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New York Billionaires #2

Saved by the Boss

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My rule is to never fall in love with a client. His rule? To never fall in love at all.

I work at an elite matchmaking company. A failing one, to be honest. We’re near bankruptcy when billionaire Anthony Winter invests. It’s only business for him—he doesn’t believe in the company’s mission.

No, Anthony tells me true love is a lie and our clients are delusional. He’s a cynic in a thousand-dollar suit. He’s also a challenge I can't resist. We make a bet. I have three dates to prove our service works.

Three dates to set him up with the woman he never knew he needed.

He has no intention of finding one. I have no intention of being her. But as we spend time together, I realize his cynicism is only a facade.

He’s a man hiding a painful secret. A man hurting. And most definitely a man worthy of true love.

He saved my company. Will he let me save him in return?


"Saved by the Boss" is a grumpy-sunshine office romance between a scowling blue-blood billionaire and an optimistic heroine determined to see the best in everyone. Guaranteed Happily-Ever-After!

This is the second book in the "New York Billionaires" series but can be read as a complete standalone!

284 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 2021

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About the author

Olivia Hayle

43 books4,047 followers
Hi there! I'm Olivia.
I write romance with billionaire heroes (despite never having met one in person). They're strong, ambitious, they don't need love... until they meet the women who change their minds.

I love witty banter, smart heroines, big cities and perfectly tailored suits. You'll find all four in every one of my books! 💜

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READING ORDER
You can read any of the books as standalones, because each book follows a new couple. But if you ask me? This is my personal preference...

The Connovan Chronicles
- Best Enemies Forever
- The Perfect Mistake
- One Wrong Move

New York Billionaires
- Think Outside the Boss
- Saved by the Boss
- Say Yes to the Boss
- A Ticking Time Boss
- Suite on the Boss
- 12 Days of Bossmas

Seattle Billionaires
- Billion Dollar Enemy
- Billion Dollar Beast
- Billion Dollar Catch
- Billion Dollar Fiancé

Brothers of Paradise
- Dark Eyed Devil
- Ice Cold Boss
- Red Hot Rebel
- Small Town Hero

Standalones
- Arrogant Boss
- Look But Don't Touch
- The Billionaire Scrooge Next Door
- How to Honeymoon Alone

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Profile Image for Nancy.
699 reviews986 followers
October 29, 2025
3.5 chore day ⭐️ - surprisingly rounded up

Strong FMC, solid communication, and mature conflict resolution — all things that are rare in this genre.
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266 reviews134 followers
September 22, 2022
⭐️ one star -

Skip this one and save yourself from this hot mess.

At about the 30% mark I remembered why I have previously stopped reading other books by this author. I only carried on and did finish this one due to the fact that I was intrigued by the Hero’s character arc. Our Hero here is suffering from a medical condition in which his eyesight is deteriorating, and will eventually end up with blindness.

Normally when I don’t like a story, but do manage to read the whole thing somehow, I usually end up rating it two stars, and I almost did that here, but ended up at the conclusion that it’s just way too problematic for me to give it two stars.

I have way too many reasons why I couldn’t stand this, so instead of writing all of the reasons out, I’m going to give you bullet points for my main reasons as to why I absolutely loathed this. Bullet points are generally easier to read, and I get to write less. Win-win 😂

• for the love of all that’s holy, can English authors please stop using NYC as their setting?!? For the love of God! Please!!! Just STOP!!!

• “healthy and hale”, “dancehall”, “townhouse” (and not the American definition of townhouse), “Michaelmas”. I could go on here, but you get the gist.

• if you’re an author, and you’re writing a novel, please learn how to write dialogue. You’re not writing a screenplay. It’s English 101 💁‍♀️

• there’s a grumpy Hero, then there’s just a plain ole a’h*le. This H was a plain ole ass. Someone that’s constantly a Negative Nelly should not be a mc. Just my 2¢.

• just in case it wasn’t clear in any of my other reviews - Americans are not stupid. We are quite capable of accepting stories that take place in other countries. No one needs every romance out there to take place in NYC. Stick with what you know. Maybe you’re shocked that your cadence comes out in the dialogue. Or maybe you don’t realize that liquor laws in NYC require you to have food. Or maybe you don’t realize that New Yorkers do not call their own city, “New York”.

Rant over.

I will not be picking up this author again, unless by some miracle she decides to go against the pressure she’s obviously receiving from her publisher to set these stories in the US.

One star.
Profile Image for Syndi.
3,998 reviews1,077 followers
May 10, 2022
Saved by the Boss is sweet romance story. There is a theme about sickness in the book. It especially touched my heart because I also have problem with my eye sight.

Miss Hayle slowly and tenderly building the climax between Summer and Anthony. The argument presented by Anthony about his future, hits hard on me. It took me several minutes to finally compase the review.

Overall, the story is sweet, tender and real. I like Miss Hayle writing style.

4 stars
Profile Image for Anna.
1,090 reviews7 followers
November 16, 2021
Best book of this series.
Strong heroine, faithful hero.
Very safe read
Hero pushing away
Not your tipical romance with damsel in distress.
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698 reviews8 followers
November 1, 2025
3.5 🌟

Before anyone decides to read this book please know that it contains heavy content.
The MMC suffers from Retinitis Pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease that leads to partial and/or total blindness.

Olivia Hayle write beautifully, however, her books are usually fast paced and lack descriptive content. She explains emotions yes but uses short sentences to do that versus the pages we are used to in other romance books.

For example, their first meet was neither cute nor exciting. She met him as her new boss. She was intrigued about him but definitely not attracted. He was closed off and didn't give her much thought. That set quite a hesitant step towards expecting a fully romantic story.

After a few outings together, both MCs find they enjoy each other's company. They complement each other. His grumpiness to her sunshine-y personality. Her extrovert to his introvert. Her optimisim to his pessimism.

After they hit it off, the book turns into a constant gloomy cloud hanging over our heads. His thoughts tell us how he feels about his impending blindness. How he is losing the joy in life. Unwilling to become a competent blind man. In short he is giving up on his life, his family and his friends.
Then it turns into him struggling to adjust with his future reality. But empowered by the MFC's support and faith in him he tries to overcome his depression, his anxiety and his fears. It is a long journey to be had but he is finally willing to humbly accept his reality.
It left me with a few panicky feelings in my chest and, honestly, it didn't sit well with me.

The epilogue shows us their HEA with his disease in remission and him adjusting to his deteriorated vision but where he can still partially see.

It's a very emotional story but I wouldn't consider it for a reread.

This was a BR with my lovely Lori. I had to take a few breaks and pour my feelings out to Lori in order to finish the book.

"You mean..."
"Yes," he says. "'One night, the stars went out for me, and they'll never return. The night sky has gone dark."
I'm glad for the darkness now, hiding the emotion on my face. My heart feels like it's breaking for him.
"I'm thankful I saw you, at any rate," he murmurs.
"Before it all goes black."
My eyes overfill. I don't know how he knows, but he does, his free hand smoothing the tears away from my cheeks. "Don't cry, Summer," he whispers. "Not for me."



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1,124 reviews77 followers
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February 17, 2022
Fena değildi... Farklı bir işlenişi , duygusu olan bir seri. Klasik patron-çalışan teması değilde... Nasıl söylesem bilemedim. 😅
Okunur.
Aman ya😂
Profile Image for Katerina.
799 reviews333 followers
December 6, 2021
3.5!

This one actually made me a bit emotional. I nearly welled up at one point.

Hero is a self-confessed hater of love, romance and the like. He’s a pessimist. He’s grown apart from his family. He’s investing in the heroine’s aunt’s company which was headed towards bankruptcy (a match making company). Ironically, the investment was the result of losing a bet.

Heroine challenges the hero, and says she can find him a girl because she believes in the ethos of the company; she sets him up on three dates all of which are total flops. They begin to really like each other, but then the shocker drops that our hero, who prides himself on his strength and adventure has been losing his eyesight slowly for the last two years. He simply can’t face it and has been pushing everyone away leading to this depressive state he has entered.

There’s a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance. He needed to accept his new impending reality.

Safe read but slow. On a generous day I’d give it a four - I just didn’t anticipate feeling sad.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Jennie S.
362 reviews29 followers
April 11, 2022
This one is so much better crafted than the last one in the series. The storyline is also very original. I really didn't expect the deep, empathetic aspect of the book.

The heroine is absolutely amazing in this story. She is career oriented and works hard in her own right. Her actions spoke louder than her words. Instead of announcing what she believes in, she shows it by doing the right thing, even if it might seem hopeless at times. The best part? She is just so empathetic and gentle and lovely. She's the kind of character that woman should aspire to be. There's so much strength in her femininity. Hooray for well-adjusted female leads in romance!

The hero in our story is also pretty nice. It's good to see someone with an actual vulnerability than a fake one that make the guy even more attractive. I like the interaction between the two characters complicated by seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The connection is so deep.

Really great story. Love it!
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639 reviews90 followers
March 9, 2023
"I haven't let myself think of the future in a long time. But I want it now, with her."

I'm going to cry every time I think about this book. It was so wholesome, like a balm to the soul.

A great Romance story and at the same time it's so much more than just romance. It's a about overcoming the hardest parts of life, being inspired by people, surprised by love and friendship, accepting and seeking companionship and being grateful for the people who comes into our lives to remind us who we are or who we want to be. And embracing the future.

Anthony and Summer were like Yin and yang: He's complex, layered and sarcastic, doesn't believe in relationships or love and felt like his life has ended while she manages to stay happy, and optimistic, and willing to see the best in everyone, firm believer of love and relationships.
Profile Image for Aditi.
285 reviews42 followers
November 25, 2021
Left the book at 80%, the book is too slow for my taste, H took almost half the book to tell h he was going blind and then again they get separated, don't know why cause I've been reading this book for a whole week!!

I just couldn't complete the book in one read cause it wasn't interesting, the h bored me to death, H, I have sympathy for him that he is going blind but he bored me too. There was no freaking chemistry between the two!

Whenever I would decide I would complete the book today, I would read the chapter and realize the book keeps going on and on and on, it doesn't end!!! Cause I was THAT bored!

Anyway, I loved the first series in this book, it was awesome but the second one bored me to death.
Profile Image for Lucca Powers Bates.
526 reviews149 followers
February 22, 2024
3.5 stars (rounded up)

This was overall really good! I definitely preferred this to book 1 - the story was more fun and the chemistry between the main couple was so much better🥹

I’ve really been having the best time making my way through Olivia Hayle’s books! Though, same comment as with book 1, the narrators for the audiobooks are not as good - specifically the guy when he makes a woman’s voice gives me major ick.
Profile Image for ☆☆Hannah☆☆.
3,182 reviews47 followers
August 19, 2021
This was a good read. Summer works for a matchmaking business. She ends up making a bet with Anthony. However, his dates don't go well but he does end up enjoying spending time with Summer. The only problem is that he has a health issue he is dealing with. Thankfully it all works out and they get their happy ending.
Profile Image for Ree.
1,434 reviews88 followers
November 27, 2022
Great Series
Really enjoyed the first two books of this series. Will be reading more. Good contemporary plots with very likable characters.
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205 reviews13 followers
January 17, 2024
I think I liked the first book in this series a little bit more, though it really is a heartfelt book. Enjoyed the MMC's self development.
Profile Image for Shmindruchka.
30 reviews
September 22, 2026

Ця книга вийшла на багато емоційніша за першу😢
Дуже сподобалось
Головні герої залишили нереальні враження після себе
Дуже цікаві події, боротьба головного героя та щирість Саммер
Все вийшло дуже гарно і я обовʼязково прочитаю решту книг❤️
Profile Image for Izzie (always behind) McFussy.
775 reviews92 followers
January 31, 2022
Decent writing and a lucid plot made this billionaire romance a standout among KU offerings. I appreciated the adult behavior Anthony and Summer displayed when dealing with his life changing issue, but there was too much telling instead of showing whenever a scene involved secondary characters or unpleasant interactions.

Kudos for making the story about Anthony and not introducing any scene stealing personal issues for Summer.

I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Profile Image for Elizabeth.
4,126 reviews371 followers
June 7, 2022
3.4 stars. This book was fine. Nothing objectionable but kind of bland. Drama free though there is a weird hiding of their relationship from her aunt for no real reason. It could’ve been a really good book but it just felt very safe.
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247 reviews4 followers
June 15, 2026
I really enjoyed this read! It was super fun but also had lots of depth and interesting topics. I believe this to be the fourth book by the author that I’ve read, and so far she has not disappointed me once. 🥰
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374 reviews69 followers
December 24, 2024
Surprisingly good. I’ve read two other books from this series and they were a bit cliche, but here we got a meaningful and engaging story! So definitely recommend this one!
Profile Image for Julia.
211 reviews28 followers
October 9, 2026
Me sobra mucho el tema de ella cantando y me faltan escenas de Anthony y sus padres hablando de uno de los problemas principales que se plantean en el libro

Aun así Olivia siempre tiene algo que hace que disfrute mucho de sus historias
Profile Image for lupita..
314 reviews73 followers
March 7, 2025
me gustó poquito menos que el primero pero igual fue precioso 🩵
Profile Image for Desert Lumens.
621 reviews11 followers
July 16, 2021
Okay, I can’t believe how serious I am sitting here. I dropped everything I had planned today to read this book immediately and I could not put it down. I finished it in one sitting and never in all my years have I read a more serious, tragic, beautifully written story. Olivia, I didn’t expect this…. I just…didn’t expect this. The synopsis for some reason pulled me like no other. It had such magnetism I swear it was like the book was made from the strongest earth magnet and I’m just a reactive material flying towards it at light speed. The secret was so great, profound and deep. I just won’t talk about it in this review. I just won’t spoil that for the reader. But I will try to finish this review with the best of my abilities without giving anything away. This book had such self loathing, self destruction and self breakdown in it that it simply put me to tears. Again, something I didn’t expect. This is something I’m personally used to because I live in my own personal hell since losing everything with the death of my son and the destruction and loss of the rest of my family and the implosion of my 20 year marriage. The PTSD, nightmares, memory loss, the anger and the self hate is something I know well… I live this everyday… I did not expect to have a mirror shoved into my face when I was reading this book. Yet, I couldn’t stop myself and couldn’t put the book down. Because even though the elements existed you still cheered for Anthony and you still rallied behind Summer and you bet all your chips on her to reach his heart and to save this man. Sighs, it was such a good book everyone. I can’t sit here and tell you anything less. But be ready for a ride in realism. Be ready for a realistic ride and know that these things happen all the time. I’ve spent 14 years working on a pediatric advanced life support ambulance. I’ve seen so much tragedy and yet I’ve seen miracles. I’ve seen things I can’t explain yet, I’ve seen so much death that shouldn’t have happened. It exists. This book was a wild ride for me and it was like I was in a bubble with the book and we were in a gravitational pull rapidly floating around each other dealing for space and position while the world seemingly passed by obliviously. There was so much to take away from this book. Mostly about once you find love you don’t care about anything else. No circumstances, no other preconceptions. You want to exist for that person and help them in anyway that you can and you definitely don’t want them to suffer. To some it’s such a foreign idea. To some it’s scary and they run, they flee like cowards in the night. But to those mature enough and that are mentally and emotionally ready, they open their arms and embrace their partner and it’s the sweetest gift bestowed by God and the universe. The level of love and chemistry in this book was beautiful… on a mythic level. Which you will see. I loved ACE so much. I loved Summer’s background and her examples of love and her ideals. That’s something people forget really fast. Their ideals and beliefs. Never forget those, never fold, never change for someone and never forget to also be true to yourself and those ideals. If the person you “love” doesn’t fit your ideals you need to move on. Don’t let anyone put you down, don’t let anyone change you, don’t let anyone TAKE AWAY from you. Don’t let anyone steal your LIGHT and most importantly your VOICE. Summer learned this the hard way, but in the end found herself with Anthony….but the sweet thing is Anthony also found himself along the way with Summer as well. This was by far one of the best books Olivia has ever written. It gets 20 cosmic stars 💥💥💥💥💥, radiant stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 twinkling ✨✨✨✨✨ and comets ☄️☄️☄️☄️☄️ from this grumpy bear 🐻. This book simply rocked. Read it! Enjoy it!

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher for my unbiased review
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1,860 reviews58 followers
July 29, 2021
This is a great read with my favorite “Grumpy Gus and Sunshine Sally” trope. Olivia and Anthony are complete opposites on the romance spectrum -Anthony doesn’t want or believe in love and Olivia believes there is someone for everyone, as evidenced by her job as a matchmaker.

Anthony is pretty cynical about life and has distanced himself from his family and most others in his circle. And their bet to find him a match is a fun diversion for them both and provide some comic relief.

I really liked how Anthony appreciated Olivia’s input as he sought to make changes to her business and didn’t just overrule her for the sake of progress and profit.

It does touch on a progressive medical condition, but there is very little angst in the story otherwise. And I really did like the overall theme of love conquers all.

I received an advance review copy from Books Sirens and these are my honest opinions
4,137 reviews25 followers
July 23, 2021
Tender and moving
It's a very beautiful romance, which seemed predictable from the first chapters, but which remains quite unexpected over the pages by the secret of Anthony who says he does not believe in love, but who is the new majority owner of a marriage agency. His rapprochement with Summer who works there is all about building a relationship that Anthony's cynicism seemedto make impossible.
I loved these characters and the way their story unfolds beyond hardship. It is tender, touching and exciting.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
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350 reviews8 followers
February 7, 2024
นางเอกทำงานในบริษัทจัดหาคู่รัก ส่วนพระเอกเป็นนักลงทุนร่วมทุนที่เข้ามาถือหุ้นในบริษัทของนางเอก พระเอกอายุแค่ 33 ปี แต่เป็นโรคจอประสาทตาเสื่อมจากพันธุกรรม ยังไม่มีทางรักษาให้หายขาดได้ หมอบอกไม่ได้ว่าจะตาบอดสนิทหรือเปล่า หรือจะบอดภายในกี่ปี เรื่องนี้เลยมีเรื่องการสูญเสียการมองเห็นของพระเอกเป็นประเด็นใหญ่สุดของเรื่อง ตอนอ่านรอบแรกสะเทือนใจ พอมาอ่านรอบสองอินน้อยลง แต่โดยรวมก็ยังชอบอยู่ดี
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96 reviews67 followers
March 17, 2024


This was a fun and quick read. Enjoyable and quick to listen to - I love how much depth Olivia Hayle packs into these books despite them being quite short. It's an easy listen.

It's a classic grumpy / sunshine and I adore that.
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