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Beautiful Bastard

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Grace Grant
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Publisher's summary

An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Discover the story that garnered more than two million reads online.

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 two million reads on fan-fiction sites - Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for rerelease.

©2013 Christina Lauren (P)2013 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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"The perfect blend of sex, sass and heart, Beautiful Bastard is a steamy battle of wills that will get your blood pumping!" (S.C. Stephens, best-selling author of Thoughtless)

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I love Grace Grant. She is an excellent narrator, and that is no exception to this story. She brings it alive and I don't think anyone else would have done it justice as she did.

In addition, the storyline is right on point. I wasn't bored once. The range is also marvelous. It has just the right hint of steam and simmer at the same time. There is good balance for both business and pleasure.

Christina Lauren, I applaud you. Continue doing what you're doing. And I look forward to the next installment of this series.

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Great story.

Loved the fire in the relationship between the two characters. Great read looking forward to the next book.

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Fantastic

Great reading definitely hooked will have to purchase all of her books and start the next one tonight

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cute story

cute story. had me smiling at points and laughing at others. great love seen. overall good story.

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good

i liked it and that is all i can say, i finished it in 2 days because i am lonely i suppose.

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Sex sex and more sex

This book demands your attention within the first couple mins, using a very exciting sex scene. Once the sex starts though it seems to take over the majority of the story. By the middle of the book I was beginning to become bored with the redundant sex scenes. But as the story gets closer to the end the character development and relationship development increase which greatly improves the story line. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Good story, very intriguing, however near the end

Good story, very intriguing, however near the end it did become a tad bit predictable. narroration could of been a little better with the voices. But overall I liked it, it was a good listen

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I wish there was a sequel

Would you listen to Beautiful Bastard again? Why?

I would listen to it multiple times. It is such a good story.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It is Chloe. The story was so up and down. I didn't know if I wanted to cry for her or cheer her on.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When she left.

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Steamy and interesting.

Where does Beautiful Bastard rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Good read, could of had a more interesting storyline.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The boss, you never know what he was gonna do next.

Which scene was your favorite?

The first encounter the 2 leads had.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

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Any additional comments?

Great sex scenes and interesting plot, I just wish there was more storyline. A wrench thrown in here and here.

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As good as this type of story gets

Boss-subordinate relationship turns steamy, then they fall in love. Typical angst, hot office sex. The f-bomb is distracting and detracts from the story at times. But, really, who amongst hasn't shared this fantasy at one time or another?

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