Never
Say Never
By: Aimee Duffy
Blurb
When pretend turns to desire,
heartbreak is unavoidable.
Sander Chase needs a date for his
ex-fiancée's engagement party, but he doesn't have time for a woman in his
life. Between working on the TV show Do You Have What It Takes? and
his band reforming, he's too busy for a relationship. What he needs is a
pretend girlfriend. He thinks he may have found the perfect woman for the job,
and the bribe he offers means she's sure to accept.
After losing her job in the film
industry, breaking up with her movie star boyfriend, and finding out her mum
has dementia, Chloe Butler returned to the UK determined to put her life back
together. The last thing she needs is to parade around London on the arm of a
celebrity, and after the heartbreak caused by her ex, she swore she'd never
again date a star. But when Sander offers her a chance at her dream job, it's
not something she can turn down.
As Chloe gets to know Sander she
learns he's nothing like her scumbag ex. But she struggles to fight her
attraction to him, knowing their relationship is only for show and their
separation date is closing in fast.
Ignoring the insane chemistry
between them should be easy for Sander, especially since he carries a secret
that means there can be no future for them, but the more time he spends with
Chloe, the harder it is to keep his hands to himself.
Content Warning: contains more
denial than you'll find in a courtroom, more sexual tension than most people
could handle, and explosive sex that some readers may find long overdue.
Chloe Butler’s mouth dropped open.
She struggled to remember how to close it as she stared at the man with the
expectant expression on his avenging angel face. She couldn’t have heard him
right. Sander Chase would never ask someone like her out on a date.
“Excuse me?”
He flashed his Hollywood smile.
“Come on. Don’t make a guy ask twice.”
Nope, she’d not misheard him, nor
had she gone mad. Months of serving him coffee and this was the first time he’d
shown any kind of interest in her.
“I’m sorry.” She retreated a few
steps. She couldn’t date a celebrity, not after what happened the last time.
She was just beginning to get her life back together. Not to mention the fact
her mum needed her around more than ever. “I can’t. Thank you for the offer.”
Chloe tried to smile politely, but
it was harder than usual. She turned to head back to the counter to get on with
her work. If her boss Richard caught her talking to a celebrity, he’d get the
wrong idea and hand her a P45 before she could explain. After all, the coffee
shop was a classy place. Not even the press were allowed in.
A large, warm hand ensnared her
wrist and drew her to a halt. Electrified jolts shot up her arm from the
contact.
“Can’t or don’t want to?”
She turned back to Sander and saw
his brow was raised and amusement glittered in his baby blue eyes. Pushy,
wasn’t he?
“Don’t want to,” she replied,
determined not to give him any hope.
Can’t left wiggle room, and there was
definitely no wiggle room. She’d sworn off men after the last one had taken her
for a mug.
Her reply seemed to please him. His
grin grew huge and her heart sped. She frowned at the reaction and put it down
to the stress of the situation. After all, as far as she was concerned, her
libido was extinct.
“That’s perfect.”
Was he mad? From her experience, celebrities could be a little…odd. But
she’d never met a full-blown lunatic before. “I’m sorry, I don’t know what you
mean.”
Why wasn’t she backing away? Better
yet, why wasn’t she demanding he let go of her arm? She darted a glance around
the coffee shop. Most of the customers’ attention was on their morning papers.
“I don’t need a date. I need a
pretend one.”
Hmm, definitely time to call the men
in white jackets. Sander had clearly lost his marbles. “I really have to get
back to work.”
She couldn’t believe a man who’d
been in one of the best male vocal pop groups of all time had lost his mind. Or
maybe that’s what the pressure of it did to him. She vaguely recalled the
rumors surrounding their split, but hadn’t paid much attention to the
international news. At the time she’d been in LA and stupidly in love with a
jerk.
Sander released her arm and sighed.
“I’m not saying this right, am I?”
He raked a large hand through his
golden hair and blew out a breath. She smiled at his exasperation, but still
didn’t move away. Chloe shook her head in answer to his question.
“My manager called today.” Sander
waved his hand to urge her closer. She obeyed. “He wants to get the group back
together.” His hot breath caressed her neck and she shivered. The smell of
espresso mingled with his spicy aftershave resurrected those bloody extinct
hormones. “One of his conditions is that I attend Paul’s engagement party next
Friday to show the world I’m over our…fallout.”
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Author Info
About me (snooze—can you tell I hate
the me stuff? Lol)
For as long as I can remember, I've
had a good book in my hands. In primary school I loved Roald Dahl. In high
school my English teacher introduced me to Charles Dickens, Stephen King, Jane
Austin, Emily Bronte, and Shakespeare. It was then that I discovered my love
for romance and I've wanted to pen my own imaginary heroes and heroines for
others to enjoy ever since. Only in the last few years was I lucky enough to
meet some fabulous and encouraging people to help me gain the skills to make
that dream possible.
I live in sunny Scotland in a small
town near the Ochils and work nine to five in a solicitors office. In my free
time, you'll find me on Facebook, stalking *cough* following friends on
Twitter, and may even catch me shoe shopping.
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