《Battle of the Bookstores》作者: Ali Brady【EPUB】

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Rivalry and romance spark when two bookstore managers who are opposites in every way find themselves competing for the same promotion.

Despite managing bookstores on the same Boston street, Josie Klein and Ryan Lawson have never interacted much—Josie’s store focuses on serious literature, and Ryan’s sells romance only. But when the new owner of both stores decides to combine them, the two are thrust into direct competition. Only one manager will be left standing, decided by who turns the most profit over the summer.

Efficient and detail-oriented Josie instantly clashes with easygoing and disorganized Ryan. Their competing events and contrasting styles lead to more than just frustration—the sparks between them might just set the whole store on fire. Their only solace during this chaos is the friendship they’ve each struck up with an anonymous friend in an online book forum. Little do they know they’re actually chatting with each other.

As their rivalry heats up in real life, their online relationship grows, and when the walls between their stores come tumbling down, Josie and Ryan realize not all’s fair in love and war. And maybe, if they’re lucky, happily ever afters aren’t just for the books.

关于作者

Ali Brady is the pen name of writing BFFs Alison Hammer and Bradeigh Godfrey. They are the USA TODAY Bestselling authors of romantic, heartwarming, funny novels including The Beach Trap, The Comeback Summer, Until Next Summer, and Battle of the Bookstores. Their books have been “best of summer” picks by The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Parade, and Katie Couric Media. Alison lives in Chicago and works as an advertising creative director. She’s also the Founder and Co-President of The Artists Against Antisemitism, and the author of You and Me and Us and Little Pieces of Me. Bradeigh lives in Utah with her husband, four children, and two dogs. She works as a doctor and is the author of psychological thrillers Imposter and The Followers.

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当两个在各个方面都截然相反的书店经理发现自己为了同一个促销活动而竞争时，竞争与浪漫火花四溅。

尽管乔西·克莱因和瑞安·劳森在同一条波士顿街上管理着两家书店，但他们从未有过太多互动——乔西的书店专注于严肃文学，而瑞安的书店只卖浪漫小说。但当两家书店的新老板决定合并它们时，两人被迫直接竞争。只有一个经理会留下来，由谁在夏天赚取最多的利润来决定。

高效且注重细节的乔西立刻与随和且无组织的瑞安发生冲突。他们相互竞争的活动和截然不同的风格不仅导致挫败感，他们之间的火花甚至可能点燃整个书店。在这混乱中，他们唯一的慰藉是他们各自在一个在线书论坛中与一个匿名朋友建立起的友谊。他们不知道实际上他们在互相聊天。

随着他们的现实生活中的竞争升温，他们的在线关系也在增长，当两家书店之间的墙倒塌时，乔西和瑞安意识到爱情和战争并非总是公平的。也许，如果他们幸运的话，幸福终归不是只属于书本。

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