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F*ck It by C.M. Owens, S.M. Shade
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat’s a woman supposed to do after watching her cheating ex's wedding implode?Apparently, the answer is get fired.And evicted.And move to another state to start over as an independent woman who would rather stick her tit in a beehive than get into another relationship.It’s fine. Really.The only thing messing with my new, badass single girl life is an encounter with my childhood crush... -
![Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler]()
Pause by CJustMe, C.J. Adler
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAqueela, a dreamer and comedian at heart, has just one joyous vision - to transform lives through the mere power of friendship, friendships so solid that they last a lifetime. However, Jay, pessimistic by nature, is convinced that friends are overrated, and that Aqueela is nothing short of a whackjob with an idealistic perspective on the world. It would seem that he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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![Dickslip by Gwyn McNamee]()
Dickslip by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne wardrobe malfunction. Two lives forever changed. Playing in a star-studded charity basketball game should be fun, and it is, until I literally go balls out to show up my arch nemesis. When I dive for the basketball and my junk slips out of my gym shorts, I know my life and career are over... -
![Ignite Me (The Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross]()
Ignite Me (The Annihilate Me Series) by Christina Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe series with more than a million books sold! When Madison Wells lands the job to become Barbara Blackwell’s personal assistant at Wenn Enterprises, she thinks she knows what she’s getting herself into. After all, Madison is no fool. Armed with her MBA, she has done her research. And she’s read about Blackwell’s brutal reputation as a hardcore perfectionist... -
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![Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter]()
Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn offbeat lesbian romantic comedy starring penguins, plotting, and payback.Muffin maker Olivia Roberts has had it with her awful exes taking advantage of her good nature. The theft of her nana’s beloved stuffed penguin is the absolute last straw.She puts up an ad at her local crime bookstore for a henchperson to help her enact a little mild revenge... -
![Hard to Love by K. Bromberg]()
Hard to Love by K. Bromberg
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author, K. Bromberg, is back with a heartfelt, enemies to lovers romance and a hero who redeems himself to steal your heart . . .He was the one-night stand that didn’t exactly go as planned. Now he’s standing before me as if he’s never seen me naked, telling my manager he’ll take the job. Reluctantly.Finn Sanderson.Sports agent extraordinaire. Handsome as hell... -
![Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen]()
Tempt Me Forever by Layla Hagen
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo enemies. One bed. What could possibly go wrong?Our new general manager is the most difficult man on the planet. The night before Drake begins working at my family's hotel, he finds me in the bar, trying to get rid of a boring date. But the guy won’t take even a not-so-subtle hint.Then Drake surprises me and comes to our table, but only to reprimand ME about dating in our workplace...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers workplace slow-burn humor romance contemporary forced-proximity billionaire -
![Quitting Time: Nights Like This by AshleyNicole]()
Quitting Time: Nights Like This by AshleyNicole
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s raining, it’s pouring– Wait, nobody’s snoring. They’re in the bed, or on the couch, or maybe the counter… and will definitely have a good morning. After five years, Aleigha has walked out of her job. But then her ex-boss gets stuck at her house because of the weather, and thunder won’t be the only thing clapping... -
![Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross]()
Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLola Landry stares through the window of her locked car with the keys in the ignition and the radio blaring Beck’s “Loser.” While standing there and sweltering in the soupy Tennessee humidity, she wonders how her orderly life had crashed and burned so badly... -
![Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec]()
Stop Ghosting Me by Tara Sivec
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHarvest Grove News:Another Halloween season is upon us! As usual, please be mindful of the movie fans traveling from Vine Street to Cinnamon Way. Favorite bar owner, Ford Prescott, is back in town for his yearly stay, making this his sixth October in Harvest Grove! Be sure to welcome him warmly when you see him at the Wicked Pub and Grub... -
![Off the Record by Chelle Sloan]()
Off the Record by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFans of the Nashville Fury come to me for all things regarding their favorite professional football team. Stats, rumors and even what the players like on their pizza. What they don’t turn to me for is information about how their offensive coordinator is in the bedroom. The answer? It’s too hot for print... -
![Shopping for a Highlander by Julia Kent]()
Shopping for a Highlander by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m a professional chickenblocker.Except “chicken” is a euphemism.I get paid to follow a womanizing troglodyte who thinks rules are for other people and that my pants are the next pair he’s getting into.Dream on.Bet your first professional job didn’t involve babysitting an extremely hot, muscle-bound Scottish Highlander with an ego the size of a kilt and a libido bigger than his…well…Chicken... -
![The Problem with Players by Brittainy C. Cherry]()
The Problem with Players by Brittainy C. Cherry
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a female coach, I’ve always lived by a simple mantra: throw hard, swing for the fences, and never, ever look back--especially when it comes to past flames.So when my ex-boyfriend somehow manages to land the job as my new assistant coach, my life is flipped upside down. The game I thought I'd mastered is now being played with a whole new set of rules.My ex is baseball's all-star Nathan Pierce...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers workplace slow-burn humor romance sports contemporary forced-proximity -
![Something Borrowed, Something You by Vi Keeland]()
Something Borrowed, Something You by Vi Keeland
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo Strings Attached meets Me Before You in SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING YOU, a slow-burn, swoony romance from #1 New York Times bestseller Vi Keeland.My relationship with Hunter Delucia started backwards.We met at a wedding—him sitting on the groom’s side, me sitting on the bride’s. Stealing glances at each other throughout the night, there was no denying an intense, mutual attraction... -
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![Hasty by Julia Kent]()
Hasty by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI never thought my perp walk would lead to true love.Then again, I never thought I’d be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my career.And all of it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McRory.I am broke.I am disgraced.I am alone.I am a sucker... -
![It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks]()
It's Definitely Not You by Abby Brooks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first time I meet Joe Channing he’s dressed head-to-toe in black, lurking around my grandmother's house.Up to no good? All signs point to yes.Dangerous? Obviously. Just look at him.Sexy as hell? With those blue eyes and that wicked smile—I mean, he isn’t NOT good-looking...The second time I see him, he’s trying to kill my grandmother. At least it looks that way. At first... -
![Nathan by Carly Marie]()
Nathan by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s true that you catch more bees with honey than vinegar… but what if I’m looking for a unicorn?Elliot’s life has been planned out for him: college, job, marriage, family. Going through life on autopilot, he’s rarely done anything for himself. When his sham marriage falls apart, he has to rebuild from the ground up and is faced with admitting the thing he’s hidden from everyone: He’s gay... -
![Off Camera by Chelsea Curto]()
Off Camera by Chelsea Curto
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAvery Sinclair is good at her job as the social media manager for the Baltimore Thunderhawks. She’s one of the best in the NFL, in fact. The only thing stopping her from being the account of the year? The DC Titans, run by the mystery man she’s been feuding with for years.Reid Duncan isn’t the world’s biggest sports fan, but he loves his job...Categorized as:
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![Suite on the Boss by Olivia Hayle]()
Suite on the Boss by Olivia Hayle
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFake dating my billionaire boss to get revenge on my ex? Yes please. But falling for him? That’s something I vowed never to do again. Isaac Winter is the fourth-generation owner of the legendary 5th Ave hotel that bears his last name. He’s at the top of New York high society… and I’ve just left it behind... -
![Men or Paws by Rich Amooi]()
Men or Paws by Rich Amooi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWatch a dog for three weeks, get fifteen thousand dollars. Piece of cake, right?Wrong.First, I have to stay in my client’s guesthouse while he’s in the main house working on an important project. That may not sound so bad, but HE is Hollywood’s Bad Boy, Rocco Romano, voted “Sexiest Man Alive.”The guy could charm the pants off a mannequin.Luckily he’s not my type.Seriously... -
![Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie]()
Fabricating Jada by Vanessa Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI need a mentor. YouTube videos can only teach me so much. And I want to learn from someone real. From someone tangible. But no one takes me seriously. Only in my wildest dreams would I be mentored by Jesse Valentine. He’s the top motorcycle and hot rod fabricator in the nation. He also has the reputation for being one of the biggest jerks that ever lived... -
![A Very Merry Alpha Christmas: A Holiday Romance Box Set by Logan Chance]()
A Very Merry Alpha Christmas: A Holiday Romance Box Set by Logan Chance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs there anything hotter than getting your very own alpha for Christmas? How about three filthy alphas instead? This is a fun and steamy holiday collection filled with not one, but three naughty alphas just for you. NORTH: North Caspian, a very successful alpha boss and his lively employee, Holly Winterbourne, will heat up your holiday and kindles...Categorized as:
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![Seduced by Snowfall by Jennifer Bernard]()
Seduced by Snowfall by Jennifer Bernard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Bethany Morrison is used to being the responsible one. The serious doctor everyone relies on. She isn’t used to needing a rescue--especially from a sexy, lighthearted firefighter like Nate Prudhoe. And yet ever since she moved to Lost Harbor, Alaska, he’s been there for her... -
![For The Taking: A Standalone Marriage of Convenience Romance by Brenna Aubrey]()
For The Taking: A Standalone Marriage of Convenience Romance by Brenna Aubrey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo I married my nemesis…My new life in the States and dream job as a game tester just hit a massive snag. If I don't want immediate deportation on my to-do list, I need help, stat. Quickest solution—marry Lucas Walker, my cranky and oh-so-annoying co-worker.Still, this can work. We’ll have rules and have to stick to them... -
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![Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris]()
Since You've Been Gone by Tari Faris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLeah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage, Michigan, and ready to try again to make her business a success. But blank slates are hard to come by, and a piece of her past is waiting for her there. Heir to the Heritage Fruits company, Jonathan Kensington is the guy who not only made Leah's past difficult, he also seems determined to complicate her present as well... -
![The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal]()
The Bun And The Gun by Vanessa Gray Bartal
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaggie Eldridge’s life as a college reference librarian was simple, predictable, and boring. That was how she liked it, at least until a mysterious stranger showed up with an unbelievable offer. Soon Maggie found herself giving up everything familiar to move cross-country for the chance at an adventure she didn’t know she’d been missing.Cameron Ridge thrived on discipline...Categorized as:
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![Ale's Fair in Love and War by Sylvie Stewart]()
Ale's Fair in Love and War by Sylvie Stewart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Enemies-to-Lovers RomanceHollis Hayes is the worst neighbor in the entire history of neighbors.She’s also the hottest.F.M.L.I don’t have time to fight with the dog groomer next door. There’s a brewery to run, siblings to rein in, and a mom to look after. So if Hollis thinks I’ll roll over and let her drive me out of business, she’s not nearly as smart as she thinks she is... -
![Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent]()
Never Fall for the Bride's Father by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPower outages. Runaway brides. Collapsed wedding cakes. Tainted caviar. Handsy grooms. And the always jealous MILs who wear white.No wedding catastrophe can faze Katie Gallagher, because when you plan for the worst, you deliver the best.The best wedding ever.Her company, Wedding Protectors, Inc., promises happily ever afters. Guaranteed. Whatever it takes... -
![The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford]()
The Trouble with Love and Ink by Harriet Ashford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmily Lane is supposed to be on vacation. Instead, she’s in a meeting where a new hire steals the promotion she’s been slotted for. To make matters worse, the promotion thief is a bit of a jerk both inside and outside cubicle walls.Needing an escape, Emily takes on her sister’s dare to work for her calligraphy company. After all, Emily has been perfecting her pointed pen skills for over a decade... -
![Write or Wrong by Heidi Hutchinson, Smartypants Romance]()
Write or Wrong by Heidi Hutchinson, Smartypants Romance
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZara Lorna is kind of a big deal. After winning Artist of the Year (again), having a public argument with her boyfriend (again), and being whisked away by a man she barely knows (that’s new), it feels like she can’t go anywhere without drawing attention. It’s taking a toll on her and she could use a break.Deciding to spend some time out of the public eye, she moves to Chicago to be close to Nikki...Categorized as:
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![Due cuori in affitto by Felicia Kingsley, Elena Scalet]()
Due cuori in affitto by Felicia Kingsley, Elena Scalet
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSummer ha ventisette anni ed è californiana. Blake ne ha quasi trentatré ed è un vero newyorkese. Lei aspira a diventare una sceneggiatrice di successo, ma per ora è solo assistente del direttore di produzione di una serie tv. Lui è uno scrittore da svariati milioni di copie e i suoi bestseller sono sempre nella classifica dei libri più venduti... -
![My Summer in Seoul by Rachel Van Dyken]()
My Summer in Seoul by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a standalone new adult romance set in the competitive world of K-pop.It’s not all K-dramas and happily ever afters. Intern with Korea’s number one record label? Yes, please. Find out there’s a huge scandal I need to help “manage”… not so much... -
![Entre sueños by Ángeles Ibirika]()
Entre sueños by Ángeles Ibirika
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEl Valle del Roncal, una zona de los Pirineos moldeada por ancestrales tradiciones... Un lugar repleto de bosques, de gente sencilla y de incógnitas. Ubicación excepcional para recrear esta novela de sentimientos, rencores y enfrentamientos que nos enreda, sin embargo, en una de las más hermosas historias de amor... -
![The Very Worst by Julia Wolf]()
The Very Worst by Julia Wolf
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames O’Malley is hot.Built like a lumberjack with a beard to match, I can’t take my eyes off him.I really should be able to, considering we had the very worst sex of my life six months ago. But he won't stop looking at me with his broody, soulful gaze every time I take a seat at his bar and I’m quickly becoming addicted to it... -
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![Check Swing by Carrie Aarons]()
Check Swing by Carrie Aarons
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSinclair Callahan is a trust fund baby.Born into one of the richest, most notorious families in the country, the black sheep title was stamped on him from an early age. While the rest of his relatives earn their keep at the top tier baseball team they’ve owned for generations, Sin prefers spending his time and money on booze, babes and bad decisions... -
![The Magic of Living (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels]()
The Magic of Living (Best of Betty Neels) by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE STOOD NO CHANCE WITH GIDEON… Arabella Birch had a less than happy introduction to Holland when she became involved in a road accident. It seemed destined that the first person on the scene should be Dr. Gideon van der Vorst, who took charge of the situation�and Arabella�in a very commanding way... -
![Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers]()
Forbidden Devil: A Hockey Romance by Melissa Ivers
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLincolnIt’s been six years since Jazyln Benson skated out of my life and now that she’s back, I’m determined to make her mine.But things are different this time around.She’s the new owner of the Nashville Devils which makes her my boss. She has the power to destroy my career and being seen with me would destroy hers. She’s the one woman who’s supposed to be off limits...Categorized as:
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![Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates]()
Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvery girl dreams about meeting her celebrity crush–Running into them on the street and snapping a selfie. Maybe even being saved like a gorgeous damsel and having said celebrity crush sweep her off of her feet. Me personally? Let’s just say that me and the Hemsworth boys have had our fair share of imaginary meet-cutes.I’m not picky. I’d take any of them...Categorized as:
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![The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight]()
The Smirking Jerk by DarknessAndLight
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I’m in love with you.” How many times would I have to think about this, how many times, before she could hear it, feel it, see it in my eyes? “I’m in love with you.” How could I make her see without telling her, without scaring her off… without losing her. I couldn’t lose her...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers humor slow-burn romance young-adult high-school contemporary friends-to-lovers -
![Nash by Kate Oliver]()
Nash by Kate Oliver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlurb coming soon! This is Nash's story...Categorized as:
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![Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh]()
Make Me Lose: a small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Ember Leigh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGrayson Daly and I aren’t just rivals. We’re enemies. Born minutes apart on the same day in the same hospital, our parents thought this meant we were somehow destined to be together. We knew were we just destined to beat each other. Competition boiled over until junior year, when the cold war turned into an unexpected peace offering... -
![Ego Trip: A Cocky Boss Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss]()
Ego Trip: A Cocky Boss Romantic Comedy by Tabatha Kiss
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo weeks on the road with my boss? Business as usual. Two weeks on the road with my newer, hotter boss that I had a one-night stand with four years ago? A disaster waiting to happen.It was a one-time thing with a man I knew from work. His name was Oliver Black. The rich and handsome manager of the Botsford Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. Dark hair. Icy blue eyes... -
![Back For More by Kayley Loring]()
Back For More by Kayley Loring
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWESWhen I was a kid, my dad was the gardener for the richest man in town. His daughter, Lily Barnes, told me she could never like a guy like me. Then she kissed me and told me it would never happen again. When it happened again, she told me she could never love me because she was going to leave this place, and I would never leave my dad... -
![Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain]()
Pierced by J.A. Huss, Johnathan McClain
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMYRTLE I’m a just an erotic woman who likes control. And edgy sex. And hard men. At the same time. So starting an outreach class at the TDH community center to teach other women how to put the dom in dominatrix was inevitable. Even if I was only doing it to use my boss, Pierce, as my submissive example and pay him back for humiliating me in front of the whole world last summer... -
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![Stunner by Jessica Prince]()
Stunner by Jessica Prince
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNever in a million years did I think I’d be jilted on my wedding day.Around the time Asher Rose was supposed to say “I do”, she was bellied up to a bar full of bikers, three sheets to the wind and feeling sorry for herself. The last person she expected to come to her rescue was Owen Shields.He was tattooed, broody, and her ex-fiancé’s best friend... -
![His Fake Girlfriend by Jolie Day]()
His Fake Girlfriend by Jolie Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAaron Patterson. Cold. Controlling. Domineering jerk. CEO of our rival company. ...And my new fake boyfriend. The first time we met, he gave me nothing but a false name. And a promise of what he would do to me when he got me alone. It could have been great. But an urgent call forced me to leave. Dressed, alone, without hope of getting naked with the hot stranger...Categorized as:
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![Sweet Spot by TheFeveredBookaholic]()
Sweet Spot by TheFeveredBookaholic
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSierra Lancaster has had an agonizingly mediocre life. She grew up in a happy home, made loyal friends, graduated college, and is now pursuing her dream of running her own bakery. Boring, right? A story like this wouldn't be one for the books. At least not until you bring a hot neighbor into the mix... -
![First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones]()
First to Fall by Jenny B. Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen I woke up this morning, I became aware of two things:One, I felt hungover, and I knew I hadn’t had a drop of liquor.And two, I was pretty sure I had accidentally married someone.I, Olivia Sutton, have a Ten Year Plan. It’s air-tight and written in permanent ink. You know what’s not on the plan? Getting married to the man I used to love to hate... -
![Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary]()
Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate fakers—and Dax Nyhart is as fake as they come.I also hate to lose.My nemesis has been stealing all the best clients for the last year at the marketing firm where we both work—and not because he’s better than me. Because 1) his uncle is the boss and 2) he kisses up to people.And I’m sick of it.So when he asks me to fake an engagement so he can land another job—far away from me—I agree...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers workplace slow-burn humor romance contemporary fiction forced-proximity -
![La formula dell'attrazione by Paola Chiozza]()
La formula dell'attrazione by Paola Chiozza
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVenere in acquario? Luna nella terza casa? Rebecca Pennington non crede nelle stelle, ma ci lavora. È ingegnere aerospaziale, risolve il Cubo di Rubik in sette secondi e nella vita ha una sola certezza matematica: odierà in eterno Chase Reeve Goldsmith.Poco importa che lui sia l'uomo più sexy, ricco e intelligente che abbia mai conosciuto, sarà sempre il suo peggior nemico...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers workplace humor romance contemporary billionaire new-adult fiction
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