Self-professed nerd Maddie Maloney is an expert on jewels. When a mysterious Englishman warns her that a thief known as The Chameleon is after the rare pink diamond on display in her aunt’s shop, she tells herself it’s just a joke. Even if she can’t get Mr. Tall, Dark and Sexy out of her mind…
Fabian Montgomery is everywhere Maddie goes, convinced the thief will strike. When the diamond does go missing—and Maddie is suspected of stealing it—he whisks her away from the police and together they pursue The Chameleon. Fabian plunges her into a glamorous world far from her humble workshop and transforms geeky Maddie into a sophisticated siren capable of espionage. Her mission: to seduce The Chameleon and steal back the diamond.
But Fabian isn’t telling her everything—like who he works for, and why he’s so interested in The
Chameleon…
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Romantic Times review: 4 1/2 stars
"This story hits all the right notes. A blend of humor and mystery has the reader laughing and guessing till the very end. Watching the main characters, who are complete opposites, work together while tracking down a jewel thief and fighting their attraction to each other is a lot of fun. Readers are sure to love the charming hero as well as the self proclaimed “nerd” Maddie who finds her sexy side thanks to Fabian." by Eve Polak
Fabian Montgomery is everywhere Maddie goes, convinced the thief will strike. When the diamond does go missing—and Maddie is suspected of stealing it—he whisks her away from the police and together they pursue The Chameleon. Fabian plunges her into a glamorous world far from her humble workshop and transforms geeky Maddie into a sophisticated siren capable of espionage. Her mission: to seduce The Chameleon and steal back the diamond.
But Fabian isn’t telling her everything—like who he works for, and why he’s so interested in The
Chameleon…
Kindle Nook Kobo Apple Kindle UK Kindle Aus Kindle Ca
Romantic Times review: 4 1/2 stars
"This story hits all the right notes. A blend of humor and mystery has the reader laughing and guessing till the very end. Watching the main characters, who are complete opposites, work together while tracking down a jewel thief and fighting their attraction to each other is a lot of fun. Readers are sure to love the charming hero as well as the self proclaimed “nerd” Maddie who finds her sexy side thanks to Fabian." by Eve Polak
Excerpt
Maddie checked herself in the spa’s tri-fold mirror. The new dress skimmed her hips and breasts with enough cling to show off curves she’d spent a lifetime hiding. Glossy red hair framed her face with a hint of wave that bounced just above her shoulders. Wouldn’t it be freaky if all along a glamazon had been hiding inside her nerdy self?
A knock came at the door. “Come in,” she said.
Fabian had changed into a shirt of fine white cotton and slim cut khaki pants. As usual, he looked elegant and masculine. He circled her silently, his gaze moving from her hair, down her body, all the way to the peep-toe sling-backs in taupe leather.
“What do you think?” Maddie waited impatiently for his expressions of amazement and delight. He was probably so overcome by her beauty that he couldn’t speak. Not that she gave a rat’s ass what he thought of her, but after hours of treatments she wanted to hear him say how sexy she was, how gorgeous. “Well?”
Fabian had expected an improvement in Maddie’s appearance but he was unprepared for this breathtaking woman who oozed sexuality. For the purposes of seducing the jewel thief, she was perfect, but he hadn’t expected his own response to be so strong. He would have to keep that firmly under control.
“You’ll do,” he said.
“Is that all you can say?” she demanded, hands on her hips. “You could be a little more enthusiastic.”
He opened the bag in his hands and handed her a small plastic container and a bottle of contact lens solution. “Put these in.”
Maddie placed a tinted prescription lens in her palm and squirted solution on it. Then she picked it up with her index finger and popped in first one lens, and then the other. The transformation was complete. Her hazel eyes were now a bright lapis blue.
“Who am I?” she whispered to her startled reflection.
Fabian met her gaze in the glass. Despite the makeup and new hair color, he could still see the true Maddie looking back at him—smart, feisty, funny. Sexy. How could she not see herself? “There are many sides to all of us. This is just one of yours.”
“I’m a scientist.” She nodded at her reflection. “She’s a role I’m playing. I’m not that woman.”
“Would it be so bad if you were?” he asked. “You might enjoy wearing a different mask. It can be liberating.”
“I don’t need liberating, thank you very much,” she said. “I’m perfectly good as I am. Was. Whatever.”
“You’re right, of course. But you could be this woman, too. You really are lovely.” He ran his gaze over her slowly, stroking up her legs, embracing her hips, slip-sliding around the contours of her waist and lavishly caressing her breasts. She softened visibly, as if he’d physically touched every inch of her.
“Stop that.” Nervously, she pushed at a lock of hair. “Being a sex goddess is scary, like having a superpower I can’t control.”
Fabian wasn’t entirely in control, either. If she was soft, he was hard. He needed to stop undressing her with his eyes. “Come. It’s time to see if you can fool the Chameleon.”
Maddie checked herself in the spa’s tri-fold mirror. The new dress skimmed her hips and breasts with enough cling to show off curves she’d spent a lifetime hiding. Glossy red hair framed her face with a hint of wave that bounced just above her shoulders. Wouldn’t it be freaky if all along a glamazon had been hiding inside her nerdy self?
A knock came at the door. “Come in,” she said.
Fabian had changed into a shirt of fine white cotton and slim cut khaki pants. As usual, he looked elegant and masculine. He circled her silently, his gaze moving from her hair, down her body, all the way to the peep-toe sling-backs in taupe leather.
“What do you think?” Maddie waited impatiently for his expressions of amazement and delight. He was probably so overcome by her beauty that he couldn’t speak. Not that she gave a rat’s ass what he thought of her, but after hours of treatments she wanted to hear him say how sexy she was, how gorgeous. “Well?”
Fabian had expected an improvement in Maddie’s appearance but he was unprepared for this breathtaking woman who oozed sexuality. For the purposes of seducing the jewel thief, she was perfect, but he hadn’t expected his own response to be so strong. He would have to keep that firmly under control.
“You’ll do,” he said.
“Is that all you can say?” she demanded, hands on her hips. “You could be a little more enthusiastic.”
He opened the bag in his hands and handed her a small plastic container and a bottle of contact lens solution. “Put these in.”
Maddie placed a tinted prescription lens in her palm and squirted solution on it. Then she picked it up with her index finger and popped in first one lens, and then the other. The transformation was complete. Her hazel eyes were now a bright lapis blue.
“Who am I?” she whispered to her startled reflection.
Fabian met her gaze in the glass. Despite the makeup and new hair color, he could still see the true Maddie looking back at him—smart, feisty, funny. Sexy. How could she not see herself? “There are many sides to all of us. This is just one of yours.”
“I’m a scientist.” She nodded at her reflection. “She’s a role I’m playing. I’m not that woman.”
“Would it be so bad if you were?” he asked. “You might enjoy wearing a different mask. It can be liberating.”
“I don’t need liberating, thank you very much,” she said. “I’m perfectly good as I am. Was. Whatever.”
“You’re right, of course. But you could be this woman, too. You really are lovely.” He ran his gaze over her slowly, stroking up her legs, embracing her hips, slip-sliding around the contours of her waist and lavishly caressing her breasts. She softened visibly, as if he’d physically touched every inch of her.
“Stop that.” Nervously, she pushed at a lock of hair. “Being a sex goddess is scary, like having a superpower I can’t control.”
Fabian wasn’t entirely in control, either. If she was soft, he was hard. He needed to stop undressing her with his eyes. “Come. It’s time to see if you can fool the Chameleon.”