Contemporary Romance
Date Published: June 12, 2014
Penny moves back to Miami to start her a job
with a list of things to accomplish.
1. Find a
place to live.
2. Avoid her
gold-digging mother.
3. Reconnect
with old high school friends: her best friend Sandra, the dramatic Eva, the
dark Michael, her half-brother Wyatt, and her former crush Jay.
Jay may have kept her firmly in the “friend
zone”, but that didn’t stop her from wanting more. Her five friends have stood
by her through some difficult times and she’ll need their help now to
accomplish her first two goals.
As soon as Jay sees Penny, he puts his plan into
motion. His investors need to see him with a stable woman, one who isn’t all
flash and no brains; Penny fits the bill perfectly. There’s just one hitch—he
wants more.
Their pretend date sets off a whirlwind of
plots. From mothers who want to control their children’s lives to the loss of
her exciting new job, Penny’s world turns upside down. She knows she can
overcome all obstacles except one—she’s falling for Jay all over again.
Chapter One
Jay
Marshall pressed his lips together as he held the phone. His hands curled into
a ball then straightened. He stared out his bay windows overlooking the ocean.
Another beautiful day on the beaches of South Florida ,
not that he cared. Sunshine never filled him with joy. The humidity outside
suffocated the spirit, but somehow, with this deal, he’d break free.
“Yes,
you’ll see I mean business, Mr. Danvers. My business plans are long term.”
Jay
gritted his teeth and tugged at his free ear, but kept the phone on the other. Miami
He
hung up the phone and stared out the window. The brightness showed his
reflection and his grim frown. Jay needed to win. His eyes squished together.
He’d pay the price for success. He had no other choice.
Jay’s
mind raced to his technical girlfriend. Eva was the epitome of flashy,
beautiful, and fake. She’d been a friend since high school, and two months ago,
they’d ended up dating. On paper the award winning dramatic actress, his money,
and their history should be a match. Yet he couldn’t imagine his entire life
videotaped.
If
he walked away from her, there would be no regrets. His investors hoped he had
a nice, sweet woman on the side. His cousin and her friend, Penelope, flashed
in his head before he dropped the thought.
He
pushed his hand on the glass window before he stepped back into the shadows of
his office.
Darkness
didn’t suit him either. Nothing stirred inside him anymore, though he craved
something. Anything other than boredom from the sticky heat of his life.
He
shook his head and poked his head out of his office. His secretary sat there
typing. “Call Eva. Set up an appointment for us to talk today.”
With
the click of the door knob he rolled up his sleeves. He needed the deal to put
his goals in line with his investment portfolio.
His
eyes narrowed in on the first words, long term growth.
Long
term read to his eyes like a rescue rope. He blinked. Life should be lived with
long term goals to reach. Freedom meant change.
Today,
he’d break up with Eva. In his heart, he’d always hoped for a woman that tugged
at his heart strings. But hopes didn’t earn freedom. He’d prove to himself, and
the others, John Jay Marshall came out of the game of life on top.
Victoria Pinder
Victoria Pinder grew up in Irish Catholic Boston
before moving to the Miami sun. She’s worked in engineering, after passing many
tests proving how easy Math came to her. Then hating her life at the age of
twenty four, she decided to go to law school. Four years later, after passing
the bar and practicing very little, she realized that she hates the practice of
law. She refused to one day turn 50 and realize she had nothing but her career
and hours at a desk. After realizing she needed change, she became a high
school teacher. Teaching is rewarding, but writing is a passion.
During all this time, she always wrote stories
to entertain herself or calm down. Her parents are practical minded people
demanding a job, and Victoria spent too many years living other people’s
dreams, but when she sat down to see what skill she had that matched what she
enjoyed doing, writing became so obvious. The middle school year book when
someone wrote in it that one day she’d be a writer made sense when she turned
thirty.
Besides her full time job of teaching, in 2013
and 2014, she sold on her own sold books to three different publishers. The
Zoastra Affair, Chaperoning Paris, Borrowing the Doctor, and Electing Love will
be published from Soul mate Publishing. Mything the Throne will be published
with Double Dragon Ebooks. Favorite Coffee, Favorite Crush will be published
with Jupiter Press.
Now she is represented by Dawn Dowdle of Blue
Ridge Literary Agency and she hopes to continue selling her novels that she
writes. Moving up to the next level from hard work and determination is
rewarding, and partnerships bring new opportunities.
Also she’s the Vice President of Programs for
the Florida Romance Writers. She’s gone to multiple conferences and intends to
continue. She learns and meets so many people at conferences. Her website is www.victoriapinder.com, and she’ll continue to grow my
web presence. She is working hard on other projects and found the time to plan
her wedding this year.
Before writing, her father had taken her to many
star trek conventions and on her own she grew up as the only girl in the 90s at
the comic book store. Science Fiction was her first love, but contemporary
romance was her second. She’s sticking with contemporaries for the near future.
Member of Florida Romance Writers, Contemporary
Romance, Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal chapter of RWA, Celtic Hearts and
Savvy Authors.
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