Just a Client — Lillith Payne

Nick Bolton's organized life has gone crazy since finding his trusted friend and employee, Jimmy, is embezzling from his construction company. A letter arrives notifying him of yet another "Jimmy" project. Nick decides to drive from Virginia Beach to Kitty Hawk to investigate. The instant he sees Arden Mitchell, he loses his heart. Spending time with this stranger reinforces his feelings. Arden is skeptical of Nick, yet she's drawn to him on a sexual level. She accepts his weekend workmen idea to get her motel renovation finished before the season. She acknowledges her dreams of a relationship with this man aren't realistic, yet she wants him anyway-until the moment he tells her their private time is over, calling her just a client he can't become involved with. Meeting on New Year's, their hormones override common sense to satisfy lust with sexual gratification. Can a clear mind prevail when love is involved?