Beautiful Bastard

of Office R&D BB could ever ask for. And although a blanket, heartfelt thank-you to the fandom will never suffice, it’s the best we can do in this space. Rest assured, the space you can claim in our shared history is much more massive. Your love for this story, even after it’s been down for over three years, has kept it very much alive. We hope you enjoyed the reworked book as much as you did the original. May you all have your La Perlas ripped at least once.
    Beautiful Bastard prereaders—Martha, Erin, Kellie, Anne, Myra, and Gretchen: reworking this into a book with you all was The Most Fun, and we loved every comment, squee, edit and ::vowel sound:: Your excitement has kept us going even when we suspected we might be insane to do this, and especially when we were sure we were. Thank you for taking time to read every word, even the dirty ones we made you read a hundred times.
    But perhaps most of all, we want to acknowledge the support of our families. SisterShoes, Cutest, Ninja, Bear, Blondie, and Dr. Mister Shoes—you give us more than encouragement; you indulge us with time, and love us even at the peaks of our silliest obsessions.Thank you for being the best part of every day, and the reason we embarked on this adventure in the first place.



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    This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
    Copyright © 2013 by Lauren Billings Luhrs and Christina Hobbs Venstra
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    Lauren, Christina.
    Beautiful bastard / Christina Lauren. -- First Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
    pages cm
    Summary: "An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate--and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative--completely infuriating--creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules--or outright smash them--if it means he can have her. All over the office As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other. Originally only available online as The Office by tby789--and garnering over 2 million reads on fanfiction sites--Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release. "-- Provided by publisher.
    ISBN 978-1-4767-3009-7 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-4767-3010-3 (ebook)
    I. Title.
    PS3612.A9442273
    [B43 2013]
    813'.6--dc23
    2012049975