Jake Rendel is a successful millionaire who works and plays hard—unlike Emma Delaney, who's stifled by her uninspiring job.
So Jake makes Emma a proposition to shake off her prim-and-proper image: for a month, they'll pretend to have a steamy affair! All she has to do is trade tailored suits for scandalous public clinches!
Emma's out of her depth—and things quickly get passionate in private as well as in public. Soon the girl-next-door is wishing the month of mistress make-believe will never end…. What begins as calculated elevator touches soon spins into fiery encounters. One wicked smile, and every sensible rule goes right out the window! In her wisteria cottage, stolen practice gives way to sweet surrender.
- Childhood Friends: Emma has harboured a secret crush on Jake since he comforted her in a country park years ago, but facing the gorgeous boy next door as an adult tests every defence she owns.
- Opposites Attract: A driven, number-crunching accountant determined to meet everyone’s expectations finds herself hopelessly matched with an easygoing builder who works hard, plays harder, and plays by his own rules.
- Forced Proximity: Sharing close quarters at Christchurch’s boutique hotel turns business meetings into dangerous temptation, where every lingering glance in the lobby threatens their carefully staged deception.
- Virgin Heroine: At twenty-six, Emma has focused solely on her career, leaving her completely unprepared for an experienced playboy who is determined to teach her everything about sensual pleasure.
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Jake Rendel is a successful millionaire who works and plays hard—unlike Emma Delaney, who's stifled by her uninspiring job.
So Jake makes Emma a proposition to shake off her prim-and-proper image: for a month, they'll pretend to have a steamy affair! All she has to do is trade tailored suits for...