The Hating Game
Sally Thorne
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· 1001 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.
Tagged as:
- contemporary 86
- enemies to lovers 85
- funny 78
- workplace/office 62
- take-charge heroine 45
- sassy heroine 37
- alpha male 33
- grumpy/cold hero 33
- possessive hero 28
- grumpy & sunshine 28
- forced proximity 26
- slow burn 24
- height difference 23
- white collar heroine 21
- m-f romance 18
- sweet/gentle heroine 15
- hurt/comfort 12
- caretaking 11
- cheerful/happy heroine 10
- forbidden love 8
- working class heroine 6
- competent heroine 6
- other man/woman 5
- sweet/gentle hero 4
- insta-love 3
- love triangle 2
- bad boys 2
- childfree 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past child neglect 2
- geography
- australia 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- first person pov 19

