She
wrapped her arms around his shoulders and simply hugged him close with the
water falling over them like a downpour. "This
is not my
normal, Dominic, not anymore," she whispered. "Not too long ago, I
lived in a rented chalet in France where I sculpted and ate dinner every night
in the same restaurant with locals who joked with me about needing some romance
in my life."
"Then
what changed?"
She
tipped her head back and squinted against the water. Here, locked in his arms,
naked, completely isolated, she felt safe saying the one thing she couldn't
shake, "What changed? My brother decided to campaign for president."
"You
think this is related?" He frowned and framed her face between the palms
of his hands.
"Every
time information is leaked about me...his poll numbers rise. Even an ocean
away, I'm an asset. I think someone wants to use me as leverage." She held
her breath, waiting for him to dismiss her as a narcissist who thought the
world revolved around her.
But
he didn't.
Concern
flickered in the depths of his dark eyes as he pushed his hands through the wet
strands of her hair and studied her face. "Leverage for what?"
"I
don't know."
From the back cover...
Power...it's a heady drug.
Vanessa Warren is
America's favorite rebel. Daughter and granddaughter of US Presidents and
sister to a future one, her family connections and notoriety are seen as leverage
for manipulating the White House—if she's captured.
One little lie leads to a whole lot of trouble.
Reclusive international
resort developer, Dominic Varga, needs a date to ward off his matchmaking
parents. When he persuades the notorious Vanessa Warren to play his girlfriend
for the night, he has no idea he's stepped into the crosshairs of kidnappers
who will do anything—destroy everything—to get to her.
One true thing...
Trapped in a rapidly
escalating international terror plot, Dominic and Vanessa's lie becomes the
only real thing in the midst of betrayals, conspiracies, and murder. As their
world falls apart, they suddenly only have each other to rely on against ruthless
people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Who can they trust? Who
is behind the plot—her own family, a political rival of her family's, or a
terrorist organization? How far will the kidnappers go—what will they be
willing to sacrifice—to control the power of the White House? Is there anywhere
in the world where they can find safety?
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