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Nailed (Heartbreaker Trades, #2)
Overview
A career-driven divorcée construction manager. Her silver fox boss who's been nothing but a jerk lately. A work conference where they're forced to work together. What could possibly go wrong?
When my grumpy silver-fox boss Jamie Reilly begrudgingly invites me to join him at a career-catapulting conference over the holidays, I'm thrilled. Yes, it's going to suck dealing with my boss's caveman attitude. Especially because he only seems to act that way with me, and I know I didn't do anything wrong. I'm his top-performing employee, and apparently the biggest thorn in his side.
The thing is, Jamie wasn't always this way with me. We used to care about each other. We used to be friends. Before that... well, we don't talk about that. We agreed to leave that brief moment behind us for the sake of our working relationship.
Now, I'm beyond ready to move on. This conference will be the perfect chance to network with new potential employers, and to show Jamie just what he’ll be missing when I quit.
Except, spending a whole weekend with my surly boss is showing me there might be a reason why he’s so grumpy toward me and only me.
Because being in close proximity with Jamie is making me if there are things we maybe didn't quite leave in the past. Things that make hate start to look a lot like something else.
TROPES
- Grown leads (39 + 55)
- Boss-employee
- Age gap
- Forced proximity
- Snowed in
- Grumpy silver fox
- Protective/possessive hero
- Divorced woman, childless by choice
- Career-driven woman in a male-dominated field
When my grumpy silver-fox boss Jamie Reilly begrudgingly invites me to join him at a career-catapulting conference over the holidays, I'm thrilled. Yes, it's going to suck dealing with my boss's caveman attitude. Especially because he only seems to act that way with me, and I know I didn't do anything wrong. I'm his top-performing employee, and apparently the biggest thorn in his side.
The thing is, Jamie wasn't always this way with me. We used to care about each other. We used to be friends. Before that... well, we don't talk about that. We agreed to leave that brief moment behind us for the sake of our working relationship.
Now, I'm beyond ready to move on. This conference will be the perfect chance to network with new potential employers, and to show Jamie just what he’ll be missing when I quit.
Except, spending a whole weekend with my surly boss is showing me there might be a reason why he’s so grumpy toward me and only me.
Because being in close proximity with Jamie is making me if there are things we maybe didn't quite leave in the past. Things that make hate start to look a lot like something else.
TROPES
- Grown leads (39 + 55)
- Boss-employee
- Age gap
- Forced proximity
- Snowed in
- Grumpy silver fox
- Protective/possessive hero
- Divorced woman, childless by choice
- Career-driven woman in a male-dominated field
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Book details & editions
| ISBN | 248238937 |
| Publisher | Independent Publishing |
| Publication date | August 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 231 pages |
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