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Praise for the New York Times bestselling series

An ambitious intern.

A perfectionist executive.

And a whole lot of name calling.

“Filled with plenty of hot sex and sizzling tension . . .”

—RT Book Reviews

“. . . deliciously steamy . . .”

—EW.com

“A devilishly depraved cross between a hardcore porn and a very special episode of The Office. . . . For us fetish-friendly fiends to feast on!!”

—PerezHilton.com

“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, New York Times bestselling author of Thoughtless

“Beautiful Bastard has heart, heat, and a healthy dose of snark. Romance readers who love a smart plot are in for an amazingly sexy treat!”

—Myra McEntire, author of Hourglass

“Beautiful Bastard is the perfect mix of passionate romance and naughty eroticism. I couldn’t, and didn’t, put it down until I’d read every last word.”

—Elena Raines, Twilightish

A charming British playboy.

A girl determined to finally live.

And a secret liaison revealed in all too vivid color.

“Hot . . . if you like your hook-ups early and plentiful . . .”

—EW.com

“I loved Beautiful Bastard, truly. I wasn’t sure how Christina Lauren planned on topping Bennett. . . . They did it. Max is walking hotness.”

—Bookalicious

“The thing that I love the most about Christina Lauren and the duo’s Beautiful books is that there is always humor in them. As well as hot steamy moments and some of the sweetest I love you’s.”

—BooksSheReads.com

“When I say Beautiful Stranger is hot, I mean Beautiful Stranger is HOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!! This book has some of the steamiest, sexiest, panty-dropping scenes and dialogue of any book I’ve ever read.”

—Live Love Laugh & Read

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Dedication

For our fic girls—each and every one of you—and the wild, real-life love stories you’ve shared. We started writing because we needed to, but we stayed because of you.
C & Lo

Chapter One

Chapter One

“I’m about to cut a bitch,” I hissed, pushing my share of the work away from me. Bennett failed to even look up, so I added, “And by that, I mean paper-cut a bitch.”

At least this got a tiny flicker of a smile. But I could tell, even after doing this for the past hour, he was still in Wedding Preparation Zone, and would keep robotically working until the entire, unending pile of cardstock in front of him was gone. Our normally immaculate dining room table was littered with Tiffany-blue wedding programs. Across from me, Bennett methodically folded each one in half before moving it to the Completed stack.

It was a simple process:

Fold, move.