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Handling the Boss
The factory jokester is about to get serious – with the older woman who happens to be his new boss!
Jimmy
I’ve been working on the line in this small town factory since I graduated from high school, and when I get the opportunity to branch out and drive the forklift, I see it as a chance for a fresh start. My coworkers still think of me as the smart-mouthed kid in their group, but now that I’ve turned thirty-five, I’m ready to settle down. I’ve got a new look, a new home, and now, a new boss. I’ve also got a big problem, because the minute I laid eyes on Jordan I was head over heels in love with her.
Jordan
Sure, being a ‘foreman’ is a non-traditional career choice for a woman, but I love the work. When I’m offered the opportunity to lead the team at our Texas factory, I jump at the chance to move to a new town. Despite my being the first woman in this position here, everything is going great -- at least until I meet my new employee, Jimmy. His reputation as a jokester precedes him, and I’ve got no time for shenanigans on my team. I’ve also got no time for love, which is a shame, because when I look at Jimmy, I’m picturing happily ever after.
He's nine years younger than me, he’s my employee, and he’s dangerously irresistible. Despite my best intentions to stay focused on work, I can’t ignore the sparks flying between us. Our relationship shouldn’t work. But when he holds me in his arms, all of our differences fall away.
“Handling the Boss” is an opposites attract midlife romance with lighthearted hero, a super serious woman, a parrot with a swearing problem, and a town full of nosy matchmakers determined to help this couple find their forever love.
GOOD WITH HIS HANDS series
Whether he's a carpenter, mechanic, electrician, framer, forklift driver, logger, farmer, high-voltage lineman, cement or masonry worker, tow truck driver, oil rig worker, pool contractor, septic system technician, arborist, or a welder, these blue-collar heroes all have in two things in
They’re good with their hands, and they’re not afraid to get dirty. Really, really dirty.
Join your favorite instalove authors for 16 steamy love stories featuring blue-collar men who work hard and fall hard when they meet the women who steal their hearts.
Jimmy
I’ve been working on the line in this small town factory since I graduated from high school, and when I get the opportunity to branch out and drive the forklift, I see it as a chance for a fresh start. My coworkers still think of me as the smart-mouthed kid in their group, but now that I’ve turned thirty-five, I’m ready to settle down. I’ve got a new look, a new home, and now, a new boss. I’ve also got a big problem, because the minute I laid eyes on Jordan I was head over heels in love with her.
Jordan
Sure, being a ‘foreman’ is a non-traditional career choice for a woman, but I love the work. When I’m offered the opportunity to lead the team at our Texas factory, I jump at the chance to move to a new town. Despite my being the first woman in this position here, everything is going great -- at least until I meet my new employee, Jimmy. His reputation as a jokester precedes him, and I’ve got no time for shenanigans on my team. I’ve also got no time for love, which is a shame, because when I look at Jimmy, I’m picturing happily ever after.
He's nine years younger than me, he’s my employee, and he’s dangerously irresistible. Despite my best intentions to stay focused on work, I can’t ignore the sparks flying between us. Our relationship shouldn’t work. But when he holds me in his arms, all of our differences fall away.
“Handling the Boss” is an opposites attract midlife romance with lighthearted hero, a super serious woman, a parrot with a swearing problem, and a town full of nosy matchmakers determined to help this couple find their forever love.
GOOD WITH HIS HANDS series
Whether he's a carpenter, mechanic, electrician, framer, forklift driver, logger, farmer, high-voltage lineman, cement or masonry worker, tow truck driver, oil rig worker, pool contractor, septic system technician, arborist, or a welder, these blue-collar heroes all have in two things in
They’re good with their hands, and they’re not afraid to get dirty. Really, really dirty.
Join your favorite instalove authors for 16 steamy love stories featuring blue-collar men who work hard and fall hard when they meet the women who steal their hearts.
139 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 24, 2024
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September 21, 2025
"He falls first" gets me every time. I loved this but I wish we had seen more of their relationship. I felt it was glossed over and it should have been explored more.
July 26, 2024
This reverse age-gap story was really good. I felt like a really connected with it. Maybe because Jordan was from Detroit area (like me), that she worked in a factory (I work with our factories) and that she fell for a younger man (got a crush on a younger one myself). Then she's also his boss which just complicates things. Thankfully I'm not my crush's boss - phew! I loved the prolonged foreplay that was really them dating without calling it dating while the learned about one another. I loved all of Jim's sides to his character, especially when Alpha Jim came out to play. The scene with Matthew showing up at the factory was priceless and exactly what I could picture my ex doing, although I'm not friends with him like Jordan is with her ex. Overall a truly enjoyable read, but that's to be expected from a Rose Bak story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 24, 2024
"The next few weeks is gonna be like foreplay"
I really like both Jim and Jordan, I like that whilst Jim is confident, he isn't cocky and arrogant. He may be confident 95% of the time, but he still has those little moments where he doubts himself, however, he doesn't run or hide. He calls his friends/ mentors/ surrogate family and chats through his feelings, doubts and fears....swoon. If only!
A lovely romance with a few twists on the "traditional" or "expected" that add a lovely quirk, making it an enjoyable read. It was also great to catch up with George and Cassie again too!
I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
I really like both Jim and Jordan, I like that whilst Jim is confident, he isn't cocky and arrogant. He may be confident 95% of the time, but he still has those little moments where he doubts himself, however, he doesn't run or hide. He calls his friends/ mentors/ surrogate family and chats through his feelings, doubts and fears....swoon. If only!
A lovely romance with a few twists on the "traditional" or "expected" that add a lovely quirk, making it an enjoyable read. It was also great to catch up with George and Cassie again too!
I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
September 26, 2024
WOW!! Fab*u*lous Absolutely love this one!! I couldn't put this one down. This was a nice quick, short read.
Jim and Jordan met when he transfers to a different department at his job. It's Jordan's first day as the new boss. Jordan spots Jim right away in her group of workers, and Jim can't keeps his eyes off Jordan. Jim's been working at the factory since he graduated high school and is known as a jokester. Jim is going to be covering another worker for three months on the fork truck. As the day goes on and Jordan gets to know all her workers and what jobs they do. When she's watching Jim he crashes the fork truck, she insists he head to medical. Jim ego is bruised, but Jordan walks with him. As they walks to medical Jim talks to Jordan about where she's living and how she's settling in in the new town. Jordan has to leave and get back to her workers, Jim asks her if she'll have some drinks with him and his friends at the bar that's in town. Jordan mets up with Jim and a few of his friends from his other department. Everyone gets to know each other over drinks at the bar, but when it's time to head home, Jim escorts Jordan out to her car. Jordan's car doesn't start and Jim insists on giving her a ride home. Jim tells Jordan he'll pick her up in the morning since her car is still at the bar, and then he'll call the only garage in town to have it towed and looked at. The next day at work while Jordan is on her lunch break Jim comes and sits with her, she finds out that her repairs are going to take longer than they thought. Jim gives Jordan a ride to work for the next few weeks and they agree not to kiss until he's back at his old job and she's no longer his boss. When Jim invites Jordan to go horseback riding they get carried away while having a picnic. Jim stops them for going any further, he knows Jordan would regret it. When Jim's at work Jordan's ex-husband comes in since he's in town, he wants to met Jim since Jordan's been talking about him. Jim finds out about Jordan's ex-husband, he's upset that she never told him she was married before. Then Jordan and her ex-husband go out to dinner to catch up, she's been friends with her ex-husband since before they were married. After Jordan gets home, Jim comes to find her to make sure she made it home, then he kisses her and pleasures her. Jordan asks Jim to stay the night but he refuses and tells her that's it's a small town and someone would sees his truck. Jim invites Jordan to his home for dinner, he spends the day cleaning his home. Everything is all set up when Jordan arrives, Jim shows her around his home. Jim asks Jordan if his home is a place she could see herself living in, and she's shocked when he asks her. After they eat Jim takes Jordan on a walk, he asks her to let him prove they're meant to be together. Jim tells Jordan she's not longer his boss, she asks him why. Jim tells her that he is going back to his old job and someone else is covering for him. Jim and Jordan head back to his home, he pleasures her then they make love. Jordan tells him she loves him and Jim tells her he loves her. One year later, they have their wedding.
Jim and Jordan met when he transfers to a different department at his job. It's Jordan's first day as the new boss. Jordan spots Jim right away in her group of workers, and Jim can't keeps his eyes off Jordan. Jim's been working at the factory since he graduated high school and is known as a jokester. Jim is going to be covering another worker for three months on the fork truck. As the day goes on and Jordan gets to know all her workers and what jobs they do. When she's watching Jim he crashes the fork truck, she insists he head to medical. Jim ego is bruised, but Jordan walks with him. As they walks to medical Jim talks to Jordan about where she's living and how she's settling in in the new town. Jordan has to leave and get back to her workers, Jim asks her if she'll have some drinks with him and his friends at the bar that's in town. Jordan mets up with Jim and a few of his friends from his other department. Everyone gets to know each other over drinks at the bar, but when it's time to head home, Jim escorts Jordan out to her car. Jordan's car doesn't start and Jim insists on giving her a ride home. Jim tells Jordan he'll pick her up in the morning since her car is still at the bar, and then he'll call the only garage in town to have it towed and looked at. The next day at work while Jordan is on her lunch break Jim comes and sits with her, she finds out that her repairs are going to take longer than they thought. Jim gives Jordan a ride to work for the next few weeks and they agree not to kiss until he's back at his old job and she's no longer his boss. When Jim invites Jordan to go horseback riding they get carried away while having a picnic. Jim stops them for going any further, he knows Jordan would regret it. When Jim's at work Jordan's ex-husband comes in since he's in town, he wants to met Jim since Jordan's been talking about him. Jim finds out about Jordan's ex-husband, he's upset that she never told him she was married before. Then Jordan and her ex-husband go out to dinner to catch up, she's been friends with her ex-husband since before they were married. After Jordan gets home, Jim comes to find her to make sure she made it home, then he kisses her and pleasures her. Jordan asks Jim to stay the night but he refuses and tells her that's it's a small town and someone would sees his truck. Jim invites Jordan to his home for dinner, he spends the day cleaning his home. Everything is all set up when Jordan arrives, Jim shows her around his home. Jim asks Jordan if his home is a place she could see herself living in, and she's shocked when he asks her. After they eat Jim takes Jordan on a walk, he asks her to let him prove they're meant to be together. Jim tells Jordan she's not longer his boss, she asks him why. Jim tells her that he is going back to his old job and someone else is covering for him. Jim and Jordan head back to his home, he pleasures her then they make love. Jordan tells him she loves him and Jim tells her he loves her. One year later, they have their wedding.
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July 21, 2024
Jim (H35) returns to work at the factory after a vacation, and eager to shed his reputation as the jokester kid, he accepts a temporary assignment in another unit, hoping to be seen as a responsible adult capable of moving up in the company. When he's assigned to work under no-nonsense foreman Jordan (h43), he’s struck by her beauty and professionalism. Jordan is focused on turning the team around despite resistance from some older workers and begins making changes to improve the team's efficiency. After a shared ride home sparks an undeniable connection, Jim and Jordan struggle to keep things professional. As they navigate their growing attraction, complications arise with the unexpected visit of Jordan's ex-husband, Matthew, leading to jealousy and misunderstandings. Despite the obstacles, Jim and Jordan agree to stay friends until Jim’s transfer removes the professional barrier between them. Their friendship only fuels the fire, and soon they can't deny their feelings any longer. Hot and steamy instalove, age gap, blue collar romance exploring ambition, love, and overcoming obstacles.
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❌High Voltage Lane by Andie Fenichel (July 9, 2024)
❌Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy (July 10, 2024)
❌Draining His Tank by Lisa Freed (July 11, 2024)
❌Shock to the Heart by Haley Travis (July 15, 2024)
❌Driver's Seat by Karla Doyle (July 16, 2024)
❌Shore Leave by Ember Davis (July 17, 2024)
❌Sturdy & Dirty by Penn Rivers (July 18, 2024)
❌Hooking Her Up:by Cassi Hart (July 22, 2024)
❌Pining for You :by Leah Braemel (July 23, 2024)
❌Handling the Boss by Rose Bak (July 24, 2024)
❌Nailed It by Tamrin Banks (July 25, 2024)
❌Wet and Welder by Heather Lauren (July 26, 2024)
❌Morning Wood by Cameron Hart (July 29, 2024)
❌Fulfilling His by Amy Ruttan(July 30, 2024)
❌Slippery When Wet by Mayra Statham (Author) , Karla Doyle (Illustrator) , Julia Goda (Editor)(July 31, 2024)
❌Cementing Her Love by Debra Elise (July 8, 2024)
❌High Voltage Lane by Andie Fenichel (July 9, 2024)
❌Axing For Trouble by Jessa Joy (July 10, 2024)
❌Draining His Tank by Lisa Freed (July 11, 2024)
❌Shock to the Heart by Haley Travis (July 15, 2024)
❌Driver's Seat by Karla Doyle (July 16, 2024)
❌Shore Leave by Ember Davis (July 17, 2024)
❌Sturdy & Dirty by Penn Rivers (July 18, 2024)
❌Hooking Her Up:by Cassi Hart (July 22, 2024)
❌Pining for You :by Leah Braemel (July 23, 2024)
❌Handling the Boss by Rose Bak (July 24, 2024)
❌Nailed It by Tamrin Banks (July 25, 2024)
❌Wet and Welder by Heather Lauren (July 26, 2024)
❌Morning Wood by Cameron Hart (July 29, 2024)
❌Fulfilling His by Amy Ruttan(July 30, 2024)
❌Slippery When Wet by Mayra Statham (Author) , Karla Doyle (Illustrator) , Julia Goda (Editor)(July 31, 2024)
July 24, 2024
Jim has always been seen as the jokester kid in the company, and one day he meets the new for-woman Jordan at work and is completely besotted by her, even though she is some years older than him. They have amazing chemistry together, and I love how he is so considerate of her and willing to put her needs ahead of his and wanting to go the distance and play the long game. He seems like he would definitely pass the marshmallow test! I also really liked all the other characters, I will have to go look for George and Cassie's story!
I love Rose Bak's later-in-life stories, and this was no exception. It's a short, easy to read, light story that was quite steamy. Highly recommend!
I love Rose Bak's later-in-life stories, and this was no exception. It's a short, easy to read, light story that was quite steamy. Highly recommend!
July 25, 2024
Working for the Boss
Jim and Jordan happen to transfer to the same part of the company around the same time. She turns out to be his new boss and an older woman who he is attracted to her. This story was an interesting spin on age gap romances and their chemistry was on fire. Short yet enjoyable, this read had a great way of dealing with women in leadership positions for a career normally designated for men, which I found of interest.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Jim and Jordan happen to transfer to the same part of the company around the same time. She turns out to be his new boss and an older woman who he is attracted to her. This story was an interesting spin on age gap romances and their chemistry was on fire. Short yet enjoyable, this read had a great way of dealing with women in leadership positions for a career normally designated for men, which I found of interest.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 3, 2024
Jordan has moved to a new town to increase the manufacturing plant's numbers. Jimmy/Jim works at the plant and from the moment he sees his new boss Jordan he instantly falls for her. Now, he just has to convince her that they belong together. This reverse age gap romance is a great addition to the multi-author Good With His Hands: Season 2 series. I loved the characters and their opposites attract workplace romance. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
September 19, 2024
HEA
Standalone, interconnected characters
Insta-love, Reverse Age-gap
Good With His Hands; Season 2 Multi-author series
Related to Factory Reset
Trigger/ Content warnings
Foster care
Parental Abandonment
She moved down to Texas to be the new foreman at the factory. He's on her team for the next 3 months. Attraction is a strong pull, but she's not comfortable with the age gap or messing up with their job. Can he convince her?
Standalone, interconnected characters
Insta-love, Reverse Age-gap
Good With His Hands; Season 2 Multi-author series
Related to Factory Reset
Trigger/ Content warnings
Foster care
Parental Abandonment
She moved down to Texas to be the new foreman at the factory. He's on her team for the next 3 months. Attraction is a strong pull, but she's not comfortable with the age gap or messing up with their job. Can he convince her?
July 20, 2024
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I like that Jordan is a woman in charge in a male environment. It is attraction and love at first sight for Jim and Jordan. I liked that they waited until Jim went back to his section before becoming an official couple due to work regulations.
July 22, 2024
The author has given us a heartwarming older (slightly) woman/younger man story that pulls us into the lives of Jordan and Jim. The story keeps us turning the pages with instant connection, denial, determination and steam.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 26, 2024
Jordan is a new transfer
Jordan is a new transfer at the company Jim has been employed at since he graduated high school. From their first meet, there are sparks, but she's his supervisor.
I suggest you read to see how this couple handles their attraction and their future.
I enjoyed this read 📚!
Jordan is a new transfer at the company Jim has been employed at since he graduated high school. From their first meet, there are sparks, but she's his supervisor.
I suggest you read to see how this couple handles their attraction and their future.
I enjoyed this read 📚!
January 3, 2025
I love blue-collar romance's. Jim was really sweet and I liked that he had such a close group of friends cheering him on.
October 21, 2025
This was a decent story but felt it was rushed to get it over with.
December 31, 2024
Good read
January 20, 2025
This was fine… the elements of an insta-love story were certainly present, but it didn’t grab me in any way.
I guess this would be an adequate choice if you’re super in the mood for a quick, no-conflict story.
I guess this would be an adequate choice if you’re super in the mood for a quick, no-conflict story.
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