Player CEO by Ainsley St Claire

I’ve worked too hard to let one arrogant billionaire wreck everything.

Mackenzie
I’m the glue holding EnergiFusion together, and I’ve got the spreadsheets to prove it.
So when Rhys Smalls hands the CEO reins to Theo Reed—my insufferable ex-fling with a smile that should be illegal—I brace for chaos.
He’s late, distracted, and thinks I’ll clean up his mess.
But I’m not the same woman he walked away from.
Now, I’m his right hand…and the one person who refuses to let him coast.
Working with Theo is like juggling grenades—sexy, smug grenades with killer abs.
But the more he pushes, the harder I push back.
And somewhere between boardroom battles and bourbon toasts, I’m starting to remember exactly why he got under my skin in the first place.

Theo
Taking over as CEO wasn’t part of my five-year plan—hell, it wasn’t even part of my five-minute plan.
But with Justin still missing and Rhys on his honeymoon, I stepped in.
Now I’m juggling crises, and one infuriatingly perfect woman who knows how to press every damn button I have.
Mackenzie is brilliant, beautiful, and absolutely off-limits.
She wants nothing to do with me—and for good reason.
But the more time we spend together, the harder it is to ignore the pull.
I screwed things up once. I won’t do it again.
Even if loving her means giving up everything.