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Synopsis
Eli Boudreaux’s family has built ships and boats in Louisiana
for generations. He comes from a hardworking, wealthy family and his empire is
growing by leaps and bounds. At thirty, he is the youngest CEO to ever head
Bayou Enterprises, co-chairing with his eldest brother. His head for business
and his no-nonsense work ethic is also quickly making him the best the company
has seen in generations. His staff admires him, women adore him and Eli’s
family is solid. But he’s recently discovered that someone on the inside of his
business is stealing from him and he’s determined to find out who. Kate
O’Shaughnessy is hired by companies all over the world to slip inside and
investigate every member of the organization from the CEO down to the custodial
staff to find the person or persons responsible for embezzling. She’s excellent
at blending, becoming part of the team, and finding the weakest link. She’s
smart, quick-witted, and she’s now been hired by Bayou Enterprises,
specifically Eli Boudreaux. The attraction is immediate and the chemistry is
off the charts, but Kate has heard all about Eli’s playboy past and she has a
job to do. Sleeping with the boss isn’t a part of that job, even if just the
sound of her name rolling off that Cajun tongue and the way he fills out a
designer suit does make her sweat. Eli’s southern charms surprise Kate. The man
whose reputation labels him as a ruthless, callous womanizer is not the man
she’s coming to know intimately. He’s generous, protective and makes her smile.
Cracking through Kate’s cool, reserved demeanor and discovering her love of
sexy, expensive lingerie is a challenge Eli can’t resist, but her sweet nature,
love of family and sense of humor pull at him in ways no one else ever has. But
when the person responsible for trying to single-handedly dismantle Eli’s
empire comes to light, and it’s time for Kate to move on, to what lengths will
Eli go to keep the woman he’s fallen in love with by his side?
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Excerpt
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“Ms. O’Shaughnessy?”
“Kate, please.”
“Hello, Kate. Mr. Boudreaux is in
his office. Follow me.” She smiles and offers to take my suitcase, but I shake
my head and follow her into the elevator. She doesn’t ask me any questions, and
I’m thankful. I’ve learned to lie well in this business, but I don’t know what
she’s already been told. I’m led past an office area and into the largest
office I’ve ever seen. The massive black desk sits before a wall of
floor-to-ceiling windows. Furniture is big and expensive. Comfortable. There
are two doors, each on opposite sides of the room, and I can’t help but wonder
what they lead to.
“Ms. O’Shaughnessy is here, sir.”
“Kate,” I add without thinking,
and then any hope of being able to think at all is tossed right out of those
spectacular windows when the tall man standing before them turns to look at me.
The photos didn’t do him justice.
Yum.
The door closes behind me and I
take a deep breath and walk toward him, hiding the fact that my knees have
officially turned to mush.
“Kate,” I repeat and hold my hand
out to shake his over his desk. His lips twitch as he watches me, his
whiskey-colored eyes sharp and assessing as they take a slow stroll down my
body, then back up to my face. Jeez, he’s taller than I expected. And broader.
And he wears a suit like he was born to it.
Which, I suppose he was. Bayou
Enterprises has been around for five generations, and Eli Boudreaux is the
sharpest CEO it’s seen in years.
He moves around his desk and
takes my hand in his, but rather than shake it, he raises it to his lips and
places a soft kiss on my knuckles.
“Pleasure,” he says in a slow New
Orleans drawl. Dear God, I might explode right here. “I’m Eli.”
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen
Proby is the author of the popular With Me in Seattle series. She
has a passion for a good love story and strong characters who love humor and
have a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type—fiercely
protective and a bit bossy—and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to
stand up for themselves. Kristen spends her days with her muse in the Pacific
Northwest. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, and sunshine. And naps. Visit her at KristenProby.com.
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