The
Australian
Crime Royalty Romance # 2
Crime Royalty Romance # 2
By: Lesley Young
Blurb
Charlie
Sykes takes everything and everyone at face value—and believes life would be a
lot easier if everyone else did, too. Aussie Jace Knight, international
hotelier and purported playboy, has never met anyone like the absurdly literal
and beautiful American who applies for his personal assistant position. The
trouble is, how do you pursue a woman whose definition of flirting comes
straight out of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary? That, and he’s not the only one
after Charlie. Seems Mr. Knight might not be a reformed criminal after all.
Soon,
Charlie’s immersed in a whirlwind of international espionage that takes her
from the hip streets of Sydney to the majestic Great Barrier Reef and the wild,
desolate outback. A dangerous trap’s being set, but how will Charlie protect
herself and prevent a tragic betrayal, when she can’t even sort out what her
heart’s telling her?
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Excerpt
I slid into a soft
leather upright, and put my satchel on the floor beside me. Mr. Knight said
nothing.
I waited, calmly,
expecting him to peruse my prominent breasts, especially since my nipples were
no doubt peaked through my thin blouse and bra. But, he did not, which I
greatly respected. Instead, he openly appraised my face, and finally, smiled.
“So Miss Sykes,
what brings such a beautiful yank to Sydney then?”
“My looks are not
at all pertinent, Mr. Knight.” His smile dropped. “I chose Australia
spontaneously,” I offered, having enough sense not to share the Muriel’s
Wedding detail. “I simply moved here to start fresh.”
He leaned forward
in his chair, examining me much closer, eyes narrowed. “There are only a few
reasons why a woman such as yourself leaves America for down under . . . Miss
Sykes.”
I waited for his
assumption.
“You’re running
from someone. An ex? Husband? Boyfriend?”
I did not like the
way he eyed me just then.
“Incorrect on all
counts,” I informed him. “I have never had any of those. But I do not believe
my sexual history, or lack of it, is pertinent to the job interview.” As I
spoke, his full lips had popped open and his eyebrows had hiked farther up,
creating strong lines in his forehead.
“Here we go,” I
thought, frowning. Something I was doing was confusing him. Of course, I had no
idea what it was. My tone of voice? Something I had said? It was like trying to
figure out an alien alphabet. I cleared
my throat. “However, you can be rest assured I am in Australia for no reason
other than a desire to live life, finally, and that I have no intentions of
leaving.” I did not want him to think I was not capable of a long-term
commitment to the company should things work out.
Author Info
Lesley Young is an award-winning Canadian journalist by day, and compulsive novelist by night. Her debut novel, Sky’s End (Soulmate Publishing, 2013) hit #9 on Amazon’s sci-fi romance paid best-seller list in its first three months of release. Not too long after that, she started dreaming up quirky heroines who lose their hearts to extremely powerful, imperfect heroes, while on dangerous adventures abroad. She called it the Crime Royalty Romance series, and kicked it off with The Frenchman, which landed her an agent at Spencerhill Associates. Lesley’s never sure who or what will pop up in her imagination next. The Irishman? The Spaniard? The Englishman? She’s taking requests!
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