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Special Treatment
288 pages
A high-angst, battle-of-wills romance where professional rivalry masks a simmering, irresistible attraction.
What it feels like
Reading this classic romance feels like stepping into a delightfully dramatic, emotionally charged pressure cooker. The narrative moves at a brisk, breathless pace, driven entirely by the crackling tension between two fiercely proud characters who refuse to give an inch. It is a story steeped in the vintage appeal of high-stakes workplace dynamics, where every boardroom glare and sharp exchange masks a simmering, undeniable attraction. The prose is earnest and melodramatic, focusing heavily on internal turmoil, racing pulses, and the agonizing vulnerability of falling for the enemy. It is a perfect, indulgent escape for readers who love a good battle of wills, where defensive hostility slowly but inevitably melts into passionate surrender.
- Mood
- emotionally charged
- tense
- swoony
- Tone
- intense
- melodramatic
- passionate
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace power dynamics · enemies to lovers · pride and misunderstanding · irresistible attraction · hidden vulnerabilities
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and dialogue-driven, the prose focuses intensely on the characters' internal turmoil and visceral physical reactions to one another.
- The arc
- The journey moves from defensive hostility and mutual suspicion to an overwhelming, vulnerable surrender to love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave classic, high-angst category romance featuring a fierce battle of wills and a domineering but ultimately devoted hero.
Content notes
- workplace power imbalance
- vintage sexism
- emotional manipulation
About the book
Susannah was a successful writer for Tomorrow magazine, but the new managing director -- the dynamic Hazard Maine -- made it clear that he thought she was cheating her way to the top. It didn't help their working relationship, either, that Susannah found him devilishly attractive. So attractive that she allowed him to believe the worst of her, so that she wouldn't be tempted to fall in love with him! Why, when he despised her, did he insist on singling her out?
Description from Open Library.
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