Boss Lady by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans

This is a fab story about overcoming societal expectations, slowly believing in yourself, going for it, and finding success and love. 

Mrs Eisenberg is definitely a force to be reckoned with and freely shares her life wisdom with young Toni. 

Life lessons from Mrs Eisenberg:

• We often overestimate how much we can accomplish in a day but underestimate how much we can achieve in a year.
• it never occurs to rich people that they might actually lose at something. When you’re poor, the opposite is true: it never occurs to you that you may win.
• Stand up straight and own your answer when speaking, because if you don’t believe in you, no one else will either.
• Have the courage to live a big life even without a safety net.

And a final one:

• I didn’t want you to need me. I need you to want me.

I loved how this story provided romance, business, and life lessons all beautifully mixed together.

PS. Don't skip over the Foreword as there are some gems there too!