young nanny comes, he takes a lot of time off or works from home more often. Even at the first soccer game he went to in forever, he was only focused on her. The uncle showed more interest in the game than he did. Other than that I liked the story, I wish we got more of the oldest and middle child changing their attitude.
36 reviews
April 6, 2025
I loveeee a good age gap book but i truthfully did not feel any chemistry between the MFC and the MMC. 0 tension just lots of lust.

first age gap / nanny book I read where it actually felt like she was truly just meant to be the nanny 🥲
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257 reviews8 followers
January 10, 2025
OF COURSE AN EARLY 5 STAR RATING BECAUSE In QB Tyler WE FREAKING TRUST!
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127 reviews7 followers
March 27, 2025
5/5⭐️ 3.5/5🌶️ 5/5🎧

Mother did not disappoint🧎‍♀️‍➡️🙌🏼

If there’s one thing I rely on Q.B. for, it’s to have the most swoon worthy of daddies, so stay sat because you’re gonna swoon sooooo fkn HARD for Daddy Rowan! And Elianna? Don’t let her innocence fool you once Rowan shows her what a real man can do; she’s just as sexually voracious 🥵

”I want to suck you until you come down my throat.”

Even with this story being slightly more of a slow burner compared to other Q.B. books, you’ll have such a good time just getting to experience all the members of the Kincaid family that you honestly won’t mind waiting a lil longer for the steam to start. The kids were written so well, each having their own distinctive personality that was so much fun to listen to them being little terrors or adorable sweethearts. And River… 😮‍💨 Ooh, he’s got charm for days; I’m already in love with him from the bits we got of him in this book. I can’t wait to read his!

Q.B., I beg you to do a TedTalk for men on how to dirty talk 😭 you’d be making the world a better place one “good girl” at a time

🎧dual narration🎧
To both Stephen Dexter and Audrey Obeyn, I fear the things I have to say about you in this audiobook in relation to the spice are far too objectifying, so I’ll leave it at saying thank you for your service, truly outstanding moaning 🫡

Now the PG stuff, ok BOTH of them absolutely phenomenal character voices! Stephen Dexter doing any scene where Rowan and his brother River were bantering was hilarious; I was fully cackling! And Audrey Obeyn doing the kids’ voices had me in baby fever for how absolutely adorable they were, particularly Isla; she absolutely nailed doing her voice!

🩶Thank you so much to Q.B. Tyler & Must Love Audio for this ALC🩶

Single-Dad/ Nanny
Age Gap (18yrs)
Forbidden Romance
Secret Relationship
Daddy (only one scene)
Forced Proximity
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