REVIEW: Boss by Katy Evans

In Boss by Katy Evans, Working at Cupid’s Arrow and overseeing the design team for one of the top dating apps in the market today, Alexandra Croft is usually ready for anything her boss Alastair throws her way. Except when he announces his retirement. Not only is his playboy son Kit Walker, a sexy Brit, Alastair’s successor, but it will be up to Alex to keep Kit on the straight and narrow. Not loving the idea of being a mentor to a wealthy party boy, she’s knocked for six when they finally meet. Talk about quick chemistry! But workaholic Alex can’t let it cloud her judgement and do damage to her career when there’s more at stake than Kit realizes.

‘He’s never had a job in his life, and now he’s heading one of the largest companies in Chicago. As someone who has had a job ever since I was sixteen, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.’

Katy Evans pumped up the heat in this steamy office romance where tempers flared and the attraction was instantaneous.

‘In this stolen moment when nothing else exists but him, me, us, I could swear that Kit Walker is falling as hard as I am.’

I was pretty excited to see that Katy Evans–one of my favorite contemporary romance authors–was going to start writing for the Harlequin Desire line. Her intense, fast-hitting romances seemed like they would fit perfectly, especially where she doesn’t shy away from the sexy side of things. And I’m happy to say that Boss definitely worked for me. Although it was shorter than I wanted it to be, as I really dug the characters and wanted to spend more time with them, there was still the same attention to detail and intimate storyline that I expect from Evans.

Our hero and heroine, Kit and Alexandra, both surprised me along the way which is honestly the norm for Evans’ characters. Finding that hidden depth is something I look forward to in each book. In this case, it was Kit having a lot more to his personality than just being a wealthy party guy; and Alex had a good reason (two actually) for being the hard-nosed workaholic we got to know. It was fun to watch them start off almost as enemies and then slowly realize that their powerful chemistry wasn’t going anywhere until they fessed up and did something about it. This was where I couldn’t put the book down. Evans knows just how to build up a scene, and the tension between Alex and Kit was so intense that even just him giving her a kiss on her forehead seemed erotic and passionate. *swoon*

Who doesn’t love it when the bad boy redeems himself and wins the girl, right? Katy Evans did exactly that in Boss, where a sizzling connection gave way to an impressive relationship that caused all sorts of problems–personally and professionally.

Book Info:

Publication: Expected publication: March 1st 2019 | Harlequin Desire |

“We play by my rules now.”
—Kit, the new boss

Who does Kit Walker think he is? The trust-fund heir waltzes in and wants to boss me around, but if I catch him misbehaving, his father will yank his inheritance. Stalemate, right? Not when our chemistry is irresistible! Ironically, we run the top dating app. Could this be my “perfect match”…or the perfect scandal?
—Alexandra, the one in charge