Review: Head Over Heels for the Boss by Susan Meier

 I can't imagine having to grow up in a small town where everyone knows you and has known you from your first awkward moments until maturity. I do, however, know what it's like to have matured and not be seen for the person that I've become as opposed to who I was. This understanding makes Isabelle's character that much more relatable in this small town romance.

Devon Donovan is the responsible older brother. He took on the role out of necessity and out of love for his mother and younger brothers. Somewhere along the way he lost track of his needs and never figured out what he needed for himself to be happy. When he is reacquainted with Isabelle, the tomboyish girl from his past, it is difficult for him to see her as a woman with desires. Stuck with the image of her as a young girl with a crush, Devon dismisses her interest as nothing more than awkwardness when they begin working together.

Isabelle has been comfortable as the girl next door. She's been content to work with her parents over the years following grad school and has not put much effort into her love life considering the options available to her in her small town. When her world is shaken by an announcement by her parents, she is given the opportunity to explore her desires and go after what she really wants.

Meier lays the basis for a good story here. While there is romance, there isn't the overwhelming sex and kink that we find any many of today's romances. It actually reminds you of previous generations of romance where sex has hinted at and not described in explicit detail. At the end of the chapter you knew that something meaningful happened between the characters but you didn't have a bedside seat to all of the action.

Overall this was a good summer read. There were areas that could have been filled in a bit more so that we could get a good understanding of what the character was going through but that would have just been making a good story great. Without that additional information you still have a good read, worthy of the download.