Sometimes
we authors don’t know what we’re getting into.
My
romantic
erotica
novel
Nasty
Business
had
its
genesis
in
the
rejection
letter
for
another
book.
Declining
that
proposal,
the
editor
wrote
“Miranda
isn’t
exactly
the
sort
of
kick
ass
heroine
we’re
looking
for.”
Okay,
I
thought.
You
want
“kick
ass”?
I’ll
give
it
to
you
in
spades.
I
proceeded
to
create
Ruby
Maxwell
Chen
– brilliant,
ambitious,
ruthless,
and
sexy
as
hell.
Readers
who
favor
“nice”
heroines
might
have
a
hard
time
with
Ruby.
She’s
determined
to
succeed
and
willing
to
bend
the
rules
if
that’s
what
it
takes.
Her
Chinese
tycoon
father
taught
her
how
to
seek
out
and
exploit
her
opponents’
vulnerabilities.
Ruby
takes
his
tutelage
further,
using
her
vibrant
sexuality
to
both
lure
and
punish
her
competitors.
I
honestly don’t know where Ruby came from. Once I’d envisioned
her, though, I needed a hero who’d be more of a challenge than the
typical businessmen she wraps around her finger. What sort of guy
would give Ruby a run for her money – and ultimately manage to
penetrate her well-armored heart?
Rick
Martell was the somewhat unlikely result of my contemplation.
Although he’s no movie star, he is, through some biological quirk,
irresistible to women. He’s almost as smart as Ruby, equally
self-confident, and even more arrogant. And he likes to win as much
as she does.
Although
they’re competing for a multi-billion dollar deal, the two are
drawn to one another from the start, and their adversarial
relationship does not preclude a sexual connection. Indeed, each
tries to use the other’s lust to further his or her own plans. As
the game heats up, the deal loses importance. Surrender becomes the
ultimate prize.
Nasty
Business
is
different
from
anything
else
I’ve
written.
Most
of
my
protagonists
partake
of
some
of
my
personal
traits,
but
aside
from
her
intelligence
(and
her
interest
in
BDSM),
Ruby
is
nothing
like
me.
(Really!)
I’ve
never
had
a
partner
like
Rick,
either,
though
physically
he
has
some
resemblance
to
one
of
my
lovers
when
I
was
in
graduate
school
– someone
whose
chemistry
really
meshed
with
mine.
However,
once
characters
have
their
claws
sunk
into
your
consciousness,
you
can’t
let
go
until
you’ve
told
their
story.
Nasty
Business
includes
a
lot
of
dirty
tricks
and
a
lot
of
sex,
but
ultimately
it’s
a
love
story.
And
I
have
to
admit,
it’s
one
of
my
favorite
books,
despite
the
dubious
morality
of
the
hero
and
heroine.
Ruby
and
Rick
may
be
brilliant,
but
they’re
both
blind
to
their
personal
needs.
It
takes
some
rather
extreme
games
to
open
their
eyes.
Blurb
All’s
fair in love and business.
Ruby
Maxwell Chen, lovely and ruthless CEO of a huge British business
empire, is used to getting her way. When she encounters the strangely
charismatic American entrepreneur Rick Martell, though, she wonders
if she hasn't finally met her match.
From
the trendy clubs of London to the Hollywood Hills, Ruby and Rick
compete for ownership of a strategic factory in Malaysia. Neither has
any qualms about using sexual wiles to smooth the path to success.
Neither anticipates that their mutual attraction will turn into
something far more intense and difficult to control.
As
their struggle for dominance escalates, they draw their employees and
associates into their outrageous power games. The stakes could
scarcely be higher, as Ruby and Rick play for the ultimate prize: a
night of total physical surrender.
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