SAVOR
by Monica
Murphy
A Billionaire Bachelors
Club Novel
Available now from Avon Impulse
New York Times
bestselling author Monica Murphy concludes her sexy Billionaire Bachelors Club
series
with
a fiery romance that refuses to be left at the office…
Bryn James can’t take much more. Smart, sexy Matthew DeLuca
is everything she wants in a man, but he’s also her boss—the youngest, hottest
vineyard owner in the Napa Valley—and he doesn’t see her as anything more than
his shy assistant. That’s all about to change. Armed with a hot new look and an
attitude to match, Bryn is determined to catch Matt’s eye… professionalism be
damned.
With his winery’s grand reopening approaching, Matt is
trying to stay focused, but Bryn is suddenly making it very difficult. He’s
always thought her prim demeanor effortlessly sexy, but Matt can’t deny that
her transformation is jaw-dropping …and going to make it very difficult to keep
his hands to himself.
But when one thing leads to another and suddenly Matt is
stripping Bryn bare, he’ll be faced with the biggest risk of his career—and his
heart. Can he convince her—and himself—that this might just be more than a
no-strings office affair?
EXCERPT:
“Don’t be so cranky.
It’s okay to admit you have a thing for Bryn.” Ivy leans forward in her chair,
a secretive smile curling her lips. “I have a feeling she has a thing for you
too, you know.”
I do know. And I can’t
act on it. Bryn James works for me. She’s my assistant. She’s by my side
constantly; we spend more time with each other than probably anyone else in our
lives, especially lately what with the winery’s grand reopening approaching.
She’s a representative of my business. If I were to fuck around with the help
and the relationship fell apart, I’d be in huge trouble. She could screw me
over financially every which way by suing me for sexual harassment and I’d be
left with a limp dick in my hand and a ruined business.
Yeah. Not going to take
the chance. Saw it happen with my father. Not going to let it happen to me.
“It doesn’t matter.
Nothing can happen.” I send Ivy a stern look. “And this conversation can never
leave this office.” Glancing over her shoulder, I try to see if Bryn is at her
desk but the chair is empty.
Thank Christ.
Ivy’s expression goes
solemn and she holds up three fingers. “This conversation stays here. Scout’s
honor.”
“You were never a
scout,” I mutter, afraid she’s making a promise on an untruth. She’ll probably
just blab to everyone. Or specifically Archer and Gage. I don’t need to hear
their shit.
And I am worrying way
too much over this.
She laughs again. “I
won’t say a word, I promise. But I need to tell you something, Matt.” She leans
in close, her voice dropping. “She’s got a major crush on you. You might not
see it but it’s there—sounding in her voice, shining in her eyes, every time
she looks at you, talks about you. The way her body turns into yours every time
the two of you are together . . . it’s pretty obvious. A
body language expert would have a field day with you two.”
Body language expert?
What the hell is Ivy talking about? “I have no idea what you’re referring to,
but office crushes are just that. Crushes. Harmless attractions no one ever
acts on. Period. End of story.”
This is what I keep
telling myself. I can’t pursue anything with Bryn, no matter how much I’m
tempted to. Not only would it be wildly inappropriate, dating my assistant, but
we come from two different worlds. She seems nice and normal, quiet and
unobtrusive, and I am anything but. My life has been a circus sideshow for
years.
“I get it. You’re trying
to do the right thing, and I admire that. So, of course you don’t see anything
beyond an efficient assistant in Miss James.”
Well. Ivy’s not too far
off the mark. When I first met Bryn, she hardly said two words, kept her head
bent when I spoke to her and offered lots of yes-sir and no-sir answers. She
had this way of almost blending in with the walls, like she didn’t want anyone
to notice her.
So I didn’t.
As we got comfortable
working together though, something happened. I’m thinking Ivy had a hand in
Bryn’s slow transformation. She actually makes eye contact when she speaks to
me, and she’s become somewhat animated. Started to wear bolder colors as well,
drawing my attention to her chest though I keep my eyes averted as best I can.
These subtle changes
made me notice all of the little things—like the color of her eyes (blue), how
her hair looks (like silk and I want to touch it), and the tempting fullness of
her lips (they’re spectacular).
Her gaze lingers when
she looks at me and sometimes so does mine. Her smile softens, her voice drops
lower when she speaks, sparking my imagination. Would she sound like that right
before I kissed her? Took off her clothes? Took her to my bed?
Yeah. All of those are
dangerous thoughts. I almost prefer the old Miss James. The one who was like
the wallpaper—boring and nondescript. Mean to say, but hell, the last thing I
need is a distraction.
And she’s become the
biggest distraction I’m currently facing. The very last one I need. ***
About the Author:
New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the
foothills below Yosemite. A wife and mother of three, she writes New Adult and
contemporary romance for Bantam and Avon. She is the author of One Week
Girlfriend and Second Chance Boyfriend.
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New York Times, USA
Today and international bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native
Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and
three children. She's a workaholic who loves her job. When she's not busy
writing, she also loves to read and travel with her family. She writes new
adult and contemporary romance and is published with Bantam and Avon. She also
writes romance as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.
