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High-Powered, Hot-Blooded

Susan Mallery (2009)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages ()
SettingContemporary
Goodreads3.87/5 (1384)

Content levels

ViolenceNot rated
Sexual contentVery Steamy
LanguageNot rated

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Tropes

Revenge

Themes

PassionPower Dynamics

Synopsis

Mr. December: Duncan Patrick, CEO ScroogeHis Objective: Lose the "bah humbug" attitudeHis Plan: Find the right (temporary) mistressA powerful businessman, Duncan didn't like ultimatums, unless he was making them. But the board demanded his public image change. When he encountered sweet kindergarten teacher Annie McCoy, he knew she'd make him look like a perfect angel, though it would take some devilish manipulation.Once he had Annie playing his pretend mistress, Duncan needed to make her his real-life lover. Could a grouchy CEO cultivate the charm necessary to win the woman he'd almost destroyed?