Two rival editors. One career-making opportunity. One shared desk.
Rebecca Blume knows two things about Ben Heath: He's a new editor at a rival publishing division, and he has terrible desk-sharing skills.
What starts as a battle of passive-aggressive Post-it notes escalates after the death of literary titan Edward David Adams, A.K.A. "the Lion," when Rebecca and Ben are thrown into a fierce competition to land his estate.
But when secrets about the Lion emerge, they are forced to ask--what role do they want to play in his legacy?
And is their Post-it war actually . . . flirting?
A funny, sexy, unexpectedly moving novel that weaves a contemporary workplace romance with a gripping historical narrative set in the 1980s New York publishing industry.
| ISBN: | 9780241794128 |
| Publication date: | 22nd January 2026 |
| Author: | Laura Dickerman |
| Publisher: | Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Primary Genre | Romance / Relationship Stories |
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Two rival editors. One career-making opportunity. One shared desk.
Rebecca Blume knows two things about Ben Heath: He's a new editor at a rival publishing division, and he has terrible desk-sharing skills.
What starts as a battle of passive-aggressive Post-it notes escalates after the death of literary titan Edward David Adams, A.K.A. "the Lion," when Rebecca and Ben are thrown into a fierce competition to land his estate.
But when secrets about the Lion emerge, they are forced to ask--what role do they want to play in his legacy?
And is their Post-it war actually . . . flirting?
A funny, sexy, unexpectedly moving novel that weaves a contemporary workplace romance with a gripping historical narrative set in the 1980s New York publishing industry.
Hot Desk features in the following genres: Humorous Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Modern and Contemporary romance, Publishing industry and journalism
Hot Desk is available in Paperback, Hardback
Hot Desk was written by Laura Dickerman and published by Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Hot Desk has 368 pages
£13.49
