Release Me by Farrah Rochon

Author:Farrah Rochon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, marketing, french quarter, basketball, advertising, contemporary romance, reality television, night club, new orelans, voo doo, french market
Publisher: Farrah Rochon

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Ivana pulled the wire rope hanging overhead, indicating to the streetcar driver that she would be getting off at the next stop.

It had been the kind of morning that put her usual positive outlook on life to the test. First, her incense supplier had been unable to fulfill this week’s order, which meant she now had unhappy customers. Then, as she’d been setting up the few supplies she did have available, a leg gave away on her table, sending everything tumbling into the street. Ivana had taken it as a sign and packed up for the day.

She made good money with her booth in the French Market that ran along the river at the base of the French Quarter, but most of her business came from locals who expected her to supply their incense needs in a timely manner. When her supplier was late, she looked bad. She could not afford to tick off her regulars.

Of course, if she listened to her mother and found herself a “real” job she wouldn’t have to worry about suppliers with flat tires or angry customers. And it’s not as if it would be hard to find that real job. With a Masters degree in International Finance there were more than enough opportunities, especially living in one of the busiest port cities in the United States.

But how could she ever be happy dressed in a suit and carrying a leather briefcase again?

Corporate America was not in her future, despite her mother’s disapproval. Ivana had lived that life for years, and the only thing she got in return was an ulcer.

She had reached a tipping point when she’d checked herself into a hospital for exhaustion. Michael, her ex-husband, had criticized her, calling her weak, but Ivana knew it was her body’s way of telling her she could no longer live in that world. It had been divine intervention when the night nurse had approached her, claiming that something about Ivana had called to her. She’d talked to her about the work of the city’s Voodoo, and Ivana knew she’d found her calling.

She was needed right where she was, fighting for the Cause. The number of people caring for this city’s poor and destitute was far too little as it was. She had to carry on the work of the original Voodoo of New Orleans before the religion died out completely.

“I’m starting to believe you’re following me.”

Ivana froze at the sound of the rich baritone. The voice sent a chill down her back despite the day’s blazing sun.

Had this man planted a GPS on her?

She turned, and at first sight of him, had to beg her heart to continue beating at a normal rhythm. “Let me set your mind at ease, Mr. Campbell. I am not following you.” Ivana hoped she’d managed to pull off the apathetic expression she was striving for.

“Then it must be fate,” Jonathan said. He was dressed in a suit that was tailored especially for his incredibly built body. It probably costs more than Ivana made in an entire year selling incense.

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