Going Public
A workplace romance
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
“A childhood crush gets a second chance in this heartwarming gay romance.” —Publishers Weekly on Hard Sell
A boss and his employee must work together on more than just office politics in this thoughtful, sexy romance from Hudson Lin.
As an operating partner at Jade Harbour, Raymond Chao prides himself in fixing even the most disastrous of portfolio companies—no matter the cost. While his colleagues might not always like his methods, they love his results. But his latest business partner isn’t cooperating, and what’s worse, Raymond's underhanded tactics have landed him in hot water with the law.
Elvin Goh has been Raymond's assistant for years, and he's been in love with the charming, ruthless playboy for just as long. There's very little that Elvin won't do—or hasn't done—for Raymond. Impossible crush aside, it's his job. But this time, even Elvin can't see a way out.
When long nights in the office lead to whispered confessions and a newfound intimacy, it seems like a dream come true—for both of them. But with the prospect of failure on the horizon, can this dream team beat the odds and come out the victors in the office and in their hearts?
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Jade Harbour Capital
Book 1: Hard Sell
Book 2: Going Public
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lin's plotty second Jade Harbour Capital romance (after Hard Sell) skillfully mixes business with pleasure. Elvin Goh, personal assistant to private equity company Jade Harbour's operating partner, Ray Chao, can anticipate Ray's needs before Ray even knows what they are. Elvin, who is demisexual—he needs an emotional connection to feel sexual desire—harbors a crush on Ray, but his working-class background makes him an outsider to his boss's luxurious lifestyle and only adds to their power imbalance. When the men take a business trip to pay an unannounced visit to investigate a paper mill Jade Harbour may take public, they end up sharing a room—and a bed—and the line between personal and professional blurs. The business intrigue gets as much play as the simmering romantic tension, and a surprise audit at the paper mill reveals drug trafficking and connections to the Greek mob. Now Ray's firm ethical beliefs may put both Jade Harbor and his relationship with Elvin at risk. The characters are well developed, with Elvin's close-knit family contrasting Ray's estrangement from his own, and the story takes some fascinating twists. Readers will find it easy to care about these endearing lovers.
