I’m desperate and destitute when Lockwood Construction rolls into my small town with an offer too good to pass up: high wages to any able-bodied man willing to join their crew.

Say no more. I throw on baggy clothes, tuck my long hair under a baseball hat, and apply for a job. Unfortunately, my half-baked idea of disguising myself as a guy is flawed from the beginning. As Shakira says, these hips don’t lie.

Still, I like to think I might have pulled the whole thing off save for one thing:

I know my boss.

Last month, we met at a bar, and after a fiery first encounter, it seems we’re destined to be sworn enemies.

Ethan Stone is ruthless and arrogant, a man I never would have crossed had I known how much he likes to toy with his prey.

He should just fire me and be done with it. Instead, he decides to make me his personal slave. Oh right, I think they’re calling it personal “assistant” these days.

It’s torture, all of it—his bad attitude, his ruggedly chiseled face, his desire to grind me into dust.

Every one of our friction-filled battles burns hotter than the last.

A girl can only hold out for so long. Soon, I’m bound to go up in flames.

My objective? Survive the heat long enough to send home a paycheck.

My real objective? Stop having X-rated fantasies about my coldhearted boss.

Book Type:

Romantic Comedy

Review: Coldhearted Boss

Desperate for a higher-paying job, a girl finds herself employed by a man she’s wronged in R.S. Grey’s COLDHEARTED BOSS.

If there’s ever an author to deliver the perfect beach read, it’s Grey, who consistently imparts the kind of stories that bottle irresistible delight. Her books are so much fun to read that I can hardly wait for the next novel before I’m even done with the one I’m reading.

In this latest, we meet Taylor Larson, who jumps at an opportunity to make more money when a new construction company rolls into town. She’s struggling to make ends meet for her family, and Lockwood Construction makes her an offer she can’t pass up. Trouble is, she knows her boss and he’s determined to make her life impossible.

Ethan Stone won’t fire her, and she can’t quit because she needs the money. Most of the time, she can’t stand him, but the other half, she can’t help but feel a deepening desire for him. And just maybe, she suspects he feels the same.

If Ethan and Taylor can walk away from the war they’ve waged, there may be something there that’s truly worth fighting for…

COLDHEARTED BOSS strikes the right balance of angst and tenderness, levity and heart, with characters you can’t help but fall for. The verbal banter is rapid-fire deliciousness, helping to make this one impossible to not inhale in a single sitting.

With exuberant humor and heart, this enemies-to-lovers romance is simply the perfect summer escape.