Thirty Days: The Complete Series by
Bibi Paterson
Book
blurb:
Thirty Days: The Complete Series
(Thirty Days Have September, November, April & June)
Set
in London and Brighton, Thirty Days is a fabulously provocative romance series
that gives you a very steamy love affair between a hot guy and an unsure
heroine, baked goods and some rather unexpected twists and turns along the way.
Shy and unassuming, Abigail James loves to
bake. She dreams of opening her own dessert café but instead she spends her
days working as a data analyst and sneaking in her cakes as the company’s ‘diet
assassin’ on the side.
Taylor Hudson, the enigmatic owner of
Hudson International, has been captivated by Abby’s innocence and quiet charm
since the day she started working for the company. However, his history with
women is marred by personal circumstances and he has vowed to stay away.
A chance meeting sees Abby’s world turned
upside down when, drawn in by Taylor’s chocolate brown eyes and unexpected
kindness, she starts on a journey of attraction that will see her heart and
soul laid bare.
While their attraction is mutual, both Abby
and Taylor have their own inner demons that they need to overcome if their
relationship can move forward for them to find their own happily ever after.
Due to the nature of the content this book
is intended for mature audiences.
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Excerpt:
I look up and stare at myself in the
bathroom mirror. With annoyance I rub my panda eyes, cursing that I had not
thought to buy waterproof mascara. Typical, I think to myself. The one day I
actually took some effort in getting ready for work, everything is undone by a
five-minute downpour at the bus stop. I glance down at my watch and realise
that if I don’t hurry, I am going to miss my opportunity to deliver my
packages.
Swiping at my eyes with a tissue, I manage
to repair most of the black streaks hurriedly. With that done, I pick up my
bags and, glancing around, sneak out of Hudson International’s ladies’ toilets.
Taking a deep breath and summoning as much stealth as I can muster, I hurry
down the corridor towards the staff kitchen, grateful to find it empty.
Glancing over my shoulder, I quickly unpack my packages onto the counter.
“So you are the diet assassin, then?” The
voice startles me, and I almost drop the box that I am holding. I can feel the
flush spread up my neck as I spin round to find myself staring into a pair of
delicious dark chocolate brown eyes.
“Um, um,” I stutter, completely
disorientated by the man standing in front of me.
“Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me,”
he replies, helping himself to one of the chocolate cheesecake muffins that I
had been placing on the countertop. He takes a bite and lets out a small sigh.
“No good?” I ask tentatively, my heart
sinking. I had spent hours the previous evening getting the recipe exactly
right, and I thought I had finally nailed it. But obviously not.
“No,” he replies, my heart sinking. “Too
good,” he says with a grin. Unwittingly I find myself grinning back.
“Um, I’d better get these offloaded, then,”
I reply. I quickly place the remaining few muffins on the counter, pack up my
boxes and turn around expecting the mystery man to have taken his muffin and
left. But no, he is still leaning nonchalantly against the door frame, grinning
at me as he slowly eats the muffin.
“Sorry, have to dash,” I mutter, glancing
at my watch. “Meeting in ten minutes.” I feel completely unnerved by this
stranger who I have never seen in the office before. Almost grudgingly he lets
me pass, loaded with my empty boxes. As I draw level with him, it feels as if
time stands still. The hairs on my neck stand on end as I take in his citrusy smell,
the dark eyes crinkling with humour and his lush, full lips that seem to be
inviting me to kiss him. I swear I am about to swoon, and that is seriously not
a good thing.
“So why do you do it?” he asks in a husky
voice, as if he is affected as much by this chance meeting as I am.
I can feel the heat flaming my cheeks as I
reply, “I love to bake.” I shrug my shoulders as if trying to shake off his
gaze and swiftly push past him. I find myself hurrying down the corridor at
almost a running pace, and I have to mentally give myself a nudge to slow down.
It seems that luck is on my side, and I make it to my desk, where I quickly
stow away my boxes in my drawers.
I breathe a sigh of relief as I turn on my
computer but find my mind wandering back to the mystery man. I cannot
understand why he has affected me so much. It is not even as if he said very
much to me. Yet his presence seemed to speak volumes, and I have to admit to
myself that at this moment I feel incredibly turned on. At the memory of his
lips, I actually feel my heart quicken and my pelvis tighten. Banishing these
thoughts, I turn to concentrate on my email, fearing that my tell-tale blush
will give me away.
I lose myself in my inbox for several
minutes, when I am suddenly brought back to reality by a tapping foot. “Come
on, Abby, you are going to be late for the staff meeting, and I hear today’s
muffins are to die for.”
Michelle Harrington-Black sends me an arch
look, knowing full well who is responsible for today’s cakes, but as my
confidante and best friend at Hudson, she has been sworn to secrecy.
Author Bio:
British author Bibi was born in South
Africa and loves to tell saucy stories with a twist. Inspired from a young age,
her love for literature started with Enid Blyton and her Secret Seven. Since
then a voracious appetite for books has brought her a world full of heroes,
love, murder, betrayal and the odd vampire thrown in for good cause. Bibi's
hobbies include consuming copious amounts of coffee and chocolate, building
cardboard castles with her daughter and spending time with the laziest cat in
the world.
