Turning thirty was nothing like the movies promised. I wasn’t flirty, thriving, or whatever else Hollywood lied about—at least not where it counted.

While I was a successful marketing executive, climbing the corporate ladder faster than anyone else in my department, my love life was a ghost town. When all my friends and colleagues started marrying and settling down, I realized it was time to take matters into my own hands.

So, I built a romance bucket list. A highly organized, color-coded checklist designed for finding true love. Things were finally calm at work, which meant now was the perfect time to focus on me.

Unfortunately, the universe had other plans.

The chaos started when my assistant went on maternity leave and never came back. Things only got worse when her replacement walked in, and a very familiar pair of green eyes glared back at me.

Nox had played many roles in my life over the years, but "friendly" was never one of them. He’d resented me ever since I beat him out for the promotion we’d both wanted. Now, I didn’t just have to work with him—I was his boss.

Nox never did anything the easy way, though. Coloring outside the lines was what he did best, and his favorite hobby was pushing my buttons every single chance he got.

So when he found my secret romance bucket list, I braced for ruthless mockery. Instead, he surprised me with an offer to help me complete it.

I knew better than to trust a rival who wanted my job, but suddenly, my foolproof plans were out the window—and I was starting to see Nox in a whole new light.

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My Romance Bucket List