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    One Good Reason
    One Good Reason
    authorjulie
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      Reads 41,190
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    • Parts
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    • Time
      Time 7h 8m
      7 hours, 8 minutes7h 8m
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    • Reads
      Reads 41,190
      41,19041.1K
    • Votes
      Votes 1,189
      1,1891.1K
    • Parts
      Parts 29
      2929
    • Time
      Time 7h 8m
      7 hours, 8 minutes7h 8m
    authorjulie
    Complete
    Complete, First published Apr 12, 2021
    Mature
    When a freelance job brings Zoe, a notorious computer hacker, into contact with charming billionaire Parker, she can't deny the sparks between them. But with a tragic past catching up to her, and enemies hot on her trail, can she afford to let the high walls around her heart finally crumble? 
        
                                                                             *****
        
        Zoe Bloom knows falling in love is nothing but a weakness, especially in her line of work. Haunted by a childhood of tragedy and targeted by countless enemies in Boston's criminal underworld, emotional distance has become essential for survival as an infamous computer hacker. The last person she expects to weaken her resolve is Parker West-billionaire playboy and heir to the most successful company in town. But Parker's charm is difficult to ignore...and the more time she spends with him, the more her walls seem to break down. With dangerous foes closing in on all sides and the mystery of her tragic past finally coming to light, Zoe is forced to reevaluate her priorities. Can a girl who's spent her life pushing people away finally let herself fall?
        
        Content/Trigger warning: This story contains mature sexual content
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    Table of contents
    • A BOSTON LOVE STORY #3
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • EPIGRAPH
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • DEDICATION
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • PROLOGUE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • CHAPTER ONE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • CHAPTER TWO
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • CHAPTER THREE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • CHAPTER FOUR
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER FIVE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER SIX
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER SEVEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER EIGHT
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER NINE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER TEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER ELEVEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER TWELVE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER THIRTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER FOURTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER FIFTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER SIXTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER NINETEEN
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER TWENTY
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021Locked
    • NEED MORE BOSTON?
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • PLAYLIST
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021

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    When a freelance job brings Zoe, a notorious computer hacker, into contact with charming billionaire Parker, she can't deny the sparks between them. But with a tragic past catching up to her, and enemies hot on her trail, can she afford to let the high walls around her heart finally crumble? 
        
                                                                             *****
        
        Zoe Bloom knows falling in love is nothing but a weakness, especially in her line of work. Haunted by a childhood of tragedy and targeted by countless enemies in Boston's criminal underworld, emotional distance has become essential for survival as an infamous computer hacker. The last person she expects to weaken her resolve is Parker West-billionaire playboy and heir to the most successful company in town. But Parker's charm is difficult to ignore...and the more time she spends with him, the more her walls seem to break down. With dangerous foes closing in on all sides and the mystery of her tragic past finally coming to light, Zoe is forced to reevaluate her priorities. Can a girl who's spent her life pushing people away finally let herself fall?
        
        Content/Trigger warning: This story contains mature sexual content

    29 parts

    • NEED MORE BOSTON?
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • PLAYLIST
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
    • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
      Wed, Apr 28, 2021
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