Overtime in Manhattan - Couverture souple

Hall, Jordan

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798274803205

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

New York M&A associate Harper Lane is 38 billable hours short of her bonus when she’s assigned to help acquire Winterlight Markets, the city’s beloved holiday pop-ups. Across the table is rival attorney Nate Rios, representing the seller—and, as a push alert inconveniently reveals, the anonymous match Harper has been chatting with on a dating app.

A blizzard shuts down transit and books the city solid, forcing Harper and Nate into a Midtown boutique hotel with one available room. Between site checks at Bryant Park, Grand Central, and Union Square, they hear vendor fears about an “optimization” plan that would shrink stalls and surge fees by algorithm. Working overnight from the war room, they draft protections: published fee bands, no December–January closures, human review and appeals.

When a leaked internal slide outlines post-close “stall compression,” trust fractures. Harper rewrites the deal: a community-first structure with the vendor charter baked into the main agreement, framed as brand insurance rather than optics. On Christmas Eve, they face the buyer’s board with data and real-world stories. The charter is adopted; the acquisition closes.

In the days that follow, Winterlight posts a plain-English “How Our Fees Work” notice, activates a vendor advisory panel, and publishes a simple dashboard—proof that the city’s holiday magic can grow without breaking what makes it matter.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798274803205
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 101
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