The Boss Boycott

by Maggie Linn Sharpe

Annie Martin's career is imploding. After an unfortunate fling with her boss goes wrong, she's heading home to Fort Starling, Ohio, to lick her wounds and take care of her mom post-surgery. She doesn't know what she's going to do for work, but she's sure of one she's never sleeping with a boss again.

Eric Reynolds' physical therapy practice is struggling. He needs accounting help, and Annie is just the person for the job. Just one little problem, they've hated each other for years.

Annie and Eric can barely be in the same room together without fighting. The animosity between them is strong, and the sexual tension is even stronger. Can they mend their fences long enough to save Eric's business? And if they do, will the sparks between them be enough for Annie to drop her boss boycott and follow her heart?

The Boss Boycott is a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden boss romance that features banter, open mic shenanigans, a heavy dose of spice, and a guaranteed HEA with no third-act breakup. It can be read as a standalone or enjoyed as part of the Songbird Cafe series.

197 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2025

About the author

Maggie Linn Sharpe has been creating worlds and characters in her mind for as long as she can remember. Because no career path felt quite right, despite her efforts, and motherhood limited her social time, she decided to try writing a romance novel. Now she's pretty sure she won't be able to stop.

Maggie lives outside of Columbus, Ohio with her husband, her two boys, and her mother. When she's not writing, she's usually reading romance, obsessing about musicals, or spending time with her kiddos, which usually involves learning more than she wanted to know about Minecraft and watching Bluey on repeat.

Reviews

[Laurie Reads Reverse Harem · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Tropes:

💜 Enemies to Lovers
🩵 Small Town
💙 Boss x Employee
🩷 Drama

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[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable second book in this series! Note that even though this is the second book in the series, it can be read on its own. It’s a complete story.

One thing that I love about these books is that the women are all supportive of one another! Even the unexpected ones are supportive. I’m tired of mean women and it’s a breath of fresh air to see the relationships in these books.

The spice was good and I enjoyed the relationship of our main characters. I’d give it a spice level of 2 or 3/5. There are several open-door scenes in a book 181 pages long.

I’m already looking forward to the next book!

[Rick Molitor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an enemies to lovers romance. Anne had a problem with her boss after a brief affair. She swears off dating her bosses from now on. Eric has accounting problems with his business and Annie seems to be the best solution to his problem. But he has treated her bad for years. They both have abandonment issues. Can they work things out and work together or maybe even more?