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CEO plus Size Crush - A Blind Date Romance meets Workplace Bully Romance - cover

CEO plus Size Crush - A Blind Date Romance meets Workplace Bully Romance

Caroluchy

Publisher: Publishdrive

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Summary

“If you weren’t so fat, maybe the ring would have been your size!”That was the last thing Beauty ever expected to hear on the day she thought she'd get engaged.
 
Dumped in a jewelry store in front of strangers, 25-year-old Beauty is used to heartbreak. Bullied for her weight her whole life, she’s built emotional armor from every insult. But nothing prepares her for her next chapter: landing a dream job at a glamorous fashion company—and accidentally catching the attention of Bruno Hathaway, the company’s cold, enigmatic heir.
 
She’s invisible in a world of perfect bodies and flawless faces—until Bruno, stoic and unreadable, steps in to defend her. When a humiliating blind date ends in disaster, it’s Bruno who comes to the rescue, setting off a chain of events neither of them expected.
 
From spilled secrets to accidental sleepovers, Bruno starts to see Beauty in ways no one else ever has. But in a cutthroat industry obsessed with appearances, and a mansion filled with judgment, can a scarred woman and a guarded man navigate their undeniable attraction?
 
Or will her past, and his silence, be the wedge that tears them apart?
 
Notes: Book 1: Chapter 1 – Chapter 64
 
Perfect for readers who love protective billionaires, underdog heroines, and slow-burn emotional romance.
 
Hot Tropes: Opposites attract, workplace romance, plus-size heroine, silent CEO, accidental sleepover, mistaken identity, ice-cold male lead, forced proximity
 
Character Traits: Self-deprecating but witty heroine, emotionally repressed hero, model-perfect rival, loyal best friend
 
Plot Elements: Office bullying, blind date gone wrong, class and beauty standards, mistaken names, family pressure, secret rescue
 
Emotional Hooks: Redemption, unexpected attraction, body image healing, self-worth, protective gestures, second chance at love
 
Setting/World: New York fashion industry, elite corporate mansion, urban office drama
Available since: 06/06/2025.
Print length: 221 pages.

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