Lisa Watson excerpt from Interview with Danger
“ Pierce , what ’ s going on ?” “ That ’ s exactly what I ’ d like to know ,” he growled . “ Have you lost your mind , Sasha ? Do you know what you ’ ve done ?” She stared at him blankly . “ I don ’ t understand . Will you stop beating around the bush and tell me the problem ?” “ You are the problem ,” he threw back . “ You and your stupid book have ruined my life ,
Sasha … and you ’ d better believe you ’ re going to fix it .” Her mouth dropped open . “ I don ’ t have a clue what you ’ re talking about .” “ Jacob Toliver .” Sasha waited , but Pierce didn ’ t say anything else . Instead , he moved closer until he was crowding her . He folded his arms across his chest and stared at her . Finally , she threw her hands up . “ What , are we playing twenty questions ?” “ Jacob Toliver ,” he repeated . Sasha pinched the bridge of her nose . “ I know who he is . I wrote the book , remember ?
I ’ m just wondering what my character has to do with this .” “ He ’ s me .” Sasha ’ s eyebrows rose . “ You … you think Jacob … is you ?” She started to laugh , then pushed past him to go in to the lounge . “ He isn ’ t you , Pierce .” He was right on her heels . “ Well , there are some people that disagree with you . In fact , the executives at the sporting goods store that just dropped me as an endorser would beg to differ … and the men ’ s apparel ad I was going to do and —” “ I don ’ t understand .” “ Apparently , a few of them read your book and thought your midnight Casanova was me .
You just cost me three quarters of a million dollars ,” Pierce said between clenched teeth . Her smile faded . “ What ?” “ Yeah , that ’ s what I said . Apparently , they didn ’ t want a womanizing , strung-out playboy representing their brands . Considering these are family businesses , I can understand why ,” he snapped . She eyed him from head to toe . “ Well , are you ?” His expression turned indignant . “ Certainly not .” “ Then there you go .” Sasha threw up her hands in frustration . “ Pierce , this is absurd . You could throw a stick and hit thousands of men that fit that same description .”
“ You know , your sister tried to say that , too . Obviously , the list is a lot smaller than either of you think ,” he said dryly . My image has been damaged , and it ’ s your fault , Sasha . Do you know how hard I ’ ve worked to get back to where I was and just like that —”
“ Wait , what do you mean back ?” coming December 2017
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