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  Her eyes glanced to the left and right, then back over at him. Green Eyes dared her to leave, dared her to stay. Sexy lips quirked upwards.

  “Ms. Jefferson, right?” he asked, extending his hand.

  Naya looked down at the hand and shivered. She wasn’t going to shake his hand, she promised herself. No way could she touch this man’s skin. It would be extremely dangerous!

  But would the man listen to her telepathic command? Nope!

  He reached out and took her hand, enveloping her cold fingers in his warm grip, his hand holding not only her hand but her entire body in shocked silence.

  Looking up into his green eyes, she wasn’t sure what was going on. People were walking around, talking and laughing, drinking coffee and scarfing down cookies. But she wasn’t aware of them. It was just this man holding her hand. It was just his eyes making her tremble and his warmth seeping into her body.

  Someone bumped her slightly and she suddenly found herself surrounded by the man’s tall frame. The top of her head came to his shoulder but there was so much more. One moment, she was surrounded by the other real estate agents in the room, the next, she found herself in the hallway. Alone. Still surrounded by this man and his strength.

  “That’s better,” she heard him say.

  “Better?”

  He shifted slightly and Naya found her shoulders against the wall, this man towering over her. She felt vulnerable and feminine. She felt…heat.

  “I was wondering if you had any other questions for me.”

  Naya stared up at him as millions of questions swirled through her mind. The sensible reply would be No. She should definitely not ask this man anything. Unfortunately, her mouth spoke before her mind could stop it. “How tall are you?”

  As soon as the words left her mouth, she blinked, trying to figure out if she’d actually said them out loud. Surely she hadn’t! Oh please, if there was any good luck in this world, she hadn’t just uttered those words! The surprised look in his eyes told her that no, there was no good luck in this world and she really had said those words out loud.

  “I mean…!”

  His laugh was deep and sexy, powerful in ways she didn’t really understand.

  “I believe I’m a few inches over six feet,” he responded. “And you?”

  Naya was having trouble breathing. All she wanted to do was lean forward and smell the man, to reach her hand out and touch his chest. He looked so strong, so…male!

  “I’m shorter,” she said, glancing down at her leather covered notebook.

  “About five and a half feet?” he suggested, that dark eyebrow hovering over his amused expression.

  Naya snorted as she shook her head. “I wish.” She straightened her shoulders, trying to appear taller than her five foot, four inch frame. “Listen, I appreciate your assistance but…I ummm…” her brain tried to function, to come up with a reason why she needed to run – fast, but he was too close. And way to male for her mind to function properly.

  What’s coming up next?!

  One of my weaknesses is marketing. I really don’t do it. I run a few FB ads, maybe try a bit of advertising on other sites, but those take up an enormous amount of time to set up, seem very ineffective and a massive waste of money. So if there’s a good way to market my stories, I haven’t figured it out. (If you know of a fabulous, brilliant marketing person, please send them my way!!)

  What I am good at is writing. I write like a demon and the ideas just won’t stop. Not complaining – I absolutely love it! I can literally lose myself in a story as I develop the characters and the emotions, the scenes and the laughter.

  So yeah – I am currently working on 19 different stories. All 19 of them are in various stages of completion – some just in concept format, others in rough draft and others are in the hands of my very fabulous editor.

  Here’s what’s coming up over the next year…

  Of course, in November, Luke’s story comes out – the final book in the Steele Brothers romance.

  And then, several new series are ready for your reading pleasure.

  A Christmas Wedding

  Five Novellas for $0.99

  Released Each Week from November through December 2017

  Four college friends, one wedding date – Five Weddings!

  (Titles Subject to Change)

  Stolen Time – November 18, 2017

  Passionate Confusion – November 25, 2017

  The Seductive Truth – December 2, 2017

  Doing the Right Thing – December 9, 2017

  Making Her Smile – December 16, 2017

  Friends Forever Series

  Four women from Lisdeer, Va form a strong bond over the hardships of life and the laughter of good times shared. Danger, tragedy, secret babies and betrayal intensify this bond as each lovely lady meets the man of her dreams

  (Titles Subject to Change)

  A Difficult Man to Love – December 25, 2017

  Spanish Passions – January 2017

  The Sheik’s Redemption – February 2017

  The Russian’s Proposal – March 2017

  Also in the queue:

  Navy SEALs

  Five men have to team together for five special missions.

  This is a bit different from my normal stories. All the books in this series will be a complete romance (NO CLIFFHANGERS!) but I’m weaving a mystery throughout the whole series that will be resolved in the final story. It is going to be a bit of a challenge so I’m not sure when it will be finished, but it’s in the works.

  Lottery Winners!

  I was inspired by the story of the woman who won $458M in the big jackpot. I dreamed about what I would do if I’d won that much money, imagined what life would be like…and then I realized I didn’t have to just dream it! I could WRITE it!

  Four employees, three waitresses and a cook, in a greasy, truck stop diner, win a mega jackpot and split it four ways. This series will tell how each of them change their lives, what they do with all of that money, how they fall in love and how they change a small part of their world.

  Of course I have another sheik series – four siblings, three brothers and their sister. This is more in line with my regular stories and I’m just having fun with new ideas.

  The Jones Brothers

  Right now, this is a two book series – One brother has built up a makeup empire – but now he finds love. The other brother is a sheriff in a small mountain town – slapping his forehead as the new lovely lady in town learns how to not kill herself while running the only bar in town.

  Book List

  I used to include my entire backlist of stories, but the list has gotten so long, that I’ve had to shorten it a bit. So for a full list of all my stories, go to http://www.elizabethlennox.com/books/.

  Below are just some of the more recent and upcoming books. Enjoy for many hours of escape!

  (By the way, I also write a line of erotica romances under the name Gabriella Rossi. They are a bit more sexual in nature, but still have the delicious alpha males and the strong women – just with an erotic slant. You can find more about them here: http://www.elizabethlennox.com/TheAlexaCollection)

  The Boarding School Series

  The Boarding School Series Introduction

  The Greek’s Forgotten Wife

  The Duke’s Blackmailed Bride

  The Russian’s Runaway Bride

  The Sheik’s Baby Surprise

  The Tycoon’s Captured Heart

  His Unexpected Protégé (Novella)

  The Samara Royal Family Series

  The Samara Royal Family Series Introduction

  Pregnant with the Sheik’s Baby

  The Prince’s Intimate Abduction

  The Prince’s Forbidden Lover

  The Sheik’s Captured Princess

  The Sheik’s Jealous Princess

  The Bold Alaskan Men Series

  The Billionaire’s Beautiful Mistake

  The Billionaire’s Challenging Beauty
/>   The Billionaire’s Courageous Lover

  The Billionaire’s Adventurous Mistress

  The Jamison Sisters Series

  His Erotic Obsession

  His Scandalous Commands

  His Indecent Proposal – December 12, 2016

  Montana Men Series

  Dangerous Seduction

  Dangerous Attraction

  Dangerous Desires

  Dangerous Enticement

  Dangerous Temptation

  Dangerous Secrets

  The Steele Brothers Series

  Resisting His Seduction – June 12, 2017

  In The Boss’ Bed – July 24, 2017

  Seducing His Wife – August 28, 2017

  A Taste of Paradise – October 2, 2017

  Defying his Charm – November 13, 2017

  A Christmas Wedding

  Five Novellas for $0.99

  Released Each Week from November through December 2017

  Four college friends, one wedding date – Five Weddings!

  (Titles Subject to Change)

  Stolen Time – November 18, 2017

  Passionate Confusion – November 25, 2017

  The Seductive Truth – December 2, 2017

  Doing the Right Thing – December 9, 2017

  Making Her Smile – December 16, 2017

  Friends Forever Series

  Four women from Lisdeer, Va form a strong bond over the hardships of life and the laughter of good times shared. Danger, tragedy, secret babies and betrayal intensify this bond as each lovely lady meets the man of her dreams

  (Titles Subject to Change)

  A Difficult Man to Love – December 25, 2017

  Spanish Passions – January 2017

  The Sheik’s Web – February 2017

  The Russian’s Trap – March 2017

  Also in the queue:

  Navy SEALs

  Five men have to team together for five special missions.

  This is a bit different from my normal stories. All the books in this series will be a complete romance (NO CLIFFHANGERS!) but I’m weaving a mystery throughout the whole series that will be resolved in the final story.

  Lottery Winners!

  I was inspired by the story of the woman who won $458M in the big jackpot. I dreamed about what I would do if I’d won that much money, imagined what life would be like…and then I realized I didn’t have to just dream it! I could WRITE it!

  Four employees, three waitresses and a cook, in a greasy, truck stop diner, win a mega jackpot and split it four ways. This series will tell how each of them change their lives, what they do with all of that money, how they fall in love and how they change a small part of their world.

  Of course I have another sheik series – four siblings, three brothers and their sister. This is more in line with my regular stories and I’m just having fun with new ideas.

  The Jones Brothers

  Right now, this is a two book series – One brother has built up a makeup empire – but now he finds love. The other brother is a sheriff in a small mountain town – slapping his forehead as the new lovely lady in town learns how to not kill herself while running the only bar in town.