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It is with great pleasure I share from Flirty & Feisty Romance fourth Novel - The Gardener's Ice Maiden, published in Dec 2010 for NaNoWrimo.
I wrote this book when I wondered what the outcome would be, if a skilled gardener with aspiration took on a gardening job with a dentist and decided to get into her bed and into her son's life as well.
Enjoy!
Teaser -The Gardener's Ice Maiden
Oliver was
agitated.
But there was no turning back from here.
This was what he’d wanted for as long as he could remember. Certainly, it was
his private yearning that had brought Olivia back to town. Pulling himself upright
as advised by the helpful Agency staff when he’d asked for tips for a
successful interview, he knocked on the imposing door.
‘Do come in,’ retorted a sexy, feminine
voice from within. The sound of her voice was enough to make him fail this all
important interview.
Walking into her fanciful, modern study full
of books from the floor to the ceiling, he caught a glimpse of her sitting
behind a swivel chair in the far right hand corner of the room. To her left was
a widescreen, flat panel monitor. She had papers in front of her and a purple
pen in her right hand.
When Olivia saw the imposing, dark-skinned
figure of the man approaching her in a stunning, pale purple shirt that looked
like a designer label, and a smart, dark, tailored suit, she couldn’t help
herself but to rise up from her comfortable, sitting position.
His hair was
styled in an African way…that was very attractive and he appeared simply too clean…too polished, too stylish, for the job she was
interviewing for. Could he have walked into the wrong venue?
After speaking with four other potential
employees, she was bored wondering if that was all the Agency could come up
with. But then, they did fit the bill of prospective gardeners’ adequately.
From their outlook to their aptitude, there wasn’t a doubt in her mind they
were indeed, gardeners. Interestingly, she’d being looking for a little bit
more.
Maybe, this fine looking, well-built,
well-turned out man had turned up in the wrong venue for his interview. His eyes were dark and unreadable. He exuded sugar bag
loads of confidence and a magnetic aura.
‘Hello. Perhaps…maybe…you’re in the wrong
place…?’ she croaked, clasping her hands together.
So why was she stammering? She was
the interviewer for goodness sake! Not some lily-livered job hunter!
Taking in her lovely turquoise blue, shift
dress that had multi-layers from her cleavage to her hips, he didn’t miss out
her long stretch of light-skinned legs in matching heels. He noted her jewelry
was limited to balls of pearls and gold bracelet.
His eyes rolled over her trendy hairstyle that
was different…sleek…chic. She had a quirky fringe in front just the way a lot
of celebrities favoured and shoulder length, bronze hair that nestled her face
perfectly.
He swallowed his saliva as he finally stood
only inches away from this girl turned woman he’d had the prickle for since he
was in secondary school. Extending out his hand, he responded to her stuttering
question.
‘Hello, I believe you’re looking for a gardener?’
he’d instantly switched on his heavy-weight, baritone pitch just for effect.
You only get one chance in life sometimes,
so why waste it?
Copyright Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku 2014
The Gardener's Ice Maiden
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