A secret love. A secret purchase. A not-so-secret legal battle. And a strange man from a strange land that thinks he can help…but instead, makes it much, much worse. This killer traffic I think is the worst of it, until my car starts chugging in the middle of the freeway, in the center of the Ford brothers’ latest skyscraper project. But when Beckett Ford shows his face at my demand, I start to think that my car is the least of my problems. He’s smooth, he’s painfully handsome, but most of all, he says all the right things. You would think that would calm me, but inside, I’m stirring. And then, weeks later, he shocks me, and it makes me rethink everything about my life and more. What was once a failed alternator in my car turns into an entirely different outlook on life. And just when I think I’ve got it all straight again, a short recording on a security camera forces me to never look back. *** She’s a pistol. A girl like that comes once in a lifetime and she has to end up at my job site. Flailing arms, silver tongue, and a take charge attitude that impresses me, even if I don’t want it to. Sure, I have to appease her, or she’ll slap me with a lawsuit, to add to this family’s list of them. I think I’ve got things under control. I think I’m doing all the right things. Both for her and for my family. And then something so sinister, so unexpected, comes to blindside us all. There’s one thing we’ve never dealt with in this family. And it makes all the other garbage pale by comparison. Worst part is that I’m sure I know which one of us pulled the trigger. And what’s so wrong and ironic is that by killing, it’s magically erased all the trouble for us Ford boys. But has it? Don’t worry! This isn’t the last you’ll see of the Ford brothers! This book leads into the next series…The Harris Brothers. Where you’ll get to meet them all, and they’re closely acquainted with the Fords, so stay tuned! You get to meet Caleb Harris in this book, too! I can’t wait for you to read it! HEA (Happily Ever After) Billionaire romance Friends to lovers romance Military romance Medium heat Course language Cliffhanger ending

An attorney. A billionaire. A secret relationship. And a lie that brings an ugly legal battle, and a promise to end it all…with just one signature. Of course, I didn’t plan on seeing Chas Ford outside of the office, and it’s his fault, if you want the truth. He and his brothers clearly have some so-called iron clad plan to test future business associates. And me, being their new lawyer, is next to take that test. It’s innocent and transparent at first, but then something happens that throws us both off. My lawyer friend Tanya doesn’t know the half of it, but as we meet for our regular Friday lunch, it seems that now we’ve both got secrets in the bag. She being the one dating some mystery man, and me knee deep in Chas, and elbow deep in trouble with his other brothers. Do you think I passed the Ford Brothers’ test? I won’t know until someone signs on the dotted line… *** It’s a bad idea from the start. Me being on a date with our client’s EA, that is. But after the meeting today, there isn’t much choice. With my foot in my mouth and my ass being handed to me, I stew in my own stupidity, as I order her steak and red wine. Worst part is, she doesn’t take the hint, and I end up in hot water with my brothers and with Ericka. With two women on my case, one I can’t stand, the other I can’t stand to be without, let’s just say that I learned a hard lesson. But, as if that isn’t enough, foolishly, while I think I can salvage my reputation with my brothers, a threatening document arrives at my doorstep, begging for more blood, dragging all ten of us in for one last hoorah. Will the party end before it even gets started? HEA (Happily Ever After) Billionaire romance Friends to lovers romance Military romance Medium heat Course language Cliffhanger ending

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