“You know there are things out in the world that are more exciting than that, don’t you?” She pointed to the black screen. “Culture, life, treasure, a girlfriend.”
He spun around in his seat and glared at her. “You know that I have a girlfriend, right?”
“The one from that game? She could be a forty-year-old dude.”
“Cheryl is a twenty-two-year-old woman from Florida, not a dude.” His cheeks flushed with indignation.
“Great, I look forward to meeting her when we’re in Florida.”
“I know what game you’re playing, so don’t even try it.” He turned back to his screen and pulled up a new window on his computer before starting typing.
“Hey, if you’re too chicken to meet the girl of your dreams, it’s not my problem.” Ellie shrugged. She was playing him, but the guy really needed to go out on a real date. He was the little brother she’d never had, and it was about time he got out in the world, rather than hide behind a computer screen.
“You’re starting to get on my last nerve,” he said.
“You’re scared to meet women,” she countered. “Online relationships don’t last, but hey, maybe Cheryl isn’t worth it, huh?”
He paused in his typing and glanced back over his shoulder. “Do you really think she’ll like me in real life?”
“She likes you now, doesn’t she?”
“Dammit, Ellie, you always get me caught up in your stupid fantasies.” He shook his head.
“So, you’re going to meet her?” She grinned.
“Yes. But only so you’ll shut up about it, and when it turns into a disaster, I’ll know who to blame.”
“The only thing you can blame in that situation is your mouth.” She wandered over and ruffled his hair. “Hey, does that mean I get to dye your hair and dress you up, so you look like a date and not a fashion disaster?”
He brushed her off. “No, it doesn’t. I’m not on the run, and I would never let you near a man’s wardrobe. Last time you dressed me up for one of your jobs, you made me into frumpy security guard with a receding hairline!”
She chuckled. It was a fair point. She was the last person in the universe who should be giving makeovers. She used them for disguise, not to appear esthetically pleasing.
She smiled as a burst of optimism about the future filled her with warmth and hope. This journey was going to be an adventure. The idea of leaving the grim, gray skies of England behind and jetting off to the sunny isles of the Caribbean to hunt treasure was exciting. Everything she really cared about was coming with her. She had her father’s research, the map, and her best friend. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Contract by Avril Tremayne—Seduction by contract? Come on! Adam means to scare Lane off her crazy scheme. Then he sees the vulnerability under the business suit, and he caves. He'll teach her what she wants to know—every touch, every pleasure. Then they'll part ways—if they can...
Hustle by Claire Chilton—Raised by a grifter, Ellie wants a different life. So she'll do this last job, then get out—forever. Even an unexpected interruption can't throw her. Just a little practiced flirtation, and…that's when Ellie gets a shock. Jacob is different. With him, it doesn't feel like a con. What does this mean for her fresh start?
Bad Reputation by Melinda Di Lorenzo—Tucker won't trust a bad boy. She's fought to get where she is, and she'll fight green-eyed, gorgeous Joey off, too. Because bad boys become womanizing drunks, like her father. They don't stick to their promises to go straight just for love. Do they?
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Burning Moon by Jo Watson—When her fiancé dumps her ten minutes before she's supposed to walk down the aisle, Lilly goes a little…crazy. She also goes to Thailand. On the trip that was supposed to be her honeymoon, Lilly gets arrested, sets herself on fire, and maybe—just maybe—finds new love.
Girls' Guide to Getting It Together by Amber Lindley—Inspired by a confidence-boosting guide she finds in a magazine, Megan decides it's time to transform her life. But she can't even manage to buy a bra that fits or cook a real meal. What are the chances that number six—"Ask a guy who you think is way out of your league out on a date"—is going to lead to anything but disaster?
Rookie in Love by Sarah White—Madeline's family has her whole life mapped out for her. She'll forget about her youthful dreams, marry a junior executive at her father's company and produce some photogenic grandchildren. But, on the night of her twenty-first birthday, she meets Jackson. And Jackson changes everything….
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A prolific writer with wide-ranging interests, Claire Chilton specializes in new adult fiction and speculative fiction, which includes genres such as science fiction, fantasy, horror, comedy and romance. Hustle, her Harlequin debut, won the publisher’s So You Think You Can Write contest on Wattpad. Her previous books include a humorous young adult science-fiction series called The Squishies Series and a paranormal comedy series, The Demon Diaries.
Claire Chilton is a web designer with an honors degree in English Literature and a passion for great stories. She’s done just about every job on the planet at least once, and she’s won an award for being ‘the most likely to trip over the red carpet and flash her arse at the cameras’.
After exploring the world in her misspent youth, traveling across Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean, she now lives in an ancient Roman city in Yorkshire with her Californian fiancé and a fluffy kitten called Shadow, who is convinced she is a bigger cat than she is.
You can find Claire online at claire-chilton.com.
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Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
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