The enchanting blend of tomboy and temptress who stopped to help him tune his T-bird knew him only as Nikos—not Dominic Santorini, formidable empire builder, intimidating tycoon, forever pursued by females dreaming of emeralds not engines. And the quirky innocent invited him home—where car talk led to caring, to an explosion of desire, to heat and hunger and utter abandon in each other's arms.
But morning had to come, and with it…betrayal? Was "Lexie" a corporate spy, intent on destroying his domain? Was love a luxury Nikos couldn't afford? Or dare he trust the truth he felt in her every tender touch?
A letter to Rod Stewart resulting in a Cinderella birthday for her daughter sowed the seeds of Jean Brashear's writing career. Since becoming published, she has appeared on the Waldenbooks bestseller list and has been a finalist for or won numerous awards, including RWA's RITA Award, Romantic Times BOOKreviews Career Achievement Award, National Readers Choice and Dorothy Parker Award. A lifelong avid reader, she still finds it a thrill to see her name on the cover of each new book.