Review: Coldhearted Boss by R.S. Grey
SYNOPSIS:
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.
REVIEW:
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This book was all the levels of a slow burn and so much more. I thought I was going to combust waiting for Ethan and Taylor to finally pull their heads out of their butts. I was dying in the most delicious, torturous foreplay. But let me just say…it was worth the wait.
R.S. Grey is my go to palate cleanser. A nice rom-com to cheer me up and give me new bookish life. Coldhearted Boss was no exception, while it wasn’t as humorous as some of her other works, I adored this read all the same. A light-hearted, feel good romance that left me with a cheesy grin on my face. The story was well paced and the perfect balance of romance and Taylor trying to get her life in order. There was plenty of tension to keep me quickly turning the page and I couldn’t get enough of the construction site life (i.e. my house is under renovations and the struggle is all too real).
Ethan is the definition of masculine male. He is shaped and molded from hard work, charming when it comes to anyone but Taylor, and a devilish grin that you can’t help but swoon from. In terms of his tumultuous relationship with Taylor, lets just say they got off on the wrong foot. But I was here. for. it! I love a good enemies to lovers and the chemistry between the two of them is palpable. Taylor and Ethan’s banter, wicked arguments, and sinful games heat things up between the two until they reach a breaking point.
Taylor isn’t only navigating the tension and then relationship with Ethan but she also has a lot of issues floating around, lost dreams, money problems, family responsibilities…the girl has her plate full. Her determination and sheer will to stick it out was inspiring. She was sassy, spunky, and a ray of sunshine (most of the time). This book was just the perfect summer time read.
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