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He stepped aside, motioning for me to get in first. I still visited him more often than I liked to admit. “My parents and business are here.” And so was Aaron. “You’d think I’d get used to it after so many years. “Hardly.” I patted the chignon at the nape of my neck for stray flyaways. New to the city?” His tone was airy yet undistinguishable. “I think it was Steinbeck who said the climate in New York is a scandal.

The rain hadn’t stopped for three days straight. Standing next to him, I could swear my body recognized his. “Me too.” His eyes flickered to his Patek Philippe watch. His slightly crooked smirk widened half an inch. “Are you a partner at the firm?” There was no way Amanda had hired an associate. Just to be on the safe side, I decided to ask if he had anything to do with Cromwell & Traurig. Old money opened doors to new opportunities I was the first person to admit that. With the flippant, tranquil air of someone who knew what he was doing. Was this man really the receptionist’s boss? That would make him the building manager, if not owner. Stay up to date with L.J.Hot Stranger and I both watched the red numbers on the screen above the elevator descending. She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance.

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