Fake it till you make
it.
That’s Lexi Hall, the
wild socialite’s motto for how to live life.
Single and allergic to commitment, Lexi is having the time of her life. Or
is she? With a new promotion at the art gallery, and her colorful lifestyle as bright as ever, she swears
she has no interest in slowing down. When Lexi receives a phone call that can change her career, she
pounces on the opportunity. But what this outgoing diva doesn’t plan for is her new client, the
closed off, secluded artist, Hunter James. Fighting to draw the line between work and pleasure,
it’s up to Lexi to figure out how to balance her fake life for something
real.
Hunter James is an artist without a muse. Lacking the beauty in his life that he
craves, his art is beginning to suffer. Unfortunately for the mysterious artist, a past mistake also
tarnishes his trust in women. Forced to take a meeting with an art gallery dealer, he accepts knowing
he’ll turn her down. He turns them all down. But what he doesn’t anticipate is for
the seductive bombshell to turn his world upside down. As his body and mind come alive, he
vows to stop at nothing to have her on his canvas and in his bed.
As Lexi’s life begins to brighten with the promise of something beautiful,
can she stop faking it and find a reason to make it real? Or will Hunter’s past replace their light
with darkness?
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We haven’t been up in the friendly skies for more than a few minutes
before Hunter begins to unclip his seat belt. “I need you to come to the bathroom with
me?”
“Why? They don’t like too many people standing in the aisle, you
know.”
“You won’t be standing in the aisle. Let’s go.”
I’m looking at him strangely. Until it sinks in. “Why exactly do you want me to go with
you?”
“Because I can’t stand it any longer,” he whisper-growls.
“I need to take you into the bathroom and make them think I am fucking you senseless so these
vultures know you’re with me. Get up, let’s go.” He snaps his belt off and
attempts to stand.
I pull his shoulder down so he falls back into his seat. “Hunter, we
can’t both go into the bathroom and do any of that. It’s
illegal.” And I also refuse to admit why I know
that.
“It’s not. I’m sure people still do it all the time. Up you
go.” His pupils are beginning to dilate and I know he is serious. The poor man has
been festering about the non-competition on each side of us since we took
off.
“Hunter.” Turning my body toward him, I take my hands and cup his
face. I raise my voice so my words are dramatized and so that the two meat cakes on each side of us can
hear. “I know you are aching to do so many dirty things to me, but my sores aren’t gone
yet. The doctor said we should wait. We don’t want you to get them again, do we?” I
tease. I watch the meat cake next to Hunter, scrunch his face and turn away from us. I turn to the aisle
and flag down the flight attendant. “Yes, excuse me, do you think I can get some ice? I have
some... ya know, blisters... down below, and the ice helps.” I smile while catching the cringing
face of my other ex-fan. Mission complete. I offer my attention back to the only person on this plane
who I care about. Hunter is stock-still, except for his eyes, which are now as big as saucers. “You
realize you just announced to most of the plane that you have genital herpes,
right?”
“Yep. And now no one will give me the time of day. I’m all
yours.” I wink. Hunter’s expression has dissolved into one of humor, although he is
shaking his head at me.
“You amaze me more and more every single second, Lex. And I do believe
that if you’re not careful, we will end up searching out those
chapels.”
I try to hide the surge of emotions that shoot through my
heart.
I bring his mouth to mine and with my lips and my tongue, I offer him the best
French kiss ever, convincing him just how little anyone else on this plane matters. And just how much he
does.
It takes the flight attendant telling us we’re about to land for us to break
away. I don’t lose eye contact with Hunter and I can tell he is appreciative of what I did. He feels
like the man in charge. Even if his prize was herpes.
Oops.
J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer by day and superhero by night. When she is
not trying to save the world one happy ending at a time, she enjoys the snuggles of her husband, son
and three doxies. With her love for romance, and head full of book boyfriends, she was inspired to test
her creative abilities and bring her own story to life.
J.D. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest, and is currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions to all her series, along with her charm, humor and HEA's.
J.D. Hollyfield lives in the Midwest, and is currently at work on blowing the minds of readers, with the additions to all her series, along with her charm, humor and HEA's.
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