slow read and didn't care for the background story of Margo - a little too much for me. Felt suspenseful however it kind of dragged on and on and for something to be so exciting, I felt it didn't move as fast to keep up the pace

When I see a book with Wahida Clark's name attached, I read it. No questions asked. This book was different than I expected it to be. To read about a lawyer who had it all, lost it, then trying to clear her name made me excited to read this. The story started off with promise but fell flat in the end. The sex scenes were steamy hot. The book was a quick read and easy to understand.

Didn't enjoy this story. Moved too slowly with not enough romance.

This novel did not disappoint! Strong character development and suspense galore made for an adventurous read! With that ending, I really hope there is a sequel in the works to follow this story!

When we meet 43 year old Margo Harris, she's a divorced and disgraced former lawyer who served seven years in the penitentiary. Now she's working three jobs to make ends meet while trying to have some semblance of a relationship with her estranged children.

Margo meets 50 year old reputed mobster, Salvatore Mazzillo at the local diner where she works. They casually flirt back and forth but she's smart enough to stay away from him. One day Sal looks like he has the weight on the world on his shoulders and Margo lends him her ear. It's a legal problem and Margo is able to offer legal advice that pays off for the both of them. Sal sets her up in an apartment, some walking around cash and hires her as his on-call legal advisor for the people that work for him.

Margo eventually embarks upon a torrid affair with the married gangster who places family and loyalty -- just not fidelity! Months later her association with Sal comes back to haunt her and though he's been good to her, Margo doesn't do right by him. This is where I find her silence to be a betrayal of all Sal has done for her. Though Sal has a soft spot for Margo he's a very dangerous man and he sees all.

This book is tagged African American and Margo's description is a bit ambiguous. The name Margo, auburn hair and green eyes were clues otherwise. I kept waiting for some badass-ness from Margo since she did time in the pen. No such luck, Sal to the rescue more than a few times.

In the acknowledgements, the author Wahida Clark is the proclaimed Queen of Street Literature and the author has numerous titles in her catalog. This is the first (but not the last) book that I'll read by her.

BE WARNED: This story ends on a cliffhanger.

Sincerely speaking, can't Margo catch a break?
This book was quite the fast paced read for me and at some point I got so engrossed in unraveling the new twists and turns that sprung up in Margo's life that I almost lost sight of what's important to her- which is her family. The story did focus on a woman's resilience and in this case it's Margo who is wrongly accused and forced to spend six years behind bars knowing she cannot practice law because of the charges. She gets a job as a waitress, takes up some freelance writing jobs to make ends meet and when she helps Sal, a mob boss, handle a legal issue, he decides to give her a job as an advisor and help her get back on her feet. He's also attracted to her and their passion is evident from the moment they touch.
I did find the twists intriguing and they added onto Margo's personality as the fierce person she is, but the ending was just not right. I felt like I'd not received the whole book and kept swiping left hoping to get to the next paragraph but it wasn't there. I'd love to see how Margo handles everything that's piling onto her plate and if she gets the justice she deserves. Huge thanks to Wahida Clark Publishing and NetGalley for the arc, it's great to have some strong women leads in a romance novel.

struggled with this one i just could not get into it.just was not for me so sorry

Margo has been out of prison for a year and she's just trying to get by, get her children to not hate her, and to hopefully someday get a job that pays more than peanuts. Sal Mazzillo has been coming into the diner where she works for awhile now and it's been a flirtatious relationship, but never more than that, until one day Margo helps Sal out with a problem his nephew is having. When Sal gives her a proposition (not that kind!) that she work for him in a roundabout way where she advises any associates of his that come to her needing legal help, she knows she has to take the offer if she is to ever get her life back on track. What she didn't dare to hope was that she and Sal would soon become more than boss and associate.

She knows in her heart that Sal isn't good for her. He's a mobster for one. He's married with kids for two. And he's a devout Catholic who would never divorce his wife. Yeah...but she can't seem to resist him and soon she and Sal are engaged in a sexy affair that has the potential to rip her heart out when she falls for him, knowing she can't ever be more to him than just his mistress. But, she's got other things to worry about than just that. She is trying to get her kids to not hate her for going to prison. She's dealing with revelations regarding her ex husband. She's trying to deal with the FBI investigating Sal and her place in Sal's criminal empire. But above all, she's trying to get her case reopened and when the shady witness who falsely testified against her at her trial, comes clean to her about what had happened back then, Margo has to deal with getting that witness clean, keeping her clean, and keeping her from fleeing when the prosecution decides to start harassing her witness.

Sincerely, the Boss is a great start to what I hope is an ongoing (but not too lengthy!) series. It's more of a story about Margo's attempt to get her life on track than it is a romance, although Margo and Sal's relationship is an interesting facet of Margo's life. Frankly, I think Margo can do a lot better, deserves a lot better, than a married criminal overlord, but there is something very entertaining and sexy about their relationship. About the only thing I didn't like about Sincerely, the Boss is the abrupt ending. It didn't leave me feeling very satisfied or hopeful about Margo's next step. But I am thoroughly invested in knowing what's next for Margo, and can only hope the next part of her story is coming soon.