The Glittering Life Of Evie Mckenzie
Pride & Prohibition!New York socialite Evie McKenzie is happy. At least, she tells herself that she must be since she has a ring on her finger from the man of her dreams and the city’s hottest speakeasy named in her honour. But a secret job as a gossip columnist brings the elusive and sinfully seductive Jack Taylor back into her orbit, and resisting him is twice as hard second time around.For speakeasy manager Tug Hadley, the roar of the twenties is practically deafening – her eyes and ears are full of opportunity, and she’s ready to grab life with both hands. If only the man she loves weren’t engaged to her best friend…Beneath the bootlegged booze and beaded flapper dresses, Evie and Tug must decide how much they’re willing to risk to get what they want in this most decadent era of high-stakes hedonism.Don't miss this fantastic romantic sequel to Prohibited!
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Pride & Prohibition!
New York socialite Evie McKenzie is happy. At least, she tells herself that she must be since she has a ring on her finger from the man of her dreams and the cityâs hottest speakeasy named in her honour. But a secret job as a gossip columnist brings the elusive and sinfully seductive Jack Taylor back into her orbit, and resisting him is twice as hard the second time around.
For speakeasy manager Tug Hadley, the roar of the twenties is practically deafening â her eyes and ears are full of opportunity, and sheâs ready to grab life with both hands. If only the man she loves wasnât engaged to her best friendâ¦
Beneath the bootlegged booze and beaded flapper dresses, Evie and Tug must decide how much theyâre willing to risk to get what they want in this most decadent era of high-stakes hedonism.
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Prohibited!
The Glittering Life of Evie McKenzie
Delancey Stewart
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E-book Edition © June 2015 ISBN: 9781474032568
Version date: 2018-07-23
DELANCEY STEWART
writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy.
Stewart has lived on both coasts of the United States, in big cities and small towns. Sheâs been a pharmaceutical rep, a fitness trainer and a direct sales representative for a wine importer, but she has always been a writer first.
A military spouse and the mother of two small boys, her current job titles include pirate captain, monster hunter, Lego assembler, homework helper, and story reader. She tackles all these efforts at her current home outside Washington D.C.
Find her at www.delanceystewart.com
Contents
Book List
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Evie
âMiss Evie, youâre doing it again. Breathe, sweetheart.â Buck was guiding the small car through the narrow streets as he spoke, staring at Evie seated next to him.
A woman with a baby in a carriage was crossing the street up ahead. Evelynâs eyes widened as they accelerated toward the woman, and she turned her head to find Buck still looking at her, concern spread across his gentle face. She found that Buck was right, she had been holding her breath. But she let it out to scream, âBuckie, look out!â
Buck hit the brakes, and the woman crossed, shooting a look of fear toward the little coupe as she disappeared between parked cars and back up onto the sidewalk. âOh for Peteâs sake,â Buck said.
âIt doesnât help my nerves one little bit when you drive like a maniac!â Evie pulled herself straighter and forced a deep breath in and out. âThere, see? Iâm breathing, okay?â She smoothed her dark skirt and fidgeted with the little hat that covered her dark curls.
âI donât know why youâre lettinâ yer nerves get to you, Miss Evie. Youâll knock âem dead, I know it.â
Evie smiled at Buck. He was so much more than her familyâs driver and butler. Buck had been with her since she was born, and as she was an only child, he had been her most faithful playmate when she was young. Now that she was a young woman, he seemed happy to be her co-conspirator, helping her manage things that her parents would certainly never approve of. Buck was nothing if not devoted to his charge. Sometimes Evie worried that her antics might compromise Buckâs job if her parents ever found out, but she suspected that her parents loved him just as much as she did. âThanks, Bucky.â
