Hot Copy, Ruby Barrett
Hot Copy, Ruby Barrett
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Hot Copy

Author: Ruby Barrett

Narrator: Troy Duran, Sofia Willingham

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/25/2021


Synopsis

Corinne Blunt knows what people think of her—she's an icy, unapproachable executive. It's the price she's had to pay to get to the top. But there's knowing you have a reputation in the office, and there's hearing your new intern laugh when someone calls you "Blunt the C*nt" in the elevator on his first day.

She'd hoped to finally find an ally in Wesley Chambers, but she's not about to let him off the hook for joining the office boys' club. Taking refuge in the professional boundaries between them, she relegates Wes to assistant work—which would do the trick, if he weren't so eager to prove he's a decent human being.

Wes is sincerely apologetic, insisting it was a misunderstanding, and to her surprise, Corinne believes him. Being forced to work together was one thing, but long hours at the office with what turns out to be a kind, thoughtful man soon has their business relationship turning personal, and things get complicated—fast. Could this be something more serious than either of them dared to hope for? Or is their relationship just playing into the harmful power dynamics Corinne's had to endure her entire career?

Contains mature themes.

About Ruby Barrett

Ruby Barrett lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and daughter. Hot Copy is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Wowwww! I’m dipping my fingers into water bucket! They’re burning! The extremely high chemistry between Corinne and Wesley put the pages in fire! It’s freaking hot, intense, steamy, pant melting, mind blowing! You keep hyperventilating as you flip the pages faster, turning on AC to cool down ! Offi......more

So I actually called Sam about this one. Her insight is invaluable, and I needed to sort through why this book made me so incredibly uncomfortable. For starters, the workplace situation creates a power imbalance that’s tough to overcome. That’s not to say I haven’t enjoyed a workplace romance - just......more

Goodreads review by el

my thoughts on hot copy are that goodreads, booktok, and booktube have essentially popularized + worked to normalize the already ubiquitous m/f power imbalance across nearly every genre in publishing—though it’s particularly bad in romance—and so to finally see its inverse play out in an office sett......more

Interesting reading the reviews for this one. A lot of people were uncomfortable with the work place dynamics and the power imbalance between the female boss and her younger male intern. It was directly addressed in the book in a manner sufficient enough to stave off my "ick" but I can see why these......more