The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 535 ratings · Published: 09 Aug 2016
Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
2) A person’s undoing
3) Joshua Templeman
Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.
Trapped in a shared office together 40 (OK, 50 or 60) hours a week, they’ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship. There’s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy can’t let Joshua beat her at anything—especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.
If Lucy wins this game, she’ll be Joshua’s boss. If she loses, she’ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like she’s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earth shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether she’s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.
Maybe Lucy Hutton doesn’t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.
Tagged as:
- enemies to lovers 63
- contemporary 61
- funny 59
- workplace/office 36
- take-charge heroine 34
- alpha male 26
- sassy heroine 25
- possessive hero 16
- grumpy/cold hero 16
- forced proximity 15
- grumpy & sunshine 13
- white collar heroine 12
- slow burn 11
- forbidden love 9
- sweet/gentle heroine 8
- height difference 7
- working class heroine 6
- caretaking 6
- first person pov 6
- hurt/comfort 5
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- other man/woman 4
- insta-love 3
- bad boys 3
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- straight romance 2
- love triangle 1
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