The Long Road to Loving Royce

From a former HR professional who knows the real shark-filled waters of upper management comes a gutsy, 1990s enemies-to-lovers romance, where an ambitious divorcee shatters the glass ceiling in the male-dominated Australian mining industry, only to find herself in a high-stakes battle of wits and rising tension with the hard-nosed rival she beat to the CEO job.

One prestigious job opportunity, two main contenders. She's trapped under a glass ceiling. His career is all he cares about.

Verity Parker is determined to break new ground for professional women in the male-dominated Australian mining industry, by shattering the company's glass ceiling and proving she has what it takes to survive the perils of upper management. Success can come at a cost though, which Verity soon discovers after snatching the top job from the waiting hands of her main rival.

Royce James is known to be hard-nosed and astute, making him a formidable adversary but also a valuable ally in the dog-eat-dog corporate world. Can Verity forge an alliance with him, the man she beat to the coveted CEO position and who no doubt holds a grudge? With tensions between them rising, Verity must decide if she can trust Royce to do right by her or if he'll prove to be her most ruthless nemesis. Does he have her job in his sights, or her wary heart ... or both?

The Long Road to Loving Royce is an enemies to lovers tale of ambition, power plays, danger, and workplace/office romance as Alicia Hope's gutsy heroine navigates the shark-filled waters of 1990s corporate Australia.