By a Thread
by Lucy Score
Dominic:
I got her fired.
Okay, so I'd had a bad day, but there's nothing innocent about Ally Morales. Maybe her colourful, annoying, inexplicably alluring personality brightens up the magazine's offices that have felt like a prison for the past year. Maybe I like that she argues with me in front of the editorial staff. And maybe my after-hours fantasies are haunted by her brown eyes and sharp tongue.
She's working herself to death at half a dozen dead-end jobs for some secret reason. And I'm going to fix it all. Don't accuse me of caring. She's nothing more than a puzzle to be solved. If I can get her to quit, I can finally peel away all those layers. Then I can go back to salvaging the family name and forget all about the dancing, beer-slinging brunette.
Ally:
Ha. Hold my beer, Grumpy Grump Face.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~595
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is By a Thread?
By a Thread is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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How spicy is By a Thread?
By a Thread is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is By a Thread a standalone?
Yes, By a Thread is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in By a Thread?
By a Thread features boss x employee, grumpy x sunshine, workplace romance, billionaire. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does By a Thread have content warnings?
Our notes for By a Thread include: animal harm or death. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after By a Thread?
If you loved By a Thread, try Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey, A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn, The Fine Print by Lauren Asher. They share its boss x employee and grumpy x sunshine energy at a similar spice level.