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Le sport qu’elle aime est devenu inaccessible. Le garçon qu’elle aime n’est pas libre. Que lui reste-t-il ? Elle s’attendait à intégrer l’université de Harkness en tant que joueuse de hockey sur glace. Mais à la suite d’un accident grave, c’est en fauteuil roulant que Corey Callahan doit commencer les cours.

Son voisin de palier, dans sa résidence accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite, est trop beau pour être vrai. Il s’appelle Adam Hartley, et c’est un autre joueur de hockey handicapé par deux blessures à la même jambe. Il ne joue pas dans la même ligue que Corey. Et puis, il est déjà pris. Pourtant, une amitié hors du commun va naître entre Corey et Hartley, dans le « ghetto des éclopés » du bâtiment McHerrin.

Autour de leurs plateaux de cafétéria et de leurs parties de jeux vidéo, ils se serrent les coudes pour affronter des déceptions qu’ils sont les seuls à pouvoir comprendre. Bien sûr, ce sont juste des amis… jusqu’au soir où tout va basculer. Le trouble s’installe. Corey est certaine d’une chose, elle est en train de tomber amoureuse. Pour de bon.

Mais Hartley abandonnera-t-il sa splendide petite amie pour aimer une fille aussi abîmée que Corey ? Rien n’est moins sûr, et Corey va devoir trouver le courage de poursuivre sa vie d’étudiante de son côté – une nouvelle vie qui ne tourne pas autour du sport auquel elle ne peut plus jouer, ni du garçon aux yeux bruns qui a peur de l’aimer en retour

Le goût amer des désillusions devient la saveur sucrée de l'espoir..."

Griffin Shipley, propulsé à seulement 27 ans, chef de famille, (chargé de sa mère, de ses trois frères et soeurs et d'un grand père gâteux), se retrouve à la tête de la ferme familiale dont il hérite. Il s'attendait à tout sauf à tomber sur celle avec laquelle il avait partagé quelques soirées torrides à l'université. Audrey quant à elle, n'avait pas la moindre envie d'atterrir dans ce coin perdu du Vermont.

Pourtant ces deux- là vont se retrouver par hasard sur le domaine familial de Griffin. Audrey missionnée par la grosse entreprise qui l'emploie, une chaine de restaurant, doit passer plusieurs jours dans la région. Elle séduit toute la famille du jeune agriculteur par sa bonne humeur et ses talents de cuisinière. Mais cinq ans après leur histoire ils ont beaucoup changé. La vie, les épreuves les ont fait évoluer. Trouveront ils à nouveau un terrain d'entente ?

Jamie n’a jamais compris pourquoi Wes, son meilleur pote, a cessé de donner signe de vie l’année de leurs dix-sept ans, après cette soirée à deux un peu limite, certes, mais trop arrosée pour être prise au sérieux... Cinq ans plus tard, leurs chemins se croisent de nouveau à l’occasion d’une compétition de hockey. Jamie reproche à Wes son long silence. Wes explique alors qu’il est gay. Un aveu qui risque bien de faire vaciller leur lutte sur la glace et, surtout, leurs existences...

Organiser le mariage de son frère et être enfin reconnue « compétente » aux yeux de sa propre famille, voilà un défi de taille pour Jess Canning ! Or la situation n'est pas simple car elle doit à tout prix éviter que ne s’ébruite la liaison qu’elle a eue un an plus tôt avec le témoin de son frère... Une erreur monumentale, qu’elle ne réitérera pas, quand bien même Blake et son corps de gladiateur sont à se damner ! Ne pas flancher et se concentrer sur sa mission de wedding planner semble une solution toute trouvée et facile sur le papier. Mais en réalité, céder à la tentation, ne serait-ce pas la meilleure façon de résister ?

Nine years ago, a rookie sports agent met the man of her dreams at a business dinner. That was the night they broke all the rules…

Lucky Shot is a free short story. Enjoy it as is, or go on to read the rest of Bess & Tank’s second chance love story in Sure Shot.

On pourrait croire qu’un milliard de dollars, une équipe de hockey professionnelle et un manoir à six chambres sur la Promenade suffiraient à satisfaire un homme. Eh bien, on se tromperait. Cela fait sept ans que Rebecca illumine mon bureau par son esprit vif et son sourire. Elle gère à la fois mon équipe de hockey et ma santé mentale. J’ignore quand j’ai commencé à me réveiller en pleine nuit, en manque d’elle. Tout ce que je sais, c’est qu’une seule bouffée de son parfum me fait perdre toute ma concentration. Et son rire me rend dur comme la pierre.

Quand Rebecca souffre, j’interviens pour lui venir en aide. C’est mon rôle en tant qu’ami, après tout. Ce que les amis ne font pas, en revanche, c’est se sauter dessus et se déshabiller pour une folle nuit torride.

Maintenant, elle m’évite. Elle prétend que nous sommes trop différents, tous les deux, que cela ne doit plus jamais se reproduire. Alors, pourquoi sommes-nous incapables de garder nos mains dans nos poches, quand nous sommes ensemble ?

A new hockey player to steal your heart this fall...

The dreamiest player on the Moo U hockey team hangs a flyer on the bulletin board, and I am spellbound:

Rent a boyfriend for the holiday. For $25, I will be your Thanksgiving date. I will talk hockey with your dad. I will bring your mother flowers. I will be polite, and wear a nicely ironed shirt…

Everyone knows it’s a bad idea to introduce your long-time crush to your messed-up family. But I really do need a date for Thanksgiving, even if I’m not willing to say why. So I tear his phone number off of that flyer… and accidentally entangle our star defenseman in a ruse that neither of us can easily unwind.

Who knew that Weston's family was even nuttier than mine? He needs a date, too, for the most uncomfortable holiday engagement party ever thrown.

There will be hors d'oeuvre. There will be faked PDA. And there will be pro-level awkwardness…

When a bookworm on borrowed time meets a younger, free-spirited chicken farmer, sparks and feathers fly…

Harrison Phillip Fletcher III isn’t supposed to be here. Not in Burlington, Vermont, not running Vino & Veritas, a quaint inclusive bookstore and wine bar, and definitely not still alive at forty-two. Also not supposed to be here? An unexpected delivery of chickens.

Finn Barnes knows chickens. The burly organic farmer knows all about rare breed poultry, but dealing with a hot, older bookseller is an entirely different matter. City slicker types like Harrison never end up staying in Vermont for the long-term.

They should steer clear of each other. But the flare of attraction is mutual. And somehow, amid book discussions and farm tours, they discover plenty in common. Now they’re stealing kisses in Finn’s barn, sneaking out like teens, and burning up the sheets.

What starts as a fling brings very real feelings for two lonely souls, but a future together seems as unlikely as chickens in a bookstore. Feathers may be flying, but learning to trust takes time neither may have. Can they take a leap of faith together before it’s too late?

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Featherbed is a stand-alone novel in Sarina Bowen’s True North world. This opposites attract, age gap romance features a low-angst, fluffy—and feathery—romp as a fish out of water discovers the home he never thought he’d find.

Once upon a time, he gave me a summer of friendship, followed by one perfect night. We shared a lot during our short time together. But he skipped a few crucial details.

I didn't know he was a rock star.

I didn't know his real name.

Neither of us knew I'd get pregnant.

And I sure never expected to see him again.

Five years later, his tour bus pulls up in Nest Lake, Maine. My little world is about to be shattered by loud music and the pounding of my own foolish heart.

Leila:

What I meant to do: Quietly divorce my lout of a husband and then have a child all on my own.

What happens instead: My crush comes back to town when I’m at my most vulnerable. After too many cocktails, I ask him to be my baby’s father.

In my defense, it’s been a rough couple of months. Seeing Matteo Rossi again after fourteen years has done a number on my emotions. And my libido.

In the morning, I’m hoping he’s forgotten the whole thing. But no such luck. In fact, Matteo has a few clarifying questions. And a few naughty ideas, too…

Matteo:

What I meant to do: visit Vermont for my brother’s wedding. Make amends to my family, and mourn the loss of a friend.

What happens instead: a hot affair with the one who got away. But it can’t last. My life is two thousand miles away, and Leila deserves everything. She’s as good as gold.

He can't have her. And he can't tell anyone why.

Ski racer Dane “Danger” Hollister does not do relationships, though he keeps his reason a secret. The real-life curse he's inherited from his mother will eventually cost him everything: his place on the Olympic ski team, his endorsement income, and his ability to fly downhill at top speed.

Reluctant country girl Willow Reade meets Dane by accident. Literally. Her skidding truck forces him off the road during a blizzard. Stranded together in his Jeep as night falls, the two loneliest people in Vermont find themselves sharing more than they'd planned. And not just conversation.

Yet neither can guess how their unlikely tryst will threaten Dane’s frightening secret and Willow’s tentative peace with her own choices. Only mutual trust and understanding can end their pain and give them a hard won shot at love.

MOST PEOPLE CALLED IT A CULT. BUT FOR TWENTY YEARS, JOSH AND CALEB CALLED IT HOME.

In Paradise, there is no television. No fast food. Just long hours of farm work and prayer on a dusty Wyoming ranch, and nights in a crowded bunkhouse. The boys of the Compound are kept far from the sinners’ world.

But Joshua doesn’t need temptation to sin. His whole life, he’s wanted his best friend, Caleb. By day they work side by side. Only when Josh closes his eyes at night can they be together the way he craves.

It can never be. And his survival depends on keeping his terrible desires secret.

Caleb has always protected Josh against the worst of the bullying at the Compound. But he has secrets of his own, and a plan to get away — until it all backfires.

Josh finds himself homeless in a world that doesn’t want him. Can Caleb find him in time? And will they find a place of safety, where he can admit to Josh how he really feels?

They don’t play for the same team. Or do they?

Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died.

Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever.

Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions—

can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it? When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend...and a big one to learn about himself.

Warning: contains sexual situations, hotties on hockey skates, skinnydipping, shenanigans in an SUV and proof that coming out to your family on social media is a dicey proposition.

My name is Hudson Newgate, but my teammates call me New Guy.

That was my nickname in Chicago, too. And Vancouver. That’s what happens when you keep getting traded. Brooklyn is my last chance, especially after my poor performance last season.

But I can make this work. The new guy knows to keep his head down and shoot the puck. The new guy puts the game first.

What he doesn’t do is hook up with the other new guy—a hot athletic trainer who lives in my building. Gavin needs this job with my team. He’s a single dad with responsibilities.

We can’t be a couple. My arrogant agent–who’s also my father–will lose his mind if I’m dating a dude. And my team needs me to score goals, not whip up a media circus.

Too bad Gavin and I are terrible at resisting each other…

How to behave when the guy who broke your heart two thousand miles away turns up in your office:

One: Don’t drop your lucky coffee cup in shock, even though it’s been ten years.

Two: Don’t get defensive when he asks how you ended up working his family’s ski mountain… and why you kept it a secret.

Three: Give him the worst room in the resort. He deserves it for suddenly waltzing back in like he owns the place. (Which he kind of does.)

Four, five, six, seven, eight and nine: Do not kiss him in the hot tub.

Ten: Try to keep your heart intact after you break all of your rules.

Because Reed is leaving again. Hate can't turn back into love. And it’s a little too late…

He puts the "screw" in screwball comedy...

BRYNN

At thirty-four, I’m reeling from a divorce. I don’t want to party or try to move on. I just want to stay home and post a new recipe on my blog: Brynn’s Dips and Balls.

But my friends aren’t having it. Get out there again, they say. It will be fun, they say. I’m still taking a hard pass.

Free designer cocktails, they say. And that’s a game-changer.

Too bad my ex shows up with his new arm candy. That’s when I lose my mind. But when my besties dare me to leap on the first single man I see, they don't expect me to actually go through with it.

TOM

All I need right now is some peace and quiet while my home renovation TV show is on hiatus. But when a curvy woman in a red wrap dress charges me like she’s a gymnast about to mount my high bar, all I can do is brace myself and catch her. What follows is the hottest experience of my adult life.

I want a repeat, but my flying Cinderella disappears immediately afterward. She doesn’t leave a glass slipper, either—just a pair of panties with chocolate bunnies printed on them.

But I will find her.

Promises I make to myself…

1. I won't stare at my sister's fiance's super hot best friend, even when he takes his shirt off at a dinner party.

2. I won't look him up online and check out photos from his professional soccer career.

3. And I definitely won't fantasize about him late at night.

Oops. Broke all three. But in my defense, his abs and that arrogant smile are my catnip. Plus it's been a while.

But no matter how sexy Asher St James is, I will never let on that he's at the top of a long list of things I want to do.

And I keep that last promise.

Well, mostly…

Five nights. Two adversaries. Only one bed in their hotel room.

I'm at the height of my hockey career. Yet my arrogant brother is always trying to recruit me into the family business: a global security company so secretive that I don't even know its name.

Pass, thanks. I don't need a summer job.

But the jerk ambushes me with a damsel in distress. That damsel is Alex, the competitive, sassy girl I knew when we were kids. Now she's a drop-dead gorgeous woman in deep trouble.

So guess who's on a flight to Hawaii?

It's going to be a long week in paradise. My job is keeping Alex safe, while her job is torturing me with her tiny bikinis. Or maybe we're torturing each other. It's all snark and flirting until the threat against Alex gets serious. And this jock must become her major league protector.

The first time I lay eyes on Callan Walker, I know he’ll be trouble. With his smug grin, hot Aussie accent and thousand dollar shoes, he’s just the kind of rich guy who always gets what he wants.

And he wants two things: a night of sin, and my cooperation as he outmaneuvers his powerful mother to take control of his uncle’s estate.

I can’t afford either one. I’m the only thing standing between my little sister and the foster care system. He may have money and charm on his side, but I have something even more powerful -- pure desperation. This temp job at his mother’s company can become a full time job for me. It has to.

But when Callan’s eyes rake over my body, sometimes I forget my obligations. His piercing gaze finds the fun, optimistic girl I used to be and not the tired person I’ve become.

And it works--if only for a moment. Our night together was a mistake. I can't afford to get sucked into his high-powered family’s treachery. But the closer I get to Callan, the more layers I find beneath those expensive clothes. Though I can’t forget this is temporary. He’s temporary. I have too much to lose.

Too bad my foolish heart didn’t get the memo...

"Promets moi de ne pas tomber amoureux de moi"

Keaton Hayworth III, athlète universitaire, doit marcher dans les pas de sa famille en devenant président de sa fraternité, une tradition familiale importante. Etudiant en biologie, Keaton se heurte régulièrement à Luke Bailey, un étudiant en gestion d'entreprise qui travail en secret comme danseur pour payer ses études. Luke est un voisin de chambre aussi agaçant qu'énervant. Et les deux hommes sont d'accord sur une chose: ils n'ont absolument rien en commun.

Quant la petite amie de Keaton lui demande d'organiser un plan à trois pour son anniversaire, sa vie prend une tournure inattendue? Où trouver l'homme idéal ? En ligne, bien sûr. Mais les discussions avec le candidat potentiel pourraient bien révéler une surprise de taille.

Keaton et Luke se haïssent dans la vie réelle, mais en ligne, LobsterShorts et SinnerThree vivent une toute autre histoire. Découvrez une romance interdite entre deux rivaux qui, à travers leurs échanges virtuels, vont apprendre à se découvrir... et à s'aimer ?

Five nights. Two adversaries. Only one bed in their hotel room.

I’m at the height of my athletic career. Yet my arrogant brother is always trying to recruit me into the family business: a global security company so secretive that I don’t even know its name.

Pass, thanks. I don’t need a summer job.

But the jerk ambushes me with a damsel in distress. That damsel is Alex, the competitive, sassy girl I knew when we were kids. Now she’s a drop-dead gorgeous woman in deep trouble.

So guess who’s on a flight to Hawaii?

It’s going to be a long week in paradise. My job is keeping Alex safe, while her job is torturing me with her tiny bikinis. Or maybe we’re torturing each other. It’s all snark and flirting until the threat against Alex gets serious. And this jock must become her major league protector.

À 17 ans, elle rencontre enfin son père. Une rockstar aux millions de fans...

Rachel, 17 ans, n'a jamais connu son père. Jusqu'au jour où sa mère succombe à un cancer. L'inconnu débarque dans sa vie du jour au lendemain. Inconnu si l'on peut dire, car il n'est autre que le chanteur de Wild City, l'immense tube qu'on entend partout.

" J'ai écouté mon père toute ma vie. Je l'ai toujours dans ma poche, sur mon lecteur mp3. Ma mère n'a jamais voulu m'expliquer. Leur rencontre, mais surtout pourquoi je n'ai jamais connu mon rock star de paternel. Je pensais qu'il s'agissait là de son unique secret. J'avais tort. "

Quand elle a disparu, il a fini par se pointer. Du jour au lendemain, j'ai eu un pass VIP pour le monde de paillettes de mon père. Je n'avais pourtant rien demandé. Trois raisons me poussent à rester : mon groupe de chant, un beau jeune-homme aux yeux bleus nommé Jake et la curiosité qui habite mon âme. Celle qui hante les enfants accidentels...

Et comme mon père est le seul à connaître la vérité, je dois m'accrocher. "

For a Good Time Call by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

Ever see For a good time call scribbled on the bathroom wall of a bar? Sure you have. Ever wonder what would happen if you had a few too many drinks and actually called the number? Well now you don’t have to wonder anymore, because I’ll tell you… It blows up in your face when you suddenly realize who Mr. Good Time is.

Eternal Sunshine by L.J. Shen

Adam Mackay is my brother's best friend, turned Hollywood heartthrob, who is now my brand new, infuriating boss.

Sounds complicated? You have no idea...

Stay Right Here with Me by Willow Winters

I can’t tell you how many mistakes I’ve made sitting in this very spot in this small town bar. Watching the iron doors swing closed as the broad-shouldered man who just walked in sits across from me, I already know he’s on that list of, “I shouldn’t have done that...”

Damsel Dude in Distress by Helena Hunting

I thought I was helping a damsel in distress. Turns out my damsel was actually a hot dude with some bad luck. It started with a broken down car and ended with a gross motel, an indoor campout and a set of Kama Sutra sheets.

The Beach R.S. Grey

I’m not supposed to be on vacation with my best friend’s older brother. I’ve wanted him for so long, and now we’re unexpectedly alone in a tropical paradise. Naturally, I packed a lot of bikinis, but I should have brought armor if I want to have any hope of surviving my week away with Noah Martin…or should I say, Dr. Martin.

Lucky Shot by Sarina Bowen

Rookie sports agent Bess Beringer gets a real education on the night of her first glitzy New York business dinner. But the things she learns have nothing to do with roster rules or contract negotiation. Luckily, rookie hockey player Mark "Tank" Tankiewicz is a pro-level teacher...

Twelve bestselling authors have come together to brighten your holiday with six ALL NEW co-written novels. Travel through six cities and fall in love with these enchanting love stories.

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L.J. Shen & Helena Hunting

Just The Tip

It’s not every day you meet a stranger who knows how to jingle your bells…

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Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow

Baby it’s Cold Outside

My Christmas list did not include a broken heart, freezing temperatures, or my tree stuck in the door to my apartment building, but that’s what I got. Just when I thought Santa had failed me, I got something I never thought to ask for …

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Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Kissmas in New York

It was just supposed to be a simple kiss with a stranger. I'd done it to prove a point--that I hadn't lost my sense of adventure. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. Maybe I'd get something in my stocking after all this holiday season...

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Sierra Simone & Kennedy Ryan

The Christmas Crown

Noelani, queen of Manaroa, has one mission on her diplomatic visit to the States: forge strategic alliances for her homeland. When she meets brooding security specialist Brock Grimsby, their unexpected alliance heats up the holiday. One night. No promises, but come Christmas, will either be able to walk away?

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Penny Reid & L.H. Cosway

Songbird

Two lonely souls find companionship in Dublin for one magical night. Broderick Adams doesn't mind his solitude, until she walks in. Ophelia Kelly sings to heal her heart, but has no idea he's listening.

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Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy

EPIC

Jamie and Wes are having a blast living and working in Toronto. Until a scout for another team swoops in to make one of them an offer that might complicate the life they've built together.

Comprend 5 tomes de la série

• T1 : Notre année trouble

• T2 : Notre Année Cachée

• T3 : L'homme de l'année

• T4 : L'heure de vérité

• T5 : L'Heure de gloire

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La vie quotidienne à l’Université de Harkness, élite des campus, vous est présentée dans cinq histoires différentes, plus sexy et poignantes les unes que les autres.

She thought it was love. Then he vanished.

On an ordinary Monday morning, Ariel Cafferty's phone buzzes with a disturbing text message. Something’s happened. I need to see you. Meet me under the candelabra tree ASAP. The words would be jarring from anyone, but the sender is the only man she ever loved. And it's been several years since she learned he died.

Seeing Drew’s name pop up is heart-stopping. Ariel’s gut says it can’t be real. But she goes to the tree anyway. She has to.

Nobody shows. But the text upends everything she thought she knew about the day he left her. The more questions she asks, the more sinister the answers get. Only two things are clear: everything she was told five years ago is wrong, and someone is still lying to her.

The truth has to be out there somewhere. To safeguard herself—and her son—she’ll have to find it before it finds her. And with it, the answer to what became of Drew.

Vous connaissez l’histoire du joueur de hockey amoureux de la pop star ?

Il y a quelques années, j’ai rencontré la fille la plus merveilleuse du monde. Nous traversions tous les deux une mauvaise passe. C’était avant que je reçoive ce coup de téléphone… celui qui vous demande de poser vos miches dans un avion pour aller à la rencontre de votre destin.

Mais j’ai abandonné cette fille. Je n’avais pas son numéro, et elle ne connaissait pas mon vrai nom.

Alors que j’évoluais dans les grandes ligues, de son côté, elle est devenue une superstar, avec des disques de platine et des hordes de fans. Sans oublier un petit ami retors, producteur de musique, qui la traite vraiment mal.

Mais le destin n’en a pas encore terminé avec nous. Quand Delilah vient assister à un match de hockey, je ne peux pas résister à l’envie de la revoir. Tout internet s’emballe quand je l’invite à sortir.

Elle ne se souvient peut-être pas de moi, mais son connard d’ex sait très bien qui je suis. Il fera son possible pour nous séparer.

Heureusement, les sportifs ne baissent pas les bras. Cette fois, je compte bien jouer pour gagner.

Je voulais juste empêcher ma sœur de commettre une erreur monumentale, mais c’est moi qui me retrouve à jouer avec le feu.

Pour ma défense, j’étais en tête à tête avec une excellente bouteille de whisky et j’ai la sale manie de toujours protéger ma petite sœur. Mais ça n’excuse pas les dix SMS envoyés, alors que j’étais ivre, pour lui dire que son mariage hâtif serait une erreur. Si seulement j’avais adressé ces SMS à la bonne personne. Mais non, j’ai aussi inclus le marié et... son témoin super sexy.

J’ai même utilisé l’expression « témoin super sexy », donc j’ai un peu envie de mourir, là. Au lieu de ça, je me retrouve à organiser un mariage avec le canon susmentionné tout en partageant avec lui une auberge beaucoup trop petite dans la chaleur écrasante de Miami. Trois jours au soleil avec cet ancien sportif charmeur et arrogant qui aime me provoquer ? Très bien, si c’est à ça qu’il veut jouer, alors jouons. Je sais me défendre.

Jusqu’à ce qu’Asher augmente les enjeux avec une proposition incroyablement sexy : une aventure sans attaches, après quoi je retournerai à ma vie de père célibataire à New York et lui à sa vie prestigieuse. Je suis partant. Mais plus je partage mes nuits avec l’autre témoin, plus je désire aussi partager des journées, et c’est impossible.

Surtout quand je découvre la véritable raison qui nous en empêche...

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