One rule has always worked for Elias Joss: keep your rivals closeâĻbut not too close. He didn't bring his family's construction company to new heights and incredible success by being naive. The only way he survived his playboy father's indiscretions was by learning to be careful and guarded. With his life all about work, there's just no room for playâespecially when it comes to a certain too-tempting siren.
Nightclub owner Clarissa David is downright shocked to be attracted to Elias. Especially since their families share a scandalous past. Still, desire this strong can't be denied. Can Clarissa show him that the ruthless rules of business should never apply to love?
AlTonya Washington's first contemporary novel, âRemember Loveâ BET/Arabesque 2003, was nominated by Romantic Times as Best 1st Multicultural Romance. Her novel âFinding Love Againâ won the Romantic Times Reviewerâs Choice Award for Best Multicultural Romance 2004. Her fourth novel âLove Schemeâ was nominated as Favorite Steamy Novel for the prestigious EMMA Award of Romance Slam Jam. She presently resides in North Carolina.