He鈥檚 a billionaire Duke, he owns a good ten per cent of the UK, and he鈥檚 been voted Britain鈥檚 Sexiest Aristocrat, but Oliver Harding still doesn鈥檛 know what to do about the massive crush he has on his cleaner. Lottie鈥檚 clumsy and really crap at her job, but her laugh is infectious, her smile lights up the room, she鈥檚 insanely good at chess, and he can鈥檛 stop thinking about her.Aware of the power imbalance, he sets out to make her his, and he thinks he鈥檚 getting somewhere until she seriously betrays his trust. So now he tells himself he hates her, and he makes sure everyone knows it. But once Ollie realizes that his privilege and self-absorption have made him entitled and completely blind, he鈥檚 determined to win Lottie back. A fake engagement might be a bit extreme, but his family had been getting its way for five hundred years, and the Duke of Buckingham was no different from his ancestors.Lottie鈥檚 life is a struggle. She鈥檚 had to fight for everything since going into foster care at the age of twelve. The Duke of Buckingham, wouldn鈥檛 understand struggle if it smacked him in the face. He鈥檚 got money and family coming out of his ears; she has twenty quid in her current account and no family other than her traumatized, selectively mute eight-year-old little sister, whom Lottie is determined to keep safe.She doesn鈥檛 have time for handsome Dukes with silver tongues. So she tells herself she鈥檚 not heartbroken when he turns on her like she knew he would, putting everything she worked so hard for in jeopardy. She needs to concentrate on survival. But Lottie underestimates just how charming Ollie can be. Or what a formidable opponent his centuries-old, innate arrogance makes him.This is a billionaire, enemies to lovers, fake engagement, grumpy boss, contemporary romance.Trigger warnings for assault, mentions of domestic violence and past childhood neglect. Billionaire Romance Workplace Romance
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He鈥檚 a billionaire Duke, he owns a good ten per cent of the UK, and he鈥檚 been voted Britain鈥檚 Sexiest Aristocrat, but Oliver Harding still doesn鈥檛 know what to do about the massive crush he has on his cleaner. Lottie鈥檚 clumsy and really crap at her job, but her laugh is infectious, her smile lights up the room, she鈥檚 insanely good at chess, and he can鈥檛 stop thinking about her.Aware of the power imbalance, he sets out to make her his, and he thinks he鈥檚 getting somewhere until she seriously betrays his trust. So now he tells himself he hates her, and he makes sure everyone knows it. But once Ollie realizes that his privilege and self-absorption have made him entitled and completely blind, he鈥檚 determined to win Lottie back. A fake engagement might be a bit extreme, but his family had been getting its way for five hundred years, and the Duke of Buckingham was no different from his ancestors.Lottie鈥檚 life is a struggle. She鈥檚 had to fight for everything since going into foster care at the age of twelve. The Duke of Buckingham, wouldn鈥檛 understand struggle if it smacked him in the face. He鈥檚 got money and family coming out of his ears; she has twenty quid in her current account and no family other than her traumatized, selectively mute eight-year-old little sister, whom Lottie is determined to keep safe.She doesn鈥檛 have time for handsome Dukes with silver tongues. So she tells herself she鈥檚 not heartbroken when he turns on her like she knew he would, putting everything she worked so hard for in jeopardy. She needs to concentrate on survival. But Lottie underestimates just how charming Ollie can be. Or what a formidable opponent his centuries-old, innate arrogance makes him.This is a billionaire, enemies to lovers, fake engagement, grumpy boss, contemporary romance.Trigger warnings for assault, mentions of domestic violence and past childhood neglect. Billionaire Romance Workplace Romance...
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