Office Grump by Nicole Snow

This has to be one of my favorite types of office romances.  The man is a gorgeous, tyrannical type boss that goes through assistants ever two weeks, barking at everyone along the way.  The woman needs a job really bad and gets hired for something she’s not really qualified for, but does a stellar job and then some.  She’s the only one that won’t put up with the bosshole’s attitude.

What we learn about Mag is that he’s protecting himself and his company from the past.  As an attractive guy, women are often hitting on him.  He won’t work with women that touch or flirt with him.  He is also protective and possessive in so many ways - some just old fashion protecting his girl’s honor and other times just making sure she doesn’t have to walk home in the dark.

Brina takes secretly care of her parents and herself and needs money when she gets laid off.  She and Mag meet in a fairly confrontational way, but she agrees to work for him and becomes indispensable.

The road is rocky for our couple mostly because of the demons that chase Mag from the past.  There are various plot twists that impact their relationship and that makes the book really good.  I do think there could be some streamlining in the writing that would not harm any of the story elements.  I’m glad I read this book and would read more books from this author.