Books like Playing hard to get by Charlotte Lamb

Valerie Knight is a tenacious feature writer at London’s Sentinel, where she fights for the stories that matter. In her personal life, she finds herself pursued by the paper’s financial editor, Gib Collingwood, and must decide whether to hold him at arm’s length or let herself fall for him. In the bustling world of Barbary Wharf, careers and passions collide. Valerie’s workplace, shaped by her editor Gina Tyrrell and boss Nick Caspian, is rife with office rumors and rivalry. As she wrestles with her own hidden past and the temptation to reveal it, Valerie’s strategy of playing hard to get becomes a test of commitment beyond the newsroom. The novel explores the thin line between professional ambition and personal desire, set against the vibrant backdrop of London’s financial district and the chaotic life inside a newspaper’s office.

First publish date: December 2, 1992