“And what if I can’t?” I whisper, my voice coated in emotional turmoil the likes of which I haven’t experienced since I lost my parents a few years ago to that boating accident. “The trip of a lifetime,” they’d said. Thanked me up and down for the private yacht they were going to sail around the world in, enjoying their fifties. They only made it out to sea that one time before . . .
“I’m going to find you help.” Trace juts me out of my wicked thoughts with her statement.
I frown. “What kind of help?”
Tracey inhales long and deep before adjusting her shoulders straight and locking her gaze with mine. “There’s a company called International Guy. They do a variety of things for women in positions of power.”
I can’t help the laughter that bubbles up from my throat and spills out, sounding loud and brash in the quiet stillness of the room. Living in the penthouse of a New York City apartment building affords you more than luxury. Being on the fortieth floor overlooking Central Park has its benefits, and quiet is one of them. Thank heavens.
“International Guy sounds like a men’s cologne!” I snicker behind my hand.
Tracey smiles. “Yes, well, they come highly recommended and do unorthodox work. I’m going to see about hiring their team.”
I push back against my headboard and hug the pillow. “And what is it that you think they can do for me?”
Her face turns into a blank mask before her saucy smirk takes over her pretty, simple features. “Bring back your muse, of course.”
The end . . . for now.
If you want to read more about the guys—Parker, Bo, and Royce—from International Guy, get your copy of New York: International Guy Book 2. The second installment will feature Parker Ellis taking on his celebrity crush, Skyler Paige: America’s darling and the highest-paid actress in the industry.
Only she has a problem . . . She suddenly doesn’t have it in her to act anymore.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Audrey Carlan is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and her titles have appeared on the bestseller lists of USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. Audrey writes wicked-hot love stories that have been translated into more than thirty different languages across the globe. She is best known for the worldwide-bestselling series Calendar Girl and Trinity.
She lives in the California Valley, where she enjoys her two children and the love of her life. When she’s not writing, you can find her teaching yoga, sipping wine with her “soul sisters,” or with her nose stuck in a steamy romance novel.
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated and feeds the soul. You can contact Audrey through her website, www.audreycarlan.com.
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