Taken Over by the Billionaire

Taken Over by the Billionaire
Miranda Lee

Driven to distraction…Hotshot entrepreneur Benjamin Da Silva is used to being in the driving seat, but when he finds himself in need of a chauffeur, beautiful, straight-talking Jess Murphy proves that sometimes taking his foot off the pedal can be equally pleasurable!Jess isn’t impressed by his wealth but each glimpse in the rear-view mirror has her aching to climb into the backseat and submit to Benjamin’s every command. His recent takeover cost her her job and she knows she should steer clear – so why can’t she get off the collision course leading right towards Benjamin?Taken Over by The Billionaire -4 * RT Book ReviewLee’s kismet-with-kink tale is both riotous and heartfelt, set in the verdant beauty of Australia. Her co-stars range from quirky to conventional, and while her outspoken heroine and stubborn mogul hero seem ill fated, they mesh perfectly.Miranda Lee is a much loved, Mills & Boon author who excels at scandalous, dark and dangerous, brooding billionaires who are used to keeping women for as many nights as they want, and then discarding them! But when they meet someone who throws their best-laid plans off track, will these imposing, irrepressible men be brought to their knees by love?Praise for Miranda LeeA Man Without Mercy - 4 * RT Book ReviewWith tons of personality of its own, Lee’s quirky mansion is the ideal setting for this lively Down Under romance. Her stars are the perfect match for each other, and their passion sizzles.Master of Her Virtue - 4 * RT Book ReviewLee’s couple fits together well despite their differences, and her love scenes are both playful and seriously hot in this romance that shows how adoration can grow from the physical as well as the emotional.Add a wonderful Miranda Lee title to your collection!

It was a force of nature, Jess’s smile. Ben felt it down deep in his gut. His flesh leapt.

This is not what I need right now.

But then he thought … why not? He’d finished with his latest in a long string of socialites. What was to stop him from exploring this attraction further?

Ben almost laughed. Because this wasn’t just attraction he was suddenly feeling. This was lust—an emotion he was not unfamiliar with. But this time it felt stronger. Much stronger.

Impossible to ignore.

Impossible not to pursue.

He could hardly contain the burst of triumph he experienced when she noticed him assessing her, and he heard her sharply indrawn breath, watched her reef her eyes back to the road as if the hounds of hell were after her.

And perhaps they were, he thought darkly. Be damned with his conscience! Be damned with common sense! He had to have her. And soon.

MIRANDA LEE is Australian, and lives near Sydney. Born and raised in the bush, she was boarding-school-educated, and briefly pursued a career in classical music before moving to Sydney and embracing the world of computers. Happily married, with three daughters, she began writing when family commitments kept her at home. She likes to create stories that are believable, modern, fast-paced and sexy. Her interests include meaty sagas, doing word puzzles, gambling and going to the movies.

Taken Over by the Billionaire

Miranda Lee

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Contents

Cover (#u84a2bb5c-3f3e-533f-a5c4-e630f384ab67)

Introduction (#u5ca5e9d5-2dca-5ac5-9bc1-88625b1eee8e)

About the Author (#u492e94af-632f-5d18-9357-4617c3cc1182)

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CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_1366b9d3-7ec7-56de-9911-70b36d3d1dbe)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_e53bdf65-4ea0-5e0f-94db-5bc842feaa33)

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CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_d6534982-5166-5d97-a7c6-9f9105df3faf)

MURPHY’S LAW STATED that if anything could possibly go wrong, then eventually it would.

Jess did not subscribe to this theory, despite the fact that her surname was Murphy. But her father was a firm believer. Whenever anything annoying or frustrating happened, such as a flat tyre when he was driving a bride to her wedding—Joe owned a hire-car business—then he blamed it on Murphy’s Law: bad weather at the weekends; down-turns in the stock market. Recently, he’d even blamed the defeat of his favourite football team in the grand final on Murphy’s Law.

Admittedly, her dad was somewhat superstitious by nature.