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- Content warnings: Sexual assault (referenced), Stalking, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, Toxic relationships, Violence, Mental illness, Classism, Sexual content
By a Thread
by Lucy Score
The banter carries real emotional weight beneath the comedy, the harassment subplot gives the hero a chance to prove himself through action rather than grand gestures, and the slow burn payoff is worth every one of those 560 pages.
goodreads 4.07/5 176,940 ratings
storykind_community 2.75/5 4 ratings
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Length560 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
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- Grumpy protector
- Grumpy sunshine
- Dirty talk heavy
- The swoon
- Secretly soft
- Banter
- Slow seduction
- Tension finally satisfied
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive / claiming
- Book hangover
- Billionaire / CEO
- Power imbalance
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Comfort reread material
- Protective love interest
- Dominant vibes
- Hurt/comfort
- Praise kink
- Mutual pining
- Wall pinning
- He falls first
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Only soft for them
- Size difference focus
- Who did this to you
- Soft dom energy
- Possessive/protective
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Mine declarations
- Clothes ripping
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Boss/employee
- Workplace / office
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- Workplace romance
- Forced proximity
- Opposites attract
- Billionaire romance
- Single parent romance
- Secret relationship
- Touch her and die
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Steamy
- Witty
- Moderate
- General badass
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- Latinx MC
- Humorous
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Romantic
- Survivor
- Intense
- Warm
- Caretaker
- Dramatic
- Conversational
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Character-driven
- Lighthearted
- Swoony
- Grumpy boss meets sunshine chaos
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Book details
- Length
- 560 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book