Dylan’s life plan never included fake dating his childhood nemesis. But when his company retreat looms and his dating life is a barren wasteland, the CEO-turned-dating-disaster hires a fake boyfriend. Cue the universe laughing in his face, because that fake boyfriend turns out to be Liam Jamieson, his next-door rival from childhood.
Liam was all jock swagger, while Dylan was pure nerd rage. Their childhood was a battlefield of pranks, sabotage, and competition. Now they’re supposed to play the happy couple in front of Dylan’s coworkers.
But somewhere between fake smiles and staged affection, their old rivalry softens into something unexpected.
Jax Calder’s Hired by the Enemy is a flirty, heartfelt enemies-to-lovers novella where forced proximity turns rivals into something more.