BLACKMAIL OF A BILLIONAIRE (EBOOK)
BLACKMAIL OF A BILLIONAIRE (EBOOK)
EBOOK. BOOK 2 OF THE HEARTS AND HOLDINGS BILLIONAIRE ROMANCE SERIES, A CLOSED-DOOR SOAP-OPERA ROMANCE SERIES.
Grant’s a hard-headed CEO.
But He’s Never Negotiated For His Wife’s Life.
Julia knew marrying Billionaire CEO, Grant Harrington, was never going to be easy. Keeping the “fake” part of their marriage under wraps until his board of directors backs off—that’s the ultimate challenge.
She’s been contracted to clean up Grant's image and create a stable home at Harrington House—easier said than done. Especially as Grant’s daughter, Sierra, who’s got more issues than Time magazine.
Julia’s natural charm works on just about everybody, and Grant’s job is looking safer by the minute. His feelings for her? That’s where lines blur. Their marriage contract is crystal clear—it’s strictly business. Yet Julia has become more than just a prop.
Julia knows her marriage is fake. That doesn’t stop her caring about Grant and his daughter—maybe more than she should. So when she’s kidnapped along with Sierra, she’ll do anything to get them both home safe.
Grant is used to the high-stakes world of business.
But he’s about to find out that love is the riskiest game of all.
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The waning light of the day streamed through the windows of his study as Grant Harrington tightened his grip on his tumbler. The ripples in the amber liquid mirrored his mounting frustration.
The reports scattered across his desk offered scarce information on DG Industries, the elusive company entwined in his secretary, Evelyn Clarke’s bizarre ordeal.
His thoughts flitted between anger and concern. His new wife, Julia, had been the one who made the discovery and saved him from a murder charge, but the peril she’d faced while rescuing his secretary provided a grim reminder of the stakes.
He still worried about her recovery from the injuries she’d sustained during the incident. The emotion frightened him as deeply as the high stakes themselves. It went beyond corporate espionage; the boundaries of his contractual marriage seemed to increasingly blur in his mind.
Grant sipped his bourbon, allowing the vanilla hints to dance across his tongue as he flicked his gaze outside.
“Mr. Harrington,” the voice of his butler, Worthington, said from behind him. “Still working?”
“Not really,” he said, eyes never leaving the pristine front yard of Harrington House.
“Avoiding something, then?”
Grant offered a soft laugh as he spun in the leather executive chair to face the gray-haired man. “No.”
“Really?” Worthington said with a flick of his eyebrow that questioned the answer.
“I’m not,” Grant assured him. “I’m just…trying to read something into this lack of information. I can’t believe this is all they’ve found in weeks. Actually, what I’m considering is a clean sweep of the security team.”
Worthington chuckled as he lifted the tumbler from Grant’s hand and crossed to the sleek drink cart to freshen his drink. “If their identity had been easy to find, none of this would have happened.”
“You’re right,” Grant said. “But Julia managed to track down more information in less time.”
“And thank heavens for us and Evelyn Clarke that Mrs. Harrington was quick-witted enough to piece it together.”
Grant pressed his lips into a thin line, staring into the amber liquid again. “Yes. Not for her though.”
Worthington offered a fleeting smile, understanding his concern over the physical injuries Julia had sustained. “Mrs. Harrington seems to have recovered quite well.”
Grant’s mind strayed to the frightening moments he’d waited in the hospital for information about her. With the hit to the head she’d sustained, things could have gone much worse than a severe concussion.
He’d spent the next two days by her side, insisting she remain in bed and resting to ensure there were no lasting effects. The memory of their shared time had been a primary factor in the blurring of the lines of their contract.
With a strong pull to her already, those moments had made it even stronger. The memory of her genuine laughter as they joked over a ridiculous plotline still echoed in his mind.
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