The Hating Game: A Novel

Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.

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Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. Sheamp;#8217;s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley amp;#38; Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual.

Trapped in a shared office together forty (ok, fifty or sixty) hours a week, theyamp;#8217;ve become entrenched in an addictive, ridiculous never-ending game of one-upmanship.amp;#160;Thereamp;#8217;s the Staring Game. The Mirror Game. The HR Game. Lucy canamp;#8217;t let Joshua beat her at anythingamp;#8212;especially when a huge new promotion goes up for the taking.

If Lucy wins this game, sheamp;#8217;ll be Joshuaamp;#8217;s boss. If she loses, sheamp;#8217;ll resign. So why is she suddenly having steamy dreams about Joshua, and dressing for work like sheamp;#8217;s got a hot date? After a perfectly innocent elevator ride ends with an earthamp;#160;shattering kiss, Lucy starts to wonder whether sheamp;#8217;s got Joshua Templeman all wrong.

amp;#160;Maybe Lucy Hutton doesnamp;#8217;t hate Joshua Templeman. And maybe, he doesnamp;#8217;t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.