{"canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/en/tropes/boss-employee-romance/","locale":"en","type":"trope","data":{"label":"boss-employee-romance","slug":"boss-employee-romance","pitch":"Romance with boss-employee-romance: Devil's Lair by Anna Zaires, Hard Code by Misha Bell.","works":[{"title":"Devil's Lair","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/en/works/anna-zaires/devils-lair/","isbn":null,"heat":5,"year":2021,"seriesTitle":"Molotov Obsession","seriesOrder":1,"worldName":"Zaires Dark Contemporary","tropes":[{"slug":"age-gap-romance","label":"age-gap-romance"},{"slug":"boss-employee-romance","label":"boss-employee-romance"},{"slug":"captivity","label":"Captivity"},{"slug":"dark-romance","label":"Dark Romance"},{"slug":"dark-mafia-romance","label":"dark-mafia-romance"},{"slug":"forced-proximity","label":"Forced Proximity"},{"slug":"found-family","label":"Found Family"},{"slug":"grumpy-sunshine","label":"Grumpy Sunshine"},{"slug":"instant-attraction","label":"instant-attraction"},{"slug":"live-in-tutor","label":"live-in-tutor"},{"slug":"mafia","label":"Mafia"},{"slug":"political-conspiracy","label":"political-conspiracy"},{"slug":"possessive-protector-hero","label":"possessive-protector-hero"},{"slug":"romantic-suspense","label":"romantic-suspense"},{"slug":"secret-child","label":"secret-child"},{"slug":"single-father","label":"single-father"},{"slug":"unsolved-murder-mystery","label":"unsolved-murder-mystery"},{"slug":"woman-on-the-run","label":"woman-on-the-run"}],"summary":"Live-in tutor wanted for four-year-old. Must be willing to relocate to a remote mountain estate. $3K/week cash.\n\nOn the run from ruthless killers, I’m down to ten bucks in my wallet and a half-tank of gas in my ancient car when I spot the ad. The job sounds like the answer to my prayers, but there’s a catch.\n\nThe child’s father is the most beautiful, most dangerous man I’ve ever met.\n\nDarkly seductive and filthy rich, Nikolai Molotov is a tantalizing mystery, a lethally alluring contradiction. Bruised knuckles and tailored suits, tender endearments and dirty promises—my new employer draws me in like a magnet, even as my instincts scream for me to run.\n\nI should’ve heeded them… because I’m not the only one with secrets.\n\nMy safe haven just might be the devil’s lair, and once he’s claimed me, it will be too late to run.","pitch":"Devil's Lair by Anna Zaires is a 2021 romance. Tropes: age-gap-romance, boss-employee-romance, Captivity, Dark Romance, dark-mafia-romance, Forced Proximity, Found Family, Grumpy Sunshine, instant-attraction, live-in-tutor, Mafia, political-conspiracy, possessive-protector-hero, romantic-suspense, secret-child, single-father, unsolved-murder-mystery, woman-on-the-run. Heat 5/5. Book 1 of Molotov Obsession.","publisher":"Mozaika Publications"},{"title":"Hard Code","author":"Misha Bell","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/en/works/misha-bell/hard-code/","isbn":null,"heat":5,"year":2020,"seriesTitle":"Hard Code","seriesOrder":1,"worldName":"Hard Code Comedy Universe","tropes":[{"slug":"age-gap-romance","label":"age-gap-romance"},{"slug":"billionaire","label":"Billionaire"},{"slug":"boss-employee-romance","label":"boss-employee-romance"},{"slug":"career-focused-heroine","label":"career-focused-heroine"},{"slug":"forced-proximity","label":"Forced Proximity"},{"slug":"grumpy-sunshine","label":"Grumpy Sunshine"},{"slug":"meet-the-family","label":"meet-the-family"},{"slug":"protective-possessive-hero","label":"protective-possessive-hero"},{"slug":"romantic-comedy","label":"Romantic Comedy"},{"slug":"secret-identity-mentor","label":"secret-identity-mentor"},{"slug":"tech-assisted-intimacy","label":"tech-assisted-intimacy"},{"slug":"vampire-ceo-romance","label":"vampire-ceo-romance"},{"slug":"workplace","label":"Workplace"},{"slug":"workplace-rivalry-and-sabotage","label":"workplace-rivalry-and-sabotage"},{"slug":"workplace-romance","label":"workplace-romance"}],"summary":"“Uplifting and lighthearted with sassy dialogue and delicious wit, this modern-day comedy will have you rolling around on the floor laughing. My top-of-the-list romcom for 2020!”\n\nCHARMAINE PAULS, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\n\nMy new assignment at work: test out toys. Yup, that kind.\n\nWell, technically, it’s to test the app that controls the toys remotely.\n\nOne problem? The showgirl who’s supposed to test the hardware (as in, the actual toys) joins a nunnery.\n\nAnother problem? This project is important to my Russian boss, the broody, mouthwateringly sexy Vlad, a.k.a. The Impaler.\n\nThere’s only one solution: test both the software and the hardware myself… with his help.\n\nNOTE: This is a standalone, raunchy, slow-burn romantic comedy featuring a quirky, nerdy heroine, her hot, mysterious Russian boss, and two guinea pigs who may or may not be into scissoring each other. If any of the above is not your cup of tea, run far, far away. Otherwise, buckle in for a snort-water-up-the-nose-funny, feel-good ride.","pitch":"Hard Code by Misha Bell is a 2020 romance. Tropes: age-gap-romance, Billionaire, boss-employee-romance, career-focused-heroine, Forced Proximity, Grumpy Sunshine, meet-the-family, protective-possessive-hero, Romantic Comedy, secret-identity-mentor, tech-assisted-intimacy, vampire-ceo-romance, Workplace, workplace-rivalry-and-sabotage, workplace-romance. Heat 5/5. Book 1 of Hard Code.","publisher":"Mozaika Publications"}]}}