![]() Oh no, does he know what I really think of him? I’d rather die than ever admit it. Horror dawns…Has my boss been reading my emails to Edgar? And then, in the shock of all shocks, he tells me that my vulnerability is appealing. His eyes linger a little longer than they should, and there’s a heat behind them that I haven’t felt before. He’s not my type and lives on the other side of the world, but we hit off a friendship, laugh and confide in each other.īut lately things are getting weird at work. ![]() God knows how he earns his Casanova reputation-if a million women want him with his personality, what the heck am I doing wrong?ĭisgusted with my love life, I join a dating app under a fake name. ![]() Just the sight of my boss’s handsome face triggers my sarcasm. My favorite hobby is infuriating Elliot Miles. But nobody is as distracting as Elliot Miles…and he knows it. ![]() In T L Swan’s steamy third installment of the Miles High Club, Kate’s hot new pen pal is a welcome distraction from her horrible boss. ![]()
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