“Five feet tall and a total oddball, carries the plot by being engagingly self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny. The result is a wicked, witty romance that will capture readers’ hearts long before Joshua manages to capture Lucy’s.” - Sarah MacLean, Washington Post

“Sally Thorne satisfies hearts longing for laughter in their love stories….Their battle of wits is tremendously fun-acerbic and sexy and filled with tension. There’s only one place this could go…but it’s good fun getting there.” - People “‘Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love,’ says Lucy Hutton, who can’t stand fellow executive assistant Joshua. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.

Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. Now a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

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