Ryder Toussaint is a millionaire and finance expert, who is still tormented by scars from the past. Hostile and charming, passionate and distant, these are just a few of the contradictions that characterize him. Women desire him, and men admire him for his reputation in the New York corporate jungle. When the most ambitious business deal of his career is threatened by an exasperating woman, Ryder makes an unusual decision that will turn his structured life on its head. Julianne, “the bump in the road,” is now indebted to him, and Ryder will do damage control as only he knows how. He must only ignore the strange pressure he feels in his chest every time Julianne's expressive eyes fall upon him, as if they were able to penetrate the darkness inside him.
Julianne Clarence watches as the job interview she'd gotten her hopes up for evaporates the day she gets into a car accident. The arrogant man with the face of a Greek god, “the victim,” expects her to assume the cost of repairing his luxury car. Could things possibly get worse for Julianne? Of course, after all, she's an impressive magnet for problems, and she just ran into a colossal one with Ryder Toussaint. His proposal in exchange for not suing her for the accident is preposterous, and her pride pushes her to consider her answer. But the biggest challenge of all is ignoring the latent chemistry she feels towards the insufferable businessman.
Will Ryder be able to overcome his cynicism and subdue his arrogance? Will Julianne manage to open her heart and reign in her stubbornness? Sometimes accidents are part of fate's plan to bring two lives together or destroy them forever, especially when the scars of the past threaten to open up new wounds.
Author's note: This book can be read as a stand alone.
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