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Evidence of Desire\nSeptember, 2012<\/p>\n
Evidence of Desire
\nSeptember, 2012<\/p>\n
Law Number Two: Love Writes Its Own Laws! <\/strong><\/p>\n Azure Ellison may have undergone a total makeover, but she never expects to be romanced by Harper Hamilton, her former prep school friend. The ambitious journalist is after a career-making story about Harper’s powerful Philadelphia family. But the charismatic attorney wants something from Azure in return: her vow to become his lawful wife in a marriage of convenience!<\/p>\n Harper can’t believe the girl he once knew has transformed into this stunning, successful beauty. The longtime bachelor has his own reasons for proposing, but Azure has awakened a desire he’s determined to consummate. With the paparazzi eager for the wedding of the year, Harper is ready to start his honeymoon. Until a breaking scandal about the Hamilton dynasty threatens his marriage to the woman he now wants to have and to hold forever…<\/p>\n > Amazon<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0> B&N<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHarper Hamilton?\u201d<\/p>\n At the sound of his name, spoken on such a rich, melodious tone\u2014one that evoked thoughts of passionate kisses, tender caresses and soulful lovemaking\u2014he wheeled around. And when Harper saw the tall, willowy woman standing before him in the white tank top and shorts, the temperature in the indoor court soared to a thousand, unbearable degrees.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m Azure Ellison,\u201d she said, offering her right hand. \u201cWe met last month when I interviewed your family for Eminence <\/em>magazine at\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy uncle\u2019s Integrity estate,\u201d Harper finished, taking her soft, supple hand in his, and \u201cYou don\u2019t need to remind me who you are, Ms. Ellison. I know.\u201d How could I forget? You\u2019ve had a recurring role in my dreams for the last three weeks!<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m flattered that you remember me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI never forget a face, and certainly never one as gorgeous as yours.\u201d<\/p>\n If only that were true, <\/em>Azure thought, masking her disappointment with a fake smile. <\/em>She\u2019d been convinced that once they were alone, away from Harper\u2019s family and all of the\u00a0 employees crawling around the Integrity mansion, he would remember her. But Harper didn\u2019t, and for some inexplicable reason, it stung.<\/p>\n Azure told herself to get a grip. There was nothing to be upset about. Back in prep school, she\u2019d been a plump, painfully shy scholarship student who didn\u2019t have a single friend, and it was silly to think that Harper Hamilton\u2014a powerful, accomplished attorney who\u2019d probably bedded women in the hundreds\u2014 would remember her after all these years.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s up? I\u2019m Nelson. Harper\u2019s younger, devastatingly handsome brother.\u201d<\/p>\n Tearing her gaze away from Harper, she smiled at the aspiring actor with the piercing eyes and movie-star good looks. \u201cIt\u2019s great to finally meet you,\u201d she said, shaking the hand he offered. \u201cI\u2019m sorry you couldn\u2019t join us for the shoot, but I understand you were out of town.\u201d<\/p>\n He nodded his smooth, bald head. \u201cI really wanted to be there, but I had an audition for a commerical with Eva Mendes, and I couldn\u2019t pass up an opportunity to meet my favorite actress.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd a woman you\u2019ve had a giant crush on for years,\u201d Harper added, clapping his brother on the shoulder. \u201cHe watched the movie, Hitch<\/em>, so many times the DVD broke!\u201d<\/p>\n The brothers laughed.<\/p>\n \u201cHarper told me you\u2019re an up-and-coming writer for Eminence<\/em> magazine, but he never mentioned how beautiful you are.\u201d<\/p>\n Nelson flashed his trademark grin, the one Harper had seen him use to get out of parking tickets and score tables at the best restaurants in town. \u201cI didn\u2019t tell you she was stunning because I didn\u2019t want you to embarrass me. You know how you get when you see a drop-dead gorgeous woman!\u201d<\/p>\n Azure\u2019s heartbeat wailed in her ears like a siren. Me? Drop-dead gorgeous?<\/em> Harper couldn\u2019t be serious. He had to be playing, kidding around. Thanks to her aesthetician, she now had great skin, and lush, shiny hair, but no one had ever showered her with compliments before. And more shocking still, Harper and Nelson were wearing matching smiles and staring at her intently. What was it with these Hamilton men?<\/em> she wondered, fighting the urge to squeal like a school girl. Why did they all have to be suave, good-looking <\/em>and charming?<\/em> No, but not for lack of trying<\/em>. Azure shivered as bitter memories from her childhood re-surfaced. If her mother, a former beauty queen, had had her way, she would have been a toddler in a tiara. But beauty pageants were for thin, pretty girls, and Azure had been neither. At least that was what pageant organizers repeatedly told her. Now her younger sister, Eden, was another story. She was born to rip the runway, and from the time she could walk, she was doing just that. \u201cNo runways in my past,\u201d she replied, with a nervous laugh. \u201cI love fashion, but I was born to be a writer. It\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever dreamed of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n Harper wore a pensive expression on his face. \u201cThat\u2019s too bad. With your look, and that million-dollar smile, you could have had a long, and prosperous career.\u201d<\/p>\n > Amazon<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0> B&N<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Evidence of Desire September, 2012 Law Number Two: Love Writes Its Own Laws! Azure Ellison may have undergone a total makeover, but she never expects to be romanced by Harper Hamilton, her former prep school friend. The ambitious journalist is … Continue reading
\ngiving it a light squeeze. What he really wanted to do was take her in his arms, and discover once and for all if her lips tasted as sweet as they looked, but fear of getting slapped upside his head and humiliated in front of his younger brother prevented Harper from acting on his desires.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI bet you used to model,\u201d Nelson said smoothly. \u201cAm I right?\u201d<\/p>\n