The
Australian
Crime Royalty Romance # 2
Crime Royalty Romance # 2
By: Lesley Young
Releasing March 27, 2015
Self-Published
Charlie
Sykes takes everything and everyone at face value—and believes life would be a
lot easier if everyone else did, too. Aussie Jace Knight, international
hotelier and purported playboy, has never met anyone like the absurdly literal
and beautiful American who applies for his personal assistant position. The
trouble is, how do you pursue a woman whose definition of flirting comes
straight out of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary? That, and he’s not the only one
after Charlie. Seems Mr. Knight might not be a reformed criminal after all.
Soon,
Charlie’s immersed in a whirlwind of international espionage that takes her
from the hip streets of Sydney to the majestic Great Barrier Reef and the wild,
desolate outback. A dangerous trap’s being set, but how will Charlie protect
herself and prevent a tragic betrayal, when she can’t even sort out what her
heart’s telling her?
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Lesley Young is an
award-winning Canadian journalist by day, and compulsive novelist by night. Her
debut novel, Sky’s End (Soulmate Publishing, 2013) hit #9 on Amazon’s sci-fi
romance paid best-seller list in its first three months of release. Not too
long after that, she started dreaming up quirky heroines who lose their hearts
to extremely powerful, imperfect heroes, while on dangerous adventures abroad.
She called it the Crime Royalty Romance series, and kicked it off with The
Frenchman, which landed her an agent at Spencerhill Associates. Lesley’s never
sure who or what will pop up in her imagination next. The Irishman? The
Spaniard? The Englishman? She’s taking requests!
Excerpt
“Look me in
the eye.”
I did as he
asked.
“Now ask me.”
“Are you,” I
caught my breath, “involved in criminal activities?” I sounded very quiet. Not
myself.
I felt a burn
in my nose, and my eyes grew blurry. He blew air out of his nose and stepped
closer, but I stepped back, needing space to stay the course.
“Don’t,” I
said.
“Don’t what?”
he asked, tenderly.
I flashed on
him again, surprised. His face had grown lighter, calmer . . . maybe as he took
in my sadness. He had uncrossed his arms, and tilted his head to the side.
No. I knew
what he was trying to do.
“Seduce the
truth away,” I answered, remembering how he had reassured me in Port Douglas
with physical affection.
His mouth
popped open.
“I deserve
better.”
He flinched,
and, after a moment, glanced away.
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