Worst Boss Ever (A Time For Love Book 2)

A Light-Hearted Slow Burn Filled With Zany Humor.This is book two in the A Time for Love series which follows four twenty-eight-year-old roommates in New York City.Book one, Worst Date Ever, is Isabella and Jack’s story. This is Abby and Dylan’s story.ABOUT THE A TIME FOR LOVE SERIES:Isabella, Abby, Emma, and Chloe met as freshmen while attending Columbia University together, and their friendships have endured in the decade since. They share a cramped apartment in Little Italy as they struggle to get ahead. None of the roommates have had much luck dating until recently when Isabella met and fell in love with Jack. She just recently moved in with her new boyfriend, but she doesn’t forget about her friends. They all support one another in their search for true love.IN THIS BOOK:Abby Waldron, twenty-eight, is feisty and independent. She has a sense of adventure – especially when it comes to pizza. She also has a mountain of debt to pay off. Between the student loans she stacked up while getting her English degree at Columbia, and David Adams, a guy she briefly dated who conned her out several thousand dollars before ghosting her, she owes over $100,000 plus interest. She is counting her blessings for landing a good-paying job through an employment agency, but she might not keep it for long. She might have exaggerated some of her qualifications, and her new boss has a reputation for going through secretaries almost as fast as he goes through women. He is supposedly impossible to please which might have something to do with the agency’s difficulty in filling the position.Dylan McAllister, thirty, worked hard to get to the top. He is CEO of McAllister Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. He thrives in the workplace, where he feels most at home, as emotions aren’t really his thing. His success is no accident. A self-made billionaire, his power emanates from within. He and his younger brother Kent had been abandoned by their mother and bounced from foster home to foster home in their youth. Dylan did his best to shelter Kent from all the ugliness, and he was largely successful. Kent is well-adjusted and, against Dylan’s advice, looking forward to marrying the love of his life. Dylan knows relationships lead to vulnerability, and he won’t ever put himself in that position again. He has his choice amongst models and actresses, and he never runs out of options.Abby knows a little about Dylan’s reputation and does her research before starting her first day on the job. She shows up dressed in her best frumpy librarian look and wears it like an armor. The arrogant billionaire is bossy and demanding but that doesn’t stop her from saying what is on her mind. The two quickly develop an open and unusual banter despite the lack of physical attraction. They both feel the pull, but it isn’t until Dylan runs into Abby outside of business hours that he begins to recognize what a true beauty she really is. From there temptation is added to mix, and their banter becomes increasingly inappropriate given their relationship as employer and employee. They both know they cannot allow it to amount to anything, and yet neither can exactly let it go.Abby and her two older brothers had a good childhood, and her parents are still happily married today. She enjoys going home for Sunday brunch with her family. Her parents were originally from the small country of Guyana in South America but spent time in England before making their home in Brooklyn. She looks forward to her mother’s homecooked meals that remind her of her childhood and her heritage. She loves her family. She hopes to find true love one day and have the kind of happiness that her parents found in each other. As attracted as she is to Dylan, she knows the arrogant womanizer is not relationship material.As Dylan is introduced to Abby’s world and sees his own brother’s happiness about the upcoming nuptials, he reluctantly finds himself reflecting on his past and reminding himself of all the reasons he chose to find fulfillment in his successes, not in people. He doubles down on his determination to keep things from going too far with his secretary, but it isn’t always easy. The couple eventually finds a happy ending.Worst Best Friend Ever, book three in the series, is hinted at here. It is Emma and Cody Remington’s story.One issue merits mention. We are told that Dylan is thirty in the beginning, but a little later it appears he states that he is twenty-eight. There may have been a formatting issue, though, so that might have actually been a reference to Abby, who is twenty-eight, instead. It is unclear.Wow! Dylan and Abby have crazy banter and neither seems to have much of a filter. Despite their over-the-top flirting, though, their story is actually a slow burn. The two dance around their attraction together, but it never gets boring. Abby’s friends and family are a big resource for her, offering her unlimited love and support. Dylan’s support group is mostly limited to his younger brother Kent. Kent triggers the best in Dylan, who privately has a soft side. That begins to change when Abby walks into his life. Soon he finds himself opening up and considering things he never imagined himself wanting. She is nothing like the women he typically dates, but that turns out to be a very good thing. She is real. She is honest. And she doesn’t have an agenda.Dylan and Abby’s story is a wacky romance about the worst boss ever and all the drama that follows. It is a light-hearted slow burn filled with zany humor. It is an over-the-top enemies-to-lovers workplace romance. Dylan has always needed to rely upon himself, and now that he has achieved power and money, he wants to keep it that way. He doesn’t want a relationship to weigh him down. Abby is looking for love, and her arrogant boss is the last person she could fall for. Their story is nicely written. The plot is fairly simple. The characters are kooky. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Abby and Dylan. I rate this book 4.5 stars.I received an advance copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Dnf at 65% would have given up earlier but it took that long to get to the cake scene. I'm no stranger to the grumpy boss and enemies to lovers trope but this was not very enjoyable.The synopsis compared to the actual story felt very bait and switch to me. Supposedly our main female lead moonlights as a party dancer to pay the bills while working for her overbearing boss and our main male lead is surprised to learn she's not mousey when she pops out a cake. When in reality he bumps into her dress up at a club just a few chapters in and recognizes and harasses her about it. There is nothing "mousey" about her and he knows she's attractive and argumentive from almost the beginning.The cake scene is incredibly anticlimactic and really doesn't make much sense with the rest of the story. It felt like just a thinly put together plot device for her to accidentally grind on him and not the catalyst or turning point in the story that it was implied in the synopsis. She only does it the one time and it happens to be the event he's at. Then he tries to force her to quit.She keeps justifying that she should take the side job as a way to earn more money to pay off her student loans. However she's being paid $300,000 to be this guy's secretary! The story never stresses the sense of urgency for the need of money. She doesn't act like a 27 year old adult with bills to pay. Her attitude is very childish about her expenses. Supposedly she needs this money badly but she's buying off the rack from Nordstrom's and out clubbing with her friends. Nor is there some pending reason that she needs a lot of money fast. She's got debt and her ex scammed her out of some money but nothing that demands the immediate payment and would make her feel like she is trapped in a job with a boss she "hates".She lands a 300k job and immediately whines because she didn't read all her onboarding paperwork and gets chewed out by her boss for not doing the work she was paid to do, even if she wasn't within the scope of what she thought her job was going to be. If she realized she hated the work/boss so much why wouldn't she suck it up, cash her check and start job hunting? If it's just about the money deciding to pop out of cakes a few nights a week doesn't really sound like an upward or even lateral move for someone who's currently making that much money at her current job.If our main male lead is supposedly this savvy businessman, why would he hire someone who is obviously terrible at their job and has an incredibly bad attitude about their job duties? Yes he's absolutely rude and unbearable but why not get a male secretary if you've had so much trouble with female assistants?I understand that there is a bit of a suspension of belief in these types of stories/tropes but it's hard to buy into the fantasy but when there's this many glaring plot holes.Don't get me started on the dialogue. I ended up skipping chunks of it just because it was so painful.

Worst Boss Ever is a story about a grumpy-a$$ boss Dylan McCallister and his snarky and sassy secretary Abby Waldron.Abby was in debt, took a job being a secretary for a CEO known for being a grumpy and cold, PS he goes through secretaries like underwear.Dylan grew up in foster care, he grew up with drive to make himself a billionaire. And has solid steel around his heart.  Abby has bills to pay so she does what is needed for work. She has loving parents and believes in love.You'll love Abby and Dylan’s fun banter and quick comebacks. The story is well written, character development is fantastic and oh the feels with steamy bedroom scenes.Will their different upbringing cause a rift between them? Will she tame the cranky man?Must read to find out!

I love a book with fun banter and this book didn’t disappoint. At first, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the book. But, as I continued reading, I love the evolution of Abby and Dylan’s relationship. There were some laugh out loud moments and some poignant moments as well. This is the first time I have read anything written by this author. Its well written and a great storyline.Definitely recommend.

Dylan and Abby have this insane chemistry. This book is a must read. It won't let you down. JS Cooper does it again with an amazing, well written book.

Omg. What a book. He was the worst boss. His attitude and then work ethnic was terrible. She was not afraid. She put up with him. She liked him from the start. Great book

SteamySexytypical hate to love romance,finding love unexpectedly,similar pattern to first novel in the series,hopefully next one runs a lil different,enjoyed it regardless

Another great book by J. S. Cooper, loved the characters my favourite was Dylan yes he was arrogant but there is a story no spoilers never judge a book by it cover their say and this is true with Dylan character. I just wish it didn’t end so abruptly it would of been nice to hear what Kent had to say and how thing went when there were back in New York. It is definitely worth a read 4 1/2⭐️

I couldn’t put it down the sex was steamy the banter between Abby and Dylan was good x x

This is one of the worst stories I’ve ever read. Apart from the grammar, which is atrocious, the main characters are very disjointed and constantly contradict themselves. Great premise, very poor execution.

I usually like books from this author but this was horribly written.