Her Deal with the Devil

Her Deal with the Devil
Nicola Marsh

Better the devil she knows…? Patrick Fourde was once famed for the trail of broken hearts and rumpled bedsheets he left behind him. Now the fashion house CEO is determined to make his name known for the right reasons. First challenge?Getting Sapphire Seaborn, Melbourne’s Queen of Jewellery, onside. Sapphie has sacrificed everything for her jewellery business and very nearly lost it all. She hates that to rescue it she needs to work alongside her nemesis – Patrick!It was supposed to be business only, but Sapphie quickly realises that when you make a deal with a devil this scorching someone’s going to get burnt…‘Sizzling throughout with an ending to melt your heart!’ – Marg, 31, Mother

‘You know we’d be working on this project twenty-four-seven, right?’

‘Of course,’ Sapphire said, and the vein in her temple pulsed.

It had been her ‘give’ when she’d been younger—a tell-tale sign that she was rattled— and Patrick didn’t know whether to be flattered or annoyed that spending time with him disconcerted her.

‘And that doesn’t bother you?’

She stood, cool and confident and lithe. ‘This is business. Why should it?’

That vein beat to a rap rhythm. Yeah, she was rattled. Big-time.

‘Okay then, let’s do it.’

‘Fantastic. You won’t regret this.’ Her lush mouth eased into a wide grin. ‘We’re going to be great together.’

‘Absolutely.’

And he kissed her to prove it.

Dear Reader

What does romance mean to you?

For me, it’s a glance, a smile, a touch, a kiss.

Kisses are special. They convey so much—tenderness and passion, fun and flirting. They’re sensual and sexy, sweet and sublime!

Patrick and Sapphire certainly discover all that and more when they join forces for Melbourne Fashion Week. Can the fashion house CEO and the jeweller collaborate in and out of the bedroom?

I love revisiting characters, and was so pleased when Sapphie (who first appeared in MARRYING THE ENEMY, her sister Ruby’s story) demanded her very own romantic tale, complete with plenty of kisses…

Happy reading!

Nicola

www.nicolamarsh.com

About the Author

NICOLA MARSH has always had a passion for writing and reading. As a youngster she devoured books when she should have been sleeping, and later kept a diary whose contents could be an epic in itself!

These days, when she’s not enjoying life with her husband and sons in her home city of Melbourne, she’s at her computer, creating the romances she loves in her dream job.

Visit Nicola’s website at www.nicolamarsh.com for the latest news of her books.

Recent titles by the same author:

MARRYING THE ENEMY

WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE?

GIRL IN A VINTAGE DRESS

DESERTED ISLAND, DREAMY EX!

Did you know these are also available as eBooks? Visit www.millsandboon.co.uk

Her Deal

with the Devil

Nicola Marsh

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

For my nan, who I miss more than words can say.

Your support for my writing meant so much.

You’ll live in my heart for ever.

CHAPTER ONE

SAPPHIRE INTERLOCKED HER fingers and stretched overhead, savouring the slight twinge between her shoulder blades. The twinge was good. It meant her muscles were functioning, which was more than she’d been able to say a few months ago.

But she wouldn’t go there. Not today.

Today was all about relaxation and easing back into work. Minimal stress. Positive thoughts. Focus.

She tilted her face to the Melbourne summer sun, enjoying the rays’ warm caress.

She should have done this more often. Then maybe she wouldn’t have ended up at the brink of collapse and almost losing her cherished family business.

If it hadn’t been for her younger sister Ruby…Her shoulder muscles spasmed and she lowered her arms, shook them out, using the relaxation techniques she’d learned during her enforced three month R&R at Tenang, the retreat that had nursed her weary body back to health.

She couldn’t afford to get uptight. Not with so much at stake. Not when she had so much to prove in facing her nemesis tomorrow.

With hands on hips she twisted from the waist, deliberately loosening her spine. Some of the tension eased and she closed her eyes, breathed deep. In. Out.

Calm thoughts. Zen. Centred. Relaxed.

‘Never thought I’d see the day when the great Sapphire Seaborn connected with her inner yoga chick.’

That voice. No way.