Red
Hot Romance Goes on Safari!
English
conservationist,
Caro
Hannah, and
South
African,
Ben Duval,
must work
together on
a project
to
introduce
endangered
wild dogs
to an
African
game
reserve,
four years
after their
love affair
ended. The
challenges
of their
profession
pale into
insignificance
beside the
personal
obstacles
they must
overcome in
order to
either
bring
closure to
the events
of four
years
before, or
reignite
a passion
hot enough
to burn
up the
African
bush.
The
Alpha Match is the first in a series set in
the African bush where luxury tented camps and romantic hideaways are
havens for royals, celebrities and the adventurous at heart. The
Untamed Safari Series places unforgettable men and women in this
captivating setting and holds its breath as they play out their
red-hot passions.
Excerpt
Caro
was aware that her voice was rising, but she could do nothing to stop
it. Now was as good a time as any to speak her mind. ‘As a matter
of fact, if you could stop all the wars on this planet, solve world
hunger and reverse the effects of global warming, I’d
still feel nothing for you.’
It
was the briefest look of pain flitting across his face that silenced
her. Then his mouth hardened and his eyes blazed. ‘I’m your boss,
Caro.’ He spoke very slowly, his voice vibrating deep in his
throat. ‘All I’m asking from you is some respect. Your
unwillingness to greet me at the meeting today; that wasn’t very
mature, was it? How far do you think we’ll get on this project if
that’s the way things are going to be between us?’
Caro
was stung. ‘If you think I’m going to be anything other than
professional, then you really don’t know me at all. I’ve worked
for five years to save the African wild dog and
I’d never do anything to jeopardise this project.’
‘Oh,
I believe you,’ Ben said. ‘Nobody knows better than I do just how
ambitious you really are. As a matter of fact, what was I thinking?
Of course you’d never let anything get in your way, least of all
other people’s feelings.’
Caro
gaped.
He
leaned towards her. ‘I’m right, aren’t I, Caro?’
Again
he stared into her eyes, his own narrowed and filled with fire.
She
could see the cords of muscle beneath the golden skin of his neck.
Her breath came in small, silent gasps, and she pressed a hand to her
chest.
Ben’s
gaze travelled slowly from her face to the hand against her naked
skin. He opened his mouth, closed it again. His body tilted towards
her, his fingers heading for the bunch of towel between her breasts.
Then he snatched his hand back, shook his head, turned and started
for the door.
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About
Leigh Archer
Leigh
writes romance novels set in her native South Africa. She has always
had a love affair with Africa’s wild open spaces, the intensity of
its people and sunsets. Her love of storytelling began as a child
when she spent every spare moment playing barefoot in golden grass,
watching meerkats, learning to track spoor and dreaming up heroes and
heroines dynamic enough to stand out in all the beauty and drama of
the African landscape.
Always
in search of adventure, Leigh’s journey as a writer has taken her
from journalist to communications specialist, and now novelist.
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