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His Wicked Love
by Anya Summers
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GENRE: Erotic Romance
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BLURB:
Mason
Stewart is in a pickle. He and his brother are the co-owners of the Black
Elkhorn Lodge and Resort. Their dream stands at the precipice of utter ruin
because their previous chef embezzled every last dime of savings they had for
the lodge. In a last ditch effort to save his business from the brink of
annihilation, Mason hires a new chef for their restaurant; sight unseen.
Nothing
can prepare him for Emily, the red-haired siren who waltzes into his resort,
carting a set of chef knives and demanding to see her new kitchen. She
challenges his authority. She inflames his every wicked desire. She is
everything he has ever wanted. And he can’t touch her. He’s her boss. And it
would be wrong to give in to the incendiary heat between them… wouldn’t it?
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EXCERPT ONE:
Well,
if those numbers didn’t just chafe his ass.
Mason
checked and re-checked the account ledgers. He’d been over them more times than
any sane person would, but he wanted—needed—to be certain they were correct.
The loss they’d sustained three months ago had been substantial. With what was
left, they’d be lucky if the Black Elkhorn Lodge and Resort didn’t shut its
doors by Christmas.
“Are
you sure about the numbers?” Cole asked.
Mason
glanced across the expanse of his mahogany wooden desk at his brother. There
were lines of tension in his shoulders and tanned features that were so much
like their dad’s, including the dark chocolate shade of his hair that he wore
past his shoulders and his brown eyes nearly the color of soot. Whereas Mason
took more after their mom, with his lighter shade of brown hair and eye
color—in a manly way, of course.
His
gut twisted. Despair and dread seized him.
Mason
detested himself for their current plight: the lodge nearly bankrupt. And it
was all his fault.
Before
all this, Mason had prided himself on reading other people. He’d been cocky
about it. As a Dom, he’d considered his ability to size up a person to be top
notch. But their last chef had proven him wrong. His arrogance had cost them.
Mason hadn’t seen the fraud and deceit behind the chef’s apron before the
no-good piece of trash had embezzled nearly every penny the lodge had.
He
could still remember when he’d discovered the theft. The disbelief, the anger.
His normal fun-loving personality had vanished overnight. The lodge, the dream
their parents had conceptualized and that he and Cole had actualized, had
tail-spun out of control. They had gone from having excess capital with savings
to spare, to barely limping along and teetering on the brink of collapse.
In
the last three months, they’d had to liquidate their investment portfolio just
to keep their noses above water. But the costs of running the lodge were
considerable. It took capital to make this place run.
“I’m
sure. We are well and truly fucked. If we make it until Christmas and are able
to pack guests in, maybe we can string things along enough to begin
rebuilding,” Mason replied. But word had spread about their legal woes no
matter how much damage control they’d tried to do. Without a functioning
restaurant on the property, the Black Elkhorn Lodge and Resort had received
cancellations in droves. The once prosperous getaway hemorrhaged funds daily.
“Well,
with the restaurant currently closed, we’re losing a stream of revenue right
there,” Cole said, telling Mason something he already knew. Still, he was glad
they were both on the same page.
Frustrated,
he slammed the account ledgers shut and irritably ran a hand over his face. The
irritation was all self-directed. Mason couldn’t remember the last time he’d
genuinely smiled. In the three months since the bottom had been yanked out of
their business and a person he’d trusted had robbed them blind, there hadn’t
been much reason to smile. When he observed himself in the mirror every
morning, he no longer recognized the person in it. The haggard expression and
grim line of his mouth. The permanent scowl and self-loathing.
Life,
for Mason, had once been a bountiful banquet, and he’d never given it deeper
thought than the fun to be had. Now, it was a steaming pile of horse manure. He
replied, “I realize that. While you were leading the fishing expedition trip
this past week, I contacted Le Cordon Bleu on the west coast for a
recommendation. We need a chef running the restaurant if we have any hope of
staving off further losses. I figured we need all the help we can get at this
point. Not to mention, it could be a potential draw in our advertising to have
a fully trained chef from such a reputable institution. As much as we adore
her, Tibby can’t handle the load or full responsibility. Not that she’s not
capable, but she balances her time here with her daughter’s needs. I can’t make
a single mom give me more time than she’s able. Our new chef should arrive
today.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Born
in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew
up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands
on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of
books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore,
she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she
graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in
History.
Anya
is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres.
She also writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance under the name Maggie Mae
Gallagher http://www.maggiemaegallagher.com/. A total geek at her core, when
she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time
with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.
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UPCOMING BOOKS IN THE
CUFFS & SPURS BOOK SERIES:
His
Untamed Love ~ July 9th, 2018
His
Tempting Love ~ September 6th, 2018
His
Seductive Love ~ November 8th, 2018
His
Secret Love ~ January 8th, 2019
His Cherished Love ~ March
8th, 2019
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
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I enjoyed getting to know your book; congrats on the tour, I hope it is a fun one for you, and thanks for the chance to win :)
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