At First Spite (Harlot's Bay #1)
Olivia Dade
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
3.84
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 90 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 21
- enemies to lovers 21
- forced proximity 21
- curvy heroine 20
- funny 17
- small town 15
- caretaking 15
- virgin hero 15
- forbidden love 13
- poor heroine 13
- sweet/gentle hero 13
- hurt/comfort 12
- slow burn 12
- sassy heroine 12
- third person pov 12
- dual pov 11
- neurodivergent mc 11
- independent heroine 10
- love triangle 9
- other man/woman 9
- secret relationship 9
- m-f romance 8
- good grovel 7
- nerdy hero 7
- shy hero 7
- rich hero 5
- childfree 4
- dad-bod hero 3
- teacher/coach heroine 1
- older/mature 1
- male pov 1
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- mental illness 17
- death / grief 12
- past child neglect 10
- child death 7
- geography
- usa 8
- north america 6
- maryland 5
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The 'Harlot's Bay' series
3.84 · 90 ratings
contemporary · caretaking · independent heroine · north-america · other-man-woman · curvy heroine · sassy heroine · slow burn · virgin hero · childfree-couple · secret-relationship · forced proximity · forbidden love · third-person-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · curvy-hero · mental illness · small town · male-pov
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