ISBN: 9780373174980

KRISTEN LEWIS had a thing for hotels. She loved the luxury, the hustle and bustle, even those tiny toiletries designed to slather and splurge and make a weary soul feel like a million do… More...

KRISTEN LEWIS had a thing for hotels. She loved the luxury, the hustle and bustle, even those tiny toiletries designed to slather and splurge and make a weary soul feel like a million dollars for that split second in time. But most of all she loved the anonymity, that people from all walks of life passed by without knowing or caring why a successful thirty-five-year-old woman would be sitting alone at a bar sipping a spritzer. 'Men,' she muttered, stabbing at the lemon wedge in her glass with a swizzle stick, wondering if their ability to blow off other people was a genetic thing. Even as friends they couldn't be trusted. She took another stab at the piece of lemonwhich was starting to resemble Swiss cheese with the number of jabs she'd taken at it in the last five minutesas she glanced around the Oasis bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Singapore. She loved this place, with its sleek chrome lines, trendy black furniture with the occasional splash of red, and had spent many hours here with clients and work colleagues during her four-year stint working at a Singapore TV station. The hotel's grandeur screamed 'special occasion', the reason why she'd chosen to meet Nigel here tonight, envisioning a fun evening with her best work buddy, celebrating the completion of her latest project. Unfortunately, Nigel had had a better offer from a twenty-two-year-old temp and had given her the brush-off in the foyer. 'Buddy my butt,' she muttered, taking a sip of her favourite white-wine-and-soda combination as her gaze locked with a guy sitting at the other end of the bar. Not bad flashed across her mind as she took in his dark eyes, dark hair, slight bump in the nose, which added character to his model-handsome face, and sardonic expression highlighted by the slight quirk of his lips. Dropping her gaze quickly, she returned to studying coasters while mentally listing Nigel's faults, the main one being that he preferred a romantic evening with a bimbo over a night out with a long-term friend. Not that she should be surprised. If Nigel had a choice between wining and dining his latest prospective conquest or sharing a drink with a friend, she'd lose every time. Letting her gaze sweep the room again in a general fly-by, it unerringly zeroed in on the good-looking guy, and she prepared for a quick look-away. From past experience, guys who looked like that sitting alone at a bar would still be staring at her, trying to make eye contact before moving in for the kill. Instead, Mr Handsome was staring morosely into his drink, a sombre expression on his striking face, and crazily she sighed in disappointment. She'd never believed in fate or karma or any of that airy-fairy rubbishyet when she'd locked gazes with the guy a second ago something intangible had zinged between them, almost like kindred spirits meeting and shaking hands before fading away. Now he wore the same brooding, gloomy expression which matched her mood perfectly, and for an irrationa Fiction Fiction eBook, Harlequin<

ISBN: 9780373174980

KRISTEN LEWIS had a thing for hotels. She loved the luxury, the hustle and bustle, even those tiny toiletries designed to slather and splurge and make a weary soul feel like a million do… More...

KRISTEN LEWIS had a thing for hotels. She loved the luxury, the hustle and bustle, even those tiny toiletries designed to slather and splurge and make a weary soul feel like a million dollars for that split second in time. But most of all she loved the anonymity, that people from all walks of life passed by without knowing or caring why a successful thirty-five-year-old woman would be sitting alone at a bar sipping a spritzer. 'Men,' she muttered, stabbing at the lemon wedge in her glass with a swizzle stick, wondering if their ability to blow off other people was a genetic thing. Even as friends they couldn't be trusted. She took another stab at the piece of lemonwhich was starting to resemble Swiss cheese with the number of jabs she'd taken at it in the last five minutesas she glanced around the Oasis bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Singapore. She loved this place, with its sleek chrome lines, trendy black furniture with the occasional splash of red, and had spent many hours here with clients and work colleagues during her four-year stint working at a Singapore TV station. The hotel's grandeur screamed 'special occasion', the reason why she'd chosen to meet Nigel here tonight, envisioning a fun evening with her best work buddy, celebrating the completion of her latest project. Unfortunately, Nigel had had a better offer from a twenty-two-year-old temp and had given her the brush-off in the foyer. 'Buddy my butt,' she muttered, taking a sip of her favourite white-wine-and-soda combination as her gaze locked with a guy sitting at the other end of the bar. Not bad flashed across her mind as she took in his dark eyes, dark hair, slight bump in the nose, which added character to his model-handsome face, and sardonic expression highlighted by the slight quirk of his lips. Dropping her gaze quickly, she returned to studying coasters while mentally listing Nigel's faults, the main one being that he preferred a romantic evening with a bimbo over a night out with a long-term friend. Not that she should be surprised. If Nigel had a choice between wining and dining his latest prospective conquest or sharing a drink with a friend, she'd lose every time. Letting her gaze sweep the room again in a general fly-by, it unerringly zeroed in on the good-looking guy, and she prepared for a quick look-away. From past experience, guys who looked like that sitting alone at a bar would still be staring at her, trying to make eye contact before moving in for the kill. Instead, Mr Handsome was staring morosely into his drink, a sombre expression on his striking face, and crazily she sighed in disappointment. She'd never believed in fate or karma or any of that airy-fairy rubbishyet when she'd locked gazes with the guy a second ago something intangible had zinged between them, almost like kindred spirits meeting and shaking hands before fading away. Now he wore the same brooding, gloomy expression which matched her mood perfectly, and for an irrationa Fiction Fiction, Harlequin<

ISBN: 9780373174980

From employee to mommy-to-be... Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensible--and her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nat… More...

From employee to mommy-to-be... Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensible--and her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nate was totally out of character She puts it behind her...until she's faced with two shocks: she's pregnant...with her boss's baby Nathan Boyd, one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs, buries himself in his work to forget his private torment. But now he's faced with a dilemma: the first woman to tempt him in a long time is his employee. Executive Mother-To-Be Marsh, Nicola From employee to mommy-to-be... Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensible--and her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nate was totally out of character! She puts it behind her...until she's faced with two shocks: she's pregnant...with her boss's baby! Nathan Boyd, one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs, buries himself in his work to forget his private torment. But now he's faced with a dilemma: the first woman to tempt him in a long time is his employee.<

ISBN: 9780373174980

From employee to mommy-to-be Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensibleand her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nate was… More...

From employee to mommy-to-be Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensibleand her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nate was totally out of character! She puts it behind heruntil she's faced with two shocks: she's pregnantwith her boss's baby! Nathan Boyd, one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs, buries himself in his work to forget his private torment. But now he's faced with a dilemma: the first woman to tempt him in a long time is his employee. Fiction Fiction eBook From employee to mommy-to-be... Career-girl Kristen Lewis is at the top of her field. She's driven, sensible--and her spur-of-the-moment decision to have one perfect night with sexy Nate was totally out of character! She puts it behind her...until she's faced with two shocks: she's pregnant...with her boss's baby! Nathan Boyd, one of Australia's leading entrepreneurs, buries himself in his work to forget his private torment. But now he's faced with a dilemma: the first woman to tempt him in a long time is his employee.<