A Labor of Hate

By Brianne Ritchie Córdova

First comes HATE. Then comes fake-marriage. Then comes fake-baby in a baby carriage.

When FBI agent Lex Piper is offered the opportunity to collar Le Chimiste, a criminal the FBI has been after for years, she jumps at the chance. However, her undercover assignment comes with a caveat. A persnickety, irritating, unfairly handsome caveat.

Special Agent Colt Dixon, Lex's bitter rival, deskmate, and new fake husband.

And if that isn't bad enough, they only have one opening to get close to Le Chimiste-his pregnant wife's Lamaze classes.

For the sake of the Greater Good, Lex is now fake-pregnant, fake-married, and desperately trying to keep work and her personal life from converging. All she has to do is keep the line between love and hate from blurring and everything will be fine. She'll fool the most paranoid man the criminal underworld has to offer, betray the first friend she's made since moving to Detroit, and absolutely not feel butterflies when Colt holds her hand.

Easy.

A Labor of Hate is a feel-good romantic comedy that will bring all the swoony, sizzling chemistry while keeping the bedroom door closed. It is an installment in the Smitten in the Mitten series of interconnected standalone novels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H33NCCRF
• ISBN13: 9798996126736
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Pink Ginkgo Media
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"