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Beautiful Bastard

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Grace Grant
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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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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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loved it

all of Christina Laurens books are Hot! You won't want to miss this. steamy. worth the listen or read.

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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! GOD I LOVED THIS BOOK!

First off, the narrator, Grace Grant, was AWESOME! She done a great job with both characters and protraying their personalities. I loved the story. I thought that maybe all the back and fourth fighting between Chloe and Bennett would get old, but it didn't. This book is HOT, SEXY, HILLARIOUS, AND JUST AWESOME! HOPE THIS IS A SERIES!

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Awesome book!!!!

Would you consider the audio edition of Beautiful Bastard to be better than the print version?

Both are great.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beautiful Bastard?

The initial board room scene...wow!!

Which character – as performed by Grace Grant – was your favorite?

Chloe Mills

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Meet the corporate world's beautiful bastard.

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This is an enjoyable jaw dropping novel.

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Amazing Story

I have read and reviewed this ebook in the past. However hearing this rendition brings a new dynamic to the story. I would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone

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Predictable.

Narrator good. Sexual encounters descriptive and exciting but the story lack twist. So predictable for intern to fall for asshole boss and rise after giving in to temptation.

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Steamy and tantalizing

I couldn't stop listening I was obsessed and now I'm sad that it's over. I'm still reeling by how hot this book was. Hot hot hot! Take it from an avid romantic novel listener this is a great book! I can't wait to read another novel by the same author.

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Loved this story!! Amazing narration.

Extremely well done!! A story that is funny, sexy, filled with lots of banter and heart. It shows how to team well writers with great narration. Grace Grant, again, shows to me why she is such an amazing talent and that she can do no wrong. I enjoyed the humor and certainly will look for more of the series.

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The Best of the Beautiful Series

Wow, just wow. This book shocked the hell out of me the way it started and it just kept going. This takes the line between love and hate into a whole new place - a very good place. I have read all the books in the Beautiful series and this is by far the best. Great characters with strong female leads. Well worth a credit.

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Love it

I first read BB as fan fiction, then four years ago when it was published as original fiction. I loved it both times. I decided to listen to the audiobook so I could start over and finish the series after I got behind. I enjoyed the story just as much this time as I did the others. Can't wait to go forth to listen to the others.

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