Reluctantly You (Our Exception #3)
Cora Rose
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 45 ratings · 354 pages · Published: 15 Oct 2024
Sounds like a tacky wall-art quote to me. But what do I know? I don’t have a family. Not anymore. And I definitely don’t know loyalty. Not since my brothers collectively decided to shut me out of their lives... Not since my mother lied to me and kept a devastating secret... Not since my father sold our company out from under me to a smug jerk with a chip on his shoulder.
Gideon Masters… he’s my new boss, and I hate him for everything that’s happened to me. For everything that’s been taken away. Even though I know, deep down, that being an angry bastard all my life hasn’t done me any favors, and that my hatred must have consequences. So maybe Gideon is my rightful punishment. Maybe I deserve his retribution for my sins. But the way he taunts me and torments me, the way he commands me, it all feels too good to be wrong. Maybe I don’t want him to stop. Maybe my punishment could also be my savior.
This story contains intense themes of depression and homophobia, as well as other potential triggers. Please see the full list of trigger warnings at the beginning of the book.
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Tagged as:
- gay romance 11
- queer romance 10
- contemporary 9
- boss & employee 8
- hurt/comfort 8
- enemies to lovers 7
- praise kink 6
- angst 6
- alpha male 6
- possessive hero 6
- grumpy/cold hero 6
- queer awakening 5
- anal sex 5
- caretaking 5
- workplace/office 5
- bdsm 4
- bondage 4
- spanking 4
- found family 4
- tortured hero 4
- ceo/tycoon hero 4
- secret relationship 3
- cruel hero/bully 2
- consensual non-consent 2
- exhibitionism 2
- masc-dom 2
- slow burn 1
- forced proximity 1
- athlete hero 1
- vengeance 1
- virgin hero 1
- rich hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- queerphobia 9
- mental illness 9
- suicide / ideation 8
- past abuse 5
- past child abuse 5
- dubious consent 4
- abuse 4
- slut shaming 2
- mental trauma 1
- self harm 1
- geography
- usa 5
- california 4
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 7
- first person pov 5
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The 'Our Exception' series
4.16 · 141 ratings
first-person-pov · possessive hero · cold hero · anal sex · slow burn · california · dual-pov · tortured hero · angst · usa · audiobook · contemporary · found-family · queer-awakening · m-m · queer · explicit-plentiful · lgbtqia hate · from hate to love · mental-trauma
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