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You Fired the Backbone of Detroit

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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Fired in front of 300 workers for refusing to sign off a cracked part, a Detroit mechanic-engineer joins a rival automaker with ninety days to build the supercar he has drawn for ten years, and the owner's daughter wants him from the first day.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · male lead · romance · workplace romance · public-scandal · business empire · fall from grace · enemies to lovers · found family · betrayal · modern city · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Bracket (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Rainey Motor Works (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Eleven Men and a Forklift (free)
  4. Chapter 4: The Foundry (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Clay (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Sunday Dinner (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The Crusher (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: First Fire (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Night Watch (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: The Board Room (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: St. Joseph's (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Gala (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Marty's Couch (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: The Offer (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: The Freeway (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: Shift Change (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: The Chair (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: Her Terms (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Midnight Lap (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Found Family (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Rod (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: The Closing Bid (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: 200 (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: The Backbone (locked)

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