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The Cost of the Forbidden
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  • paperback· 192 pp9780263263343
First published 2015

The Cost of the Forbidden

By Carol Marinelli

Heat level
Warm

The price of endless pleasure! Clients, women, money…ruthless CEO Sev Derzhavin is a master at getting whatever—and whomever!—he wants. Rejected as a child, Sev has never been refused since. So when his personal assistant resigns, Sev can't resist the challenge of enticing the beautiful brunette to stay… Naomi Johnson has to walk away before she gives in to the chemistry with her infamous heartbreaker boss and opens her heart to yet more bruises. But on their last business trip to Dubai, Sev makes a shocking suggestion to relieve the tension between them: enjoy some overtime—in his bed!

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Forbidden Workplace RomanceRelationshipContemporary RomanceSettingBoss HeroCharacterCEO HeroCharacter
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Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.

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