This was my first book by this author. And I found that I really enjoyed this book. Jenny and Ethan were made for each other. I really loved Jenny's outgoing personality and the way she wasn't afraid to lay it all out on the line. And I totally loved have Ethan was sometimes clueless in trying to get Jenny's attention. But deep down Ethan is a rally good guy and perfect for Jenny.
Jenny is trying to get to an interview for a job she totally needs. Her fathers doctor bills are piling up and she needs to pay for them. So she will do anything to get this job. What she doesn't expect is the hot, arrogant man from earlier in the morning to be the man she is trying to get a job from.
Ethan is shocked to see Jenny strut her stuff into is conference room. Something about this hot, sexy woman turns Ethan inside out. But she doesn't only have looks, she has atitiutde and a lot of it. Plus Jenny isn't afraid to put Ethan in his place.

I'm between 3 and 4 stars. It was good, but it lacked depth. Jenny has a mouth on her but doesn't really back it up and Ethan is kind of the same way but in a needy way. It's almost too sweet at times. I enjoyed the banter, but Jenny was too much, then Ethan was too much.

Let me count the MANY ways I disliked the two MCs:

1. He's an arrogant ass who jumps to conclusions and runs hot and cold. Typical H.
2. She's unbelievable. I know I should be sympathetic because her father is terminally ill but she makes no sense:
A. Desperately needs a better paying job to pay for her father's medical bills. During the interview she tells the H, her to-be boss, to "f" himself. Then gets the job. Ok.......
B. When her boss who is an ass verbally rips into a co-worker who made a mistake she yells at him in front of everybody to apologize. Sure......
C. She doesn't go to work for days at a time to take care of her father/to hide from her boss and doesn't think there's anything wrong with that.
D. She seems to think she's in charge at work even though this is HIS company that he built from the ground up.

It was just too much for even this hardcore romance reader to ignore.

Interesting premise, but too much explicit sex for my taste.

I've been in a bit of a book slump lately. This book - it changed everything. It was the perfect mix of fluff, angst, humor and tears. I ran the gamut between laughing to crying to feeling right along with Ethan and Jenny. The smut was perfectly done and well timed. Truly, it was a fabulous read.

Now can we get a Matt and Kelsey book? ;)

This was a boss/employee romance which had promise, but sadly didn't quite deliver for me.

I love Sloane Howell's writing as delivering female characters with sass and strong minds and the guys are usually swoonworthy but with a quick wit who love strong women.

The story began with Jenny Jackson on her way to an interview and literally bumping in to future boss Ethan on the road outside. They traded insults then she thought nothing more of it until she sits in the interview room and realises who he is. There were similarities to Bared to You amongst others with this beginning - not particularly original but I was prepared to let it go as I like to see how an author develops the relationship.

And so begins Jenny's employment working at Ethan's company. Ethan is a tough employer and doesn't suffer fools gladly, but is intrigued by Jenny, who is the only employee who dares to stand up to him and point out his shortcomings. Throw in mutual sexual attraction (albeit with reluctance to admit it to themselves)
and it is only a matter of time before they get 'down and dirty'.

Jenny's reason for taking the job is to cover the medical bills for her terminally sick father and she shares his care with her good friend Kelsey. This aspect of the story is well written and it is very endearing to read how they all get on so well. She comes clean to Ethan that she often needs to take time off to look after her father and he allows her to as long as the work is done.

This is one of the aspects which did not seem to gel for me. Ethan is a strict boss who made such a major exception too easily. I hated how badly her berated another employee and allowed Jenny to give him a dressing down in front of the other staff (never mind the fact that if she needed the job so badly she would not have spoken out of turn so soon after starting there).

Although there were several occasions where the author made reference to why Ethan was so determined not to make the same mistakes as his father when it came to women, it could have been explored further.

The relationship between Ethan and Jenny blew hot and cold a little too dramatically for me and her not speaking to him over a flat phone battery was over-the-top to say the least!

That being said I would recommend the book and I have been critical for the purposes of honest feedback.

Bossed is a an office based employee/employer storyline and for me I thought it was really good. The story kicks off with a real fun meet between the H/h and had me hooked there on in.

I actually loved the characters in this book. Ethan was the grumpy hard nailed boss but behind the facade was a real vulnerable guy. It was a real change to read about an hot alpha boss who was actually quite insecure without coming across wet. Jenny was just as enamouring. She's going through a really emotional time but she's such a fighter and I was really won over by her. Together these two had great chemistry and their back and for and the will they wont they really made me chuckle. Add in their best friends and there is some great banter and dialogue in this book to make you smile.

I thought this was a super fun book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.I would happily recommend this stand alone book.

I was provided with a copy of this book from the Publisher via NetGalley; there was no obligation or inducement and I have voluntarily left a review.

Well I must add her to my top authors I'd like to read and hear from. Looking forward to more of her upcoming books

Bossed sounded really good but it did not turn out that way for me. The hero, Ethan was just an asshole there was no rhyme or reason to it he just was. I also found him quite juvenile and lacking in redeeming qualities.

As for the heroine, Jenny every time I think I could get behind her she goes and gives the hero another chance that he clearly was not deserving of. She was too weak for my tastes. The hero constantly messes up and his best friend, Matt always steps in to smooth things over with Jenny. Ethan never grovels which might have made him more likeable instead he gives what comes off as half hearted apologies. There was nothing endearing or sexy about him. Nothing whatsoever.

What really put the nail in the coffin with this book for me was the fact that the heroine's and the hero's best friends told her that the hero really liked her when he was being an ass, no just no. Being an ass to someone is not the way to show them you like them. I really disliked that this story perpetuated that and it's ultimately why this book did not work for me at all.

Oh Em Gee, O.M.G, oh my freaking god! This book is a full 5 stars and more! It had me laughing out loud right from the start. You experience every emotion through out this outstanding novel! From witty banter to whole body chills of sadness. This book was far from predictable and is a definite must read.

Jenny meets Ethan in the park before her job interview and they immediately dislike each other. Words are exchanged and they part in a huff... until Jenny meets the boss of the job she's applying for and their conversation they started in the park continues.

This was a cute read, had some dramatic elements, but my favorite part were the exchanges between Jenny and Ethan. The conversations and tone of the book read more as a YA style and just didn't seem to flow very well. It was a nice read and I like the story's premise, but the story was hard to get into at times. I received a free copy of this book for my unbiased review.

"There’s nothing sexier than a woman who can hold her own in the wits department"

This is an employee-boss to lovers romance that I had a hard time connecting with.

At the beginning I thought it would be a light fun read with amiable characters. I loved their witty banter and insults flying over. But in the end I did not like the heroine, at all.
She started to be a nice smart mouthed female character with a sense of humour. But when things do not go her way she becomes a selfish whiny bitch who did not deserve Ethan, at all! Throughout the book it is clear she was in desperate need of the job but she did not behave like an employee. She was rude and undermined Ethan’s position in front of the staff and I did not understand why he did not acted on it. The way she acted it did not look as if she indeed needed the job.

And Ethan? Yeah, Etan is supposedly this CEO that everyone is afraid of and IMO he is a pussy!
The sex though? Hot and off the charts!!!

I really hate to give this two stars, because I do like Sloane Howell’s work. This one just did not work for me, although it was well written and gave me some laughs.

I always enjoy a contemporary, urban romance between two smart, attractive people. That is how this one started out. We have Ethan, a wealthy sports agent who runs his successful agency with a ruthless hand. He meets Jenny on the street and the sparks fly as she answers his rudeness with some snark of her own. Then they find out that she’s interesting to be an accountant/analyst at his agency. He’s rude to her in the interview and she gives it right back to him. She even out-stats him on George Brett’s numbers from 1980. So, of course he hires her and then lusts after her.

I enjoyed the witty dialogue and simmering sexual tension between them just about up to when they give in to that tension and then just have typical male-female misunderstandings and miscommunication. It’s rather like TV series like “Moonlighting” and “Cheers” that are fun as long as the H and h don’t give in to their attraction and just keep unleashing their sarcasm on each other.

Ethan’s supposedly torn up about getting into a serious romance because his mother left his father when he was young and then forced his dad to liquidate his small business in order to cash out of the marriage. He saw his dad’s dreams trampled and doesn’t want to ever risk losing his dream business because of a woman. Ok, fine. Heroes in romance novels often need some sort of trauma that keeps them from committing to a woman until they meet the right one. That’s the basis for over half the romance novels out there.

What did irritate me was that this guy supposedly paranoid about a woman taking his business (because he never heard of a pre-nup) is fine with clearly and admittedly sexually harassing a woman in his employ. He’s lucky that Jenny is pretty cool about it, but I kept thinking of how much money he could have lost if she’d sued him for sexual harassment. He even thinks about it for about one sentence as he pushes her against the wall and grinds up against her. Then he just continues acting rather piggishly toward her. That’s all standard fare for millionaire romance heroes, but not for a guy so paranoid about what a woman could do to his business.

The other thing that irritated me was that he’s supposedly this hot shot sports agent and we barely see him doing sports-agent things. He has all this free time to hang out with Jenny. They’re constantly taking days off from work without any interruption. That just doesn’t sound like any sports agent, real or fictional, that I’ve heard of. It seems more like a plot device to pair together a rich guy and a smart woman who both like baseball.

I found myself liking both of the main characters’ best friends more than I did them. They’re, apparently, going to be the subject of the next novel and I look forward to reading their story. There were hints about Jenny’s best friend and their relationship, but not enough to explain how she came to be taking care of Jenny’s sick father while only working part-time. I’d like to find out more about her and Ethan’s best friend, a baseball star, is a much more likable guy than Ethan. I’d look forward to finding out how they deal with each other.

So I can recommend this book, especially for the first half, but then I found them both a bit tiresome while I waited around for them to figure out their problems.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Jenny and Ethan bump into each other in the park...literally. Ethan comes across as a bit of a jerk and leaves Jenny fuming. Of course the jerk from the park turns out to be the guy who is interviewing her for a job she really needs! Although he is attracted to her and knows that he shouldn't hire her, Ethan can't resist when she corrects him on some stats during the interview . The flirting and fun between shouldn't be missed. It's a wonderful romance and I for one can't wait for book 2!

This is my first book by Sloane Howell and I loved it......I laughed.......I cried. Ethan and Jenny are like oil and water.....but the chemitry they share is out standing.......through all of the fighting and name calling they still want to tear each other's clothes off....... I will be reading more of Sloane's books.

Kindle Copy for Review

She needed the new job to pay for her dying father’s cancer bills.

He was her new boss.

They both had mothers who left them to their dads when they were young and have problems with trust.

Things did not quite smoothly during the job interview but she managed to get the job as sparks flew between them. He is not use to people talking back to him which catches him off guard. Eventually they give into their chemistry and begin a relationship.

But when things get tough, she backs away. Will they be able to save their relationship or will it just be another fling? A cute story with engaging characters who sizzle.

There were times that I really enjoyed this book but for the most part I thought that it was okay. It had a lot of potential but just fell flat for me. Both characters annoyed me. They were brash and quick to make assumptions/judgments and it really annoyed me. It was just so hot and cold. I found the Ethan to be whiny when he didn't get his way and at times and lacking of backbone when it came to his feelings toward Jenny. Like he's supposed to be this hardass alpha character but he can't even talk to her about wanting to date her? It was annoying.

I will say that I did enjoy the heat level of this book and I did like how naughty Ethan and Jenny were together. The other thing I really enjoyed was Matt. I really hope he gets his own book because he was the best.

All in all this book was just okay.

I read this book pretty quick but it has taken me some time to review it bc I wasn't really sure how I wanted to review it. I love Sloane Howell's books and writing style. This book is just as great for me. I really enjoyed the book, but I had issues with the way the characters were with each other. Jenny and Ethan I thought was a little out of the box with the interview and it was kind of hard for me to wrap my head around that part. In their relationship the are like a roller coaster, really high or really low.
I am hoping that we get another book with more about the best friends! I loved reading about them also!
Over all this book is a great read!

Wow! This book is all that and more. First the cover...whoever chose the model and the simple background was inspired. Dark hair, sparkling eyes, dimples, smirk - I want that on a poster.

The storyline is one we have all read before but Sloane Howell adds an additional dimension. I couldn't quite figure it out until I discovered Sloane is a man. He gets all the good, sexy, hot stuff female readers drool over as well as an emotional response, not often written about with such clarity, from our hero.

Add in sport, in this case baseball, and we have a winning combination.

Excellent read.

GAH!! This is a new to me author and I have to say, after all the reading disappointment I've had this week, I didn't have high hopes.. BUT BOOM! I LOVED that Jenny wasn't a pushover, I LOVED that she had balls! And Ethan? Well, I LOVE LOVE LOVED that he wasn't over the top alpha! he was PERFECT! I now must go and stalk Amazon for the rest of this authors books, because I'm hooked!! Can't wait for more!