Böcker av Penelope Bloom

He keeps himself hidden away from the world in his fancy office.He's a grumpy caveman in a suit.If you do see him, you don't make eye contact.You don't get in his way. You definitely don't cross him.And whatever you do, absolutely do not start to fall for him. Whoopsie. Mr. Untouchable just made the mistake of hiring Ms. Not So Good At Following Rules (that's me). Maybe I should rewind a bit here. just got finished fleeing the ruins of my former life.I picked up everything I owned, drove across the country, and immediately applied for the only job I could find. So, yeah, I need this. I need it badly enough that I'm not going to let some grouchy caveman in a suit scare me off. If I was going to run, it definitely would've been the moment he whipped out an N.D.A. and said the job he's really hiring me for has nothing to do with being his secretary. But curiosity only kills cats, right? If I want to keep this job, it's going to mean getting tangled up with his secrets and all the danger that comes along with them. It's going to mean working too close for comfort with the giant question mark that is my new boss. He's convinced I won't last, but I'm going to enjoy proving him wrong. He thinks I'll run from the challenge, but he has no idea. And he better not think I'll fall for him in the process, because there's no chance. Christian: I don't want her to fall for me, I just want to bring her to her knees.

From USA Today bestselling author of His Banana comes a brand new romantic comedy about a recklessly charming billionaire in need of a fake girlfriend. What do you do when you find out your boyfriend cheated?Throw up on a gorgeous stranger. Obviously. Rock bottom, nice to meet you. Dean Slater-the guy wearing my breakfast-got cheated on, too.We have a perfectly stupid plan to make sure it never happens again. If everyone thinks we're together, we can both stay off the market.No matchmaking friends and family. No more messy breakups. We'll keep things long distance, never be in the same room, and it'll be smooth sailing. Except there's a catch.We're both invited to my sister's wedding.Oh, don't worry, it gets worse. My sister's wedding to my boss. The wedding my whole family is invited to.And guess who else is invited?My new fake boyfriend everybody is thrilled to finally meet in the flesh. To survive, we're going to have to fake it harder than either of us planned. Dirty "fake" kisses, a shared hotel room with a see-through bathroom door, one painfully memorable couple's game later, and things are way past complicated. Real feelings collide with old promises. Our big messy lie threatens to unravel my sister's perfect weekend. And that vow I made to never date again? If it could wear boots, it would be shaking in them. Opposites collide in this hilarious romp of an enemies-to-lovers rom-com. Watch and swoon as the charming playboy slowly realizes his unlikely fake girlfriend may be the perfect match.

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Penelope Bloom returns with a laugh-out-loud office romance about two sworn enemies who bash heads until sparks fly. For some reason, my new boss has it out to get me.Innocent little me?I'm just a petite, talented, darling little thorn in his side. Okay, my words, not his.But he can't fire me unless I quit-long story.The joke's on him, because I couldn't even quit chewing gum, let alone my dream job. So I thought I had it handled.I could survive the new boss, along with his icy dreamboat eyes and buns of steel (how he got a stick so far up a rear that tight remains a mystery).I could even endure sharing an office with heartless Mr. Heartthrob. Easy. Ish. But then I drunkenly made the challenge that changed everything.I told him I could make an interview with an arrogant jerk like him sell.His answer? Prove it.If I fail, he gets what he wants and I quit. If I succeed, he backs off for good. Even if I'm seeing there's more to him with each interview, the plan is still simple.Nail the story, keep hating the boss, and finally get him off my back.At least it seemed simple until we were eating cheap takeout pizza and watching rom-coms together in his bed. What was that plan again? Write the story, nail the boss, then he gets me on my back? Full-length enemies-to-lovers office romance with laugh-out-loud slow-burn goodness. The bosshole to end all bossholes can't afford to fall for his smart-mouthed, strong-willed employee, but fate has other plans.