At First Spite (Harlot's Bay #1)
Olivia Dade
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
3.92
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 148 ratings · 400 pages · Published: 13 Feb 2024
When Athena Greydon’s fiancé ends their engagement, she has no choice but to move into the Spite House she recklessly bought him as a wedding gift. Which is a problem, for several reasons: The house, originally built as a brick middle finger to the neighbors, is only ten feet wide. Her ex’s home is literally attached to hers. And Dr. Matthew Vine the Freaking Third—AKA the uptight, judgy jerk who convinced his younger brother to leave her—is living on her other side, only a four-foot alley away.
If she has to see Matthew every time she looks out her windows, she might as well have some fun with the situation. By, say, playing erotic audiobooks at top volume with those windows open. A woman living in a Spite House is basically obligated to get petty payback however she can, right?
Unfortunately, loathing Matthew proves more difficult than anticipated. He helps her move. He listens. And he’s kind of…hot? Dammit.
Matthew may not regret ending his brother's engagement, but he does regret what the breakup has done to Athena. He'll help her however he can. If that means finding her work, fine. If that means enduring nightly steamy story hours, so be it. And if that means watching Athena through their windows a bit too often and caring about her a bit too much…well, nothing can come of it. She’ll never forgive him. Even if she did, how could he ever tell his beloved younger brother the truth—that Matthew wants the very same woman he encouraged Johnny to leave?
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 29
- enemies to lovers 28
- forced proximity 28
- curvy heroine 27
- funny 22
- virgin hero 22
- small town 21
- caretaking 21
- forbidden love 18
- hurt/comfort 18
- sweet/gentle hero 18
- slow burn 17
- sassy heroine 17
- independent heroine 15
- neurodivergent mc 15
- poor heroine 14
- m-f romance 14
- shy hero 14
- secret relationship 13
- love triangle 11
- other man/woman 11
- good grovel 11
- nerdy hero 9
- childfree 8
- older/mature 8
- dad-bod hero 7
- rich hero 6
- tortured hero 4
- teacher/coach heroine 3
- cheerful/happy heroine 3
- tortured heroine 3
- angst 3
- insta-love 2
- men in uniform 1
- friends to lovers 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- in her 30s 1
- in his 30s 1
- grumpy/ice queen 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- working class heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- found family 1
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- content warnings
- mental illness 24
- death / grief 17
- past child neglect 15
- child death 13
- suicide / ideation 2
- mental trauma 1
- ableism 1
- geography
- usa 12
- north america 10
- maryland 10
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 16
- third person pov 16
- male pov 3
- standalone 1
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The 'Harlot's Bay' series
3.88 · 183 ratings
tortured heroine · explicit-open-door · standalone · in-her-30s · insta-love · cold hero · sweet-hero · dual-pov · slow burn · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · curvy-hero · small town · north-america · in-his-30s · standalone-first · usa · childfree-couple · curvy heroine · forced proximity
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