The Boss (The Boss, #1) in Some Like It Hot!

Sep 16, 2013 SecretNinjaGRL rated it really liked it

Okay, so there is this girl...Sophie. And then there is this incredibly rich and sexy older man, Neil. There is a good cap of age difference between the two; like around 24 years difference.

The story starts out with Sophie working for this totally self-important Editor at a magazine in New York. Truly, the book reminds me a lot of the movie: The Devil Wears Prada. But, needless to say, Gabriella (the Devil) gets canned and the company buying out the magazine happens to be a sexy billionaire Nei Okay, so there is this girl...Sophie. And then there is this incredibly rich and sexy older man, Neil. There is a good cap of age difference between the two; like around 24 years difference.

The story starts out with Sophie working for this totally self-important Editor at a magazine in New York. Truly, the book reminds me a lot of the movie: The Devil Wears Prada. But, needless to say, Gabriella (the Devil) gets canned and the company buying out the magazine happens to be a sexy billionaire Neil Elwood.

Now, how is this important? Well, six (6) years prior to this buyout event, Neil and Sophie met when she was truly 18 in an airport and after some truly cheesy pick-up lines, they ended up spending the night together. And, from the sounds of it, it was a night that was so steamy and sexy, neither Sophie or Neil could forget that evening for the past six years.

And now, with faith being the bitch that she is sometimes, she throws these two back in to each others pathways when Neil's company buys out Sophie employer (the magazine).

There are some twists and turns and the book definitely ends on the class 'cliffhanger' that we all love so much (NOT!) to you're forced to buy the second book to find out what the fuck truly happens. But, aside from those great facts, this book is really, really, and I do mean REALLY, fucking steamy.

I am not even kidding when I say, I truly had to stop reading like a total three (3) times just to take a fucking cold shower. I mean, it's not something I'm proud of to admit, that a book got me so freakin' hot and bothered that I had to struggle to put the damn thing down just to go cool off with an ice cold shower. But hey, it's the truth and reviews are supposed to be the reader's honest opinions and thoughts, right?

But seriously, Abigail Barnette has some serious writing skills and one hell of a sexual imagination.

I only rated this book a 4 stars solely reason that A.) I hated the stupid cliffhanger (and yes, I admit that is a crummy thing to do by rating a book 1 star lower than it deserves based on that fact alone-but hey, the fucking book is just that damn good!! and the cliffhanger made me want to cry!) and B.) there were very minor grammar errors and I'm not entirely sure if it was just truly missed during the editing phase or if it was just the formatting settings from the way the story was written then being transferred to an iPad because yeah, sometimes shit gets messed up during the conversion phase. So, it truly deserves like 5 stars but based on my own selfish desires, I ranked it only 4 stars....so sue me. ;) ...more

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Nov 07, 2013 Dawn Barber rated it really liked it

I saw a review that said this was way better than 50 and disagree. I read simply because I like the genre and was curious. However, this definitely feels like a cross between Beautiful Bastard and 50. Using Peter Gabriel and Damien Rice songs? And Neil had a t-shirt with Icarus, really?

Anyhow, I still enjoyed the book and bought the 2nd one because I love this couple and want to see them get their HEA.

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Nov 14, 2013 Beth rated it it was ok

Shelves: read-2013

Really respect the authors writing, so much better than most if what's out there.
Thus seems more like chic lit erotica not romance and just wasn't for me. ...more

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