Beautiful Bastard
"An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate--and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative--completely infuriating--creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules--or outright smash them--if it means he can have her. All over the office As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other. Originally only available online as The Office by tby789--and garnering over 2 million reads on fanfiction sites--Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release. "--
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Chloe Mills is one semester from her MBA and stuck interning for Bennett Ryan, a brilliant, demanding boss who clearly hates her. Their loathing detours sharply through every conference room they pass.
Yes. Beautiful Bastard is an explicit contemporary romance, around 4 out of 5 on the spice scale. It originated as Twilight fan fiction known as The Office before being rewritten and traditionally published.
Yes. Beautiful Bastard is an explicit contemporary romance, around 4 out of 5 on the spice scale. It originated as Twilight fan fiction known as The Office before being rewritten and traditionally published.
Christina Lauren's Beautiful series has multiple full-length novels and novellas, including Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, Beautiful Player, Beautiful Bombshell, and Beautiful Bitch. Several feature different couples in the same friend group.
Beautiful Bastard was written by Christina Lauren, published in 2013 by Gallery Books.
Beautiful Bastard is 320 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Beautiful Bastard takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Beautiful Bastard is a standalone novel by Christina Lauren, not part of a series.
Beautiful Bastard is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.