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A review by africreole
Savage Bosses by M'Renee Allen
4.0
I enjoyed reading the stories
Most of the stories in this anthology were well-written. There was only one or two that I didn't like. Some of them seemed to be previews of books to come leaving the reader hanging and wanting for more of the story. You can find a detailed review of each story below.
Desire Me SAVAGE BOSSES Tiya Rayne
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OMG, the twists and turns of this story.
I don’t know whether to be flattered or afraid by this story. To get my feelings out of the way, I HATE CLUFFHANGERS! Tiya better have another book to explain this ending. Anyway, this Saint guy is scary and so are his cohorts. Tiffany Best was hurt by her long-term boyfriend Marcus. His whole personality changed after he was let go from his pro basketball gig. He went down a slippy dark hole only he could blame. Tiffany tried to help him but he was such a selfish jerk that he couldn't see it until it was too late.
All it took was the first meeting of Tiffany and Nicolo Basille was smitten. He was the baby in his family and spoiled so what he wanted he usually got and Tiffany Best was what he wanted and he did every and anything to get her to love him too, and he succeeded.
But that Saint guy was scary and ruthless as all hell. Tiffany knew she had to stay out of his grasp. She fell in love with the gentle Nicolo, the CEO of Basille Hotels and Resorts. I fell in love with him too but there were some hints in the story. There was a chunk of his childhood that was missing. Where was he? There is a reason why he no longer speaks to his sister. How did he meet his brother? What is it that seals their relationship together? I have so many questions, one is what did Tiffany’s mother really do that sealed her fate with her daughter?
This story was wonderful. I enjoyed reading it and stayed up late to finish it. I couldn’t stop reading it.
Claim Me SAVAGE BOSSES Robecca Austin
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Dax underestimated the feelings
Honestly, what did he think would happen when he forced his girlfriend Zoerina Prince to have sex with another man in a sex club called the Filth Den? He showed his immaturity then. Zoe tried to protect herself and her feelings by setting rules from the beginning. Her partner was just as affected by her as she was by him. She wanted to do this dastardly deed to help with her relationship with Dax. But what happened showed her that Dax was incapable of pleasing her. She couldn’t get the stranger out of her mind.
Zoe’s new job presented another problem. The stranger turned out to be her new boss but he didn’t seem to remember her because of what her ex Dax had done to him. All it took was for her to tell him her name and all the bits and pieces of his fragmented memory of that night came flooding back in.
I did not like the way this story left me hanging in the end. The author failed to give its readers something positive by these two developing a relationship. There is so much left unsaid. Will Anik stop his punishment of his fatenah? What does fatenah mean? Usually when a foreign language is used, an explanation is given somewhere in the story. Will Dax try to reconnect with Zoe? What about Anik’s ex-wife, will she try to reconnect? Will Anik and Zoe work for an HEA?
Make Me SAVAGE BOSSES Louise Lennox
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They were both scared
There was no way Emir Kaplan would allow Selene DuBois to achieve the goals she set for herself at his family’s architectural firm Kaplan Jordan and Ross. Especially after she ghosted him when they spent an incredible night together in Atlanta and she promised to stay for breakfast. She was the only woman who had that connection with him in ten years when his heart was broken. He was determined not to let it happen again.
Selene was hired by Emir’s father Abdel who was not aware of her connection to his son but soon used that connection to get what he wanted. Selene wanted to start her life over in Aspen now that there was no reason for her to stay in NOLA. She never allowed any relationships with men to interfere with her career goals. The night with Emir scared her too. He could upset her applecart but she was determined to not let him run her off. She found out that his behavior with her was not normal in how he treated his previous assistants.
They resisted each other until they couldn’t any longer and decided to take a chance to see where their connection took them.
I enjoyed reading about Emir and Selene’s tete-a-tetes, tip-toeing around each other. To me, the story ended too abruptly. I wanted to read more about them. Did they get their HEA?
Water Me SAVAGE BOSSES Lolah Lace
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The garden of his soul needed watering.
Kyle Caldwell was so busy taking care of his family's bottled water company FuSe that he did not have time for himself. Making sure his brother Wesley stayed out of trouble was mind-boggling in itself. He did not have time to grieve the loss of his parents.
When Aerica Bolden was hired as a temporary assistant, he was his usual world-class jerk and tyrant. America was determined to hold on to the job no matter what. She did her job well no matter what. She needed this job. She could not understand what woman could ever consider being his girlfriend when she heard that he had one.
It was obvious that they were attracted to each other but his personality kept them apart until Kyle had an epiphany and decided to show Aerica a side of his personality no one saw after he ruined her dress in the club. She quickly became the one he needed in his life.
This story was interesting but I did not understand how Kyle and Aerica developed into lovers so quickly. Something just seemed missing in the way they hooked up. It all seems too quick to me. The ending just came too quickly and just stopped leaving the reader hanging.
Ruin Me SAVAGE BOSSES Melverna McFarlane
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It was the reason she left Douglas
Ife was her best friend but Madison was harboring a secret. She had a thing for her father and she orchestrated an encounter with him as a teenager. Kent Luxe, a billionaire mogul never forgave Madison for disrespecting his marriage. The way he tore her to pieces after that occurrence had her running to the hills brokenhearted and embarrassed, vowing to never come home again. That was until a string of bodies of women he dated kept showing up at his business destroying his business credibility and the only person other than Olivia Pope with the crisis management ability to help was Madison Montgomery.
Kent Luxe grieved his wife's death until five years ago when he started dating women only to scratch an itch. No one held his attention until Madison. He fought it until he couldn’t anymore but his interest in her put her life at risk too.
The mystery of who’s the killer and why was solved but this story left me hanging just when it was really getting good. It just ended. It left me with too many questions. I assume this is a prequel to another book. I HATE CLIFFHANGERS!
Persuade Me SAVAGE BOSSES K. Williams
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Not my cup of tea
Nixon and her bosses are just not to my liking. I just can not get into the reverser harem thing. I did not feel their relationship. There was nothing romantic about their relationship with Nixon. I don’t understand how their mothers could approve of their relations with Nixon. The only excitement was the potential blackmailing by Smarmy and Jake. Nothing was said about how they came to the decision on which one Nixon would legally marry.
Deceive Me SAVAGE BOSSES T.B. Bond
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What happens at Martinicon didn’t stay at Martinicon
Judy Lynn took her alter ego Jaelle to the Cos Play Martinicon thinking she could get her groove on and that would be it. NOT! She came home not being able to get the Dragon out of her mind. In turn, the Dragon could not get Vice Admiral Victoria Strong out of his mind. They both affected each other in more ways than one. But Ryu Tsuki could not afford to let his cosplay fetish be discovered that he was the CEO of the tech company Dragon moon.
What Judy Lynn didn’t know was that she knew the Dragon and his identity was right in her face and she worked for him. The clues were right in her face. But just like at work, the work politics was used to destroy her confidence when she discovered who the real Dragon was. Ryu Tsuki had to find a way to get her back in his life. For the first time in his life, he was in love with her and not the crazy ex-Cat, who would not take no for an answer.
The first part of this story just didn’t jive to me. The interactions between Ryu and Judy Lynn was just so sudden and quick. I did not feel them until work politics started playing into their interactions. I just love reading about work politics, especially when the haters try to take the lead female down and she gives as good as she gets. Judy Lynn had me falling out with laughter with how she handled her haters. She killed me when she told Elle that she was a malnourished celery stick.
Own Me SAVAGE BOSSES Theresa Hodge
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Oh no you didn’t Theresa Hodge
Just when I was really getting into this story about Sterling West and Ayana, it ended. That is why I hate short stories, especially short stories with cliffhangers!
Ayana got caught up and mesmerized by Sterling West and was in the mood to strike back at her cheating, lying boyfriend Chris, who she caught red-handed with another woman. She gave into Sterling’s invitation and was not expecting her one-night stand to want more than that and turn into the boss. Sterling was at a point in his life where he wanted more and he wanted that more with Ayana. There was one problem, his company’s no fraternization rule. He had to make Ayana quit so he could make her really his. Ayana is at her wit’s end with the tyrant that Sterling
has become to make her quit. The only thing that keeps her sane is her ability to vent her frustrations through the Boss Be Dam web page. How will Sterling react when he finds out just what is being said by BlacqQueen333 about him? Just when the story was getting good it ended.
The ending quote.
Wreck Me SAVAGE BOSSES Shani Greene-Dowdell
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They tried to be professional
Archer Gates had a long list of things he didn’t do. He didn’t fraternize with his employees and he didn't sh*t where he eats. Tahani Stevens was throwing a big brick in his flow. He was determined to get this company turned around so he could move on to the next acquisition. Tahani was the company’s top programmer with an up-and-coming top app for the company. But there were rumblings among the employees who were jealous of her accomplishments, especially after she and Archer could no longer resist each other. They vowed to be professional and keep their personal business just that, personal. But Mason Hughes decided he didn’t like what was happening with Tahani’s Zeenith success and tried to mess with her life’s work. Archer was livid and vowed to protect Tahani from anyone who threw bricks at her work. They would handle the problems as they arise as long as they were to do it together.
I loved reading about long slow burn courtships of will they or won’t they or when will they. Archer was so determined not to let Tahani get under his skin but he couldn't help himself. He was tired of the life he was living and was ready to settle down and Tahani fit the bill for the job.
We see how the app Boss Be Damned starts in this story.
Complicate Me SAVAGE BOSSES Sheena Binkley
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Remy’s mother Renee was miserable and wanted everyone else to be too!
Porsha Baxter didn’t want to stand in the way of Remy accomplishing his goals. Or, so that was what he assumed. She vanished without a trace. What was the real reason that was so more sinister and close to him than he knew? The love of his life abandoned him. It had been ten years and he had never gotten over her and neither had she.
Just when Porscha’s dream job at Oxford Publishing as an editor was coming true, all hell broke out when the company she had just begun working for was bought out by Remy Delgado’s company. He was bent on revenge in making Porscha’s life just as miserable as he’d been for ten years. But revenge soon dropped when he laid eyes on her again. However Porscha was doing her job very well and did not spook into quitting her job, after all, she had to prove herself with this new job.
Remy knew that there was something more to why Prscha left him ten years prior. But, when he verified what he that, instead of understanding he got all in his macho feelings. His half brother Jasper, made him understand that he had blinders on when it came to his mother. I wanted to knock him across his head and tell him to “snap out of it.” What would he have done if he was in Porscha’s shoes? He finally got it. Now, he and Porscha can get on with their lives without the interference of his mother Renee.
Dark Cravings SAVAGE BOSSES M’Renee Allen
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Monsters are not desired!
Bryceson Cattaneo did not want to become a monster like his enforcer father Patriceo Cattaneo. He promised Tatianna Dupree he would always stay on the straight and narrow. She was his moral compass. But when an unknown plot against their love for each other had Tati attacked, all things changed for Bryce when he handled the person responsible. His shame of what he did caused him to flee to Italy where his father caused a bomb in family relations to go off. Patrick’s actions caused Bryson to again commit crimes that he was so too ashamed to ever let Tati know, but underhanded forces made sure she knew what he did.
Her shame and worry about Bryson's future which she was responsible for slipping to the dark side caused her to run and hide, never wanting to return home. She needed to remove herself from the equation to keep Bryceson from going further into the dark side with her presence. Bryce did not see it like that. He saw it as a betrayal and lack of communication especially after his ordeal in Italy and in his ability to reach out to her during his recovery. Her leaving hurt him deeply and he vowed not to ever fall in love again and if she ever came back home he would make her life hell and tell her that she hurt him.
Crave Me SAVAGE BOSSES M’Renee Allen
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The truth forced Tianna to come home.
When Julia told her the truth about who and why she was attacked, she had to come home to extract revenge on Melinda Farrina. What she didn’t know was that the reasons were deeper than she would know. Bryce was determined to make her life hell when she came home. He thought he’d moved on with his life but the minute he saw Tati, his mind kept messing with him. His father and father’s friend, Melinda’s father, wanted a marriage pact between him and Melinda. Bryce could not stand Melinda and told them he would not marry her ever. She was too much of a spoiled privileged beotch. They thought that in order to force the marriage on Bryce, Tatianna was in the way and had to go. Bryce was not going to let anything happen to her after several attempts on her life, he had to protect her, and that he did by unorthodoxed methods. To protect Tatianna, the mothers of Tati and Bryce turned out to be more gangster than their husbands. They tickled me. It turned out that the Farrina family was more messed up than anyone thought.
Hate Me SAVAGE BOSSES Sage Young
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A Case of Mistaken identity!
Stephen Farrow could not believe his company hired the one woman who broke his heart in high school. Even though it was years ago, he still had not gotten over it. He was going to make the new junior marketing executive regret how she treated him and make her life miserable at the Farrow Company until she was either fired or quit. Stephen could not understand why she did not recognize him or react to even knowing him.
Deja was determined to make a good impression. She was dead set on making her mark since receiving her master's in business, and she did her job very well but every suggestion or idea she came up with Stephen gave her hell. She could not understand why he treated her that way. She finally got fed up with it and asked him why he had a bur up his azz when it came to her. When he realized he had the sisters confused, the icy wall around his heart thawed. He had been attracted to her all along and finally allowed himself to pursue Deja. His revenge on the woman who broke him all those years ago did not matter anymore. All he wanted was an HEA with Deja Rose.
Punish Me SAVAGE BOSSES Cassie Verano
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They were mad at each other
Ambrose Charles was mad at Brynlee St Clair because she would not have his apology for what happened thirteen years ago and wanted to punish her for that. Bryn was mad and heartbroken for what appeared to have happened thirteen years ago, and she wanted to punish him for that too.
When Brynlee ended up working as COO for her brother Brayden’s best friend, they locked horns at work every day. Brynlee knew she was well qualified for the job and she did very well in her past positions to earn the one she had now. She wasn’t going to let Ambrose keep her from doing her job.
Ambrose was hiding a secret, one that he was ashamed to let come to the light but Brayden convinced Brynlee that it was Ro’s story to tell. But what Brayden didn’t know was about his sister and best friend’s past. Now that the bomb has exploded and the dust has been cleared of all the secrets, Brynlee and Ambrose can finally get their HEA, especially since his daughter Cee Cee said that he deserved to be happy.
Obey Me SAVAGE BOSSES Reana Malori
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They were both entranced with each other!
But King Solomon's azz-hole ways as a boss was his way of keeping Nyla in his presence. Nyla didn't know whether to love him or hate his bossy ways as the CEO of King Technologies. She was ready to move on with any company that would have her but unbeknownst to Nyla, King shut that down. King couldn't handle the possibility of life without Nyla in it.
Just when King gets the courage to admit his feelings to Nyla, a blast from his past that rocked the boat of their newly budding relationship. That blast had the nerve to be a Karen when alone in the ladies' room, but Nyla, had her number and shut her down. I just love it when a Karen harasses the female lead character and gets shut down.
King's feelings were hurt when Nyla didn't get to King's office to destroy evidence with what she was ready to do. I think they both handled that situation well. Everything was out in the open about their feelings and their future with each other. Now, they have their HEA and King's mother's wish will be coming true
Most of the stories in this anthology were well-written. There was only one or two that I didn't like. Some of them seemed to be previews of books to come leaving the reader hanging and wanting for more of the story. You can find a detailed review of each story below.
Desire Me SAVAGE BOSSES Tiya Rayne
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OMG, the twists and turns of this story.
I don’t know whether to be flattered or afraid by this story. To get my feelings out of the way, I HATE CLUFFHANGERS! Tiya better have another book to explain this ending. Anyway, this Saint guy is scary and so are his cohorts. Tiffany Best was hurt by her long-term boyfriend Marcus. His whole personality changed after he was let go from his pro basketball gig. He went down a slippy dark hole only he could blame. Tiffany tried to help him but he was such a selfish jerk that he couldn't see it until it was too late.
All it took was the first meeting of Tiffany and Nicolo Basille was smitten. He was the baby in his family and spoiled so what he wanted he usually got and Tiffany Best was what he wanted and he did every and anything to get her to love him too, and he succeeded.
But that Saint guy was scary and ruthless as all hell. Tiffany knew she had to stay out of his grasp. She fell in love with the gentle Nicolo, the CEO of Basille Hotels and Resorts. I fell in love with him too but there were some hints in the story. There was a chunk of his childhood that was missing. Where was he? There is a reason why he no longer speaks to his sister. How did he meet his brother? What is it that seals their relationship together? I have so many questions, one is what did Tiffany’s mother really do that sealed her fate with her daughter?
This story was wonderful. I enjoyed reading it and stayed up late to finish it. I couldn’t stop reading it.
Claim Me SAVAGE BOSSES Robecca Austin
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Dax underestimated the feelings
Honestly, what did he think would happen when he forced his girlfriend Zoerina Prince to have sex with another man in a sex club called the Filth Den? He showed his immaturity then. Zoe tried to protect herself and her feelings by setting rules from the beginning. Her partner was just as affected by her as she was by him. She wanted to do this dastardly deed to help with her relationship with Dax. But what happened showed her that Dax was incapable of pleasing her. She couldn’t get the stranger out of her mind.
Zoe’s new job presented another problem. The stranger turned out to be her new boss but he didn’t seem to remember her because of what her ex Dax had done to him. All it took was for her to tell him her name and all the bits and pieces of his fragmented memory of that night came flooding back in.
I did not like the way this story left me hanging in the end. The author failed to give its readers something positive by these two developing a relationship. There is so much left unsaid. Will Anik stop his punishment of his fatenah? What does fatenah mean? Usually when a foreign language is used, an explanation is given somewhere in the story. Will Dax try to reconnect with Zoe? What about Anik’s ex-wife, will she try to reconnect? Will Anik and Zoe work for an HEA?
Make Me SAVAGE BOSSES Louise Lennox
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They were both scared
There was no way Emir Kaplan would allow Selene DuBois to achieve the goals she set for herself at his family’s architectural firm Kaplan Jordan and Ross. Especially after she ghosted him when they spent an incredible night together in Atlanta and she promised to stay for breakfast. She was the only woman who had that connection with him in ten years when his heart was broken. He was determined not to let it happen again.
Selene was hired by Emir’s father Abdel who was not aware of her connection to his son but soon used that connection to get what he wanted. Selene wanted to start her life over in Aspen now that there was no reason for her to stay in NOLA. She never allowed any relationships with men to interfere with her career goals. The night with Emir scared her too. He could upset her applecart but she was determined to not let him run her off. She found out that his behavior with her was not normal in how he treated his previous assistants.
They resisted each other until they couldn’t any longer and decided to take a chance to see where their connection took them.
I enjoyed reading about Emir and Selene’s tete-a-tetes, tip-toeing around each other. To me, the story ended too abruptly. I wanted to read more about them. Did they get their HEA?
Water Me SAVAGE BOSSES Lolah Lace
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The garden of his soul needed watering.
Kyle Caldwell was so busy taking care of his family's bottled water company FuSe that he did not have time for himself. Making sure his brother Wesley stayed out of trouble was mind-boggling in itself. He did not have time to grieve the loss of his parents.
When Aerica Bolden was hired as a temporary assistant, he was his usual world-class jerk and tyrant. America was determined to hold on to the job no matter what. She did her job well no matter what. She needed this job. She could not understand what woman could ever consider being his girlfriend when she heard that he had one.
It was obvious that they were attracted to each other but his personality kept them apart until Kyle had an epiphany and decided to show Aerica a side of his personality no one saw after he ruined her dress in the club. She quickly became the one he needed in his life.
This story was interesting but I did not understand how Kyle and Aerica developed into lovers so quickly. Something just seemed missing in the way they hooked up. It all seems too quick to me. The ending just came too quickly and just stopped leaving the reader hanging.
Ruin Me SAVAGE BOSSES Melverna McFarlane
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It was the reason she left Douglas
Ife was her best friend but Madison was harboring a secret. She had a thing for her father and she orchestrated an encounter with him as a teenager. Kent Luxe, a billionaire mogul never forgave Madison for disrespecting his marriage. The way he tore her to pieces after that occurrence had her running to the hills brokenhearted and embarrassed, vowing to never come home again. That was until a string of bodies of women he dated kept showing up at his business destroying his business credibility and the only person other than Olivia Pope with the crisis management ability to help was Madison Montgomery.
Kent Luxe grieved his wife's death until five years ago when he started dating women only to scratch an itch. No one held his attention until Madison. He fought it until he couldn’t anymore but his interest in her put her life at risk too.
The mystery of who’s the killer and why was solved but this story left me hanging just when it was really getting good. It just ended. It left me with too many questions. I assume this is a prequel to another book. I HATE CLIFFHANGERS!
Persuade Me SAVAGE BOSSES K. Williams
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Not my cup of tea
Nixon and her bosses are just not to my liking. I just can not get into the reverser harem thing. I did not feel their relationship. There was nothing romantic about their relationship with Nixon. I don’t understand how their mothers could approve of their relations with Nixon. The only excitement was the potential blackmailing by Smarmy and Jake. Nothing was said about how they came to the decision on which one Nixon would legally marry.
Deceive Me SAVAGE BOSSES T.B. Bond
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What happens at Martinicon didn’t stay at Martinicon
Judy Lynn took her alter ego Jaelle to the Cos Play Martinicon thinking she could get her groove on and that would be it. NOT! She came home not being able to get the Dragon out of her mind. In turn, the Dragon could not get Vice Admiral Victoria Strong out of his mind. They both affected each other in more ways than one. But Ryu Tsuki could not afford to let his cosplay fetish be discovered that he was the CEO of the tech company Dragon moon.
What Judy Lynn didn’t know was that she knew the Dragon and his identity was right in her face and she worked for him. The clues were right in her face. But just like at work, the work politics was used to destroy her confidence when she discovered who the real Dragon was. Ryu Tsuki had to find a way to get her back in his life. For the first time in his life, he was in love with her and not the crazy ex-Cat, who would not take no for an answer.
The first part of this story just didn’t jive to me. The interactions between Ryu and Judy Lynn was just so sudden and quick. I did not feel them until work politics started playing into their interactions. I just love reading about work politics, especially when the haters try to take the lead female down and she gives as good as she gets. Judy Lynn had me falling out with laughter with how she handled her haters. She killed me when she told Elle that she was a malnourished celery stick.
Own Me SAVAGE BOSSES Theresa Hodge
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Oh no you didn’t Theresa Hodge
Just when I was really getting into this story about Sterling West and Ayana, it ended. That is why I hate short stories, especially short stories with cliffhangers!
Ayana got caught up and mesmerized by Sterling West and was in the mood to strike back at her cheating, lying boyfriend Chris, who she caught red-handed with another woman. She gave into Sterling’s invitation and was not expecting her one-night stand to want more than that and turn into the boss. Sterling was at a point in his life where he wanted more and he wanted that more with Ayana. There was one problem, his company’s no fraternization rule. He had to make Ayana quit so he could make her really his. Ayana is at her wit’s end with the tyrant that Sterling
has become to make her quit. The only thing that keeps her sane is her ability to vent her frustrations through the Boss Be Dam web page. How will Sterling react when he finds out just what is being said by BlacqQueen333 about him? Just when the story was getting good it ended.
The ending quote.
Wreck Me SAVAGE BOSSES Shani Greene-Dowdell
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They tried to be professional
Archer Gates had a long list of things he didn’t do. He didn’t fraternize with his employees and he didn't sh*t where he eats. Tahani Stevens was throwing a big brick in his flow. He was determined to get this company turned around so he could move on to the next acquisition. Tahani was the company’s top programmer with an up-and-coming top app for the company. But there were rumblings among the employees who were jealous of her accomplishments, especially after she and Archer could no longer resist each other. They vowed to be professional and keep their personal business just that, personal. But Mason Hughes decided he didn’t like what was happening with Tahani’s Zeenith success and tried to mess with her life’s work. Archer was livid and vowed to protect Tahani from anyone who threw bricks at her work. They would handle the problems as they arise as long as they were to do it together.
I loved reading about long slow burn courtships of will they or won’t they or when will they. Archer was so determined not to let Tahani get under his skin but he couldn't help himself. He was tired of the life he was living and was ready to settle down and Tahani fit the bill for the job.
We see how the app Boss Be Damned starts in this story.
Complicate Me SAVAGE BOSSES Sheena Binkley
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Remy’s mother Renee was miserable and wanted everyone else to be too!
Porsha Baxter didn’t want to stand in the way of Remy accomplishing his goals. Or, so that was what he assumed. She vanished without a trace. What was the real reason that was so more sinister and close to him than he knew? The love of his life abandoned him. It had been ten years and he had never gotten over her and neither had she.
Just when Porscha’s dream job at Oxford Publishing as an editor was coming true, all hell broke out when the company she had just begun working for was bought out by Remy Delgado’s company. He was bent on revenge in making Porscha’s life just as miserable as he’d been for ten years. But revenge soon dropped when he laid eyes on her again. However Porscha was doing her job very well and did not spook into quitting her job, after all, she had to prove herself with this new job.
Remy knew that there was something more to why Prscha left him ten years prior. But, when he verified what he that, instead of understanding he got all in his macho feelings. His half brother Jasper, made him understand that he had blinders on when it came to his mother. I wanted to knock him across his head and tell him to “snap out of it.” What would he have done if he was in Porscha’s shoes? He finally got it. Now, he and Porscha can get on with their lives without the interference of his mother Renee.
Dark Cravings SAVAGE BOSSES M’Renee Allen
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Monsters are not desired!
Bryceson Cattaneo did not want to become a monster like his enforcer father Patriceo Cattaneo. He promised Tatianna Dupree he would always stay on the straight and narrow. She was his moral compass. But when an unknown plot against their love for each other had Tati attacked, all things changed for Bryce when he handled the person responsible. His shame of what he did caused him to flee to Italy where his father caused a bomb in family relations to go off. Patrick’s actions caused Bryson to again commit crimes that he was so too ashamed to ever let Tati know, but underhanded forces made sure she knew what he did.
Her shame and worry about Bryson's future which she was responsible for slipping to the dark side caused her to run and hide, never wanting to return home. She needed to remove herself from the equation to keep Bryceson from going further into the dark side with her presence. Bryce did not see it like that. He saw it as a betrayal and lack of communication especially after his ordeal in Italy and in his ability to reach out to her during his recovery. Her leaving hurt him deeply and he vowed not to ever fall in love again and if she ever came back home he would make her life hell and tell her that she hurt him.
Crave Me SAVAGE BOSSES M’Renee Allen
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The truth forced Tianna to come home.
When Julia told her the truth about who and why she was attacked, she had to come home to extract revenge on Melinda Farrina. What she didn’t know was that the reasons were deeper than she would know. Bryce was determined to make her life hell when she came home. He thought he’d moved on with his life but the minute he saw Tati, his mind kept messing with him. His father and father’s friend, Melinda’s father, wanted a marriage pact between him and Melinda. Bryce could not stand Melinda and told them he would not marry her ever. She was too much of a spoiled privileged beotch. They thought that in order to force the marriage on Bryce, Tatianna was in the way and had to go. Bryce was not going to let anything happen to her after several attempts on her life, he had to protect her, and that he did by unorthodoxed methods. To protect Tatianna, the mothers of Tati and Bryce turned out to be more gangster than their husbands. They tickled me. It turned out that the Farrina family was more messed up than anyone thought.
Hate Me SAVAGE BOSSES Sage Young
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A Case of Mistaken identity!
Stephen Farrow could not believe his company hired the one woman who broke his heart in high school. Even though it was years ago, he still had not gotten over it. He was going to make the new junior marketing executive regret how she treated him and make her life miserable at the Farrow Company until she was either fired or quit. Stephen could not understand why she did not recognize him or react to even knowing him.
Deja was determined to make a good impression. She was dead set on making her mark since receiving her master's in business, and she did her job very well but every suggestion or idea she came up with Stephen gave her hell. She could not understand why he treated her that way. She finally got fed up with it and asked him why he had a bur up his azz when it came to her. When he realized he had the sisters confused, the icy wall around his heart thawed. He had been attracted to her all along and finally allowed himself to pursue Deja. His revenge on the woman who broke him all those years ago did not matter anymore. All he wanted was an HEA with Deja Rose.
Punish Me SAVAGE BOSSES Cassie Verano
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They were mad at each other
Ambrose Charles was mad at Brynlee St Clair because she would not have his apology for what happened thirteen years ago and wanted to punish her for that. Bryn was mad and heartbroken for what appeared to have happened thirteen years ago, and she wanted to punish him for that too.
When Brynlee ended up working as COO for her brother Brayden’s best friend, they locked horns at work every day. Brynlee knew she was well qualified for the job and she did very well in her past positions to earn the one she had now. She wasn’t going to let Ambrose keep her from doing her job.
Ambrose was hiding a secret, one that he was ashamed to let come to the light but Brayden convinced Brynlee that it was Ro’s story to tell. But what Brayden didn’t know was about his sister and best friend’s past. Now that the bomb has exploded and the dust has been cleared of all the secrets, Brynlee and Ambrose can finally get their HEA, especially since his daughter Cee Cee said that he deserved to be happy.
Obey Me SAVAGE BOSSES Reana Malori
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They were both entranced with each other!
But King Solomon's azz-hole ways as a boss was his way of keeping Nyla in his presence. Nyla didn't know whether to love him or hate his bossy ways as the CEO of King Technologies. She was ready to move on with any company that would have her but unbeknownst to Nyla, King shut that down. King couldn't handle the possibility of life without Nyla in it.
Just when King gets the courage to admit his feelings to Nyla, a blast from his past that rocked the boat of their newly budding relationship. That blast had the nerve to be a Karen when alone in the ladies' room, but Nyla, had her number and shut her down. I just love it when a Karen harasses the female lead character and gets shut down.
King's feelings were hurt when Nyla didn't get to King's office to destroy evidence with what she was ready to do. I think they both handled that situation well. Everything was out in the open about their feelings and their future with each other. Now, they have their HEA and King's mother's wish will be coming true