Tall, Dark, and Grumpy: a spicy grumpy/sunshine mafia fake dating romcom (Grumpy Bosses)

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 294 ratings

Price: 2.99

Last update: 09-04-2024


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I pretended my dangerous kingpin boss was my boyfriend… And now he’s demanding marriage.

I shouldn’t have messaged him.

And I definitely shouldn’t have said he was my boyfriend.

In my defense, I was trying to forget my crush on my silver fox Italian boss and lose my V-card after a month of pining and tummy flutters.

Then my boss messages back. When he hears where I am, he’s feral.

He turns up at the bar, kisses me, and tells my friends I’m his fiancée. But it's all fake.

OMG.

With an obsessed and protective kingpin, Tall, Dark, and Grumpy is an instalove mafia romcom that will make you swoon and blush and giggle. All the grumpy sunshine feels, and a bit of London mafia touch her and die.


Top reviews from the United States

Hello friend
5.0 out of 5 stars Amore mio dolce
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
Vito Blackwood is Cassie’s new boss, having took over the Italian Esher mafia. He’s big, handsome and forty years old.
Cassie Meadows is innocent, twenty two and is head of finance.
When he becomes her boss, her life suddenly “begins”. Feelings, thoughts..actions????.
This is a saucy, insta love with an alpha possessive and protective MMC and an innocent MFC.
Ang
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
What a great read! I really liked the characters and story. This was a well written book. I was glad it was only a month for them to get together, sometimes it's too far drawn out. Vito was great, I loved how he shut Cassie's nasty roomies up by stepping in with a cover story etc. I do wish they would have gotten a more comeuppance for spilling the drink on Cassie and how they treated her.

*H- 40 years old. No mention of past.

h- 22 years old. Virgin

No condom use

No OW/OM drama

Safe read.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Audrey Poore
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this one!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
Cassie is secretly crushing on her boss, Vito, who is secretly obsessed with her.
This was the perfect little novella, and I love that it reference the London Sindicate and the other wives!
Anya Z. ???? ???? ????
5.0 out of 5 stars ...video calls are amazing
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
????ARC Review????

Tall, Dark and Grumpy by Evie Rose returns us to the very delicious world of her Blackwood Triplets & loosely-connected London Mafia Bosses Books. We have the sinfully-wicked §ėxƴ ägë-gäp, grumpy/sunshine, office, fake dating/fiancée romance of Cassie & Vito. ????????????
My go-to faves to read & very much enjoy! Like all her stories, this one brings it all! Cassie & Vito balance each other perfectly. Evie writes these combos SO well! ???? I pretty much inhale her new books when they come out.

L????VE, L????VE how Cassie explains her ideal man...aka her boss Vito Blackwood... ????

"...I’m more of a bear girl. I like men who are big, slightly terrifying, six-foot-three, grizzly, dark-brown hair, blue eyes…"

(Same, Cassie... same. ❤️)

Que in all the swoon-worthy, insta-love, intense focus, protective & possessive vibes of Vito thinking about his amore mio dolce - Cassie...

"...There are pivot points in life. My first kill. Leaving London to go to Milan. First territory. First million. One billion. The day Miss Meadows walked into my boardroom and stole my heart ... I’ll be her work daddy. Whatever she needs. I’d also be her lover, her husband, her everything ... Whether she likes it or not, I’m going to nurture her. First, I’m going to find out everything about her, then, I’ll give her everything she’s ever wanted..."

...aaaaannnnddd Vito & Cassie's video call in their office will live rent free in my mind forever & ever & ever... ????????????
Kimmie Bee
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
Loved it! Mafia boss moves to new territory in London and becomes obsessed with a junior assistant accounting clerk (Cassie or "Miss Meadows"). Cassie is obsessed also but both keep their interest to themselves as they both think it can't happen. Cassie is promoted and is moved from a cubicle to an office on the executive floor (near the boss). The boss, Mr. Blackwood, works her hard - so he can spend time with her - but one Friday night she says she can't work. She is going out with her "catty" roommates and hoping to lose her V card. Mr. Blackwood comes to her rescue and pretends to be her fiancé. I love it when they both finally tell the other how they've been feeling and profess their love for one another. Swoon!
music fanatic
4.0 out of 5 stars Opposites Instalove
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
3.5 stars
Vito and Cassie both have a hidden "crush" on each other. Both feel nothing will come of it because 1) he thinks he is too old for her and has done terrible things. She thinks she is not good enough and he is her boss.
This was an okay story. The summary was a little misleading which led to e little disappointment. Milan is constantly referenced. I would like to have known what happened in Milan to make Vito go back to London.
If you like instalove age gap books, you may enjoy this book.
Angela Nichols
5.0 out of 5 stars Love me some grumpy, secret cinnamon roll, men!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
I do so love me some Evie Rose! She writes the morally gray mafia man so well! Vito is just another fabulous example. Having fallen in love at first sight with his employee, he doesn’t know how to express how much he wants to take care of her. But he tries his best.
Cassie has a huge crush on her boss but he always seems to be unhappy with her. But when she makes up a fake boyfriend he is the only one who comes to mind. What happens when he catches her in the lie? Him upping the stakes to say they are engaged is not what she was expecting!
Loved these two! Steamy scenes, London backdrop, and obsession with breeding. Definitely recommend.
I received an ARC from Booksprout and this is my honest opinion.
BurgundyKitten
2.0 out of 5 stars Well, Nuts
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024
I was excited for this book. I’m obsessed with age gap Mafia romances, especially when they star Mafia antiheroes who don’t mind shooting people. For that reason, I immediately fell in love with Vito; but, unfortunately, Cassie quickly ruined the story for me. Curvy girl romances are a big hit or miss for me. I’m okay when a book mentions her curviness once or twice and then moves on. But when it’s brought up again, and again, and again, the repetition gets extremely annoying. Hey, did you know I’m a curvy girl? . . . As in, my body is curvy . . . No, really, I’m a girl with a curvy body. I GET IT!!! You’re curvy. Trust me, I heard you the first SEVEN TIMES! So, despite my efforts to give Cassie a chance, I quickly lost patience with her and her obsession with her body and eating habits, and I abandoned the book. But I still very much like Evie Rose and hope for more shoot-em-up Mafia goodness in the future.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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