Ten Ways To Win Her Man
She was the hotshot CEO of a multimillion-dollar company. But when it came to Maxwell Padgett, Danielle Harrington was lost. Though he was too arrogant, he was also too darn hot–to let get away! What she needed to win this man was a plan….Maxwell Padgett had never been so irritated–or so aroused–in all his life! Every time he turned around, the vulnerable beauty who was messing up all his plans was plying him with home-cooked meals and soul-stealing kisses. Why, if he didn't know Dani Harrington better, he might have believed she had more than business on her mind. Was it possible Maxwell had miscalculated the real power of this mesmerizing millionairess?
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She made him nervous.
“Stay put,” Maxwell said, holding out a hand to stop her.
“I can’t sit down?” Danielle asked, halting her progress into his office.
His voice dropped to a low growl. “You won’t be staying that long.”
“I’m in no rush,” she replied, proceeding to the chair in front of his desk and sitting down.
Maxwell caught her scent, that gentle, misty fragrance he’d noticed the first time he’d encountered her. He had to get her out of here. “Go harass someone else,” he said.
“I’d rather fight with you.”
He glanced her way sharply. A mistake. She recrossed her legs slowly. Was she doing that on purpose? It wasn’t possible, he decided. She wasn’t that cruel.
But his mouth went dry all the same, and something kicked at his chest from the inside.
He thought it might be his heart….
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BEVERLY BIRD
has lived in several places in the United States, but she is currently back where her roots began on an island in New Jersey. Her time is devoted to her family and her writing. She is the author of numerous romance novels, both contemporary and historical. Beverly loves to hear from readers. You can write to her at P.O. Box 350, Brigantine, NJ 08203.
Ten Ways To Win Her Man
1 Invest in red lace lingerie and make sure he gets a glimpse of it.
2 Give half a million dollars to his favorite charity.
3 Ditch the business suits in favor of skirts…short skirts.
4 Share his interest in sports. Let him take you out to the ball game.
5 Learn to cook. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.
6 Spend another half million on the land he wants, to boggle his mind and pique his interest.
7 Be unpredictable and keep him off balance. Never be the same woman
8 Wine and dine him. Bring in violinists to provide romantic music.
9 Give him long, steady come-hither looks that stop his breath.
10 And finally, when all else fails…seduce him. Or try to.
Contents
Chapter One
He entered her life at 6:22 on a Tuesday evening, and suddenly nothing was the same.
The sky outside her office window rolled with gray-black clouds at the time, uncertain if it wanted to weep, or spit late-season ice. Until it made up its mind, Danielle Dempsey Harrington chose to ignore it. She maneuvered a toy car along the miniature driveway that surrounded the elaborate model of the newest Harrington resort and she frowned.
The plans were solid, and construction would begin in twenty-six days, but now she wondered whether the grand entrance loggia should face the sea or the mountains. It was just last-minute jitters, she thought, but she fretted. The sea would be more dramatic. The mountains, dignified and majestic.
