Taming Her Tycoon
She’s the ultimate temptation.In high school, Naomi Brooks had a major crush on Lucius Knight—much like every other girl. So it’s oh so satisfying to have the sexy corporate raider eager to buy her organic products company years later. This man doesn’t know how to lose. And he’s making it clear that he wants Naomi’s business as well as her body…Even when Naomi was a rough-and-tumble tomboy, Lucius was drawn to her. Now that she’s bold, sexy, and confident, she’s even more alluring. He’s willing to play dirty to convince her that a liaison can be mutually beneficial in and out of the bedroom. But that gamble, and an explosive family secret, might cost him the only conquest that truly matters: her heart.
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Sheâs the ultimate temptation
In high school, Naomi Brooks had a major crush on Lucius Knightâmuch like every other girl. So itâs oh-so-satisfying to have the sexy corporate raider eager to buy her organic-products company years later. This man doesnât know how to lose. And heâs making it clear that he wants Naomiâs business as well as her body...
Even when Naomi was a rough-and-tumble tomboy, Lucius was drawn to her. Now that sheâs bold, sexy and confident, sheâs even more alluring. Heâs willing to play dirty to convince her that a liaison can be mutually beneficial in and out of the bedroom. But that gamble, and an explosive family secret, might cost him the only conquest that truly matters: her heart.
âWhy donât we stop playing games? Letâs quit acting like there isnât a mutual attraction sizzling between us.â
âThere is no attraction,â Naomi threw back at him caustically.
âDonât deny it. The chemistry has been there from the moment we met.â
âOnly a rich, arrogant millionaire intent on getting his greedy hands all over my company would say that.â She rose from the chair she was seated in. âNeither I nor my company is for sale, Lucius.â
She stalked out of the lounge with as much dignity as she could muster given that he was partly right. There was something there between them. She had to be on her guard with Lucius at all times. She couldnâtâwouldnâtâfall prey to his charms like most of the women he encountered.
She was in the elevator and the doors had nearly shut when Lucius caught up to her and worked them open with his large hands before stepping inside.
They were alone in the elevator.
He walked purposely toward her, and Naomi automatically shrank back a couple of steps. But when she did, her back hit the wallânot a good position to be in with a dangerously sexy man like Lucius.
I came up with the Knights of Los Angeles series after watching the television show Empire. I loved the name Lucius and the family dynamic of brother against brother, and thus the idea for Taming Her Tycoon was born.
This book focuses on corporate raider Lucius Knightâs quest to learn his parentage. When he does, it will rock his world. All the while, Lucius has his eye on former tomboy turned businesswoman Naomi Brooks. He wants the lady and her organic-products company, but can he convince her that mixing business and pleasure would be oh-so-satisfying? The series will conclude with his brother Maximus Knightâs fight to retain his empire.
My next book, Miami After Hours, will be available June 2017. In the meantime, feel free to visit my website at www.yahrahstjohn.com or write me at [email protected] for more info.
Best wishes,
Yahrah St. John
YAHRAH ST. JOHN is the author of twenty-two books, fifteen of which are under Harlequin Kimani Romance. Yahrah hails from the windy city of Chicago, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Northwestern University. She currently resides in the beautiful city of sunny Orlando. Yahrah was nominated for an RT Reviewersâ Choice Award in 2011 for Two to Tango and was the winner of an RT Reviewersâ Choice Award in 2013 for A Chance with You.
St. John is a member of Romance Writers of America, but is an avid reader of all genres. She enjoys Broadway shows and concerts, reading, cooking, traveling and watching professional basketball, and she is an adventure sport enthusiast. But her true passion remains writing. For more information, please visit www.yahrahstjohn.com.
To my friends and colleagues Mary Dillard, Alana Guinard and Mica Reinhardt for providing an ear when I needed a sounding board.
Contents
âI want Brooks and Johnson,â Lucius Knight told his lawyer and best friend, Adam Powell, as the two sparred in the boxing ring of their favorite gym on a Wednesday afternoon. It was one of Luciusâs favorite pastimes when he needed to blow off some steam, and today was one of those days.
âI know. Iâve been acquiring the shares like you asked, but why?â Adam inquired as he squared off against his six-foot-two friend.
Lucius put his gloves down and looked him in the eye. âDoes it matter? I want it.â
âYeah, it does,â Adam said. âIâve never seen you so focused on a company before. Why is it so important to you?â
Lucius couldnât tell Adam the real reason he was interested in Brooks and Johnson, an organic retail company, was its cofounder Naomi Brooks. Known for his playboy lifestyle, Lucius hadnât been able to settle for anyone or anything, let alone a woman. But Naomi Brooks was different. He liked her story. She was a no-nonsense type of woman, a real do-gooder who not only believed in what she was sellingâorganic products that ranged from shampoos and conditioners to body lotionâbut had also become successful in her own right. Who would have thought that the nerdy sophomore with the boyish figure and acne problems who followed him around during his senior year in high school would someday turn her basement business into a national success story?
