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ENGAGING THE ENEMY BY REESE RYAN
An ambitious heir will do whatever it takes to be the next CEO, even play fake fiancé to his childhood nemesis.
How far will an ambitious heir go to secure his future?
Parker Abbott will do whatever it takes to be the next CEO of King’s Finest Distillery, even play fake fiancé to his childhood nemesis, Kayleigh Jemison. Yet as he and the fiery redhead get reacquainted, sparks fly and real passion emerges. But when her ex wants a second chance, who will Kayleigh choose?
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EXCERPT
“So, where were we?” Kayleigh
seemed distracted and her hair looked even wilder than it had when she’d
disappeared behind the curtain. As if she’d just tumbled out of bed and she
hadn’t been alone.
He swallowed hard, fighting off the image of Kayleigh in bed
that immediately filled his brain.
Focus, Parker. Focus.
“I’d offered you fifty percent
more than the assessed value.”
She froze for a moment, cocking her head before a smirk
curled one corner of her mouth. “I remember now. You asked what figure would make
me happy, and I said—”
“I know what you said, Kayleigh,
and it’s unacceptable.”
“Then buy someone else’s building
instead.” She stared at him defiantly.
The number-one rule of
negotiating was be prepared to walk away. Every salesperson understood that.
But his family hadn’t given him that option. This building had once belonged to
his mother’s family. They’d run a tiny café here, and now his father wanted to
help his mother reclaim a portion of her family’s history by creating a
flagship restaurant here, branded with the King’s Finest name.
It was going to be a surprise.
His mother didn’t know, but his father had already purchased the two other
buildings on the block and made the sellers sign confidentiality agreements.
But without Kayleigh’s building—the cornerstone of the entire project—it simply
wouldn’t work.
Closing this deal was the
leverage he needed to make his father realize that naming his older brother,
Blake, as his successor at King’s Finest, simply because he’d had the good
fortune to be born first, would be a grave mistake.
Blake was a good person, a great
brother and an excellent operations manager. But neither Blake nor their
brother Max possessed the killer instinct the CEO position called for. His
sister, Zora, did have that killer instinct. More so than he, perhaps. But what
she lacked was the ability to control her emotions. With Zora, everything was
personal. She was much like Kayleigh in that way.
He had to have this building, but
Kayleigh didn’t know that. So maybe if he showed her that he was willing to
walk away, she’d come to her senses.
Parker stooped to pick up his
attaché. “Sorry we couldn’t come to an agreement. Maybe it would be better if
we went with new construction in that shopping center. I’m sure my brother will
give us a good deal.”
Parker crossed the room under
Kayleigh’s cold stare, waiting for her to stop him.
She didn’t.
He turned the doorknob and
stepped one foot onto the sidewalk, the bell jingling above him.
Still nothing.
“You really don’t have anything
else to say?” Parker turned back to her.
“Don’t let the doorknob hit you
where the good Lord split you.” She grinned, her eyes shimmering with
amusement.
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ABOUT REESE RYAN
A Midwesterner with deep Southern roots, Reese currently resides in semi-small-town North Carolina where she’s an avid reader, a music junkie, and a self-declared connoisseur of cheesy grits.
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