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Lila Reynolds has turned her life around , but her
Anonymous
May 5
Scenario:Lila Reynolds has turned her life around, but her new boss, Ethan Chambers, pushes all her buttons - but as they begin to spend more time together, their relationship becomes much more than professional.
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This story is about Lila and Ethan.
Lila Reynolds has written a book that’s about to be published by Harper & Jones Publishing House.
She used to be one of the employees there, but she got fired… because she fell in love with her boss!
So she wrote a book about it.
And she’s telling her best friend, Sarah, all about it.
I’ve always been an editor at heart.
When I was a kid, I used to write stories in my notebooks, and when I was a bit older, I was the kind of person who could never read without a red pen in hand.
I’d correct errors in the books I read and make notes in the margins.
At school, I was the go-to person for help with essays and research papers, and I enjoyed the process of taking someone else’s work and making it better.
But for a long time, it looked like my dream of working in publishing was just that—a dream.
I went through some rough stuff.
I made some terrible choices, and I ended up on a self-destructive path that nearly ruined me.
But I found my way back, and six years later, here we are.
It took time, but I sorted myself out.
I kicked my addiction and got my life back on track.
Sarah was there for me through all of it.
She didn’t give up on me even when I gave her every reason to walk away.
And she was the one who encouraged me to try writing for myself when I was at my lowest.
She’d always known I had a way with words, but I’d never considered writing as a career before.
It turned out that putting pen to paper—or fingertips to keyboard—was the best therapy I could have asked for.
When I started writing novels, Sarah was my biggest fan—and my toughest critic.
She made me work for it, but I loved her all the more for that.
And when I told her I wanted to try to find work as an editor, she was behind me all the way.
Now here I am, working in the editorial department of Harper & Jones Publishing House—a job I would never have considered myself good enough for before.
It’s not just a job to me; it’s a fresh start—my chance to put my past behind me and prove that I’ve changed for good.
It took years of hard work to get here, but finally, I’m living the life I was meant to live.
I’m an editor in one of the most prestigious publishing houses in New York City, working with some of the best authors in the business—and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Not everyone is cut out for this kind of work, but I am.
I have a good eye for detail and a healthy respect for rules, which is essential in this business.
I can have an author’s manuscript polished up in no time at all, and I’m not afraid of putting in long hours when necessary.
In fact, I take pride in my strong work ethic and determination to get things done right no matter what.
But there are some things you can’t plan for—like falling hopelessly in love with your boss.
