Excerpt Reveal: Secret Kisses

 

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𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔: 𝑨 𝑭𝒂𝒌𝒆-𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 (𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by USA Today bestselling author Layla Hagen releases on December 5th! Check out this sneak peek! 

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What to expect: 

💋Billionaire romance 

💋Fake dating 

💋Opposites attract 

💋He protects her from her ex 

💋He is a flirt/She is a little more cautious 

Excerpt: 

"What happened to your business deal? Did you manage to turn it around?”

I’d almost forgotten that I even told her about it. “No. I even shared everything with my brothers this morning in our business meeting.”

“You work with your brothers?”

“Sort of. We own Sterling Investments.”

“Oh, I think I’ve heard of it.” She didn’t sound stunned, or in awe, like people usually were when they made the connection. It was refreshing.

“We each own separate businesses, but on Mondays, we meet to brainstorm. None of them had any ideas I could actually use. They just fooled around, talking bullshit.”

“Meaning?” she asked.

I hesitated, but why not tell her? We could laugh about it. She certainly seemed to need that distraction.

I couldn’t believe I’d just called this stranger out of nowhere and that I was willing to share things with her.

“When I told them that one of the reasons he shot me down was because I had a reputation as a womanizer—”

“Oh. That would explain a few things,” she muttered.

“What things?” I asked.

“Never mind. Go on.”

Hmm… “Anyway, one thing led to another, and I told them that I ran into you.”

“Wow, I feel so good now. Worthy of being mentioned in a business meeting.”

“One of them suggested that I could present you to Jude as my girlfriend.”

She started laughing. “Your brothers have a fantastic imagination. It wouldn’t be such a bad idea,” she said, then rushed to add, “For business reasons, of course.”

For a second, I was certain that I’d misheard her. My intention was just to make her laugh, but now she had me thinking.

“Wait, what? Are you serious?”

“You did save my butt. I guess it could be a ‘you scratch my back, I scratch yours’ situation.”

I rose from my chair, adrenaline coursing through my body the way it did when I was on the verge of sealing a very important deal.

“I haven’t seriously considered this until now,” I confessed. Though that wasn’t strictly true, because from the second my brothers mentioned it, the idea had percolated in my mind. But Phoebe didn’t need to know that. “Are you sure?” I double-checked. It was a dangerous idea, and not at all my style. I hated lying and pretending. And yet, pretending to date Phoebe didn’t feel wrong.

This is insane.

“Honestly, no. I’m just figuring things out. But you would just need me to go with you to a dinner or something, right?”

“Yes.”

She laughed. “I can’t believe you’d put a deal in the hands of a stranger.”

That was the insane thing. She didn’t really feel like a stranger, though I couldn’t explain why.

“The way I see it, as things stand right now, I wouldn’t have a chance in hell to make the deal otherwise. I could probably find some arguments to convince him, but somehow I prefer showing up with a smoking-hot date on my arm, pretending she’s my girlfriend.”

I heard her suck in a breath at that. But it was 100 percent true.

“Sure, why not?”

Blurb:

I don’t give a damn what people say about me. I’m successful and confident—one of San Diego’s youngest CEOs.
But when my womanizer rep costs me a major business deal, I’ve got a problem.

One of my brothers suggests a fake girlfriend. Ridiculous.

Then I spot the perfect opportunity.

At a bar, I overhear a stunning blonde getting utterly humiliated by her ex—who casually informs her he dumped her to marry someone else. What an idiot.

She looks like she needs rescuing. So I sit at their table and kiss her like I’ve done it a million times. After the jerk bails, I make her a deal: be my fake date for one business dinner.

Phoebe agrees.

It should’ve been simple, but the dinner turns into a weekend at a beach house.
One bedroom.
Too much wine.
One unforgettable night.

The next morning, she tries to pretend it didn’t happen.

Phoebe is nothing like the women I usually date. She’s hardworking, has a sharp sense of humor, and she’s the most selfless person I’ve met. That’s why I want more.

I just have to prove that there’s more to me than she thinks. I’m close to my family. I spoil my nephew. I’m ready to change.

Phoebe is still hurting and wants to play it safe. But I won’t give up. Because this fake relationship is starting to feel very real.

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