by Alix Nichols
“Unfortunately for me, they did. When I ran out of money during the first year—I could only get odd jobs as a busboy back then—I asked if I could borrow a little from them. They refused. During my third year, I was trying to rent an apartment and asked them to act as my guarantors. They said sorry but no.”
“I find this hard to believe. They are such nice people,” Amanda said.
Rob cracked a bitter smile. “Nice, but pigheaded. They’re still hoping I’ll give up and return to the farm.”
“Why don’t you approach your grandfather? He’s the one who understands your ambition, isn’t he?” Amanda asked, a confused frown on her pretty face.
“All Grand-papa has is his meager pension. He was a crappy farmer when he worked. Brought the family farm to near ruin.”
“He did tell me last summer he hated farming,” Amanda said.
“Luckily,” Rob continued, “my dad was old enough by then to take matters into his own hands. He saved the farm.”
Mat gave him a concerned look. “What are you going to do?”
The crease between Amanda’s eyebrows grew so deep Rob felt he had to say something reassuring. “Oh, I’ll come up with something, I always do. Guys, I take back that I’m moderately worried. I’m not worried at all. I’ve even got a plan, I swear.”
He chose not to reveal that the plan in question was a fishy stint as a spy for a Russian businessman.
That, or an emergency intervention from a fairy godmother.
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Books by Alix Nichols
series: LA BOHEME
Winter’s Gift
He's a steely tycoon. She's an elite call girl. Both have sworn off love...
What If It’s Love?
When handsome Rob shows interest in geeky, introverted heiress Lena, she suspects something fishy. And so she should.
Falling for Emma
Rock star Cyril is blind, talented and broken. Graphic artist Emma lives in her sister's shadow, hiding her love for Cyril -- until the day she decides to give fate a hand.
Under My Skin
After three years of no contact, up-and-coming politician Mat Gerard is over his crush on sassy barmaid Jeanne Bonnet... Or is he?
Amanda’s Guide to Love
One snooty career girl. One free-spirited Gypsy gambler. One night of passion that changes everything...
series: THE DARCY BROTHERS
Find You in Paris (Book 1)
True spite. Fake marriage. Real romance.
If there's one man that store clerk and amateur photographer Diane Petit really, really, actively hates, it's fragrance mogul Sebastian Darcy who stole her father's company--and wrecked the man's health in the process.
But the arrogant SOB had better brace himself because Diane has vowed revenge.
And revenge she will have.
WARNING: Just like in Pride and Prejudice that inspired this book, expect to find one rich, brooding and handsome Mr. Darcy and one feisty small-town girl who can't stand him. Unlike Pride and Prejudice, this book also contains artful nude photos of said Mr. Darcy and nights of wild passion in Paris.
Raphael’s Fling
A secretive nerdette gets a bad boy for Christmas…
I'm Mia, a grad student and part-time assistant at D'Arcy Consulting and Audit.
My company's CEO, Raphael d'Arcy, is young, funny, smart, and uber-rich.
He's also smoking hot.
That alone should have scared me away, were I not such a fool, my academic achievements notwithstanding.
But there's more.
Raphael is France's most notorious playboy who doesn't do relationships. He does one-night stands. If sufficiently intrigued, he might do a fling, which is the most we could ever have together -- a short-lived fling.
So what, right?
Worse things happen at sea...
They do, indeed.
As a matter of fact, getting my heart broken by Raphael d'Arcy is the least of my worries.
Some very serious merde has been piling up in my life lately.
And it's about to hit the fan.
The Perfect Catch
He blocked the penalty shot, but he left his heart unguarded.
French goalkeeper Noah Masson wants to prove his worth to Coach and help his team win the gold. With an unruly mutt for company, a part-time gig to pay rent, and the national Water Polo Championships fast approaching, Noah is one hundred percent focused on his goal.
That is, until he catches a beautiful intruder poking around his kitchen...
American realtor-in-training Sophie Bander wants to convince her overbearing father she can be a first-class agent. Now she's in Paris, learning the ropes at a large agency. When she's done, she'll return to Key West, join her father's business, and marry the man of his dreams. It's not like she expects to be attracted to that man. Sophie has never felt sexual attraction, anyway.
That is, until a hard-bodied goalie mistakes her for a thief and presses her against the wall in his kitchen...
Clarissa & the Cowboy
(Companion to the Darcy Brothers series)
~ Nathan ~
Right now Clarissa, our tour guide, is talking about prehistoric cave paintings.
In a moment, she’ll point at the mammoth… Wait for it….
“Look at the mammoth on your right,” she says.
Told ya! I’ve done her tour six times in two months.
Everyone gawks at the mammoth.
My eyes stay trained on Clarissa’s lovely face.
After the tour, I’ll ask her out, fully expecting her to say no.
I mean, why would a hotshot Parisian archeologist go on a date with a dairy farmer from the sticks?
But I need to hear Clarissa’s no.
Maybe then I’ll be able to forget her.
~ Clarissa ~
Nathan, aka Cowboy, is here again. Staring at me again.
I ignore him.
Just as I’ve ignored the hot, disturbing dreams I’ve been having lately.
Dreams in which a handsome cowboy undresses me.
Kisses me.
Pleasures me into oblivion.
Crazy dreams!
In real life, I’m going back to Paris to start a new job in a big museum.
The one thing I don’t need during my last week in Burgundy is a roll in the hay with Nathan.
Even if that roll turns out to be better than my craziest dreams…
series: PLAYING TO WIN
Playing with Fire (Book 1)
He was supposed to look out for her, not kiss her senseless.
Au pair Uma is all kinds of wrong for single dad Zach. She is his son’s nanny, a twenty-three-year-old Hindu virgin, and a guileless ingenue to boot. Zach knows all of that.
Then why can’t he rein in his lust for her?
If there is one man Uma should not be attracted to, it’s the father of the adorable five-year-old in her charge. Once burned twice shy, Zach is the captain of a Paris water polo team and a wealthy entrepreneur who can have any woman he wants. No strings attached.
Small wonder he goes all out to shun Uma!
But when, with the help of a bottle of fine wine, Zach confesses all the dirty things he’d like to do to her, Uma astounds him by saying she wants that, too.
What’s a man to do but oblige?
Besides, it’s not like it’s the end of the world. They’re both sensible, level-headed ad
ults. They’ll just have a bit of fun and then go back to normal, as if nothing happened.
As if feelings weren’t already getting in the way.
Playing for Keeps (Book 2)
He remembers everything… except the first thirty years of his life.
Sports star-turned-coach Lucas Delaunay has no recollection of his past, despite his parents' and friends' efforts to help him.
Enter Isabelle Ferrand, a young publicist hired to land sponsors and fundraise for Lucas’s club. He is told she was a friend. Just a friend. Everyone, Isabelle included, insists he regarded her as a sister.
Not anymore, he doesn't.
Every night, he dreams of her naked and panting beneath him. Her taste, her smell, the way her breasts fill his palms... Every morning he wakes up rock hard, groping for her in his empty bed.
With desire spinning out of control, Lucas wonders if amnesia has changed his taste in women, or if there’s something Isabelle isn’t telling him.
And if she might be the key to unlocking his past.
Playing Dirty (Book 3)
What happens when revenge collides with love?
In his pimply teens, Julien was led on, played and publicly humiliated by Noemi.
But time has been kind to him.
Now a heartthrob and formidable water polo defender, Julien has no trouble with the ladies.
That means, he can finally get back at Noemi.
Only… he hadn’t expected her to have grown from a shallow girl to a caring woman.
A woman with feelings.
Nor had he anticipated the bitter aftertaste of his revenge, or how empty his bed—and his life—would be without her.
Might she still have his heart?
While Julien ponders the question, Noemi sets out on her own quest for payback…
About the Author
Alix Nichols is an unapologetic caffeine addict and a longtime fan of Mr. Darcy, especially in his Colin Firth incarnation.
She is a USA Today bestselling author of sexy, funny, riveting books which will “keep you hanging off the edge of your seat” (RT Book Reviews) and “deliver pure pleasure” (Kirkus Reviews).
At the age of six, she released her first romance. It featured highly creative spelling on a dozen pages stitched together and bound in velvet paper.
Decades later, she still writes. Her spelling has improved (somewhat), and her books have topped the Amazon charts around the world. She lives in France with her family and their almost-human dog.
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This is a work of fiction.
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