Pencils At Dawn: An Enemies to Lovers Sweet Romcom Short Story
Competitors or compatible – It’s a fine line.
Jack and Ami’s office rivalry is legendary. With an ongoing quest to be the top salesperson, they’ve never managed to agree on anything. But that’s all about to change.
After a disastrous client meeting which descends into Olympic-level sparring, their manager issues an ultimatum: Get along or risk transfer to the remotest of remote hubs.
To save their jobs, Ami and Jack will have to pretend to like each other. And what better way to convince their colleagues that they’ve set aside their differences than to date? … Enter the fake-dating contract.
Will their colleagues fall for the ruse before Jack and Ami fall for each other? Could they be perfect for each other under all that hostility?
An enemies to lovers, sweet romcom short story. Ideal for the commute or a holiday read. Buy now!
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Non-review Rant
This is book #8 in September 2023. I’m on a roll.
Recap
Jake and Ami, two coworkers who are always trying to one-up the other. They don’t get along, but their boss Sandra and their team thinks otherwise. After a disastrous client meeting, Sandra asks them to learn to behave or move to another team. They are also located in an almost-dysfunctional tiny meeting room 5A.
Jake and Ami come up with an idea to prove that they are
Review
It’s a short story and I can’t demand that everything work out at a slow pace, but there was no romance. Whatever we “see” between Jake and Ami is that they can’t live without argument. They look after each other, bring beverage for the other, remind to eat lunch on time, and accompany each other as +1 on social events; this is all “told” to us as Sandra (the boss) explains to Ellen (the new team member) why she is meddling. The meddling goes so far that even HR has to step in and warn Sandra. I was like, wow!
If I had a boss like Sandra, I would quit my job right away, even if there was a Jake for my Ami.
I don’t hate the book. The humour is on point, the lack of romance is what made this a dud for me.
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