Toodle pip?Oh, good Lord.Still clamped to Jack’s side as he whisked her out of the lobby, around the corner and along a corridor, Imogen stifled a wince and wished she could go back and redo that conversation with the cool, collected poise she’d intended.How could she have crumbled quite so hideo...
In terms of things she’d rather not do, on a scale of one to ten, going to the gym hovered at the two mark. Pulling an all-nighter at work ranked around a four. Dinner à deux with her father, an eight. Having to take Marcus Black’s arm and walk down the aisle beside him, h...
At least Lily wasn’t. At first she’d clutched onto Kit’s reassurance that they were fine as if it were a lifeline, and had buried the tiny bubble of doubt somewhere deep inside where it wouldn’t bother her. Which hadn’t been all that hard because wh...
Her face was as white as the napkin she’d just thrown down, and her eyes looked huge and troubled.Not that that was any surprise. Tonight was turning out to be the most horrendous night she’d ever had. The whole evening was hurtling out of control and she had no idea how to stop it.And it was all...
Attending the conference in Athens had been a complete waste of time in that respect. From a professional point of view it couldn’t have gone better. He’d networked, held discussions and drawn up agreements. People had congratulated him on his new role and he’d been able to answer their questions...
As it was, however, Pete had texted him to say he was running late and had then gone incommunicado, so unfortunately he didn’t have any choice but to arm himself with a pint, find a table on the other side of the pub and if possible block out the racket and the toxicity of the air until Pete arri...
When he’d eventually made it to his room after leaving Nicky, he’d downed a couple of painkillers and then taken an ice cold shower, which had respectively obliterated the pain throbbing in his head and the heat racing through his veins. He’d crashed into bed and had been asleep barely before his...
The flight to the capital had been smooth enough and Alex’s skill as a pilot during the short hop to their final destination had been impressive. But having to spend close on to four hours in a confined space with him had been a nightmare. Once on board his jet, she’d hauled out her laptop with t...