This is the first story in the billionaire boss romance series The Salamander. Graham is a self-centered billionaire and the self-righteous boss of a naïve and courageous girl, Ella, his new intern. Accustomed to bossing people around and conquering women, Graham plans to use his new subordinate to the advantage of his business. However, to his surprise, Ella won't let him play with her feelings and use herself in corporate intrigue. Shocked not so much by the openness of the girl's feelings for him as by her heart's response to him, Graham decides to end the relationship and sever the threads of sympathy and attraction he has developed for Ella. Graham's cold calculation must defeat the heat of the first true love. The billionaire begins his game... The story ends with a cliffhanger to the next story in THE SALAMANDER series, The Independent Woman. The complete 4 BOOK THE SALAMANDER SERIES is available now! Reading order: The Lonely CEO (The Salamander #1) is a feeling-packed first love experience story featuring a virgin heroine and an irresistible playboy hero, her arrogant billionaire boss Graham. The story ends with a cliffhanger to the next story in the series, The Independent Woman. The Independent Woman (The Salamander #2) is a suspenseful love story with a lively heroine who hopes to save her true love for her egocentric billionaire husband, husband-best-friend, dark love triangle, fortune, temptation, second chances, and HEA ending. The Return Game (The Salamander #3) is a heart-warming, HEA-ending second-chance romance with a sassy, independent heroine with a broken heart and her confessed billionaire ex-boss and ex-husband trying to win back his ex-wife's love. The Christmas Gift (The Salamander #4) is the final part of a tender and tempting love story of Ella and Graham, full of feelings and high hopes, with a Christmas gift and miracle. And don't miss the Throne of Flames series, where Ella's life and love continue in the fae fantasy romance world! Keywords: billionaire, CEO, office, alpha strong hero, soul mates, fated mates, instalove, romance novel, sexy book, sexy romance book, steamy romance novel, friends to lover, mature heroine romance, alpha hero reads, instant love, office romance, holiday romance, New York romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, alpha hero, alpha hole, alpha hole, adventure romance, action romance series, military, military heroes, spicy romance, forbidden lovers, billionaire romance, five-star romance, hot reads, possessive heroes, dominant heroes, page-turner romance, author romance, writer, danger, romantic love story, passionate romance, sexy villains, billionaire, bad boy, love books, love stories, new adult, holiday, romantic novels, sexually romantic books, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, happily ever after If you love these authors, you’ll enjoy this series: Julia Kent, TL Swan, Sierra Rose, Meghan Quinn, Elizabeth O’Roark, Ava Gray, J.T. Geissinger, Ava Harrison, Melanie Harlow, Kat T. Masen, Eva Winners, Marni Mann, Ivy Smoak, Michelle Heard, Lucy Darling, Monica Murphy, Layla Hagen, Pippa Grant, Carly Flynn, K.Bromberg, Lucy Score, Raylin Marks, Lily Gold, Penelope Sky, Bella J, Claire Kingsley, Eva Winners, Colleen Hoover, Louise Bay, Lucy Score, Ana Huang, Sara Cate, Olivia Hayle, Max Monroe, Tia Louise, Laurelin Paige, Carrie Ann Ryan, Lisa Renee Jones, Skye Warren, Willow Winters, K. A. LINDE, Shayla Black, Piper Lawson, Cadence Keys, Lauren Blakely. For fans of Intrigued, Desire, The Boss Billionaire, Tempting Fate by Z.L. Arkadie // Sweet, Deep by Skye Warren // Billionaires in Love, Billionaires in Disguise by Blair Babylon // The Billionaire Boys Club by Cara Miller // Sinful Duty by Juliette N. Banks // The Billionaire's High School Reunion by April Murdock