Title: The Harder They Fall- Author: Trish Jensen
- Series/Category: Previously published in Harlequin’s Love & Laughter series
- Genre(s): Contemporary
- Publisher: Bell Bridge Books, June 2012 (originally published June 1997 by Harlequin)
- Source: Digital ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley ($4.99 ebook)
- Length: 202 pages
- Trope(s): Insta-Lust, Lust in the Workplace, I Hate You Except When We Kiss
- Quick blurb: Klutzy MBA disguised as a waitress tries to prevent her father from selling family restaurant chain to Studly Millionaire.
- Quick review: An un-funny rom-com that shows its 1990s origins.
- Grade: DNF
She switched tactics. Smiling, she batted her eyelashes. “Can’t we be friends?” she asked sweetly.
Made it about 20% and didn’t see any hope of ever liking the annoying heroine.