GRR Reviews Shy girls write it better (Some Girls Do It) by May Sage

Shy Girls Write It Better is a cute rom-com with an intriguing and almost trope high concept: the shy clerk is actually an erotica writer. While not totally original, the high concept was nicely executed into a "hot for boss" romance.

Cassie Franklin is a shy klutz working in a dreary accounting department of a place she loved called Harris Toys, and she has a secret... For she also wrote erotic romance in her spare time under the pen name Cassandra Frank. She has the hots for the boss Carter Harris, but she knew Carter doesn't date a mousy klutz like her. But one day, when Carter and her accidentally switched folders due to a coffee machine malfunction that she helped sort out, her secret is out... but Carter was only more intrigued, as the manuscript was great... except she knew nothing about... BDSM. So he offered up some criticism and remarks in the margins... and their friendship grew... And the next thing they knew... They are quite into each other... But if she's making good money writing, why did she stay around? Carter wanted to find out... AND give her some hands-on lessons...

While the "shy ingenue clerk/secretary and the alpha male boss" had been done to death, this variation managed to freshen up the trope by adding a bit "alternate identity" intrigue into it. It's a fun rom-com sexy read.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Accounting Clerk Accidentally Swaps Her Erotica Draft With Boss' Presentation File; Now He's Intrigued!

Tropes: hot for boss, disguise, BDSM, romance writer

Overall Rating: 4/5