An affair and a shocking secret threaten to tear apart a rich and powerful family.
Claudia Samson, housekeeper to the privileged Callahan family, finds herself alone and pregnant after a brief fling with Gavin, the youngest Callahan son. When she informed him of the pregnancy he accused her of running a scam and made it clear that she was on her own.
Brody Callahan, Gavin's older half-brother, has devoted his entire life to running the family business. He doesn't realize what he's been missing by throwing himself into his work until he finds Claudia asleep in the family guest bedroom. He has discovered his very own Sleeping Beauty. Intrigued by the young woman, he vows to get to know her better.
Although Claudia is instantly attracted to the charismatic businessman, she knows her secret will destroy any chance they have for a future together, but Brody's awfully hard to resist.
Meanwhile, as Gavin watches Brody and Claudia's relationship develop, he begins to devise a plan to use the secret to his advantage. He wants full partnership in the business—something he was denied by both his brother and their deceased father—and maybe now he can finally obtain it.
Can Brody and Claudia survive the storm, or will the secrets and blackmail destroy both them and their love?
Content Warning: graphic sex and some explicit language
Excerpt
As
Claudia placed the last throw pillow on the bed, she couldn’t help but think
how inviting it looked. It was a little after three o’clock, and she still had
an hour to work, but she was so tired, and her back was sore. She just needed
to sit for a moment. She knew Angela was down at the stables and wasn’t due
back for a bit, so she sat on the edge of the bed and closed her eyes.
She
was only eleven weeks pregnant, but that little baby was sucking every last
ounce of energy from her body. The afternoons were the worst. All she wanted to
do was cuddle on the couch in her tiny apartment and sleep for an hour or two.
She leaned back and sunk deep into the soft mattress. Her bed at home was
nowhere near this comfortable. Everything was spotless and pretty in the guest
bedroom. The sunlit room smelled like fresh-cut roses. The soft pink tones
adorning the walls and curtains lulled her into a deep state of relaxation.
The
last thing she remembered was the white of the ceiling before she heard a voice
pull her from her unintentional slumber. She felt a warm hand on her arm. As
soon as she opened her eyes she realized what had happened.
She’d
fallen asleep, on the job, in a guest bedroom of a home she was hired to clean.
As she gazed into his stunning blue eyes she tried to recover from her nap.
She’d never noticed how clear his eyes were. Then again, she’d never been this
close to Brody Callahan before.
“Is
everything okay, Ms. Samson?” He pushed a strand of his thick, dark hair from
his forehead. He and Gavin had almost the same messy kind of haircut, but
Brody’s hair was darker and tamer.
Claudia
stood from the bed much too quickly. The room swirled around her and then she
lost her balance, falling against his hard, muscular chest.
“Whoa.”
He caught her by the forearm, staring down at her with concern. “Are you okay?”
“I’m
sorry, Mr. Callahan.”
Could my
day get any worse?
About the Author:
Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she
often had a notebook and pen with her, and now as an adult, the laptop is never
far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never knew
what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBook industry.
She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can't be stopped.Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband and two young boys. When she's not chasing after her kids, she's busy writing, attending PTO meetings, kickboxing, and scrapbooking. She hopes you'll get lost in her words.
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This book looks really good and is on my TBR pile.
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