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In the fast-paced world of New York City tech startups, success is everything-and no one knows that better than Samantha Perez. As the founder of ClickCloud, she's built her company on quick thinking and cutting corners, always focused on the next big win. But when her biggest rival, the maddeningly meticulous Liam Donovan, enters the race for the same high-profile investor, Samantha's game plan is turned upside down.
Liam's approach to business is everything Samantha despises-slow, methodical, and annoyingly successful. With each encounter, their rivalry escalates from boardroom battles to personal vendettas, filled with heated exchanges and undeniable tension. But the more Samantha tries to outsmart him, the harder it is to ignore the sparks that fly every time they clash.
As their competition grows more intense, so does the unexpected attraction between them. Torn between her drive for success and the emotions Liam stirs up, Samantha is forced to confront the cracks in her shortcut-driven life. Can she learn that sometimes the hardest things-like falling in love-are worth the fight? Or will her fear of vulnerability cost her both the deal of a lifetime and the man who challenges her in ways she never saw coming?
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I quickly turned away from him, to get the hell out of the room. But he caught my arm and pulled me back into his chest. Shit. Fuck. He buried his face in my hair, arms enclosing around me and whispered into my ear, ❝I thought things between us were getting better, is this how your gonna lie and ruin it?❞ I could feel him smiling against my ears, his fingers gently raking through my hair. I didn't reply. This is exactly the situation I didn't wanna get into, cause I know I melt when he says shit like that. ❝You gonna give up resisting me now?❞ His lips barely touching my ears. My heart skipped a beat as he tightened his hold on me. ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ SAMANTHA ROSS Beautiful. Smart. Successful. Kind. Stubborn. That's who she was. But life challenges everyone at some point, right? When her parents decided to get her married to her childhood friend who she last met decades ago, she agrees. But things quickly goes down hill when she discovers that her new husband actually turned out to be his gorgeous and arrogant twin. What will she do when she has to stay married to the man she once crushed on as a kid but hated just as much? Will she accept the challenge? Fire and ice do not make a good combination, do they? NATHAN WALKER Hot. Arrogant. Successful. Intelligent. Stubborn. That's who he was. And challenges? Damn, if he didn't love them. But everyone breaks when the person they love decides to marry your brother, right? But that just doesn't happen exactly. Yes, he did it because deep down he was still that young boy who yearned for his mother's love, but he was also the man who couldn't let his love go because that's how selfish he was when it came to her. And this time, he'd do anything to keep her. Forever. ♡♥♡♥♡♥♡ #1 in Billionaire #1 in CEO #1 in Arranged Marriage #1 in Mature #1 in Pasts #1 in Childhood love #1 in Hurt #1 in Introvert #1 in Drama #8 in Fate #9 in Lovehate #13 in Possessive
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