Did you know that nearly 1/3 of all office romances result
in marriage?
How about almost 38% of office workers admit to dating a
co-worker at least once over the course of their career, and 17% admitted to
two dates?
These stats were compiled by CareerBuilder’s annual office
romance survey of more than 7,000 workers nationwide in the later part of the
2011 calendar year.
The majority of these relationships—about 28% total—were
between co-workers in comparable positions, but nearly 18% admitted to dating their
boss. Women were more likely to date someone in a position of authority within
their company at a rate of 35% to 23% of men.
In my latest release—Two Timing the Boss from The Wild Rose
Press, my responsible heroine Farah Smith finds herself in the 35 percentile of
women in the work place. That’s right, Farah became involved with her boss
Keller Donovan. Not only her boss, but the owner
of Keller Enterprises—a successful corporation that scoops up properties and
defunct businesses and makes them his own in whatever way he sees fit.
How and why did she allow this to happen?
Poor Farah didn’t have a plan or even a desire at first to
pursue her hunky boss, but circumstances snowballed out of control and she
didn’t have the strength or courage to stop them.
In order to secure the funds needed to help her twin sister,
Farah agrees to interview for a position as personal assistant to Keller
Donovan. Farah’s twin talks her into upping her chances of getting the position
by donning a blonde wig, stilettos and contacts so that she’ll be a clone to
his past assistants—even though her office skills are top notch. Desperate to
help her sister, she agrees to the plan. After all, there must be a reason all
Keller’s assistants have looked so similar.
The only problem comes about when Farah meets Keller in
public—minus her disguise—and the attraction she’d been keeping under wraps for
her bosses erupts ten-fold in his pursuit of a mystery woman who reminds him of
his assistant—the one he’d sworn wasn’t his type.
I’d like to share the blurb of Two-Timing the Boss, a sexy
contemporary romance followed by a fun excerpt. Afterward I’d love it if you’d
share your thoughts about office romance? Do you think it’s taboo, or an okay
adventure as long as the pair involved handle it maturely?
BLURB:
To secure the funds for her twin sister's surgery, Farah
Smith will need to sacrifice her values as well as alter her appearance to work
for a man she finds morally bankrupt. With a blonde wig and stilettos strapped
on, Farah’s a clone of Keller Donovan’s harem of past assistants, insuring a
position within his company.
The moment Farah and Keller meet, she realizes her most daunting task isn’t the job, but fighting an attraction to a man whose ruthlessness is as legendary in the bedroom as it is in the boardroom.
Disillusioned by his parent’s disastrous marriage, Keller Donovan is determined no relationship should have more than a six-month shelf life. But after he meets Farah Smith, all bets are off. Suddenly he wants more than a personal assistant and private bed warmer. Unfortunately, his offer of an affair doesn’t sit well with her, despite the stranglehold she's put on his heart.
Can Farah and Keller find happiness and love over deceit and libido? Will the two embrace each other or hold fast to past history?
The moment Farah and Keller meet, she realizes her most daunting task isn’t the job, but fighting an attraction to a man whose ruthlessness is as legendary in the bedroom as it is in the boardroom.
Disillusioned by his parent’s disastrous marriage, Keller Donovan is determined no relationship should have more than a six-month shelf life. But after he meets Farah Smith, all bets are off. Suddenly he wants more than a personal assistant and private bed warmer. Unfortunately, his offer of an affair doesn’t sit well with her, despite the stranglehold she's put on his heart.
Can Farah and Keller find happiness and love over deceit and libido? Will the two embrace each other or hold fast to past history?
EXCERPT:
These damn shoes would be the death
of her. She could read the headlines
now: Penniless
P.A. Falls to her Death while on Job Interview.
Almost to her destination, with no
more mishaps, her confidence surfaced.
Okay, maybe mastering this heel thing wouldn’t be such a big deal. Her steps became light, almost bouncy. Although she sensed Keller Donovan behind
her, she didn’t let it deter her feeling of success. She stepped onto the large black and red area
rug, less than ten feet from her target.
The leather chairs.
“Oh!” Farah’s spiky heel caught on the edge of the
expensive rug. Her legs shook and she
shot her arms out from her sides, circling them like a bird about to take
flight. She fought to regain balance
inside the ridiculous stilts strapped to her feet. A brawl to the death. Over when she looked down to see the rug
coming up to kiss her face. She threw
out her hands, sucked in a breath and closed her eyes, scrunching her face as
she prepared for impact.
But nothing happened. There were stars all right, and a blazing
jolt of electricity shot from her toes, up her legs, through her body and
exited with the small gasp which escaped her lips. Somehow Keller Donovan had grabbed her around
the waist before she met the floor.
Heat burned her cheeks. He may have saved her body from bruises, but
her ego, and whatever confidence she’d walked in with had shattered.
“Let’s not have an accident before
your health benefits kick in.” His
breath
tickled her ear from behind.
Chills hugged her backbone.
His touch released an unsettling
flutter in her abdomen. She sucked in
her stomach from the pressure of his strong arms wrapped around her middle,
afraid to breathe.
I can’t wait to hear your answers and thanks for visiting
with me today!
Two-Timing the Boss and my other book Some Like it in
Handcuffs are both available in print and digital format at:
Author Bio:
Christine
Warner is living her dream in rural Michigan along with her husband, three
children, one laptop and a much loved assortment of furry friends.
Besides
laughing and a good round of humor, she enjoys spending time with her family,
cooking, reading, writing but no arithmitic.
A confessed people watcher, she finds inspiration for her stories in
everyday activities. She loves to read
and write about strong heroes and determined, sometimes sassy, heroines.
A
girl gone wild, at least where social media is concerned, she enjoys meeting
other avid readers and writers on facebook, twitter and her website at
christine-warner.com.
And you can find me at:
My blog/website: http://christine-warner.com/
Twitter under ChristinesWords: https://twitter.com/#!/ChristinesWords
My Facebook page…stop by and give it a LIKE to stay informed
of what I have in the works: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Warner/143430882396013
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5763713.Christine_Warner
I love to hear from readers and other authors J
0 comments:
Post a Comment