Mayne Attraction: In The Spotlight
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Epilogue
Grayson Gregory
I had waited two very long years for this girl. The sad thing was that I did it to myself. The decision to wait was my choice, not hers. Dad was right and I was wrong; I shouldn’t have waited.
I was thinking that my time with Ellie in Canada would be like a dream come true—not a nightmare. Now I desperately wished it was a nightmare from which I could awake and escape.
First I found out that she was secretly engaged to a guy who knew how to hide their relationship from her security team. After some serious hoop-jumping, I finally got her to at least consider her options and the idea that being a Gregory might be a better one for her. But then I nearly blew it by making a stupid comment that upset her so badly she actually faked an illness to get away from me. To my surprise she seemed to change her mind on the way back from the hospital and it felt like the resistance was finally gone. But the next morning she walked away at breakfast and disappeared into thin air.
It would have been hard enough to deal with it on my own. But I also had my dad and horde of security people gathered to consult and debate about the next steps to take in my personal disaster.
But the real kicker was that I found myself sitting across the table from the guy who had ruined everything for me and I had to play it cool and pretend that I didn’t want to strangle him with my bare hands. Of course that would be very satisfying, but then I’d never find my Ellie. I was absolutely certain he knew her exact location because along with a boatload of con artist gold digging propaganda that messed with her sweet and trusting little heart, he’d also given her a fancy locket with his picture and a GPS chip embedded in the frame. So I would just have to be patient and smarter than him this time as I worked through this nightmare with a ‘To Do’ list:
— Find and marry Ellie Mayne
— Make Ash Ryan pay double in damages
— Stop dreaming and start living happily ever after with a girl who was worth the wait
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Ann Mauren
Coming Attractions
Barefoot Heroine
A Mayne Attraction Short
Former CIA agent Ash Ryan has finally found a stress-free dream job. But his life turns bitterly painful when he falls desperately in love with Ellery Mayne, the entrancing but clueless subject of his company’s security contract. This excerpt from the Mayne Attraction series reveals the secret life of Ellery as seen through the eyes of a man who adores her but believes he will never get to meet her.
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Coming Soon
Book 2 of the Mayne Attraction Series:
In The Smoke
Book Two of the Mayne Attraction Series, “In The Smoke,” continues the story from Grayson Gregory’s point of view. Pushed by his father to pursue Dr. Mayne's very young granddaughter, he unwittingly breaks her heart, though all he meant to do was give her time to grow up. When the multi-million dollar company he’s poised to inherit is threatened with a hostile takeover, it becomes clear that his interest in Ellery runs deeper than purely romantic attraction, and he battles with himself and his father to balance the line between love, livelihood, family and fortune.
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Coming Soon
Book 3 of the Mayne Attraction Series:
In The Shadow
Book Three of the Mayne Attraction Series, “In The Shadow,” presents the exciting conclusion of the trilogy with a narrative from Ash Ryan, a security specialist enjoying the best paying, easiest job of his career. His life turns bitterly painful, though, when he falls desperately in love with Ellery Mayne—the beautiful subject of his secret surveillance assignment. His anguish turns to joy when she unexpectedly reaches out to him. But then another suitor with a previous claim on her affections appears, and Ash must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and fighting for the girl of his dreams.
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Mayne Attraction: In The Spotlight
By Ann Mauren
Published by Ann Mauren Media
Copyright © 2010 by Ann Mauren
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