When the masks come off, the game gets real.
Masquerading With the Billionaire
Alexia Adams
Released March 13, 2017
Entangled Indulgence
World-renowned
jewelry designer Remington Wolfe is competing for the commission of a lifetime
and someone is trying to destroy his company from the inside. He’s in for more
than one surprise when his unexpected rescuer turns out to be a sexy computer
specialist with a sharp tongue and even sharper mind.
Kat Smith
is a cyber-security expert and master of disguise. So being assigned to
masquerade as Wolfe’s girlfriend while she uncovers who slipped malicious code
into his corporation’s computer systems is no problem. But when Kat’s past
catches up to her and their fake relationship starts to feel a little too real,
problems are all she seems to have.
She took a deep breath.
“As I don’t have a UK work visa, though, your HR department might figure out
that something’s up. The other option would be for me to pretend to be your
girlfriend.” She winced as his foot slid off the clutch mid-shift, and the car
protested his attempted gear change.
“What makes you think I
don’t already have a girlfriend? I don’t double dabble.”
She laughed, and he
white-knuckled the gearshift. “Bonus points for the computer term. Have you
been studying?”
“A little. But I realized
I was out of my depth and had to call in an expert.” The look he sent her this
time implied he still doubted her credentials. He’d see soon that she knew her
stuff.
It probably wasn’t fair
that she knew so much about him when, as shown by the fake cat-lady photo, he
knew nothing about her. “I’m an expert. For example, I know that unless you’ve
switched to more discreet female companionship, your last intimate relationship
ended five weeks ago. She claimed you were, and I quote, ‘emotionally
unavailable.’ But judging by the number of photos on Instagram of her kissing
her dog, I assume you got tired of your girlfriend tasting like Shih Tzu.”
His laugh filled the car
and drew an answering smile from her. “You’re not wrong. But how did you know I
broke up with her? Maybe she shattered my heart?”
“Because shortly after
your name stopped appearing in her social media feeds, she was suddenly
sporting an expensive-looking tennis bracelet. I doubt men who get their heart
shattered give their exes break-up jewelry.”
He shrugged but his face
was still lit by a smile. “I write it off as a marketing expense.”
“I bet you have a whole
line of relationship termination pieces.”
“True. I call it the
ejection collection. Makes me a fortune.”
“Well, rest assured, I
won’t be demanding any rocks if we go the fake girlfriend routine. Smacks of
payment for services rendered to me.”
That elicited a raised
eyebrow. “Will services be rendered? This is sounding like the better option.”
A
former world wanderer, Alexia Adams writes contemporary
romance stories that reflect her love of exotic destinations and diverse
characters and cultures. She currently lives near Vancouver, Canada with her
husband and four children and dreams of a world without housework. As a flight
risk mom, romance is her escape and she can often be found with her nose in a
book, pretending she’s somewhere else. Check out her website, and sign up for her monthly newsletter to
discover your next escape.
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Thank you for featuring my book on your blog. xx Alexia xx
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