by Vi Keeland
First published 2019
A woman hides in a restaurant bathroom, desperately calling her best friend to escape a terrible date. Chase Parker overhears her plea and calls her a bitch before offering unsolicited dating advice. She tells the tall, arrogant stranger to mind his business and returns to her miserable evening. When Chase walks past her table with his own date, he smirks and catches her stealing glances at him across the room. Then something unexpected happens. Chase appears at her table, pretends they're old friends, and spins elaborate lies about their fake childhood together. Her boring date transforms into something bizarrely entertaining. After they part ways, she can't stop thinking about the condescending yet gorgeous man, even though she knows she'll never see him again in a city of eight million people. One month later, fate delivers a cruel twist. Chase Parker walks into her workplace as her new boss. Now she must navigate professional boundaries with the sexy stranger who both infuriated and captivated her during one unforgettable evening.
Genres: romance, contemporary, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: New York
Period: 21st-century
326 pages · Paperback · C. Scott Publishing Corp