Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that pencil-thin line between hate and love.

‘I made a mistake when I first met Joshua: I smiled at him. My best sunny smile with all my teeth, my eyes sparkling with stupid optimism. His eyes scanned me from the top of my head to the soles of my shoes. Then he looked away out the window. He did not smile back, and somehow I feel like he’s been carrying my smile around in his breast pocket ever since. He’s one up.’

Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes and usually a determined people-pleaser, has finally had enough. Ever since she met Joshua Templeman he’s been nothing but hostile. Over months in a shared office they’ve faced off against each other and now that a big promotion is up for grabs, it’s time to take him down. But as the tension between Lucy and Joshua reaches its boiling point, it’s clear that the real battle has only just begun…