Every interaction s pikes your blood with a dangerous kind of adrenaline, and you’re on the brink of fight or flight. The heart in your chest beats heavy and bright, nearly visible through your flesh and clothes. Your stomach twists at the thought of that person.

I’ve had a lot of time to compare love and hate, and these are my observations. Hating someone feels disturbingly similar to being in love with them. You gave me the prompt that sparked this entire book. Even though my pug, Delia, cannot read, she has been remarkably supportive and I will love her until the end of time.Ĭarrie, whoever or wherever you are: That one word, nemesis, was such a gift. Speaking of family, I want to send love to my parents, Sue and David, my brother, Peter, and my husband, Roland. Thanks to the friendly and efficient people at HarperCollins, especially my editor, Amanda Bergeron, for making me feel like one of the family. Taylor, thank you for helping me to achieve this dream. Thank you to Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings for supporting my writing endeavors and for introducing me to my lovely agent, Taylor Haggerty from Waxman Leavell Literary Agency. Each has played their part to support, push, and inspire me.

I have had a wonderful cheer squad of friends encouraging me to pursue this dream: Kate Warnock, Gemma Ruddick, Liz Kenneally, and Katie Saarikko. 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. 2) A person’s undoing 3) Joshua Templeman Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome. USA Today Bestseller Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love.

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