Intimate Negotiations by Nicki Night

 

INTIMATE NEGOTIATIONS – Nicki Night

Blackwells of New York, Book 1

Harlequin Desire #2784

ISBN: 978-1-335-23269-4

January 2021

Contemporary Series Romance

 

New York City – Present Day

 

Zoe Baldwin left her last job after her boss tried to pressure her into sleeping with him and she then was passed over for a promotion. She vows that she would never put herself in that position again. The new position at Blackwell Management Company is not only a better job but more pay. Meeting her boss, Ethan Blackwell, for the first time, Zoe feels a zing of attraction. But she tamps it down because she can’t afford to lose this job. Ethan is handsome and charming, which means Zoe must work hard to resist him. But after she is stranded in downtown Manhattan during a hurricane, Ethan offers her the use of his extra bedroom at one of his apartments. While he is there also. They will be alone. Can they ignore the attraction that has built between them?

 

Ethan’s father has warned him to not sleep with employees after a recent lawsuit they settled about a similar situation. The last thing they need is for it to happen again. But Ethan finds Zoe beautiful and attractive—and soon can’t help kissing her. He promises her a fling while they are stranded in the city, which will only be temporary, but that soon proves wrong as they can’t get enough of each other once they are home. How can something so wrong feel so right?

 

Zoe and Ethan tried to avoid falling for each other in INTIMATE NEGOTIATIONS, but love found them anyway. They work well together, which has led to a friendship and easy camaraderie. Zoe grew up in poverty and vows never to be without a well-paying job. In her last job, she did everything she was supposed to do—except sleep with her boss—but it ended with her being constantly passed over for promotions. Blackwell Management Company is definitely a step up, and she intends to keep this job because she is also helping her mother and sister financially. Having a fling with her boss isn’t a good idea, even if he makes her feel desirable. Ethan is one of three brothers who each run a branch of the company and he’s currently in a “contest” with his brothers over which branch is better according to their father. Getting involved with an employee is a surefire way to get demoted.

 

Their attraction leads to a fiery passion between them, but Zoe and Ethan are walking on glass as they fear their affair will be discovered. There are suspicions levied at them, but it doesn’t stop them from seeing each other. That is, until something unexpected happens and Zoe knows that she must leave the company. Will it shake up their relationship—forever? A tale full of passion and office intrigue, don’t miss INTIMATE NEGOTIATIONS by Nicki Night.

 

Patti Fischer