Books like Original Cyn by Sue Margolis
Cynthia "Cyn" Fishbein is a hardworking junior copywriter at a London advertising agency, known for her kindness and diligence. When a sharp‑tongued coworker plagiarises one of her concepts, Cyn flips the script by assuming the teammate’s identity. In the process, she stages an elaborate scheme to secure her career and exact revenge.
Cyn’s new persona frees her to break out of her comfort zone: she begins an illicit affair with group‑therapy partner Joe Dillon, shaking her once‑stable world. The double life she leads offers thrilling excitement but also creates dangerous ripples that threaten her job, her reputation, and the fragile equilibrium of her personal life.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Romantic Comedy
Authors: Sue Margolis
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