{"id":177,"date":"2016-01-01T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heidi-rice.comrice\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=177"},"modified":"2023-02-01T22:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:52:36","slug":"hot-shot-tycoon-indecent-proposal","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/heidi-rice.com\/books\/hot-shot-tycoon-indecent-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot-Shot Tycoon, Indecent Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-42nbox-b44721e46a3a4f3fc6d5dd8bcabde292 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-177'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8qr5l-d10ade045c7393d5e707d3810f9a4cbf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-8qr5l-d10ade045c7393d5e707d3810f9a4cbf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-8qr5l-d10ade045c7393d5e707d3810f9a4cbf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8qr5l-d10ade045c7393d5e707d3810f9a4cbf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-8qr5l-d10ade045c7393d5e707d3810f9a4cbf av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Hot-Shot Tycoon, Indecent Proposal<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3rpfwp-3df92bb0f491d57141109ee9d1ff2bd9\">\n.flex_column.av-3rpfwp-3df92bb0f491d57141109ee9d1ff2bd9{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-3rpfwp-3df92bb0f491d57141109ee9d1ff2bd9 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-3hx9o1-657a3de158ba6e1ef0abfa02e990b4c9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Caught, claimed\u2026 Contracted for marriage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tycoon Connor Brody has just apprehended an intruder! One clad in lacy satin underwear\u2026 And not a trespasser at all, but his feisty neighbour Daisy Dean. The red-hot encounter leaves him aching for more \u2014 could the luscious Ms Dean be the answer to his prayers in more ways than one?<\/p>\n<p>Connor needs to safeguard a business deal, and he fully intends to finish what they\u2019ve started. Unable to resist his lethal charm, Daisy finds herself agreeing to two hedonistic weeks in New York \u2014 as Connor\u2019s fake fianc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><em>Available April 2023 in reprint anthology:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Tempted-Tycoon-Redemption-Hot-Shot-Convenience-ebook\/dp\/B0BLJPVLKN\/\"><strong><em>Tempted by the Tycoon: The Fake Fianc\u00e9e<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Reprinted in: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/P-S-Im-Pregnant-Hot-Shot-Expecting-ebook\/dp\/B007ZV2YCE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PS, I&#8217;m Pregnant!\u2028<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Brody Brothers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Two sexy, estranged and extremely fertile Irish brothers&#8230; And two BFFs who run a funky fashion stall in Portobello Road Market&#8230; What could possible go wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>#1: <em>Hot-Shot Tycoon, Indecent Proposal:<\/em> Daisy &amp; Connor<br \/>\n#2: <em>Public Affair, Secretly Expecting:<\/em> 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>\u2018Here kitty, kitty. Come to Daisy. Nice kitty.\u2019 Daisy strained to keep her voice to a whisper as sweat pooled in her armpits and the course wool of the beanie cap made her head itch.<\/p>\n<p>She scratched her crown, pulled the suffocating cap back over her ears and peered into the pitch dark under the hydrangea bush. Was the stupid cat deaf?<\/p>\n<p>And why hadn\u2019t she brought a torch? She huffed. And gave up. This was pointless. She\u2019d almost broken her neck getting over the wall and had then spent ten long minutes searching the garden, gouging her thumb on one of the rose bushes in the process, and she still hadn\u2019t seen a blasted thing. Either the cat wasn\u2019t here or it had already perished.<\/p>\n<p>She crawled out from under the bush, her fingers sinking into the dirt as she tried to avoid squashing any of the plants in the flowerbed.<\/p>\n<p>Roakus barking cut the still night air like a thunderclap. She clasped her hand to her throat and swallowed a shriek.<\/p>\n<p>Her heartbeat kicked in again as she recognised the excited yips. Trust Mr Pettigrew\u2019s Jack Russell Edgar to give her a flipping heart attack \u2014 it had to be the most annoying dog on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>She puffed out her cheeks and sucked on her sore thumb. Well, at least she could go back home now knowing she\u2019d done her best to find the Invisible Mr Pootles. Wherever he\u2019d got to, it wasn\u2019t Mr Hot-Shot\u2019s back garden.<\/p>\n<p>She stood, ready to walk back to the wall when the yapping cut off. The sound of a soft pad behind her had her glancing over her shoulder. She spotted the dark silhouette looming over her and had a split second to think. \u2018Oh crap.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A muscled forearm banded around her tummy and hauled her off her feet. Her breath whooshed out as her back connected with a solid wall of hot naked male.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Gotcha, you scally,\u2019 muttered a deep voice.<\/p>\n<p>She sucked in a quick breath ready to scream her lungs out, when a large hand slapped across her mouth \u2014 smothering her with the scent of sandalwood soap.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No you don\u2019t, fella,\u2019 the voice murmured, the hint of Irish in it only making it more terrifying. \u2018You\u2019re not calling your mates.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She struggled against the band around her waist. It didn\u2019t budge.<\/p>\n<p>Lifting her as if she weighed nothing at all, her captor hefted her back towards the house. The soap smell overwhelmed her as she listened to the grunts of her own muffled screams through the powertool now buzzing in her ears.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy\u2019s head began to spin as tomorrow\u2019s tabloid headlines flashed across her mind. Woman smothered to death over missing cat.<\/p>\n<p>She kicked clumsily, connecting with thin air, and the baggy jeans slipped off her hips. Then the arm released and she landed hard on the ground, pitching head first onto the grass. As she scrambled up, a hand grasped the waistband of her jeans and yanked.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hey, what\u2019s with the satin panties?\u2019 came the shocked shout from behind her.<\/p>\n<p>She gasped, blood surging into her head, as she lurched round and hauled the jeans back up to cover herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Who the hell <i>are<\/i> you?\u2019 he yelled.<\/p>\n<p>Silhouetted by the porch light, all she could make out of her captor were acres of bare chest, ominously black brows, waves of dark hair and impossibly broad shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Her whole body vibrated with fury as embarrassment exploded in her cheeks, but all that came out of her mouth was a pathetic yelp.<\/p>\n<p>He reached forward and whipped the beanie cap off her head. She tried to grab for it but her hair cascaded down.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You\u2019re a girl!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She swiped her hair out of her eyes as outrage overwhelmed her. How dare he manhandle her and scare her half to death. She snatched the cap back. \u2018I\u2019m not a girl,\u2019 she snapped, her voice returning at last. \u2018I\u2019m a fully grown woman, you big bully.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He took a step forward, towering over her. \u2018So what\u2019s a fully grown woman doing breaking into my house?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She stumbled back, now holding the trousers in a death grip. Outrage gave way to common sense. What on earth was she doing arguing with the guy? He was twice her size and not in a very good mood if that threatening stance was any indication.<\/p>\n<p>Forget standing her ground. Time to get the hell out of Dodge.<\/p>\n<p>She turned to bolt. Too late \u2014 as strong fingers clamped on her arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think so, lady. I want some bloody answers first.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The forward momentum pulled her off her feet. \u2018Let me go,\u2019 she squeaked, tugging on her arm. His grip tightened as he dragged her backward up the porch steps.<\/p>\n<p>Panic welled up as he marched her through sliding glass doors into a massive open-plan kitchen. The smell of fresh vanish assaulted her nostrils and light blinded her as he snapped on a switch.<\/p>\n<p>He hauled her past polished oak work surfaces and gleaming glass cabinets to a sunken seating area and shoved her, none too gently, into a leather armchair. \u2018Take a seat.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She went to leap up but he grabbed the arms of the chair, caging her in. Heat radiated from his naked chest like a furnace as did the heady scent of soap and man. She flinched at the fury in his face which was now illuminated in every shockingly masculine detail.<\/p>\n<p>A drop of water from his damp hair splashed onto her sweater. She shrank into the cool leather as the moisture sunk into the fabric and touched her naked breasts.<\/p>\n<p>Ice blue eyes dipped to her chest and her traitorous nipples chose that precise moment to draw into excruciatingly hard points. Heat flared in her face. Why had she taken off her bra? Could he tell?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Stay put,\u2019 he snarled, his lazer beam gaze lifting back to her face. \u2018Or so help me Jesus, I\u2019ll give you the spanking you deserve.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She began to shake, her heart wedged in her throat. Up close and rather too personal, the stark male beauty of his face was staggering. Dark slashing brows and angular cheekbones rough with stubble did nothing to detract from the cool, iridescent blue of his eyes, nor the livid white scar twitching against the tensed muscles of his jaw. As his gaze swept over her, she noticed he had the longest eyelashes she\u2019d ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>They ought to have made those arctic eyes look girly. They didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You can\u2019t spank me,\u2019 she whispered, then wished she hadn\u2019t as his eyes darted back to hers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Don\u2019t tempt me,\u2019 he rasped.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy heartbeat sped up to warp speed. <i>Do not antagonise him, you silly cow.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>He straightened and raked a hand through his hair, pushing the thick black waves back from a high forehead. His gaze slipped to her chest again.<\/p>\n<p>Her cheeks got several crucial shades hotter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You can stop shaking,\u2019 he said at last. \u2018You\u2019re in luck. I don\u2019t hurt women.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The contempt in his voice was too much. Her temper flared, destroying the vow she\u2019d made moments before. \u2018You just scared the crap out of me, Atilla. What the heck do you call that?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You were in my yard. Uninvited,\u2019 he sneered. Not sounding anywhere near as apologetic as he should. \u2018What did you expect, a red carpet?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Before she could come up with a decent comeback, he turned and stalked over to the kitchen\u2019s central aisle. She noticed a curious hitch in his stride. Why was he walking as if he were on a swaying ship?<\/p>\n<p>He bent over the double sink. Her eyes lifted to his back and she stifled a gasp, the question forgotten. A criss-cross of pale ridges stood out against the smooth brown skin of his shoulder blades. Daisy swallowed convulsively.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever this guy was, he was not the rich pampered narcissistic playboy she\u2019d assumed.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with the mark on his face, the scars on his back proved he\u2019d lived a hard life, marred by violence. Daisy bit into her bottom lip, clasped her hands to stop them trembling and dismissed the little spurt of pity at the thought of how much those wounds must once have hurt.<\/p>\n<p><i>Do not make him mad, again, Daisy. 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