The Billionaire's Gamble by Ava Miles

Author:Ava Miles [Miles, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic comedy, series, suspense, new adult, billionaire, sagas, humor, Paris, baking, cooking, how-to, bread, romance, beach read, mystery, collections & anthologies, sweet romance, contemporary romance, small town, alpha males, heroes, family, friendship, sisters, falling in love, love story, best selling romance, award-winning romance
Goodreads: 25985252
Publisher: Ava Miles, Inc
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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The next day, another challenge on the painting front prompted a new design idea. After learning what a pain in the butt painting baseboards could be, his brain had started designing a wheel-based roller that could paint the suckers by sensing the top of the baseboard and the bottom of the floor. So far, the only designs he’d envisioned while in Dare Valley were his paint mistress and another painting improvement tool yet to be named. But it was a start. He was giddy with excitement.

When Margie swung by around five o’clock, he walked her through his progress.

“I hate baseboards,” he finally confessed. “I’d be happy if I never saw one again.”

She cringed. “I know. I didn’t envy you. Too bad your paint mistress whatnot couldn’t help you.”

Little did she know he was three steps ahead of her.

“How about I order some pizza and help you use your mistress on the kitchen?” she asked, donning the paint smock she’d laid on one of the cardboard boxes that held the cans of paint.

“Unfortunately, there’s only one paint mistress,” he said. “Why don’t you head home and rest for a bit? Don’t take this the wrong way, but you look tuckered out.” He rather admired the circles under her eyes.

She gave a yawn. “I am tired, but it’s a good tired, you know? This is my dream, and I just want to work on it every hour of the day. Right now, I feel trapped between two worlds. I’m trying to create the easiest possible transition for Rebecca at the coffee shop. She’s begun to shadow me, so at least we’re progressing. Pretty soon, she’ll take over.”

“That other chapter in your life will be over soon enough,” he said, striding across the room to her and helping her out of the smock she’d just wrapped around herself.

“It’s been a special chapter,” she said, “one of the happiest of my life. I’m going to miss it, but I keep reminding myself the bakery’s only a block away.”

The nape of her neck drew his gaze, and he fought the urge to trace that delicate skin. She smelled of baked bread and coffee—delectable. “But you know it won’t be the same.”

She turned her head. Their eyes met, and he couldn’t look away from her. For a moment, he couldn’t see anything but the green of her eyes. The sensation was like falling backwards.

“No, it won’t,” she said softly. “Sometimes things happen, and our lives never feel the same way again.”

He had a feeling she wasn’t only talking about her new career change—there was something happening between them, something that both alarmed and delighted him. But he forced himself to take a step back.

She shook herself and headed to the door. “Oops. I forgot my purse.” As she walked over to it, he noticed her cheeks were a little pink. “Thanks for…suggesting I take some time. Don’t work past seven, okay? I don’t want anyone to think I’m a slave driver. You don’t want to chase off my future staff, do you?”

“I wouldn’t dream of it.

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