About Devoted
A woman’s work
Amy Slaten has devoted her life to Slaten Industries. After ousting her corrupt father and taking over the CEO role, she thought she could relax and enjoy taking her company to the next level. But an old business rivalry rears its ugly head. The only thing that can possibly take her mind off business is the training class at Sanctum…and her training partner, the gorgeous and funny Flynn Adler. If she can just manage to best her mysterious business rival, life might be perfect.
A man’s commitment
Flynn Adler never thought he would fall for the enemy. Business is war, or so his father always claimed. He was raised to be ruthless when it came to the family company, and now he’s raising his brother to one day work with him. The first order of business? The hostile takeover of Slaten Industries. It’s a stressful job so when his brother offers him a spot in Sanctum’s training program, Flynn jumps at the chance.
A lifetime of devotion….
When Flynn realizes the woman he’s falling for is none other than the CEO of the firm he needs to take down, he has to make a choice. Does he take care of the woman he’s falling in love with or the business he’s worked a lifetime to build? And when Amy finally understands the man she’s come to trust is none other than the enemy, will she walk away from him or fight for the love she’s come to depend on?
Excerpt
“I’ve been burned before,” he replied
quietly. “Several times.”
She softened slightly. She did understand
corporate spying. Her father had practically been the CIA. It was why she
hadn’t gone after Glendale the way she should. She knew the sins her dad had
committed against them. She didn’t understand them entirely or why her father
had hated Glendale in particular, but she knew the Adlers had been burned more
than once by her father’s deep belief in corporate espionage. “I’m sorry to
hear that. I really wasn’t trying to hurt you. I don’t even know what you do. I
don’t have a reason to take something from you.”
He stared down at her and for a moment she
thought he was going to argue. Then he dragged her close and his mouth was on
hers. He kissed her like a starving man, his tongue plunging deep.
He needed. She could feel it. She wasn’t
sure what it was he was asking her for, but she felt his bone-deep need. It
poured off him, and everything that was soft and warm inside her responded.
That affectionate part of herself bent to his will. She’d shoved it down for so
very long. Her love and affection weren’t needed in her father’s world. It had
been something to hide away and toss out because it had been useless.
Flynn needed it and she was determined to
give it to him.
“Don’t go,” he said against her lips. “Stay
with me.”
It was all she’d wanted to do in the first
place. “Yes.”
He picked her up, hauling her high against
his chest, but when she thought he would move back to the bedroom, he strode
toward his desk. He sat down with her in his lap and flipped open his laptop.
The screen was suddenly on, but she was thinking far more about the thick erection
pressed against her backside.
“Type. Be fast. I don’t want to wait,” he
growled against her ear.
He’d pulled up his e-mail and moved the
cursor to where she would put in a name. His hands moved under her shirt,
reaching up to cup her breasts as he licked and nipped at her ear.
How was she supposed to type when her whole
body was busy responding to him? “Flynn, I’m going to make a mess of this.”
“Type or I’ll explain to your boss that
you’re far too busy pleasing your Master to come in to work today.”
ABOUT LEXI BLAKE
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
