Books like Getting Rid Of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie

Executive assistants Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman battle over a promotion, turning office rivalry into a witty, high‑stakes game of love and humor within Bexley‑Gamin Publishing.

Michelle inherits a nearly bankrupt ranch in Florida and discovers she owes a hefty debt to the rugged rancher John Rafferty, who offers a perilous bargain that threatens her independence.

Minerva Dobbs and Calvin Morrisey begin their first meeting as a wager, but fate and a cast of quirky elements—jealous exes, intelligent cats, chaotic theories—push them toward an unexpected gamble: true love.

Two charming romances collide in small-town Ohio: bookkeeper‑film‑maker Sophie captures the infamous mayor Phineas Tucker on camera, while Minerva Dobbs and handsome playboy Calvin Morrisey gamble on love and fate.

Lucy Sullivan's leap from TV commercial director to action‑film helm turns chaotic when the crew quits, the stars flaunt egos, and her charming ex‑husband and a smug military consultant throw everything into disarray.

Journalist Chastity O'Neill returns to her hometown to start working on her feminine wiles, but four older brothers and a crush on her first love make things complicated.

A spirited reporter follows a mysterious con woman and a charming, dangerous man, leading to a fast‑paced, playful romance where secrets and attraction collide.

A family of art dealers and a reformed con man collide over a stolen three‑million‑dollar scheme, forcing them to team up against a dangerous femme‑fatale, obsessive collectors and a hitman in a comic, contemporary love‑and‑deception tale.

"As a Colby agent, Trinity Barrett is one of the best at finding the missing and delivering justice. He hasn't confronted a challenge he couldn't handle with ease--until now. To locate an abducted child and bring her home safely, he must team up with Equalizer Evonne Cassidy ... his ex-wife. Launching a dangerous search in Chicago's underbelly is not Evonne's biggest obstacle--partnering with Trinity is. They'd managed to keep their history a secret, but in close quarters they can't deny the passion that still connects them. And if there's any hope for a Christmas reconciliation, they'll first have to survive their risky assignment"--Publisher description.

Forty‑five‑year‑old Adrienne Willis, reeling from her husband's departure, finds new hope on the North Carolina coast when she meets surgeon Paul Flanner during a holiday in Rodanthe.

In a storm‑ridden mansion, Calliope Worthington discovers a hidden necklace and is caught by the reclusive Mr. Ren Porter, who offers a perilous bargain: marry him and pay each stolen pearl in a night of passion.

In her fourth book, LIPSTICK JUNGLE, best-selling author Candace Bushnell re-creates a real-life world as compelling and fascinating as Sex and the City. In LIPSTICK JUNGLE, high fashion meets the powerful women who actually wear it.Victory Ford -- single, beautiful, creative and unconventional -- has worked for years to create her own independent fashion house. But when her company goes into a tailspin, Victory falls into the arms of the ruthless cosmetics baron, Lyne Bennett. As she struggles to keep her company afloat, she learns crucial lessons about what she really wants from a relationship.One of the most powerful women in publishing, Nico O'Neilly seems to have it all -- a stellar career, a well-respected husband, and an eight-year-old daughter whom she adores. But at forty-three, Nico finds that this isn't enough. Her secret ambition is to become the first female CEO of Splatch-Verner (the multimedia company that owns her magazine), but if she's going to achieve her goal, she needs to start acting now.Wendy Healy, President of Parador Pictures, has chutzpah to spare. It’s propelled her to the very top of the cutthroat movie business, yet as she tries to bring her most important movie to the screen, her drive is not enough to save her. Selden Rose, the president of MovieTime, is secretly lobbying to oust Wendy and take over Parador; meanwhile, her twelve-year-marriage to her metrosexual househusband is falling apart. One has to go--and in a series of unconventional plot twists, Wendy finds a startling answer.Following these determined but likeable leading ladies through the ups and downs of their careers, their marriages and their affairs, Candace Bushnell shows us how three strong women stay at the top of their fields in the toughest town in the world.

After a man’s sudden death, his assistant inherits a curious collection of dropped items and a mission to return them to their owners while building new bonds in a quiet English town.

A woman’s vacation turns deadly when she discovers a murder on Moon Bay Island, and her ex-husband reappears just in time for a hurricane to lock them all together.