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Pretend mistress, bona fide boss
185 pages
A high-stakes, glamorous game of cat-and-mouse where office professionalism melts into explosive, suspicious passion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sleek, high-stakes world of corporate glamour and hidden desires. The pacing is brisk and propulsive, sweeping you from quiet office tension to the glittering, sultry atmosphere of a casino floor. It is an unapologetically indulgent escape, dripping with dramatic irony and the delicious friction of a workplace power imbalance turned on its head. The prose is sensuous and sharp, focusing on the electric, unspoken pull between two people who are desperately trying to outmaneuver one another. Perfect for readers who love the classic billionaire romance trope, it delivers a satisfying emotional arc where suspicion and explosive chemistry eventually give way to genuine vulnerability and hard-won trust.
- Mood
- glamorous
- steamy
- tension-filled
- escapist
- Tone
- sultry
- dramatic
- intense
- indulgent
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- hidden identities · workplace power dynamics · trust and betrayal · unleashed desires · billionaire fantasy
- The writing
- Sensuous and fast-paced, focusing heavily on internal longing, sharp dialogue, and glamorous descriptions.
- The arc
- Moves from suspicious, high-stakes seduction to vulnerable, hard-won trust and passionate commitment.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-drama category romance with billionaire bosses, secret lives, and explosive office chemistry.
Content notes
- workplace power imbalance
- mild corporate espionage
- sexual content
About the book
Sultry, elegant, sophisticated...the woman Adam Palmer glimpsed at a casino was temptation in scarlet. To his surprise, she was no stranger. The New Zealand business magnate never knew his quiet personal assistant had a seductive side, or that she might be acquainted with a scheming company rival. There was only one thing he could do to satisfy both his curiosity and his burning need to possess her...make Lainey Delacorte his mistress! And Adam planned to learn what other secrets she had been hidingin and out of the bedroom.
Description from Open Library.
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