âDo you ever answer your dââAmirâs voice cut off abruptly as he stood in the entrance to her privateen suitebathroom.
At six foot four inches, he filled the doorway with his body. Frantically looking for something to cover herself, she saw that the bathsheet was out of reachâand the washcloth would hardly be adequate. With no other option open to her, Grace curled her knees up, hiding her nudity behind her folded legs. âWhat are you doing in here?â
âI came to speak to you.â Amirâs words came out disjointed, and he made no move to turn away.
âNow is not a good time.â She vacillated between wanting to hyperventilate and wishing the situation was something different than what it was. And no amount of inner castigation could make that desire disappear.
Amir cleared his throat. âI see that.â
He definitely saw something. His eyes devoured herâor at least that was what it felt like. He wasnât really doing itâ¦not her. She wasnât his type. Not drop-dead gorgeous. Not sexually sophisticated. Not anything he usually found attractive.
Dear Reader
So many of you asked for Hawkâs story that I knew I would have to write it some time. (I like to keep my readers happy.) What I didnât know was that the cynical owner of Hawk Investigations was going to get taken to his knees by a princess. Lina is no ordinary princess, though, as sheâs been raised in the States, with minimal parental contact over the years. She doesnât fall in line with her fatherâs plans⦠or Hawkâs, but thatâs what makes this sexy, intense story interesting. I hope you felt the same way in FORBIDDEN: THE BILLIONAIREâS VIRGIN PRINCESS.
The poor Prince she jilts had to get his own story, donât you think? I certainly did, and thatâs how we ended up with HIRED: THE SHEIKHâS SECRETARY MISTRESS. Amir is truly anything but âpoorââthe guy is as arrogant as they comeâbut that proves to be his downfall when he asks his assistant and best friend to find him a wife. He ends up running in circles, trying to keep up with a highly annoyed woman who knows how to make the best of a makeover.
These Royal Brides know exactly how to keep their men hopping and their readers on their toes tooâbelieve me.
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âPLEASE, YOUR HIGHNESS, let me alert the sheikh to your presence.â Agitation laced Graceâs usual even tones as the doors to Amirâs inner sanctum opened.
But then his family tended to have that effect on peopleâthough rarely his always efficient and coolly composed personal assistant. Five years of exposure had almost made her immune, but an unexpected visit from a family member theyâd both thought in Zorha was enough to unnerve even her.
Amir stood up behind his sleek, glass-topped desk. âI see you are still harrowing the help,â he said to the tall man whoâd opened not one, but both of the double doors leading into Amirâs office.
Grace made an offended sound at his use of the word help while his brother simply strode into Amirâs office with a somber air that belied the possibility of a simple family visit.
âTo what do I owe the honor of your arrival?â Amir asked.
He had a feeling he already knew the answer, but admitting knowledge was as good as admitting culpability and he was not willing to do thatâ¦yet. But he should never have gotten involved with Tisa. The sex kitten had a love affair with the paparazzi that few could rival. However, at the time, Amir had needed a diversion badly and he had seen Tisa as the answer. For a while it had even worked.
Zahir did not answer, but simply stared at Amir for several tense, silent seconds. Being the youngest of three brothers had taught Amir many things, one of which was when it was politic not to talk. Now happened to be one of those times. He would not make the mistake of breaking the silence first.
He traded oblique look for oblique look with the man that could have been his twin but for the seven years that separated their ages.
They shared the same dark hair worn neither too short nor too long. While Zahirâs was styled in a way that reeked businessman, Amir wore his in an artful tousle. They also shared the same square jawline, angular cheek-bones and aquiline nose. All three brothers were tall, but he topped their brother Khalil by an inch, and at six and a half feet tall, Zahir exceeded them both in height. Taking after their father, they all had whipcord-lean bodies. Amirâs muscles bulged slightly more from his time in the gym while Zahir showed the development of a man who spent time several hours a week riding. They were both dressed expensively, but while Amir favored designers like Hugo Boss, his eldest brother wore cool Armani.