By a Thread
Dominic, a man having a bad day, gets Ally Morales fired. Despite her annoying yet alluring personality brightening his otherwise prison-like office, he finds himself drawn to her arguments and haunted by her presence. Ally is working multiple dead-end jobs for a secret reason, and Dominic decides to fix her situation, viewing her as a puzzle to be solved. He believes if he can get her to quit, he can finally uncover her layers and return to his own life, free from thoughts of the dancing, beer-slinging brunette. Ally, however, is ready for the challenge.
Creative director of his family's fashion magazine, Label, after his father's ouster; falls for Ally after getting her fired.
Dominic's mother and the editor-in-chief of Label; hires Ally at the magazine after witnessing Dominic's rudeness to her.
Ally's best friend since childhood, who owns a strip club where Ally moonlights to cover her father's medical bills.
No. By a Thread is a standalone contemporary romance by Lucy Score, not connected to any of her series.
Lucy Score originally self-published By a Thread in April 2020. It was later reissued in the UK by Hachette/Bloom Books in 2023.
It's a grumpy-sunshine, enemies-to-lovers workplace romance: magazine creative director Dominic Russo gets Ally Morales fired, then finds himself falling for her after his mother hires her at the same company.