Five to Nine

A forbidden love story tested by distance, desire, and the rules they create to survive.Locke MacIntyre, the steady voice of London’s top breakfast radio, has his life upended when his brilliant, fiery co-host, Sadie Vaughan, is poached by a rival station in Manchester. Their on-air chemistry was legendary; off-air, it was a carefully guarded secret, a spark they never dared to ignite. Now, separated by two hundred miles of motorway and professional rivalry, the simmering tension between them becomes impossible to ignore.Desperate to maintain their connection, they forge a fragile, secret pact: a long-distance relationship built on radical honesty and a volatile disciplinary dynamic. Through scheduled visits and clandestine video calls, they explore a world of intense power exchange and raw vulnerability, their only anchor in the storm of separation. But when a sudden career crisis for Locke and a tempting new distraction for Sadie threaten to pull them apart for good, their carefully constructed rules begin to fracture.Caught between professional ambition, personal loyalty, and a love that refuses to be silenced, they must decide: Is the ’quiet frequency’ between them just a temporary signal, or is it strong enough to become a permanent, shared home? This is a story of obsessive love, painful growth, and the fierce, messy fight to build a future when the whole world seems designed to keep them apart.For fans of emotionally charged, spice-filled romance where the conflict is as compelling as the connection. Perfect for readers who love complex characters, forbidden workplace tropes, and stories where love doesn’t just conquer all-it evolves, bruises, and ultimately triumphs.