Up the Ladder (When in Brooklyn #1)
Ana D'Arcy
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
4.37
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 90 ratings · 542 pages · Published: 10 Jun 2024

Genevieve has it all-great job, stunning apartment, perfect boyfriend... When the latter dumps her for being terrible in bed, she sets out to prove him wrong. With the help of a silly online quiz and her best friend, she compiles a list of things that'll make her a better lover, determined to go through them one by one. Because she's too focused on climbing the corporate ladder for anything serious, she creates one simple rule: never see the same man twice.
The first item on her list leads her to Jake, a dashing Aussie with surgical steel in unexpected places. As charming as he is sinful, Jake is like nothing she's ever known before, with his perfect body covered in tattoos and penchant for teasing. Before long, the silver-tongued devil comes in the way of her resolve, making it hard to stick to her rule.
Can she resist the temptation, or will she give in to her desires? Or better yet, for how long can she resist him?
Tagged as:
- contemporary 19
- dual pov 18
- funny 17
- anal sex 17
- grumpy/ice queen 15
- m-f romance 14
- white collar heroine 14
- biker hero 13
- rich heroine 13
- praise kink 12
- grumpy & sunshine 11
- found family 11
- friends with benefits 11
- competent heroine 11
- independent heroine 11
- tortured heroine 11
- class difference 10
- bad boys 10
- exhibitionism 9
- take-charge heroine 9
- sassy heroine 8
- breeding 7
- sweet/gentle hero 7
- working class hero 7
- first person pov 7
- new adult 6
- secret relationship 5
- alpha male 5
- possessive hero 5
- good grovel 3
- rich hero 3
- caretaking 3
- angst 3
- role switching 1
- Add topics
- geography
- new york state 12
- usa 5
- north america 5
- australia 2
- content warnings
- mental trauma 11
- death / grief 11
- misogyny 9
- third party abuse 7
- mental illness 6
- past child abuse 3
romance tags
The 'When in Brooklyn' series
90 ratings 4.37 ·
rich heroine · abuse-non-mc · competent heroine · sassy heroine · contemporary · north-america · strong heroine · class difference · friends-benefits · praise-kink · sweet-hero · australia · exhibitionism · explicit-plentiful · mental illness · grumpy sunshine · secret-relationship · bikers · misogyny · cold heroine
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