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Clause and Effect: A Ruth Hopkins Goode Novella
When two powerhouse CEOs fall for each other without realizing they’re rivals, the collision is inevitable.
Joshua Grant of GranTek Innovations and Amanda Hale of HaleTech Solutions meet in the most unlikely way—playing Santa and Mrs. Claus at a prestigious business gala. Their chemistry is instant, unexpected, and impossible to ignore. But the spark fizzles when they discover they’re competing to acquire the same small tech company.
As corporate pressure mounts, both leaders confront the uncomfortable the companies they built no longer reflect the people they’ve become. And the person they can’t forget is standing on the opposite side of every negotiation.
A year later, they reunite at the same Christmas gala—older, wiser, and yearning for a change. Are they willing to take a leap bigger than either has attempted before? Or will the safety of the corporate world keep them apart?
Love, ambition, integrity, and reinvention collide in Clause and Effect, a moving contemporary romance about choosing the life—and the person—that lets you breathe again.
Joshua Grant of GranTek Innovations and Amanda Hale of HaleTech Solutions meet in the most unlikely way—playing Santa and Mrs. Claus at a prestigious business gala. Their chemistry is instant, unexpected, and impossible to ignore. But the spark fizzles when they discover they’re competing to acquire the same small tech company.
As corporate pressure mounts, both leaders confront the uncomfortable the companies they built no longer reflect the people they’ve become. And the person they can’t forget is standing on the opposite side of every negotiation.
A year later, they reunite at the same Christmas gala—older, wiser, and yearning for a change. Are they willing to take a leap bigger than either has attempted before? Or will the safety of the corporate world keep them apart?
Love, ambition, integrity, and reinvention collide in Clause and Effect, a moving contemporary romance about choosing the life—and the person—that lets you breathe again.
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Published December 20, 2025
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December 28, 2025
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Happy tale of two CEOs who meet playing Santa and Mrs. Claus. They hit it off but soon learn that the businesses they formed are competing to take over a small family-owned business. Corporate gain verses integrity.
Happy tale of two CEOs who meet playing Santa and Mrs. Claus. They hit it off but soon learn that the businesses they formed are competing to take over a small family-owned business. Corporate gain verses integrity.
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