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  Victoria put her head against his chest, warmth flooding through her.

  “Victoria,” her father bellowed. “Don’t think you can come back here!”

  “Don’t worry,” she said. “I’m not going to.”

  The elevator pinged, the doors opened, and Donovan stepped into it. The doors closed, shutting out the sounds of her father’s shouts.

  Slowly, Donovan set her back on her feet. But he didn’t release her, his hands holding her hips tightly. “I probably shouldn’t have done that in front of your father. But I have to tell you, I’m not sorry.”

  “I’m not sorry, either.” She reached up, touched his mouth. “I just handed in my resignation. I’m no longer a De Winter employee.”

  “Oh … princess. Are you sure?”

  “I’ve never been so sure about anything in my entire life.” She rose on her tiptoes, pressed a kiss to his beautiful mouth. “I want passion, Van. I want love. I want acceptance. And I’ve finally realized I won’t get those things from him.”

  “I’ll give you those things. I’ll give you everything.”

  “I know.” She wound her arms around his neck. “I love you.”

  One arm tightened around her waist as he leaned forward to hit the stop button on the elevator. “And I love you. In fact, I could even give you a demonstration right here if you want.”

  Her heart began to race. “What is it about you and elevators? I was hoping for more Russian literature.”

  He smiled and it was wicked. “Then wrap your legs around me and I’ll show you some War and Peace.”

  So she did, and he showed her.

  And it had nothing whatsoever to do with Tolstoy.

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Jackie Coates

  Jackie has been writing fiction since she was eleven years old. Mild mannered fantasy/SF/pseudo-literary writer by day, obsessive romance writer by night, she used to balance her writing with the more serious job of librarianship until a chance meeting with another romance writer prompted her to throw off the shackles of her day job and devote herself to the true love of her heart— writing romance.

  She lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband, the inimitable Dr. Jax, two kids, two cats, and some guppies (possibly dead guppies by the time you read this).

  You can find Jackie at www.jackieashenden.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jackieashenden or follow her on Twitter at @JackieAshenden.

  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

  “Billion Dollar Bad Boy” copyright © 2014 by Jackie Ashenden.

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  Author photo © Jackie Coates eISBN 978-1-4668-5372-0

  First eBook Edition: March 2014