hello

hey, there! I'm back with another book. If you enjoy romance with drama and some of the many popular tropes listed below, then you've come to the right place. I hope you enjoy reading CIWYW and shower it with love as you have in the last two books that I crafted.

flash words (what to expect)

summer vibes. romance. best friend's cousin. boss x employee. work place setting. strong female lead. it's always been you trope. really cute moments. steamy scenes. one bed.

warning

Reader's discretion advised. This book includes strong language, explicit scenes, mentions death, abuse, sexual assault and drug use.

disclaimer

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, places, events, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictional manner. Any resemblance to actual person, living or dead, or actual incident is purely coincidental.

copyright

Cover design by Shravani Gharat.

Copyright © 2023 by Shravani Gharat.

All rights reserved.

This book or any portion and thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotes in a book review.

blurb

❝We are not just friends or co-workers but you can call it what you want.❞

•••

Laavanya Shaw has been going to her best friend's private island to spend summer with her family ever since she remembers. This one month trip has been Laav's favorite part of the year. Julie's cousins have made her feel welcomed and treated her as their own family--well, except for Ryker who has always seemed to despise her.

This year, however, things are different. She has been rejected by six job placements, losing feelings for her sweet boyfriend and cherry on top, Ryker has been unnaturally kind and open which makes Laavanya question his feelings.

But everything begins to spiral out when Ryker shows up unannounced at her new job and not just as an employee but rather as her boss. Despite being warned to not develop feelings for her new boss by her Editor In Chief, Laavanya finds it hard to stay away from Ryker--not when he can't stay away from her either. And worst of all? It doesn't seems like he hates her after all.

Either way, things are about to get really, really messy.

cast aesthetic + mood board

LAAVANYA SHAW
"You're on your own, kid. You always have been."

~ You're On Your Own Kid by Taylor Swift

RYKER MORRIS
"Dear reader, you don't have to answer just 'cause they asked you. Dear reader, the greatest of luxuries is your secret."

~ Dear Reader by Taylor Swift

CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
"I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this."

~ Paper Rings by Taylor Swift

images featured in the mood boards and cover do not belong to me in any way. they may be a subject to copyright.

playlist

labyrinth | taylor swift

words I didn't say | why don't we

snow on the beach | taylor swift, lana del rey

I GUESS I'M IN LOVE | clinton kane

dusk till dawn | zayn, sia

call you mine | the chainsmokers, bebe rexha

2002 | anne marie

someone to you | banners

midnight rain | taylor swift

what a time | julia micheals, niall horan

achievements

Featured on Romance's "New Adult Romance" reading list on 24th April 2023

Featured on Chicklit's "Chicklit Redefined" reading list on 24th July 2023

Featured on Romance's "Workplace" reading list on 7th June 2024

Featured on AmbassadorIN's "Romance" reading list on 12th November, 2024

Featured on AmbassadorIN's "18 Stories We Are Obsessed With" reading list on 1st December, 2024

Featured on AmbassadorIN's "Stories That Made Us Yell Bingo" book on 8th December, 2024

first published: 17th December 2022
completed: 23rd June 2023