Beautiful Bastard
An intern and her infuriating boss hate-hook-up in every room of the office. Started life as Twilight fanfic.
- Spice
- 5/5
- Burn
- Fast
- Pages
- ~300
- Ending
- HEA
How spicy is Beautiful Bastard?
Beautiful Bastard is a 5 out of 5 on our spice scale: scorching (explicit & plentiful). Frequent, very explicit and often kinky. Spice is a main event. Read with a fan nearby. Spice starts early (first quarter).
- Steam: Explicit and plentiful
- Burn: Fast burn
- When: Spice starts early (first quarter)
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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Beautiful Bastard: quick answers
How spicy is Beautiful Bastard?
Beautiful Bastard is a 5 out of 5 on our spice scale: scorching (explicit & plentiful). Frequent, very explicit and often kinky. Spice is a main event. Read with a fan nearby. Spice starts early (first quarter).
Is Beautiful Bastard a standalone?
No. Beautiful Bastard is book 1 in Beautiful Bastard. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Beautiful Bastard?
Beautiful Bastard features boss x employee, enemies to lovers, workplace romance, alpha hero. It is a fast burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Beautiful Bastard have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for Beautiful Bastard, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Beautiful Bastard?
If you loved Beautiful Bastard, try Bared to You by Sylvia Day, The Fine Print by Lauren Asher, Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. They share its boss x employee and enemies to lovers energy at a similar spice level.