Wine or Lose

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Trigger warnings

Positive tags

Hero archetypes

Heroine archetypes

Tropes

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Synopsis

Amara Delatou has just been handed the keys to the kingdom—her family’s, that is. Everyone is excited for the fresh perspective she’ll bring to the table as CEO of Chateau Delatou, the family winery located on Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan. Everyone except her CFO, Calvin Ryder. Five years ago, Amara and Calvin had a moment that didn’t end well, and their relationship has been rocky ever since. Calvin refuses to accept Amara is anything more than a party princess who charmed her daddy into giving her what she wanted, and Amara struggles to work side by side with Calvin knowing he doesn’t trust her to do anything but run her family’s company into the ground. As the summer heats up, tensions continue to rise between them until their control snaps at last. It’s easy for them to ignore everything wrong with their professional relationship when everything about their personal one is just so right. But before long, lines are blurred and crossed, secrets are revealed, and the life they thought they’d been building together threatens to crash down around them. Now, it’s up to them whether they win the love of a lifetime, or lose it all forever.

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Wine or Lose: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adults only. Features workplace romance with explicit sexual content between boss and employee. Includes power dynamics, past emotional tension, and professional boundary violations.