The reality is that Ris and Cody were nothing special, but they were still adorable, making them one of my favourite couples. Or maybe I just have a thing for possessive a-holes who obsess over their women and the 'helpless' women who are the centre of their worlds, I haven't figured that out yet. He’s powerful, ruthless in the boardroom and lives in a penthouse suite. I’m quiet, awkward, and live in a crumbling apartment. Cody was cute. Definitely not Clay or even Holland but he is the youngest and he acted as such. A spoiled bratty young man who is trying to be in a man’s world.

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So basically in this, we have Kenya. She’s having a really bad day when she has a disastrous run in with her boss Holland. But Holland is intrigued by her fire and hires her to be his assistant. The more attracted to her he becomes, the harder he makes things for her at the office as a defense mechanism. But eventually the two can’t resist their feelings anymore. There’s a lot office drama, romance drama, and family drama to keep the reader invested. I haven't read a book this good in a long time and I am very very happy with what I read...FIVE STARS FOR THE WIN! Can I keep my head on my shoulders when the office grump sets his sights on me? And what will happen if news of our forbidden romance gets out? I enjoyed most of this, although I had some issues with part of it. For some reason, I was reminded of Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher as I was reading this. Probably because, like Iris in that story, Kenya is the assistant to a really demanding jerk of a billionaire boss. He demands her weekends, holds her to really high standards and is unfair to her to keep from letting his true feelings show through. In some ways, I think Holland was better than Declan. Okay, in kind of a lot of ways.

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Anyway, Holland was interesting. It was sort of conveyed that he hired Kenya because of her talent, but his attraction to her was noted just as much. It's also implied that, one of the reasons he didn't fire her after the Baby Box debacle was due to his feelings for her. That coupled with the fact that he partially treated her like crap because he didn't want his feelings to be known... it's the usually kinda shitty guy behavior. Also, it's like the second he decides to accept his feelings for her, a switch flips and he's super cuddly and sweet? Seemed a bit sudden.

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I can’t decide what I want either. I plan his death on my off-time. I kiss him senseless in my dreams. I hate Cody because he reminds me of my boss and I feel like Cody is a childish name. Not sorry. I don’t know how they ended up together the first time besides attraction what’s else was there? Their morals are so far off I can hardly believe their marriage would have last more than six months. Cody himself is the same ruthless CEO type we get in all the rich CEO books. I was hoping for something different because I’m tired of the whole “he’s rich and evil but he’s fine so I can ignore that and change him” BS. I’m also anti blond men. One of the things that I really appreciated about this book given the fact that I will be 38 this year (and how I've stayed in certain romantic relationships longer in my 30s versus making smarter choices like I did in my 20s), is how truly proud I am of Kenya for setting boundaries with Holland and her making it clear to him that they are to be partners in their relationship, rather than Holland merely dominating and controlling the relationship. I loved Darrel's brilliance and his wonderfully insightful understanding of Holland and more specifically, the differences between Claire, his sister, and Kenya and what those two women brought/bring to Holland's life in spite of those differences. The dialogue with Darrel being clear with Holland about how Claire and Kenya were different was exactly the kind of insight and conversations that I hope cishet men can get to and engage in regularly. Nia Arthurs never fails to write amazing books with angst and all the feelgood vibes. I won’t spoil it, you’ll have to commit to reading it for that!Enjoy fierce, determined heroines and flawed, alpha heroes with kids? Then dive in! Every book in the Billionaire Dads series is BWWM and can be read as a standalone. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and, of course, a guaranteed HEA! The overall tone and dialogue of Grumpy truly did match a romantic comedy and as I was reading, I could absolutely see different scenes playing out in my head as if I was watching a romcom.