Friday, February 25, 2022

Dirty Deceptions--Out Now!

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Dirty Deceptions: The Dirty Series, Book One

For a single night with her, he’ll be whatever she craves…

Lauren Clark has landed the job of her dreams and she’s ready to celebrate. When her boyfriend dumps her via text message, Lauren finds herself baring her soul to the dark-haired stranger two barstools over. Going home with the delicious hottie probably wasn’t the wisest move. And how was she to know that her Mr. All-Night-Long would end up being her new boss?

Alexander Costa wasn’t one to second guess a good thing. And the sweet redhead with the luscious curves is a damn good thing. When her boyfriend is a no-show, Alexander seizes a chance to make Lauren forget all about her broken heart. Sure, maybe he knew exactly who she was the instant he walked into the bar. Maybe he has a rule about office romance. But just this once Alexander doesn’t want to be heir to the Costa fortune. He only wants to be the man that makes Lauren burn…

Excerpt:

She took a sip of her white wine before replying, “I should’ve seen it coming. It’s
always the ones that are uber-romantic. First date he had two dozen red roses
delivered. Second date he took me to that restaurant across town that serves
that amazing sushi. You know, the new one?”

He sat back a little and watched her. “I hear it’s tough to get reservations.”

“Yep.” She sighed. “He went above and beyond to impress. So, there it is.”

“I’m confused.” He tilted his head to one side. “He romanced you and that means he’s
a jerk?”

She tsked. “No, he tried too hard. Went to great lengths. I should’ve known he’d
have a sell-by date.”

He chuckled. “Sell-by date, huh?”

She found her lips curving upward. “That’s awful, right?”

He shrugged as he took a swig of his dark beer. “Not at all. What’s awful is
leaving you here alone on a Friday night.”

“And I just got the best news too. Asshole,” she muttered. 

“Yeah?”

What harm was there in telling a stranger? “I landed a job that I’ve been wanting,”
she explained, as she stared at her long-stemmed glass. “I was hoping to
celebrate with him.” God, she’d been so happy before Jake’s text. For one
moment in time, she’d been on top of the world. He just had to go and ruin it.

“So, celebrate with me instead.”

Her head jerked his way and she could see the sincerity in those gorgeous blues.
“You’re serious,” she guessed.

He grinned and tossed back the last of his beer. “I am. A beautiful woman should
never celebrate alone. That’s a terrible crime.”

Electricity sizzled along her nerve endings, but her brain was firing warning shots at her.
“I don’t even know you.”

He held up both hands as if in surrender. “I’m harmless and we don’t need to do
anything crazy. We don’t even need to leave this bar.”

“Harmless? No way do I believe that.” She paused then added, “You don’t expect sex? Most
guys expect sex if they buy drinks for a woman.”

He pointed to his empty bottle. “You can buy me drinks then,” he said, his voice
softer now as he leaned a little closer. “After all, you’re the bigshot with the new job.”

She couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled forth. “Maybe this night isn’t a total loss, after all.”

He winked, then tapped her nose. “That’s the spirit.”

Damn, the man was cute and she was a sinking ship. Lauren knew it. Could see the
writing on the wall. Did she care? Nope. Should she get up and walk out now?
Sure. Was she going to? Not a freaking chance.

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