It's all about appearances. Everyone is concerned with what people think of them. But fashioning your entire life so that people get the impression you want is beyond anyone's imagination. Is it hard to live up or down to your reputation? Strangely enough not all that difficult. Joan Hohl tells her story with just the right amount of humor and makes sure we are totally entranced with a lovely tale starting right at the beginning. Better than any fairy tale I've ever read.

Marshall Grainger has done a masterful job convincing everyone he is a womanizer without the ability to care. The truth is that he worried about investing his heart in a relationship essentially leaving him vulnerable which was not acceptable. Marsh lives an extremely well organized albeit lonely life by choice even keeping an estate home far from Dallas city life. Thing is Marsh is fine just the way he is and not looking for change. What he is looking for is an administrative assistant willing to work at his rather secluded home away from the hustle and bustle.

Jennifer Dunning is searching for a new job that will fit her requirements and at the same time distance her from her parents. What she recently discovered about her family has subconsciously soured her on relationships and motivated her decision to flee.

Working as Marsh's assistant in his gorgeous home should be perfect until she realizes that her living quarters aren't in a separate building but actually in the main house. She knows Marsh is currently looking to have other house positions filled but unable to attract viable candidates. Imagine his surprise when this absolutely gorgeous creature appears and fits the bill as his assistant and has innumerable household talents to boot. It seems Jennifer was brought up part of a wealthy family but her favorite times and memories were those spent with the help. She learned to cook and clean with the best of them but more important was the nurturing missing from her relationship with very social, busy albeit loving parents.

Being a success will not win her any love or respect from her mother or father and most importantly herself. Being on her own, doing what she loved was going to make her happy. Problem was an almost immediate attraction to the man who was going to be her boss. Marsh was generous to a fault with his money and was actually happy spending time with his amazing new employee. Jen wasn't looking for either of those she was looking for love and wouldn't settle for less even if she did pass his crazy kiss test. Now what grown man tests compatibility with a kiss. The answer is simple -- a man who is losing his heart and his mind.

BEGUILING THE BOSS is an insightful look into privileged lifestyles which isn't always flattering but starkly real and honest.