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    Before I Ever Met You

    By Karina Halle

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    I first met William McAlister when I was just a teenager.
    He was handsome, had a beautiful wife and was on the verge of success, having just joined my father as his business partner. Mr. McAlister was full of smooth charm, but back then he was barely a blip on my radar. Just a family friend.
    Fast forward ten years: I’m 25 years old and a single mom trying to make things right for her seven-year old son. I’ve made some mistakes, grappled with my demons and now I’m back in the city of Vancouver, getting a second chance at a better life.
    I’ve started by working for my father’s production company as an executive assistant. My first day on the job and I already know I could have a promising career there.
    That is until I see Will McAlister for the first time in a decade.
    Now recently divorced and as sophisticated as always, Will has gone from being my father’s friend and business partner to something so much more.
    We’re both older, for one thing, and he just oozes this worldly confidence and stark sexuality. Combined with his tall, muscular build and sharp suits, strong jaw and bedroom eyes, Will has turned into one hell of a distraction.
    A distraction I’m having a hard time staying away from, considering his office is right across from my desk and I work with him in such close proximity.
    But it’s just a harmless crush, right?
    It’s just an innocent fantasy of screwing him on his desk, right?
    It can’t ever be more because he’s my father’s best friend, business partner, and my boss.
    Right?
    Wrong.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKarina Halle
    Release dateApr 25, 2017
    ISBN9781370956159
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    Karina Halle

    Karina Halle is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of Disarm and Discretion in The Dumonts series as well as The Pact, The Offer, The Play, and more than fifty other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she currently lives in a rain forest on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and their adopted pit bull. There they operate a bed-and-breakfast that’s perfect for writers’ retreats. In the winter, you can often find them in California or on their beloved island of Kauai, soaking up as much sun—and inspiration—as possible. Visit Karina online at www.authorkarinahalle.com.

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      Curiosity about different ages of love affair and feel attractive to older guy
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      A run of the mill erotic fantasy bullshit read...not worth the money

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