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What if the person who irritated you most was also the one you couldn't stop thinking about?
Thea Edwards, a young, spirited architect with a flair for creative design (and equally creative comebacks), has just landed the project of her career-helping design a luxury hotel for Gonzalez International. There's only one problem: the company's COO, Jacob Gonzalez.
He's grumpy. Intimidating. Impossible to read.
And annoyingly good-looking in a how dare you look like that in a meeting kind of way.
Jacob has no time for distractions-especially not interns who talk too much and smile too brightly. But Thea's bold ideas and infectious energy refuse to be ignored. Soon, he finds himself replaying her words long after the meetings end... and wondering if she's as troublemaking outside the boardroom as she is inside it.
With witty banter, meddling families, and a slow-burn attraction neither can quite deny, What If is a romantic comedy about opposites who can't stop colliding-and discovering that maybe, just maybe, they fit perfectly after all.
Perfect for fans of grumpy-sunshine romance, family chaos, and love stories that are equal parts humor and heart.
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