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Untouched
288 pages
A crackling, banter-filled exploration of workplace friction that melts into a tender sexual awakening.
What it feels like
Reading this classic contemporary romance feels like stepping into a delightfully charged, banter-heavy time capsule. The pacing is brisk and dialogue-driven, pulling you immediately into the prickly, high-friction dynamic between a frustratingly demanding boss and his defiant employee. The mood is steeped in simmering tension, balancing the sharp edges of an enemies-to-lovers setup with the intimate, vulnerable warmth of a sexual awakening. The prose is accessible and emotionally direct, focusing intensely on the heroine's internal tug-of-war between irritation and undeniable attraction. It is a deeply satisfying read for anyone who devours classic category romances, offering a perfect blend of dramatic workplace bickering, slow-burn seduction, and the ultimate surrender to an unexpected, hard-won love.
- Mood
- charged
- frustratingly romantic
- intimate
- Tone
- playful
- bickering
- dramatic
- earnest
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- sexual awakening · workplace tension · enemies to lovers · vulnerability and trust
- The writing
- Dialogue-heavy and emotionally direct, leaning into the breathless internal monologues of classic category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from prickly, defensive irritation to a vulnerable, passionate surrender.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, banter-heavy contemporary romance who love the friction of a boss-employee dynamic mixed with a sexual awakening.
Content notes
- workplace power dynamics
- sexual content
About the book
Lessons in Seduction
Technically, Finn Marston was Jenessa's new employer and she ought to be nice to him.... But thirty seconds in his company was enough for her to establish that Finn would try the patience of a saint! Trouble was he was also gorgeous.
Men had never held much fascination for Jenessa Reed, but Finn Marston was certainly a persuasive argument! She wanted him, and he didn't seem averse to being target practice for a twenty-six-year-old virgin! But could Jenessa take into her bed a man she didn't even like, let alone love?
Description from Open Library.
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