Pretty, naive, 21-year-old Alexandra Noskov moved to the big city desperate to prove herself at her new internship with one of the giants of the banking industry. She's hoping this is the break she needs to really live the life she's always wanted. But living out of a hotel, with no friends to speak of, she's an easy target for her grumpy boss and the other male interns. Not to mention for the gorgeous market analyst Bryce McCormick, the office Lothario. Things are not going as she had planned... Luckily for her, she makes a new friend in the confident, sexy, and slightly older executive assistant to one of the junior partners. And the adventurous Vanessa is more than happy to show Alexandra the ropes - both at work and at play. It turns out, for Alexandra, the luscious Vanessa is a good person to know - both professionally and personally. This wouldn't be the first time since coming to the big city that she'd given in to surprising temptations. Where's the harm in having a little fun - no strings attached? Note: Parts of Climbing the Ladder were previously published as a serialized novella titled - Anastasia: The Complete Collection