“Stick to the rules and you won’t have a problem working for this arrogant, sanctimonious cad.” The Rules of DNR: How to Survive Working for Cole LawsonDo Not Emails are meant to be sent to yourself only—never to be re-read or responded to. Vent about your mean boss and don’t focus on the scruff on his chin. Ignore the butterflies that flutter as he stares back at you and concentrate on his … concentrate on his condescending tone.
I wish I’d listened.
I wish I’d never drank my body weight in vodka and sent him a venting email, telling him exactly what I really thought about his Lycra-wrapped package and the way he makes my body hum.
The last thing I needed was to break those DNR rules and send an email to my boss.
Work is about to get a lot more interesting. What have I got myself into?
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Letty, or Leticia, and Cole have known each other since they were young but life happened and they grew apart. Now he is her bossy boss and she is his sexy assistant.
Honestly I had so much fun with this book. The emails Letty sends to herself are full of sarcastic wit but so, so hilarious. E.g. ‘You need a shave. You’re so not hot with that goatee. The ’90s called, and Ethan Hawke wants his b*m fluff back.’ And ‘He deserves a swift kick to the mini Marsupial.’ Such good expressions too. One of the funniest scenes was when the lead characters were finally getting really to be intimate…that in itself wasn’t humorous but what happens next is outrageously funny. You need to read it to understand just how good it really is and how much it makes you laugh. Mind you the sex scenes are red hot and ‘boy did someone turn a heater on in here?’ Smoking!
I can not recommend this book enough, it’s a fantastic story that lifts you up while taking you away into the world of romance-with a giggle!
Can’t decide what to read next? Thinking maybe a RomCom, maybe a Second Chance Romance, Enemies to Lovers or a steamy Office Romance??
Well look no further than this sweet, sexy, laugh-out-loud witty, up-against-the-photocopier love fest that even throws in a “Third” chance at love by MR Fields.
Do Not Respond is the Whole Package!!
I loved this story of aspiring artist Letty, who is stuck working for an arsehole boss who just also happens to be her childhood crush, whose soul purpose it seems is to make her life a living hell.
But Letty is no shrinking violet and uses emails to herself to vent with colourful vernacular you definitely would not be repeating to your grandmother!!
It’s obvious there’s more to this story than meets the eye, and said boss Cole is harbouring his own repressed feelings and when they get to ignition point these two collide in spectacular fashion; all over the office!
Ms Field did a great job with Cole’s character, a man of such stubborn nature and dogged determination in all his pursuits, it comes as no surprise that he’s held on to his grief, guilt and misplaced feelings for so long. But it’s also obvious the tender, loyal and protective man he is and that he has always been, and it’s just going to take a Herculean effort and the threat of losing Letty for good to see him rise to the knight in shining armour we know is underneath the “Bag of Dicks”!
The hilarious Aussie-isms, that won’t be lost on the international audience, make this story flow beautifully and with a wonderful supporting cast that I look forward to seeing more of soon, this is an absolute 5 star read for me!
This book contains so many things I seek out in a book, second chance, friends to enemies and boss and employee.
Letty and Cole were best friends as children until a tragedy makes Cole go distant. Now today he’s her boss and the only way she can get through a day is to write emails to him that she never sends, Cole wants his friend back but doesn’t know how until he receives one of the email but now it may be to late.
Loved the book and the characters so much can’t wait to read more from her!
Letty and Cole pretty much grew up together and Letty had always had a but of a crush on him but after his Farther passes away he removes her from his life but now years later she find herself working for him and boy is he a jack a$$ which leads to her emailing herself at work to vent. Unbeknownst to her he is and always has been attracted to her and has finally decided he needs to change things between them. You will just love how sassy Letty is and totally get her frustrations at Cole, and you find out why Cole is such a douche to her and wow there is plenty of lol moments, cringe worthy family time, sad times as well as steamy scene that keep you hooked while you wonder will they or wont they ever end up together!!!
And I really really want to read a book about Parker!!! 😀
Office romances… I love them, two adults sneaking around the office, trying to hide what they’re doing. Maybe the fact I met my hubby at the office also plays a role (sorry for the personal information). Do Not Respond is the story of Letty and Cole, who don’t get along very well despite their long history. Mixing that with day-to-day business makes it even worse. I just love this story.
“To think we ran naked through the waves together when we were kids. I shudder to think of the times I wrote his name in the sand when I thought he wasn’t looking. Ugh.”
Letty is working for a boss she doesn’t like very much, and that’s the understatement of the century. What makes it worse, is that she has known Cole forever, since their parents are close friends. For a long time, they’ve been friends, until the friendship changed abruptly. Letty hates her boss Cole, but she still remembers the boy he used to be.
Cole knows very well he isn’t the nicest guy when it comes to Letty, but his job and the family business need his full attention. He doesn’t have time for women, especially not for a special woman like Letty. But Cole and Letty are an ‘accident’ waiting to happen, all they need is a wee bit of help in the form of a not-meant-to-be-sent email…
“She is my beautiful distraction. An amazing and talented woman, who drives me to insanity and leaves me hanging on for more.”
Letty and Cole, what do I say… Both act like they can’t stand the other, but it’s so clear there’s much more between them. Not just because they know each other since childhood, but the feelings! They might tell themselves and others differently, but a romantic relationship is a possibility. It won’t be easy though; Letty and Cole are both stubborn and want to do things their own way. And talking about feelings, why should you? There were moments I wanted to smack the lovely couple, but I get where they are coming from.
Do Not Respond is already the fourth book by M.R. Field, and I just love it. For me personally it has the right mix of funny moments and drama, and a whole set of awesome characters. Cole and Letty are a great couple who both deserve to be somebody’s special person. Some of the side characters intrigued me as well, I need to know more about them. Dear Mrs. Field, could you please write a story about Odette and Micah? Pretty please?
“I love this man as much he loves me. Every part of my soul wants a lifetime with him. As our lips touch, I know without a hesitation our future together will be wonderful.”
4.5 stars
5 stars isn’t even enough to describe how awesome this book was.
I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it and I knew that I had to read this book the second I read the synopsis but that definitely did not prepare me completely for what this book was all about.
My favorite part was that the book is written from both Letty and Cole’s points of view so I get to see the story from both of their perspectives. The emotions that I experienced while reading had me feeling all the feels. I was heartbroken, angry, happy and laughing so many times. There is also some serious chemistry between the characters and some VERY hot and steamy moments.
I am really hoping that there is another book in the future that follows Letty’s sister because I MUST KNOW her story!
An absolute must read book for sure. – By Alisa
M.R.Field is a new to me author. Having never read anything before I didn’t know what to expect. I loved this book.
This story had all the feels, it was incredibly funny and unique.
Do Not Respond is the second chance love story of Letty and Cole who as children and teenagers were best friends and could have been more had an event not happened that changed everything.
Letty works for Cole and he is a jerk. In order to keep her sanity and not lash out at her boss she send emails to herself and the subject is always DNR.
Sometimes an email falls into the wrong hands but for the right reasons.
One of my most favorite parts of the whole book is the tee shirt that appropriately says “Vodka made me do it”.
There are twists and turns, sadness and happiness but through it all there is humor–lots and lots of humor. This book is a good reminder that the brains of a teenager have irrational thoughts. We as adults are quick to judge the actions of teenagers and we cringe when we think about what we did back then, but our adult brains know better–the teenage brain didn’t.
When this book comes out buy it–I will be. It is hilarious. Letty’s friend Piper is the bomb (I hope she has her own book one day–or if she does already I need to read it).