PENTHOUSE PLAYER by Tara Leigh Review & Excerpt Tour!
We are excited to share with you PENTHOUSE PLAYER, by
debut author Tara Leigh. PENTHOUSE PLAYER is the first book in the Billionaire
Bosses series, where the stakes are high and love burns hotter. Follow the tour
for reviews and excerpts of this sizzling hot office romance. Plus enter to win
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Title: Penthouse Player
Author:
Tara
Leigh
Release
Date: September
5, 2017
Publisher:
St.
Martin’s Press, SWERVE
Series: Billionaire Bosses #1
Genres:
Romance
Word
Count: 80K
Format:
Digital
ISBN: 9781250138507
Synopsis:
Abandoned by her mother and spurned by
her father, Reina St. James is tired of being treated like a dirty little
secret. It wasn’t easy making her way into the high-risk, high-reward Wall
Street world ruled by financial kings and trust fund tyrants. But now that
she’s got a
stiletto-clad toe into one of the
swankiest firms in Manhattan, Reina is determined to prove she’s more than just
a pretty face hiding an ugly past.
For Tristan Xavier Bettencourt IV,
escaping the shadow cast by generations of family fortune has been difficult,
and success hasn’t come without sacrifice. Tristan has always put business
before pleasure… Until Reina’s curved lips prove an invitation he can’t resist.
Walking away from their explosive night
together won’t be easy, even if the heat between them might consume both of
their careers. Will Reina and Tristan risk everything by betting on each other?
PENTHOUSE
PLAYER Excerpts
Copyright © 2017 Tara
Leigh
Excerpt #1
My eyes skipped over a blonde in a red dress, and then quickly
returned. I hadn’t realized I’d started walking towards her until a waiter
nearly spilled my drink. She was gorgeous. And when she tipped her head back to
laugh at something the man beside her said, I decided that word was entirely
inadequate. Stunning was much more apt. Exquisitely stunning, actually. Her
creamy skin was flawless. And she was tall. I looked down, or at least she
appeared tall with the five-inch stilettos on her feet. When her open-mouthed
laugh faded into a generous smile, her wide eyes met mine. If she’d been an
investment, she would have been labeled high risk, high reward, with a warning—Don’t
buy if you can’t afford to lose.
Her lips closed around the edge of the glass in her hands, our
stare unbroken. Her eyes were the bright shade of freshly cut, well-tended
grass. And after she took a sip, white wine by the looks of it, she didn’t look
away. Her open appraisal was a lure, and I took the bait. She could have been a
model on a billboard in Times Square, or in the GQ magazine I subscribed to but
never had the time to read. I know I should’ve turned away. This girl was
clearly trouble with capital T, something I needed as much as a hole in my
head.
After doing well with the first fifty million I’d been able to
raise, I was just about to open my fund up to new investors. I didn’t have any
official commitments yet, but I had no doubt my fund was about to grow to at
least $500 million. I had a lot to consider, and a ton of work to do. This was
the most important time in my career and I couldn’t afford to fuck it up by
becoming a lovesick fool over some girl, exquisitely stunning or not.
I stopped in my tracks, maybe ten feet away, although I couldn’t
tear my eyes from her face. She was young. Maybe too young? But then she smiled
again. And not just any smile. This one wasn’t polite, or friendly, or casual
in any way. No, her smile was so bright it heated the drink in my hands and blinded
me from seeing anyone else in the room. Her curved lips were an invitation I
couldn’t resist. Even though I knew I should.
Excerpt #2
“Obviously, something needs to happen between us. Soon. Preferably
tonight, actually.”
Endorphins ping-ponged through my body like the ball in an
old-fashioned arcade game. I’d tried to deny the chemistry between us, then
suggested we ignore it. But to hell with that. It just wasn’t possible. I found
my voice. “Someplace with a bed, or a couch.” I shrugged. “At least a rug,
maybe a table.”
Tristan chuckled, attempting to finger-comb his hair into place.
“Last time I checked, my apartment had all four.”
“Good. We can’t be seen in public together. At least not outside
of the office.”
“About that. Bettencourt has more than one hedge fund you can work
on. I’ll set you up with another portfolio manager or have you assigned to
marketing or research, whatever you want.”
I shook my head. That wasn’t what I wanted at all. “No. Please
don’t. Your strategy is the one I feel most closely aligned with. I applied to
Bettencourt, hoping I’d have the opportunity to work on the Millennial Fund.
This doesn’t have to be an either/or situation.” Taking a breath, I debated
whether or not I should even verbalize the thoughts racing through my mind. Spit
it out, already. I forced words through my mouth in a rush. “Let’s just
have sex tonight and get it out of our system. Then we can pretend it never
happened and focus on work.”
An aristocratic eyebrow arched upwards. “You think that’s all going
to take? One fuck and we won’t ever need to do it again?”
I grinned at Tristan’s outraged expression. He even wore
indignation well. “Okay, fine. Maybe we’ll have to do it more than once. But I
just started here, and I intend to come out on the other side of this
internship with a job offer. And I want it because I’ve proved myself on the
Bettencourt trading floor, not in you bedroom. No one can know about us.”
Tristan scowled. “Is there someone else? Maybe not a boyfriend,
just a friends-with-benefits kind of thing? You seem pretty eager to keep us in
the dark.”
It’s what I know. “Don’t
be ridiculous.”
Tristan tucked in his shirt, adjusted his sleeves. Skepticism
darkened his eyes. “Casual sex, no strings attached. That’s what you want?”
“I’m not exactly the next Mrs. Bettencourt, Tristan. I highly
doubt your socialite stepmother would approve of me.”
“Why?” Tristan seemed less than eager to take my words at face
value. “Because you want to do more with your life than plan overpriced parties
with bad food and watered-down drinks?”
I looked down, a blush coloring my cheeks. If he knew that even my
own mother wouldn’t be seen in public with me, he would feel differently.
“Something like that.”
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Penthouse Player is a book about two strong people with broken pasts, its a mix of good and bad with a few twists and turns along the way, oh and I did I forget to say it's hot!!!
Reina is the girl nobody wanted, her mother left her with just a post it note, her biological father will not ligitmize her as his daughter and the man she knew as her father has passed away but all of these things have only made her stronger, more determined to have the life she deserves but will secrets stop her finding true love.
Tristan has a reputation of being a player, could that be because he has only ever socialised with woman who are social climbers and who are looking for a trophy husband, things are about to change when he meets Reina.
Tara Leigh is a new author to me and I have to say this looks like it's going to be a great series, the characters are strong but it's only as the story unfolds do you get to see the real Reina and Tristan, a couple that are perfect for each other. I really enjoyed this book and I love finding new authors to follow, looking forward to more in the Billionaire Bosses Series.
Reina is the girl nobody wanted, her mother left her with just a post it note, her biological father will not ligitmize her as his daughter and the man she knew as her father has passed away but all of these things have only made her stronger, more determined to have the life she deserves but will secrets stop her finding true love.
Tristan has a reputation of being a player, could that be because he has only ever socialised with woman who are social climbers and who are looking for a trophy husband, things are about to change when he meets Reina.
Tara Leigh is a new author to me and I have to say this looks like it's going to be a great series, the characters are strong but it's only as the story unfolds do you get to see the real Reina and Tristan, a couple that are perfect for each other. I really enjoyed this book and I love finding new authors to follow, looking forward to more in the Billionaire Bosses Series.
About Tara Leigh:
Tara Leigh attended Washington University in St. Louis and
Columbia Business School in New York, and worked on Wall Street and Main Street
before “retiring” to become a wife and mother. When the people in her head
became just as real as the people in her life, she decided to put their stories
on paper. Tara currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut with her
husband, children and fur-baby, Pixie.
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