Scent of Persuasion — Nikki Duncan

An alluring woman in a red dress. Is she an ally…or a killer's lure?

Actress Kami Evans is tackling the biggest role of her life -- as an escort. There's definitely something going on in Madame V's mansion, but Kami has to prove herself trustworthy before she can dig deeper and prove her stepbrother didn't commit suicide.

Her first assignment: seduce a CEO and, oddly, steal his hair brush. He's everything she avoids in a man: suave, sexy, suited. She plays her role all the way to the bedroom…and finds it stunningly difficult to walk away.

Breck Lawson's undercover assignment, posing as a replacement CEO, is yielding zero clues as to why his friend tried to kill himself -- until Kami comes on the scene. She's everything he likes in a woman: safe, sexy, temporary. She also arouses him just by walking into a room, a sure sign it's time to push her away.

Then he connects the dots she unwittingly shares, and realizes their investigations are linked by delicate strands of DNA. Keeping her near isn't wise, but he has to know her secrets and keep her safe.

Unless they trust each other and come clean, those dots could lead to death for both of them…