Solid Gold Seduction
The discovery of gold on Drake land significantly increases middle son Warren’s already overflowing coffers. His ranch is the talk of exclusive Paradise Cove.But it’s his gorgeous neighbor who’s arousing the California cowboy’s fantasies. Charli Reed sets a horse like no woman Warren’s ever seen. Instead of pushing him away, her blatant lack of interest only increases his desire to execute the ultimate seduction. . Just because Warren’s rich as Midas doesn’t make the entrepreneur-turned-rancher a hero in Charli’s eyes. And how can she trust a Drake—her family’s most hated enemy? But Warren’s sensual passion is slowly melting her resistance. Working together to catch the thieves who could turn their dreams to dust, Charli has to choose: Hold on to the past or risk her heart for a love that’s the most priceless treasure of all…
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Itâs more precious than goldâ¦
The discovery of gold on Drake land significantly increases middle son Warrenâs already overflowing coffers. His ranch is the talk of exclusive Paradise Cove. But itâs his gorgeous neighbor whoâs arousing the California cowboyâs fantasies. Charli Reed sits a horse like no woman Warrenâs ever seen. Instead of pushing him away, her blatant lack of interest only increases his desire to execute the ultimate seduction.
Just because Warrenâs as rich as Midas doesnât make the entrepreneur turned rancher a hero in Charliâs eyes. And how can she trust a Drakeâher familyâs most hated enemy? But Warrenâs sensual passion is slowly melting her resistance. Working together to catch the thieves who could turn their dreams to dust, Charli has to choose: hold on to the past or risk her heart for a love thatâs the most priceless treasure of allâ¦.
âIâm just sorry about the circumstances that put us here,â Warren said. âMy family has used that helicopter company for several years and nothing has ever happened like this. Iâm really sorry.â
âDrake, quit apologizing.â She walked over and stood directly in front of him. âItâs okay.â
He tried not to react to the look in her eyes, to that mixture of wonder, gratitude andâ¦absolute trust? It made his heart flip-flop and caused stirrings below. In this moment, he realized the impossibility and danger of this situation: one very soft, very big bed; no luggage, meaning no night clothes; a romantic setting; and one of the most beautiful women heâd ever met. In that moment Warren knew that if this scenario didnât end with his making slow, sweet love to herâ¦it was going to be a very long night.
He took a step. âMay I kiss you again?â
She nodded.
It began with just their lips touching: soft, tender, reserved. But when Warren reached out and pulled her flush against him, and Charli gasped, the experience quickly turned hot.
ZURI DAY
snuck her first Mills & Boon romance at the age of twelve from her older sisterâs off-limits collection and was hooked from page one. Knights in shining armor and happily-ever-afters filled her teen years and spurred a lifelong love of reading. That she now creates these stories as a full-time, award-winning author is a dream come true! Splitting her time between the stunning Caribbean islands and Southern California, sheâs always busy writing her next novel, but Zuri makes time to connect with readers and meet with book clubs. Contact her via Facebook, www.facebook.com/haveazuriday, or at [email protected].
Dear Reader,
Just when I thought it couldnât get any better, I met the Drakes of Northern California! Like their vineyard-owning cousins, this successful family also hails from New Orleans. Theyâve got specific ideas about how their lives will unfold, but as many of us knowâ¦life is what happens while weâre busy making plans! Such is the case with Warren Drake.
Since January 24, 1848, when the first nugget was stumbled upon at Sutterâs Mill in Coloma, California, optimistic wanderers have dreamed of finding their own pile of prosperity, their personal pot of gold. This resulted in the gold rush, when more than thirty-five thousand people from America and beyond converged on the northern tip of this western state and changed the way we looked at the land lying west of the Mississippi. Much like that nugget, finding love is also often unexpected. If weâre lucky, however, this experience is lifeâs most cherished discovery!
Zuri Day
I would like to thank all of my beautiful readers,
whoâve embraced the Drakes of California and treated them like family. I appreciate you!!!
There is such a thing as sudden wealth,
Often coming after one has worked to learn their self, For those ride-or-die dreamers living life so bold, At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold!
Contents
Chapter 1
âYouâre going to give up all this...and go country?â
âYes.â Warren Drake calmly palmed a paperweight, eyeing Richard Cunninghamâhis childhood friendâand wondered about the wisdom of his motherâs request. Even more, he was second-guessing the sanity of his agreeing to do what she wanted.
The fact was, in leaving his plush condo located in the tony town of Paradise Cove and âgoing country,â as Richard put it, Warren wasnât giving up anything. By moving twenty miles east of where heâd grown up to the sprawling countryside, he was gaining a front-row view to the business heâd cultivated for the past five yearsâalmost seven hundred acres of top-quality grapes. This was one of the most lucrative crops one could grow in California, and taking his cousin Donovan Drakeâs advice to do so was one of the best business decisions heâd ever made. But Richard didnât need to know this. Because of his motherâs kindness, this New Orleans native whom Warren had known since childhood was deep enough in the Drake pockets already.
