The Launch Date
The perfect enemies to lovers workplace romance for 2025
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4.6 • 27 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
Curl up and enjoy this second chance office romance with a fake dating twist, perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Christina Lauren.
'A witty, sparkly, and hilarious book' Lizzy Dent, author of The Summer Job
'The Launch Date is what rom-com dreams are made of!' - Katie Holt, author of Not in My Book
'Witty, banter-filled . . . a workplace romance perfect for weekend bingeing!' Nadia El-Fassi, author of Best Hex Ever
To get her dream job, she’ll have to date her worst nightmare . . .
Grace Hastings is in a rut. Her career is stagnating, her boss is a leech, and she feels like a fraud working for Fate, a dating app whose ethos she no longer believes in. And don’t even get her started on the state of her love life.
So when the company’s CEO offers her an opportunity for a big promotion and the chance to work on the launch of a dating app that she actually cares about, Grace can’t believe her luck.
That is, until she discovers that she must test drive a series of ‘first dates’ with her competition for the job: notorious socialite playboy and Grace’s biggest work rival, Eric Bancroft.
But Grace refuses to give up her dream job because of a man. And besides, how romantic can a handful of fake dates with your biggest rival really be?
There’s absolutely no way it’s an office romance waiting to happen.
Readers LOVE The Launch Date
'A sharp, witty rom-com . . . laugh out loud and deeply satisfying' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I read this in one sitting and genuinely enjoyed every second' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Filled with witty banter and delicious tension' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'You won't want to miss this delightful, fun and heart-felt rom-com, full of witty banter and off-the-charts chemistry!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this fun if somewhat uneven workplace romance, debut author Slator pairs two ambitious and antagonistic coworkers, Grace and Eric, as they compete for a promotion at a London dating app company. Grace has a manipulative creep for a boss and wrestles with low self-esteem, having recently exited a bad long-term relationship. Meanwhile, Eric is followed relentlessly by the paparazzi due to his prominent family, which both annoys and titillates Grace. Formerly friends, their relationship now consists of nonstop sniping—until they're assigned to work together on a new project that requires them to evaluate potential romantic outings as a pretend couple. The sizzle between these two is obvious from the jump, but for most of the book Grace comes across as whiny and struggles to get out of her own way. Fortunately, the far more appealing Eric works to improve her self-esteem and encourages her to stand up for herself. Once she finally becomes more assertive—and more open to his overtures—the story picks up steam and becomes a lot more entertaining. Despite its few flaws, this is sure to please fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.
Customer Reviews
Favourite book of the year so far!
5 stars! Loved the chemistry between Grace & Eric and the banter was sooooo good!
Slow burn
Slower than I like but I did enjoy the characters and the writing style. It really picked up after the first ~100 pages
Loved everything about this book!
(Because I wrote it 😇)
I hope you enjoy The Launch Date just as much as I loved writing it! 💖