My Boss, The Billionaire Quarterback

The Synopsis

What it's about

I take a deep breath and walk over to the open driver’s side window of the Range Rover. He’s removed his ball cap, and his black hair is back up in that ridiculous bun again. Everything about this guy is a total turn-off. I can feel a frown developing as I stare at it. “What do you want?” I do nothing to hide my exasperation. “It’s two a.m. I’ve been running around all night, and I’m tired.” “I apologized three times,” he says, his jaw in danger of shattering. Yeah, real genuine. Somebody needs to tell this guy he’s not the injured party in this scenario. “Because you want me to work for you. Because you’ve already run off every other qualified applicant in the Tristate area, and now I’m your last hope. Well, tough noogies, Mr. Shaw. This time you don’t win. I win, and you lose.” And I realize I’m beginning to shout. His eyebrows, two black slashes making his eyes look even paler, rise. Then, the most unexpected thing happens. Those cold, unforgiving eyes turn into crescents, and a burst of laughter explodes out of him. “Tough noogies?” His laughter is deep and rich, and it bothers the hell out of me, one more slight to my already bruised ego that I refuse to tolerate. My patience has officially run out. Through clenched teeth, I grind out, “I don’t mean to be critical—but you’re an insufferable a-hole!” and walk away. “I’m sorry,” he says. His voice is soft, his tone earnest. My attention immediately returns to him. I almost can’t believe my ears. He rubs the back of his neck, his eyes avoiding mine. “I’m really, really sorry—I was havin’ a bad day.” His eyes are back on me, suddenly warm and searching. And for the first time since we’ve met, I may not hate his guts. I don’t have the strength to turn him down one more time. Cam DeSantis' life is a mess. How else would you describe losing your husband, your job, and your money all at once? Desperate times call for desperate measures. So when salvation comes in the form of one intolerable jerk, she has no choice but to accept his offer as a nanny for his eight-year-old nephew. Now all she has to do is find a way to ignore him for the next three months. Which is easier said than done. NFL quarterback Calvin Shaw has zero interest in women. It's not that he doesn't like women. In fact, he loves women. He just doesn't want anything to do with them. What he needs to do is focus on winning another Super Bowl before he retires. Problem is, the woman living in his house is a major distraction. And he doesn't know what's worse, that he promised to be civil, or that he's attracted to her.