Beautiful Bastard
A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around boss/employee, enemies with benefits, office. 304 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
Best for readers who want…
Steamy. Witty. Fun.
Mood Match
Skip this book if…
- You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
- You want a long series to binge
Content notes
Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown
How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.
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How spicy is Beautiful Bastard?
Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.
Who would enjoy Beautiful Bastard?
Readers who love steamy and witty stories with boss/employee and enemies with benefits. Best suited for Adult readers and up.
What kind of read is Beautiful Bastard?
A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around boss/employee, enemies with benefits, office. 304 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
What are the content warnings for Beautiful Bastard?
Content notes include: explicit sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.
Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.