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Reyne
While sheltering from a storm, I meet a numpty who convinces me I need to shack up with him to survive. Since it’s a one-time thing, I make an exception to my no-man rule. I’ve always pursued men who don’t care for me and attracted men I don’t want. So these days I see love as a crapshoot—one I’ll never win—and I steer clear.
But the rugged charmer stalks me and repeatedly swoops in to rescue me. The more I see him, the more he gets under my skin, yet he keeps worming his way into my bed. Still, this is a holiday, and I’ll never meet him again.
Only now he’s seated across a boardroom table smirking at me, and we’re competing for the make-or-break assignment of my career. Our big client has given us an ultimatum: collaborate—combining my mathematical approach with my rival’s creative one—or forget the project. No way am I working with this man who belongs in the wild. I have my life under perfect control, and he screws it up.
How low am I willing to stoop to make sure he’s out of the running? Will my mistrust of love be my undoing?
Zander
She’s a daredevil I call my wee doll with a dark outlook on life and an even darker view of love. And I can’t resist knocking her down a peg each time we meet. She tries to push me away, thinking I'''m a player who only skims the surface. But I’ve had my share of struggles, and they’ve taken their toll. I can take on her defenses and break through them.
Because of her, I just miss a ferry and become a suspect in a murder. Then she blackmails me and uses my bad luck against me. But I’m going to harness her defiance for my own purposes and humble her in the process.
She wants to be in control, but I’ll teach her how much she loves to submit. She refuses to trust, but I’ll earn her trust step by painful step. She believes love is a lottery, but I’ll prove even she needs love. And I’ll bring her to her knees. After all, she started this game, and I love winning.
But as I take her in hand, will my own prejudices be my downfall?
While sheltering from a storm, I meet a numpty who convinces me I need to shack up with him to survive. Since it’s a one-time thing, I make an exception to my no-man rule. I’ve always pursued men who don’t care for me and attracted men I don’t want. So these days I see love as a crapshoot—one I’ll never win—and I steer clear.
But the rugged charmer stalks me and repeatedly swoops in to rescue me. The more I see him, the more he gets under my skin, yet he keeps worming his way into my bed. Still, this is a holiday, and I’ll never meet him again.
Only now he’s seated across a boardroom table smirking at me, and we’re competing for the make-or-break assignment of my career. Our big client has given us an ultimatum: collaborate—combining my mathematical approach with my rival’s creative one—or forget the project. No way am I working with this man who belongs in the wild. I have my life under perfect control, and he screws it up.
How low am I willing to stoop to make sure he’s out of the running? Will my mistrust of love be my undoing?
Zander
She’s a daredevil I call my wee doll with a dark outlook on life and an even darker view of love. And I can’t resist knocking her down a peg each time we meet. She tries to push me away, thinking I'''m a player who only skims the surface. But I’ve had my share of struggles, and they’ve taken their toll. I can take on her defenses and break through them.
Because of her, I just miss a ferry and become a suspect in a murder. Then she blackmails me and uses my bad luck against me. But I’m going to harness her defiance for my own purposes and humble her in the process.
She wants to be in control, but I’ll teach her how much she loves to submit. She refuses to trust, but I’ll earn her trust step by painful step. She believes love is a lottery, but I’ll prove even she needs love. And I’ll bring her to her knees. After all, she started this game, and I love winning.
But as I take her in hand, will my own prejudices be my downfall?
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