A Bridesmaid's Guide to Enemies with Benefits: A Steamy Small-town Forced Proximity Romance
By South Hopkins
Violet Gray does not fraternize with the enemy.
Especially not John Thorn, the man who promised to chase her back to Maine and then disappeared for six months. Now he’s standing in her lab with twenty days to decide whether her life’s work gets funded or gutted. Violet trusted him once. She won’t make that mistake twice. And because twenty days with John at work isn’t bad enough, her apartment floods, landing Violet in his spare room. Now Violet can’t escape him at work or at home. He steals he...
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Violet Gray does not fraternize with the enemy.
Especially not John Thorn, the man who promised to chase her back to Maine and then disappeared for six months. Now he’s standing in her lab with twenty days to decide whether her life’s work gets funded or gutted. Violet trusted him once. She won’t make that mistake twice. And because twenty days with John at work isn’t bad enough, her apartment floods, landing Violet in his spare room. Now Violet can’t escape him at work or at home. He steals her desk chair, mocks her fish, and walks around the house wearing far too little and looking too damn good. Getting under Violet’s skin has never been John’s only talent.
Too bad enemies don’t come with benefits.
He pushes every button she has, matches her temper blow for blow, and kisses her like six months apart only made him want her more. He keeps doing things that make it harder to remember which side he’s on. Staying up half the night buried in her research. Losing his temper when someone puts their hands on her. Looking at everything Violet has built, looking at her like he finally understands why she refuses to let it go. Violet knows exactly what to do with an enemy. She has no idea what to do with John Thorn.
This is Violet and John’s romance. Tropes include: enemies to lovers, one-night-stand reunion, forced proximity, reluctant roommates, enemies with benefits, he falls first, protective hero, STEM heroine, workplace romance, a spicy scene in the lab, and a man sent to threaten her career who ends up fighting for it.
Series: Book 4 in the A Bridesmaid’s Guide to Getting Married series. Fully standalone.
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