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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Alcohol use, Emotional abuse, Death of loved one, Parental death, Grief
The Contract
by Melanie Moreland
Book 1 in The Contract
This is classic fake-engagement office romance with a ruthless hero, a practical heroine, and a redemption arc that has to work for it.
storykind_community 3/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length454 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice3/5 · 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
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- The angst delivered
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- Anti-hero
- Love/hate tension
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Romantic fulfillment
- Redeemed villain
- Power imbalance
- Power dynamic
- Redemption arc
- Secretly soft
- Redemption romance
- Slow seduction
- Tension finally satisfied
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Fake dating
- Workplace / office
- Contemporary
- Fake engagement
- Big city / metropolis
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- Marriage of convenience
- Contract/transactional romance
- Boss/employee
- Workplace romance
- Billionaire romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Moderate
- Career woman
- Romantic
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- Character-driven
- Caretaker
- Steamy
- Dramatic
- Fast-paced
- Page turner
- Binge read
- Addictive pacing
- Redemption
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 454 pages
- Publisher
- Melanie Moreland
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book