Desire (Venture Capitalist Book 3)
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“I got someone to cover, and Cameron would have chartered a flight to make sure I was here for CeCe.”
“Isn’t that sweet!” Cameron and Hadlee recently got engaged. They really do bring out the best in one another. I’m so happy for her. She’s been friends with CeCe since kindergarten, I joined them in high school, and Emerson was CeCe’s college roommate. We’ve been friends for a long time. Sarah works with Emerson and me and is CeCe’s soon to be sister-in-law.
“How long do you need to get ready to meet CeCe?”
Sara volunteers, “I just have to pee.”
Hadlee announces, “This is the beautiful people. I should do something with this mop of red mess on my head.” Hadlee looks amazing. He auburn hair cascades down her black turtleneck sweater. She has skinny jeans on and knee-high stiletto lace-up boots and a tight sweater.
“You look fantastic, but I totally get the pressure. I look at all the lithe women and want to go have a pizza and show them what it’s like to enjoy themselves.”
All of us agree, CeCe suggest, “I’m up for pizza whenever you are.” And we all smile and CeCe begins to tell us the gossip of the what’s going on here at Fashion Week.
Twenty minutes later we are caught up on last night and their flight out. We call Jim, and he is waiting for us at the door when we exit and he drives us over to the Four Seasons.
I walk everyone into the suite. We see CeCe talking to someone with a camera around their neck. She introduces us to Melissa.
Melissa turns to CeCe, “Are they wearing your makeup?”
CeCe says without a second thought, “They’d better be.”
We all nod. Of course we are. We’d pay for the makeup if she’d let us, but most of the time she supplies us with everything so that we are wearing the latest colors.
Turning to us, she asks, “May I photograph all of you? I think you are a perfect representation of Metro Cosmetics.”
Forty minutes later we finish.
“How did that happen?”
She’s with Women’s Wear Daily, and they are doing another highlight of our line in tomorrows Fashion Week Daily.
“That’s fun.”
CeCe gushes, “This is all due to Vanessa’s hard work. We really do appreciate all she’s done to get us here and make sure we’re a success.” Giving me a hip to hip bump, she continues, “And, she never would have taken us on as a client without you asking her to, so I owe you big, lady.”
I laugh. “We aren’t even close to even. I owe you so much more. But this isn’t a contest. I’m just glad to see Metro get all that it deserves. When does your mom arrive?”
“We’re doing a big founders event on the last night ,so she’ll come in for that.”
“She’s so proud of you,” Sara assures her.
“She’s driving me crazy right now. I put her calls on silent. That way I don’t have to ignore them outright.” Looking around, she continues, “If she wanted to have input, she should’ve come.”
Hadlee gives her a big hug. “This is all fantastic. What can we do to help?”
CeCe exclaims, “I need retail therapy. Let’s get out of here before someone else wants something from me.”
Thank you!
As an independent author, I rely on so many people to get my book to print. I would never be able to truly do this on my own.
To my amazing husband who is my muse. Without your love and support, I’d never have taken the leap of faith to write these stories that are hidden in my head. Daniel, I will love you always and forever. You’re my happily ever after.
To my two boys that keep me busy. It is because of your soccer practices, baseball practices, piano lessons, art classes, swimming lessons, and play dates that I began writing in my car while I waited for your activity to end. I get some of my best ideas sitting and waiting. I write these books so I can afford one day to send you to your dream colleges and universities.
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Other Books by Ainsley St Claire
If you loved Venture Capitalist: Forbidden Love, you may enjoy the other sensual, sexy and romantic stories and books she has published.
The Golf Lesson (An Erotic Short Story)
In a Perfect World
Forbidden Love, Venture Capitalist book 1
Promise, Venture Capitalist book 2
Desire, Venture Capitalist book 3
(Release September 1, 2018)
About Ainsley
Ainsley St Claire is a Contemporary Romance Author and Adventurer on a lifelong mission to craft sultry storylines and steamy love scenes that captivate her readers. To date, she is best known for Venture Capitalist eight-part series set in San Francisco following a group of Venture Capitalist on their quest to find love and ferret out the mole.
An avid reader since the age of four, Ainsley’s love of books knew no genre. After reading, came her love of writing, fully immersing herself in the colorful, impassioned world of contemporary romance
Ainsley’s passion immediately shifted to a vocation when during a night of terrible insomnia, her first book came to her. Ultimately, this is what inspired her to take that next big step. The moment she wrote her first story, the rest was history.
When she isn’t being a bookworm or typing away her next story on her computer, Ainsley enjoys spending quality family time with her loved ones. She is happily married to her amazing soulmate and is a proud mother of two rambunctious boys. She is also a scotch aficionada and lover of good food (especially melt-in-your-mouth, velvety chocolate). Outside of books, family, and food, Ainsley is a professional sports spectator and an equally as terrible golfer and tennis player.
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