Clause 13

by C.L. Cossette

Clause 13.
No touching.
No dating.
No distractions.

Elle Banks is the new hire with everything to prove—and only one person standing in her Johnathan Hawthorn. He’s arrogant, accomplished, and dangerously hot. The kind of man who doesn’t just follow rules—he writes them.

Until her.

Late nights turn tense.
Tension turns electric.
And one reckless decision shatters the one clause they were never supposed to break.

Now they’re sneaking glances in boardrooms, holding back in elevators, and trying not to come undone in every hallway they pass. The promotion is still on the line. So is her reputation.

But the man who was supposed to be her rival is now the one she can’t stop thinking about—touching—wanting.

And breaking the rules never felt so good.

211 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2025

About the author

C.L. Cossette has been devouring books since she could first hold one, and now she's finally writing the kind she’s always loved—stories that make you cry, kick your feet, squeal with joy, and maybe even blush a little. She’s thrilled to be creating stories that speak to the heart and linger in the soul. She lives with her husband and their very good boy, Bo, who insists on being involved in the writing process. When she’s not typing furiously or swooning over fictional men, she’s probably daydreaming about her next plot twist.

Reviews

[Alexa Garbarino · Rating 2 out of 5]

I should’ve known this book would have almost no plot but tik tok influenced me to read it. Two stars only because the girl won in the end and who doesn’t love a woman in leadership