{"product_id":"strictly-forbidden-celeste-rivers-9798268251487","title":"Strictly Forbidden: An Age Gap Workplace Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eFORBIDDEN BOSS ROMANCE AGE-GAP OBSESSION POWER DYNAMICS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEMOTIONAL INTENSITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was my father's protégé. My first love. And the one man I can never have.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, I almost kissed Grayson Sterling in a dark library. It was reckless. It was stupid. It was *strictly forbidden*.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI ran away to New York to forget him. I built a life, a career, and a marriage that looked perfect on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow I'm back in Seattle, divorced, disgraced, and working for the very man who broke my heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrayson isn't just a struggling founder anymore. He's the CEO of a billion-dollar tech empire. He's colder, harder, and more dangerous than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe says he hired me for my legal mind. He says the past is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when we're alone in his office, the air crackles with the same electricity that burned us a decade ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're playing a dangerous game with a billion-dollar IPO on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne touch could ruin his company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne kiss could destroy my career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut some rules are made to be broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who crave: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForbidden boss x employee romance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge-gap with emotional intensity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower dynamics and workplace tension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsessive, all-consuming attraction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh stakes with HEA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love grumpy\/sunshine, forbidden workplace dynamics, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eslow-burn chemistry that explodes into high-heat passion, one-click\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Strictly Series-each book is a standalone with HEA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Celeste Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798268251487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Celeste Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454271566079,"sku":"9798268251487","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4c1feae-b5bd-492e-89cb-fd2c211219a8.jpg?v=1777305212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strictly-forbidden-celeste-rivers-9798268251487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}