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A Lyon's Share
First published 1981 · 232 pages
A classic, tension-filled dance of professional boundaries and hidden desires.
What it feels like
Reading this vintage romance feels like stepping into a time capsule of 1980s emotional melodrama, where the stakes of a stolen glance across a desk feel monumental. The narrative moves at a brisk, dialogue-driven pace, thriving on the delicious, frustrating tension of miscommunication and unsaid feelings between a stern boss and his devoted employee. The mood is steeped in a nostalgic, angsty yearning, punctuated by sharp exchanges and breathless internal monologues. It is a straightforward, earnest exploration of workplace boundaries dissolving under the weight of hidden desires. Fans of classic category romance will devour this quick, emotionally charged read, reveling in the satisfying, inevitable collision of two people who can no longer maintain their professional distance.
- Mood
- tense
- romantic
- nostalgic
- emotionally charged
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- angsty
- traditional
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace boundaries · hidden desires · miscommunication · unspoken feelings
- The writing
- Straightforward and dialogue-heavy, leaning into the breathless internal monologues characteristic of vintage category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from stifled frustration and professional distance to a dramatic, emotionally charged revelation of mutual desire.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love the nostalgic, high-stakes emotional melodrama of classic 1980s boss-employee romances.
Content notes
- dated gender dynamics
- workplace power imbalance
About the book
Her resignation was typed and ready. But Joan was strangely reluctant to submit it to Brandt. Her resolve that she was doing the right thing hadn't wavered, but Brandt's unexplained actions raised hopes that she couldn't entirely shrug aside, then everything changed with Brandt's words. — "Miss Somers," he said curtly, "I'm prepared to accept your resignation. And please make it clear to the agency that this time I want someone older, and married. Someone I can rely on not to be carried away by ridiculous flights of fanciful imagination!
Description from Open Library.
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