JEAN JOACHIM (Cont.)
RENOVATING THE BILLIONAIRE
BLURB EXCERPT
Get rid of the house and sell the land. Bulldozing the
broken-down mansion billionaire Stryker Alexander West
inherited solves an annoying problem. Busy launching a
new venture, he doesn’t have time to waste on sentiment.
Taking down the historic building should be a slam-dunk.
But Stryker comes up against a stone wall in the form of
Landmark chair, Jess Lennox.
Supporting her brother and juggling a hard life, Jess
refuses to approve a permit to demolish the old house.
No way will she let arrogant, wealthy Mr. West destroy
her dream. Unwilling to accept defeat, Stryker’s confident
he can prevail. He insists staying in town is about win-
ning and has nothing to do with heat from a determined
blonde.
Too stubborn to budge, Jess holds fast, struggling
against her attraction to her worst enemy. Will the winner
of the battle lose at love? ―Really, honey. Do the smart thing. Sign the demoli-
tion permit.
She turned, heat burning in her chest. ―I’m not your
sweetheart. I’m not your honey. And I don’t give a damn
how many people bow to your money and power. I’ll
never, and I mean never, change my mind. I’ll never give
the okay to sign a permit to destroy that charming old
place. Get over yourself and get out of my way.‖
―We’ll see about that,‖ he said, a mocking smirk
spreading across his face. He grabbed her arm and
whirled her around. ―If someone gets hurt in that old
place, I won’t be responsible. It needs to come down be-
fore something bad happens.‖
―Get your hands off me! No one’s going to get hurt
in there. Hasn’t happened yet.‖
―Look. I’ve destroyed men a whole lot bigger and
stronger than you. So, get out of my way.‖
―Maybe you’ve beaten down men bigger, but not
stronger. And you’re the one who needs to get out of my
way,‖ she said, placing her hand on the truck’s door han-
dle.
He stood so close to her, she could smell his spicy
aftershave and feel the warmth of his breath.
***** Amazon Review by Kathy Cramer: The
heat is turned up when they decide to work together to
bring the mansion back to life and boy do the sparks fly!
You have got to read this book. An awesome read with a
HEA.
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