The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
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· 648 ratings · 384 pages · 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.
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- enemies to lovers 71
- contemporary 70
- funny 65
- workplace/office 45
- take-charge heroine 37
- sassy heroine 30
- alpha male 28
- possessive hero 20
- forced proximity 18
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- grumpy & sunshine 16
- white collar heroine 15
- slow burn 14
- height difference 12
- forbidden love 9
- sweet/gentle heroine 9
- first person pov 9
- caretaking 7
- m-f romance 7
- hurt/comfort 6
- working class heroine 5
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- insta-love 3
- other man/woman 3
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- bad boys 2
- love triangle 1
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