Título: At First Spite: A Harlot's Bay Novel
Autor: Olivia Dade
Sinopse: A Library Journal Romance Pick of the Month
Bestselling author Olivia Dade welcomes you to Harlot’s Bay in this delightfully sexy rom-com about a woman who buys the town's famous Spite House, only to realize the infuriating man she can't stand lives right next door—and their unwilling proximity might spark something neither can ignore.
When Athena Greydon’s fiancé ends their engagement, she has no choice but to move into the Spite House she recklessly bought him as a wedding gift. Which is a problem, for several reasons: The house, originally built as a brick middle finger to the neighbors, is only ten feet wide. Her ex’s home is literally attached to hers. And Dr. Matthew Vine the Freaking Third—AKA the uptight, judgy jerk who convinced his younger brother to leave her—is living on her other side, only a four-foot alley away.
If she has to see Matthew every time she looks out her windows, she might as well have some fun with the situation. By, say, playing erotic audiobooks at top volume with those windows open. A woman living in a Spite House is basically obligated to get petty payback however she can, right?
Unfortunately, loathing Matthew proves more difficult than anticipated. He helps her move. He listens. And he’s kind of…hot? Dammit.
Matthew may not regret ending his brother's engagement, but he does regret what the breakup has done to Athena. He'll help her however he can. If that means finding her work, fine. If that means enduring nightly steamy story hours, so be it. And if that means watching Athena through their windows a bit too often and caring about her a bit too much…well, nothing can come of it. She’ll never forgive him. Even if she did, how could he ever tell his beloved younger brother the truth—that Matthew wants the very same woman he encouraged Johnny to leave?
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “At First Spite: A Harlot’s Bay Novel”, de Olivia Dade, publicado pela editora Avon, em 2024 e com 400 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Avon
Páginas: 400
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0063215918
ISBN13: 9780063215917
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora avon costumam mergulhar o leitor em narrativas de romance intenso, muitas vezes ambientadas em épocas passadas, como a Regência inglesa ou cenários históricos ricos em intrigas e paixões. A experiência de leitura é marcada por personagens que enfrentam dilemas amorosos e sociais, com enredos que equilibram tensão emocional e momentos de humor ou aventura. Há também obras que exploram o sobrenatural e o fantástico, como vampiros e magia, mas sempre com foco na construção de relações afetivas complexas. O catálogo revela uma preferência por histórias narrativas, com ritmo que varia entre o envolvente e o dramático, e que dialogam tanto com leitores que buscam escapismo romântico quanto com os que apreciam tramas mais elaboradas e cheias de reviravoltas.
