FUGLY
by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
My
name is Lily Snow. I am twenty-five years old, and despite being born with an
unattractive face, I have never doubted who I am: smart, driven, and beautiful
on the inside.
Until I met Maxwell
Cole.
He’s handsome,
excessively wealthy, and the owner of Cole Cosmetics. It’s been my dream to
work for this man for as long as I can remember. The good news is he wants to
hire me. The bad news is he wants me for all the wrong reasons. Ugly reasons.
In exchange, he’s
offered me my dreams on a silver platter. The job. The title. A beautiful
future. But this man is as messed up and ugly as they come on the inside. I’m
not sure anyone can help him, and he just might take my heart down with him.
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EXCERPT:
“Be here tomorrow morning. Keri will show you your office,”
he said flatly.
“You—you’re serious?”
He turned and frowned at me. “Don’t go backpedaling on me
now, Miss Snow. Not after you’ve just shown me your pretty little teeth and
sharp claws. We might make a CEO out of you yet.”
I shook my head no. “Not. Back. Pedaling.” Just wondering
where the nearest exit was. Now I really felt like an idiot. I’d just proposed
to my future boss that he have sex with me in exchange for my acceptance of his
offer.
Wasn’t it usually the other way around?
And what was that other feeling? It was…shock or excitement
or something connected to that little spot in my brain that controlled my
sexual fantasies.
“Good,” he said. “Have your ass to my house Friday at eight
p.m. sharp. And bring your running clothes.”
Today was Wednesday, so that meant I had two days to get psychiatric
help. Wait. You’re not doing this. You can’t.
“You okay?” were the words he asked, but his tone and
expression accused me of being a spineless coward.
I stared at him, trying to comprehend what was going through
this man’s mind. Honestly, I was confused as hell. Possibly frightened, too.
He, on the other hand, looked like he’d been given an injection of piss and
vinegar. He also looked sort of…happy? Okay, maybe not happy, but excited or
determined, like challenging me turned him the hell on. But that couldn’t be
right.
“Why aren’t you sweating anymore?” I asked.
He blinked as if startled by himself. “It seems you’re
already having a positive effect. Too bad it’s your ability to piss me the fuck
off that’s doing the trick.”
Speechless, I turned for the door again and grabbed the
handle. I needed to retreat. I was way over my head with this situation.
“Oh, and Miss Snow?”
“Yes?”
“Do me a favor, would you? Fire Craig on your way out. He’s
the one waiting for me out there.”
I blinked. “Sorry?”
“It’s your first lesson in running a company: You’ll have to
come down off that pedestal of yours and get your hands dirty.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
New York
Times and USA Today bestselling Romance author, host of the radio talk show, Man
Candy, on Radioslot.com.
When San
Francisco native Mimi Jean went on an adventure as an exchange student to
Mexico City, she never imagined the journey would lead to writing Romance. But
one MBA, one sexy husband, and two rowdy kids later, Mimi would trade in
corporate life for vampires, deities, and snarky humor.
She continues
to hope that her books will inspire a leather pants comeback (for men) and that
she might make you laugh when you need it most.
She also
enjoys interacting with her fans (especially if they're batshit crazy). You can
always find her chatting away on Facebook, Twitter, or saying many naughty
words on her show MAN CANDY on Radioslot.com !
Find out more
about Mimi and upcoming books at www.mimijean.net.
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