{"product_id":"professionally-unprofessional-9798998856914","title":"Professionally Unprofessional","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Romantic Comedy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLexie Phillips has a bestselling novel, a thriving start-up publishing house, and a closet full of sarcastic T-shirts-but not a clue how to share office space with the six-foot-tall finance bro next door who looks like he was raised by spreadsheets and arrogance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter years of working out of coffee shops and converted garages, Lexie and her best friend Maci finally land their dream office in a sleek downtown Chicago high-rise. Bound Books Publishing is on the rise, the paint is barely dry, and success finally seems within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Ben Maddox: brooding, brilliant, and built like every bad decision Lexie's ever made. His financial firm occupies the space across the hall, and from the moment they meet, it's clear they're oil and water-with a side of combustible chemistry. He's precision and pressed collars. She's coffee stains and chaos. He thinks her \"business\" is cute. She thinks his face would look better with a book thrown at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen is precision in motion-until his firm needs him to impress a new client who values family men and flashy lifestyles. That's where Lexie comes in, his smart-mouthed neighbor and brand-new fake fiancé. Their fake engagement is supposed to be strictly business. No feelings. No drama. Definitely no flirting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when late-night strategy sessions turn into stolen glances and tequila-fueled confessions lead to lakeside kisses, things start feeling a little too real. Add one rockstar memoir, a random escape to Vegas, and a confession that rocks them to their core and all of a sudden being \"professionally unprofessional\" might be the smartest move either of them has ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFake dating was never meant to feel this good... or get this complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of laugh-out-loud moments, sharp banter, and slow-burn heat, Professionally Unprofessional is a love letter to ambition, found family, and the kind of romance that shows up when you least expect it... usually wearing a tie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you loved The Hating Game and Beach Read, get ready to fall for the sarcastic slow burn of Professionally Unprofessional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat We Love About It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionally Unprofessional is a whip-smart romantic comedy that blends office rivalry, electric slow-burn tension, and laugh-out-loud wit with surprising emotional depth. Nevius delivers a fresh, fast-paced love story that's as heartwarming as it is hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLexie Phillips, a bestselling author and chaotic publishing powerhouse, meets her match in Ben Maddox, a buttoned-up finance executive with a jawline as sharp as his spreadsheets. When a fake engagement spirals into real feelings, sparks fly-both in the boardroom and the bedroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phantom Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998856914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Eliza Nevius,Erin Egnatz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239907549365,"sku":"9798998856914","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798998856914.jpg?v=1788974795","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/professionally-unprofessional-9798998856914","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}