The Playboy's Ruthless Pursuit
His most challenging conquestWhen you’re as handsome, dynamic and wealthy as British tycoon Jeremy Barker-Whittle, there’s no shortage of stunning women willing to share your bed. So when Alice Waterhouse says no, it’s a challenge the jaded playboy can’t refuse.But discovering Alice’s carefully guarded innocence puts paid to Jeremy’s thoughts of briefly stolen passion. The cynical CEO must put aside this delicate beauty… until Alice shocks by asking him to take her virginity!As Jeremy toys with the temptation to be the first man to show Alice pleasure, he’s unaware that she could be the first woman to tame him…
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âWhat are you afraid of, Alice?â Jeremy asked, frowning as his eyes searched hers.
âMaybe Iâm afraid of myself,â she replied.
âYou think too much. Time to just feel, Alice, and to have fun.â
âFun?â she echoed. When had she ever had fun with a man?
He smiled. âClearly fun is a concept youâre unfamiliar with. Let me teach you, Alice. Iâm an expert at the art of fun.â
âI donât doubt it.â
âYouâre going to come to dinner with me tomorrow night, arenât you?â
âYes,â she said, sick of arguing with herself over this.
âGood. Iâll ring you tomorrow and weâll make definite plans.â
With that, he turned and left her, flushed and frustrated, on the doorstep. She watched him walk away and get into the back of his car without a backward glance.
A shaken Alice let herself in the front door. She walked slowly along the hall and into her bedroom, where she climbed into bed and lay awake for hours, thinking about Jeremy, and tomorrow night, and fun.
By âfunâ he obviously meant sex.
Even whilst she wanted to, the idea of actually doing it at long last was overwhelmingly nerve-racking. How would he react when he found out she was a virgin?
Billionaires secure their brides!
International tycoons Sergio, Alex and Jeremy were best friends at college. Bonded by their shared passion for businessâand bedding beautiful women!âthey formed The Bachelorsâ Club, which had only two goals:
1 Live life to the full.
2 Become billionaires in their own right!
But now, with the dotted line signed for the sale of their multibillion-dollar wine empire, thereâs one final thing left for each of the bachelors to accomplish: securing a bride!
The trilogy begins with Sergioâs story in
The Italian's Ruthless Seduction
Continues with Alexâs story in
The Billionaireâs Ruthless Affair
And concludes with Jeremyâs story in
The Playboyâs Ruthless Pursuit
Born and raised in the Australian bush, MIRANDA LEE was boarding-school-educated, and briefly pursued a career in classical music before moving to Sydney and embracing the world of computers. Happily married, with three daughters, she began writing when family commitments kept her at home. She likes to create stories that are believable, modern, fast-paced and sexy. Her interests include meaty sagas, doing word puzzles, gambling and going to the movies.
To my husband, Tony, for always being there.
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I SHOULD BE HAPPIER, Jeremy thought as he leant back in his office chair and put his feet up on his large leather-topped desk. My life is pretty well perfect. Iâm as healthy as a horse, filthy rich and blessedly single. On top of that, Iâm no longer Chief Investment Consultant at the London branch of the Barker-Whittle banking empire. What a relief!
Working for his over-achieving father had not been Jeremyâs idea of a fun occupation. Unfortunately, heâd been darned good at his job. Despite the accolades and the generous bonuses heâd earned over the years, he much preferred being his own boss. Jeremy had used some of his recently acquired wealth to buy an ailing publishing firm, which he was turning into a rather surprising success. Perverse, considering it was an accidental purchase.
Jeremyâs initial aim when launching out on his own had been to go into the property development business, his first purchase last year a town house in one of Mayfairâs best streets. But the publishing company leasing the building had proved difficult to deal with, the owner stubbornly insisting on staying put till his lease ran out. So Jeremy had made an offer that he couldnât refuse, thereby solving the problem, his intention having been to relocate his new business to cheaper premises whilst he renovated and converted the slightly run-down property into three luxury apartments.
But things hadnât worked out that way. Heâd found himself liking the people who worked at Mayfair Books, all of whom were naturally worried about losing their jobs. He also liked the rooms the way they were. Slightly shabby, yes, but full of character and charm, with lots of wood-panelled walls and antique furniture. It had been clear from talking to the employees and looking at their sales figures, however, that the business itself had desperately needed updating. Whilst Jeremy had known next to nothing about the modern publishing industry, he was an intelligent and well-connected man, with loads of business contacts, one of which headed the marketing division of a rather famous London publisher.
