I'm not sure if it's because I grew up reading the classic
storylines of Harlequin Presents, or just because I have a highly developed
sense of justice, but I love a good revenge turned to love plot. Throw in
a woman looking for a marriage of convenience on *her* terms and really?
That's my kind of romance!
CHANGE THE GAME was originally released as Come Up and
See Me Sometime by Kensington, but never in ebook. Readers kept
asking...I kept asking, finally, I got the rights back and chose to bring the
book out in digital format. I changed the title because the original was
just too long. I made one other change and added back in scenes my first
agent had me take out. I'm thrilled to be able to share this book with
readers again and have it in the Hometown Heroes bundle right now.
Change the Game
Alex is looking for revenge. Isabel is looking for a
relationship without those pesky things called emotions. Neither will get what
they're looking for, but a whole lot more!
In a high-stakes game of love, attraction, and desire, two
people playing for all the wrong reasons are about to discover how delicious it
can be when plans go deliciously awry and love is all that matters.
Like father, like daughter.
That’s what businessman Alex Trahern thinks about Isabel
Harrison. If the prestigious headhunter thinks she can steal his top employee,
just like her father stole his dad’s ideas, she’s dead wrong. Alex is always a
man with a plan, and his plan is to get revenge on John Harrison through his
daughter. But there’s no contingency plan for the impact Isabel’s sparkling green
eyes and honey brown hair have on the decidedly non-business side of his brain…
If at first you don’t succeed, change the game.
After some relationship flameouts, Isabel’s decided to leave
love out of it and approach her search for a husband like finding a suitable
job candidate. And according to her list of requirements, Alex Trahern
certainly has potential. He’s sexy. (Check.) Forceful and fascinating. (Check,
check.) Also arrogant, obnoxious, and way too hot for her own good. (Erase.
Start over.) Now, if only she could find out what he’s really after…
Read a Teaser:
Shifting the Aston Martin into gear, Alex accelerated onto
the highway, immediately transferring into the left lane as he continued to
accelerate. A quick glance at the digital numbers of the clock on his
dash confirmed that he was right on time. No need to rush, but he didn’t
ease his foot off the accelerator. Soon he would be at Isabel’s condo.
Would she wear another business suit to dinner, or would she
dress in something more feminine? He knew she was leery of him.
He’d seen it in her eyes in her office that morning.
What the hell was he thinking? He and Isabel Harrison
had no future. They had no relationship. He would be a fool to try
to take them beyond anything more than a surface involvement. His words
reminding Isabel that they technically did not have a business association came
back to haunt him.
Was she going to expect romance? Perhaps asking her
out had not been the most effective way to get the information he needed.
It had seemed like an expedient plan at the time, but now he could imagine
countless complications.
Unwanted complications.
He said a word that he reserved for severe
frustration. He was not used to being unsure of his judgment and his
doubts were unnerving. As unnerving as the anticipation he felt at seeing
Isabel again. She was the daughter of his sworn enemy and yet he couldn’t
get the image of her sweet smile and clear green eyes out of his head.
***
Alex rang the doorbell for Isabel’s condo, unaccountably
irritated that she chose to live in an unsecured building. Didn’t she
realize how many dangers a single woman living alone faced?
The door swung open and Alex’s mental question about
Isabel’s attire was answered. Her shimmery black dress with spaghetti
straps clung in all the right places, covering about as much of her legs as an
oversized T-shirt. Her feet looked sexy as hell in a pair of black satin
shoes with three-inch, spiked heels.
Alex’s body reacted like a teenager on an overload of hormones.
“Don’t you think you will be a little cold in that?”
This wasn’t exactly southern California. And although
it was still early fall and an Indian summer made for warm days, the nights
were plenty chilly.
Her smile faltered and her face took on a decidedly cool
cast. “I have a jacket. I’ll be fine.”
Was her jacket going to cover the long expanse of exposed
legs? He doubted it. “Where is it?”
“In the living room.” She pivoted on her heel. “I’ll get
it.”
He followed her inside, closing the door behind him.
She stopped in the living room when she realized he’d
followed her. “Would you like a drink before we go?”
A drink sounded good - anything to get his raging libido
under control. Too bad they didn’t have time. “We have reservations
in half an hour. We should leave in case we hit traffic going into
downtown.”
She nodded and grabbed a little jacket off the arm of her
white leather sofa. The entire room was done in white and shades of light
brown. Beige, his mother would have called it.
He stepped forward to help her. She gave him a
startled look, but allowed him to adjust the stiffened black silk across her
shoulders. She’d pulled her honey brown hair into another twist on the
back of her head, leaving the tantalizing, womanly column of her neck
exposed. It took tremendous willpower not to brush it with his fingers.
If he didn’t do something fast, he was going to lose
objectivity in this information gathering expedition.
He refused to think of it as a date. The word was rife
with too many unwanted possibilities. He took a hasty step away from Isabel and
out of temptation’s way. It didn’t help. Her fragrance, some kind
of flowers, reached out and wrapped itself around his senses so that he might
as well have been holding her in his arms.
She turned and faced him, giving him a tentative
smile. “Ready.”
She didn’t look ready. The tiny jacket looked no
warmer than her sexy little dress and both did more to accentuate the high
curve of her full breasts than to disguise them.
He was glad the heater was already warmed up in the Aston
Martin. He hoped he could find parking close to the restaurant. He
didn’t want her walking outside in such flimsy clothes and he wasn’t about to
tempt fate by putting his arm around her to keep her warm.
“We’d better get going then.”
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A LITTLE HARMLESS SEX by USA Today author Melissa Schroeder--When
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mistake of her life.
CHANGE THE GAME by USA Today author Lucy Monroe--Alex is
looking for revenge. Isabel is looking for a relationship without those pesky
things called emotions. Neither will get what they're looking for, but a
whole lot more!
WILD RIDE (Changing Gears, Book 1) by USA Today author Nancy Warren--Trouble
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HEARTBREAK ON A STICK by USA Today and New York Times
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star—Gina Fox is determined to avoid him. But for some reason, Jason Sherwood
is pursuing her again.
MADRONA SUNSET by bestselling author Jami Davenport--Meet
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BRACE FOR IMPACT by bestselling author Allie K. Adams--Bush
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HONORABLE SACRIFICE by bestselling author Destiny Blaine--Hired
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SHE'S WORTH IT ALL by bestselling author Cathryn Cade--Mase
Barnett is a hometown hero with a secret. Natalie Cusco has a broken heart only
a strong man can heal. Will this wounded hero risk everything to show her she's
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DECEIVING DANTE by award-winning author Kate Davies—A stolen
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principal ready to fire her. Could Ellie's Monday get any worse?
ROCK, RATTLE AND ROLL by USA Today bestselling author Cari Quinn and
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GRAVE DANGER by Golden Heart finalist Rachel Grant--An
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TURNING THIRTY-TWELVE by award-winning author Sandy James--Jackie
Delgado didn't want a new man in her life until a dreaded blind date with
police detective Mark Brennan turns out to be more exciting than she'd ever imagined.
HIS ONLY DESIRE by Adrianne Lee--Nick
Rossetti married the wrong twin sister. Will the right one ever forgive
him? Not if her stalker has his way.
EVEN HEROES CRY by Hildie McQueen--War
widow Tesha Washington slowly draws Adam Ford out of the shell that used to be
a man, and learns there really is such a thing as starting over.
THE VIXEN & THE VET by bestselling author Katy Regnery--In a
Beauty & the Beast reboot, an ambitious reporter tracks down a wounded war
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TROUBLE WITH A COWBOY by Sandy
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ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful cause, Pets for Vets.
ReplyDeleteI thank each and everyone of you authors for your time and contributions to our military men and women.
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