Title: The Exception
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Boss/Intern, Dominant Hero, Billionaire
Release Date: January 11, 2026
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He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception.
I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right?
Wrong.
Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date.
Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways.
Or so I thought.
Until I walked into my new internship Monday morning, ready to put the weekend behind me, and there he was—my boss.
Now I’m caught between the rules he lives by—and the temptation to make him break every single one of them.
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Tonya's Review
5 Stars
This is yet another great standalone from Vi Keeland. You will get laughs, a little drama, some kink, spice and some heartbreak.
Sutton just wants to get something over with before she watches her ex marry her step sister. Yes, you read that sentence correctly!
What better way to do that than by signing up for a dating site called DARE. It's just a regular dating app, right? Yea, nope!
Enter Jagger. Of course things don't end up happening like she was hoping they would.
But when she shows up for the rehearsal dinner, there he is! And he's the owner of the company she is going to intern with. Her step dad also works for him.
These two try to fight their attraction. But you can imagine how that works out for them.
I absolutely love these two. They are perfect for each other.
Sutton is the perfect exception to Jagger's rules.
This is a great read!
AUTHOR BIO
Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-seven languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel, and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
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