R. S. Grey Knihy

Lucas Thatcher has always been my enemy.It's been a decade since I've seen him, but our years on opposite coasts were less of a lasting peace and more of a temporary cease-fire. Now that we're both back in our small town, I know Lucas expects the same old war, but I've changed since high school-and from the looks of it, so has he.The arrogant boy who was my teenage rival is now a chiseled doctor armed with intimidating good looks. He is Lucas Thatcher 2.0, the new and improved version I'll be competing with in the workplace instead of the schoolyard.I'm not worried; I'm a doctor now too, board-certified and sexy in a white coat. It almost feels like winning will be too easy-until Lucas unveils a tactic neither of us has ever used before: sexual warfare.The day he pushes me up against the wall and presses his lips to mine, I can't help but wonder if he's filling me with passion or poison. Every fleeting touch is perfect torture. With every stolen kiss, my walls crumble a little more. After all this time, Lucas knows exactly how to strip me of my defenses, but I'm in no hurry to surrender.Knowing thy enemy has never felt so good.

I have one simple rule: don't date professional baseball players. With a brother in the league, I've seen the good, the bad, and the downright horrifying. Those players might seem alluring in their uniforms, but I know better. The egos, the crazy travel schedules, and the endless parade of female companions? No thanks. Professional athletes are best kept at a distance. Then I met Grant Navarro, the ultimate baseball player. The moment I laid eyes on him, I should have marked him as off-limits, but I didn't know he was my brother's new teammate. Imagine my shock when I realized the sexiest man in Manhattan was officially out of reach. Despite my intentions to stick to my rule, Grant's irresistible smile and charming dimples made it hard to resist. When he hinted at picking up where we left off after our first kiss, I tried to hold my ground. Even when he sent me tempting messages on Instagram, I logged out of the app in a hurry. Baseball players are bad news, so why does giving in to Grant for just one night start to seem not only tempting but necessary? About that one simple rule... rules are meant to be broken.

It’s simple: Noah Peterson and I are enemies. Our fellow teachers know it, our friends know it—even the Starbucks drive-through lady knows it since every Monday she scrawls the name A. Hole for me on Noah’s cappuccino when I pick up the weekly group order.The shrill whine of the school bell announces the start of each day’s no-holds-barred grudge match. Since neither of us is looking to get fired or thrown in prison, we war with our words and our wits. We prefer banter that bites. All day, I’m on edge, looking around every corner, expecting him to do his worst. Just when I think I can’t take the sight of his (regretfully) handsome face for one more minute, the school day is done. Summer usually offers the sweetest relief—a two-month Noah detox—but not this year.“We need two volunteers to chaperone a group of eighth graders in Rome” becomes a game of chicken neither one of us is willing to lose. We both want that bonus check.“Back out,” I tell him.“Scared?” he taunts. No one thinks it’s a good idea for us to go to Rome together, least of all me. Taking this battle abroad will only lead to mayhem and misery.DING. Ladies and gentlemen of flight UA447 with service to Rome, fasten your seatbelts.We’re bound to have a bumpy ride.

On je obávaný žralok v právnickej firme, ona jeho nová podriadená Už mesiac zarezávam v najväčšej právnickej firme v Chicagu, večne vyzbrojená Starbucksom a ochotná v práci aj nocovať. Práve stojím vo výťahu a dvere sa zatvárajú, ibaže v poslednej chvíli nastúpi pán Výnimočný, Hudson Rhodes. Ten bezcitný mačo a partner firmy, ktorému som sa mala oblúkom vyhýbať, je čírou náhodou aj môj šéf. Odkedy zistil, že som Scarlett Elwoodová, dcéra spoluzakladateľa firmy, sme na nože. Stali sa z nás presne tí nepriatelia, ktorí na seba cez deň v zasadačke štekajú a po nociach o tom druhom snívajú. Dorazíme na naše poschodie, výťah zacinká. Hudson sa ku mne priblíži. Zúrivosť sa mieša s obavami, nenávisť s túžbou. Nakrátko sa otočí a zachytí môj pohľad, potom sebaisto vykročí dopredu. Jeho odkaz je jasný: Ak chcem dosiahnuť svoj cieľ, najprv si musím poradiť s ním.