Girl Trouble: Five Shorts
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Well, Joan thought with relief, there was no danger that Annette Martineau would ever lie in wait for her. She’d just flee.
“Happy birthday to you,” Joan began serenading now. “Happy birthday to you…happy belated birthday, to dear Annette…happy birthday to you…?”
Gee, no cake with candles, but there was a box of chocolates in the trunk, she just remembered. A box of chocolates in this heat was a potential disaster, she thought, visualizing it going soft in the trunk and ruining the upholstery.
She went back to the car to fetch it and then threw herself into the hammock that was stretched across the porch.
This will leave you free, of course, to eat with and sleep with and screw to your heart’s content all the girls you can possibly get your greedy little hands on, and to do so without the slightest pang of guilt about my feelings, if guilt’s a sensation you’re actually capable of experienc—
CLICK.
She heard the bolt in the lock drop.
The front door swung open.
“Joan Majors.”
“Oh, wow, Annette, I thought you were—”
“Are those supposed to be for me?”
Joan smiled and licked chocolate off her fingertips. “Yes,” she said, looking remorseful.
Annette put her hands on her hips. “Why are—why are you still here? Can’t you read?”
Joan flashed a sly grin and tucked the letter into the front of her shirt. “Not when I have a hard-on, Annette.”
Annette turned and then paused in the doorway. “Get in here,” she said.
THE END
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FRANCINE SAINT MARIE
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
THE SECRET TRILOGY:
The Secret Keeping
Fortune is a Woman
& The Stolen Kiss
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High-profile psychiatrist, Dr. Helaine Kristenson—a.k.a. the “Love Doc”—is not just talented and beautiful, she’s the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the self-help bible, “Keeping Mr. Right.” Professionally, the esteemed doctor deals with secrets of the heart everyday. Privately, she even has a few of her own to keep her busy…
Straight-laced chief investment strategist, Lydia Beaumont, is not just talented and beautiful, she’s a consummate professional and headed to the top of the corporate ladder at financial giant, Soloman-Schmitt. Professionally, she has no secrets to speak of. Privately, she’s just unearthed one that’s going to rock her world a bit…
Bedazzling neophyte, Venus Angelo, is not just talented and beautiful, she’s a self-made millionaire ten times over again and on the fast track with her high-powered career in corporate finance. Professionally, she’s a dedicated and driven perfectionist. Privately, she’s full-blown enigmatic and somewhat reckless. And she’s got way too many skeletons in the closet…
Savvy and seasoned investment banker, Delilah Lewiston, is not just talented and beautiful, she runs one of the largest and most solid banks in the world. Professionally, she “speaks softly and carries a big stick” and doesn’t trade or take stock in any secrets. Privately, however, she’s safeguarding a couple of gems…
Controversial super-model, Sharon Chambers, is not just talented and beautiful, she’s the highest paid poser on the planet. Not to mention the most spoiled and temperamental. Professionally, her life of debauchery and conquest is an open book, about which, she really doesn’t give a damn. Privately, though, even she’s keeping some secrets. But that isn’t going to last…
Sex, love, money, lawyers, reporters, action, adventure, intrigue and blackmail—what’s your secret worth?
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