Twisted Taste
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The thought of lying to them in person made her stomach hurt. Ugh. Well, she’d worry about that on Thursday. For now...”What did Tony say?”
Adam flicked on his turn signal and changed lanes. “Apparently he wants to do ‘one last job’ before he’s officially retired. He’s concocted a ludicrous plan. I’ve got to talk him out of it before he flies to London and ends up behind bars for the rest of his life.”
London? “What does he want to take so badly?”
Adam groaned. “His white whale. Christ, it was his obsession. Something he wanted for a long time before he went to prison. He had a solid plan in place about ten years ago, but the whole thing made me uneasy. This thing is way out of his league. I was so relieved when it got sold unexpectedly at auction to an anonymous buyer and everything fell apart.”
Intrigued, Jess raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”
“The Bulgari Blue.”
At her wide-eyed shrug, he elaborated. “It’s a diamond ring that set a new world record for price per carat at the last auction. Blue diamonds are extremely rare, and this ring has a 10.95 fancy vivid blue diamond—”
“How much did it sell for?” Jess interrupted.
Adam rubbed his temple. “Over fifteen million dollars.”
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Acknowledgments
I am having the best time writing this series!
Thank you so much to Carina Press. I can’t imagine a first-time author having a better experience than the one I’ve had working with you. In particular, thank you to Kerri Buckley for her wonderful work editing the novella and for her ocean of patience with all my questions.
Thanks to my agent, Janna Bonikowski, for her guiding hand and for being a great sounding board on all projects.
Thank you to all the family, friends and perfect strangers who read Strange Tango and talked to me about it. Your kind words have meant the world to me.
Thanks to all my girlfriends, near and far. I treasure you.
Thanks to Matt, Trish and Henry, and my parents for all those wonderful nights we sat around the table drinking wine together.
And to Hadley and Patrick...thank you for being so amazed and proud that Mommy writes books.
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About the Author
There are only three things Michelle Dayton loves more than sexy and suspenseful novels: her family, the city of Chicago and Mr. Darcy. Michelle dreams of a year of world travel—as long as the trip would include weeks and weeks of beach time. As a bourbon lover and unabashed wine snob, Michelle thinks heaven is discussing a good book over an adult beverage.
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ISBN-13: 9781488081040
Twisted Taste
Copyright © 2017 by Michelle Dayton
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