The Very Nice Box - by Eve Gleichman & Laura Blackett

The Very Nice Box is a thought-provoking and suspenseful debut novel that follows an eccentric product engineer who works for a hip furniture company where sweeping corporate change lands her under the purview of a startlingly charismatic boss who seems determined to get close to her at all costs.

Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STÄDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company.

She's hard-working, obsessive, and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life.

It's been years since she's let anyone in.

But when Ava's new boss--the young and magnetic Mat Putnam--offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms.

Ava remembers how rewarding it can be to open up--and, despite her instincts, she becomes enamored.

But Mat isn't who he claims to be, and the romance takes a sharp turn.

The Very Nice Box is a funny, suspenseful debut--with a shocking twist.

It's at once a send-up of male entitlement and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship, and trust.