Jacobs' Fine Furnishings is Dell Jacobs' lifework. His
daughter Keisha got an offer for her dream job as an
interior decorator, when Dell has a stroke. Dell's son,
Tyrell, who was supposed to manage the business, leaves
unexpectedly for what he perceives as a better opportunity,
and reliable, dependable Keisha has to stay to manage the
family affairs and delay yet again pursuing her dreams.
She
has been talking on the phone with Gabe Campos, a young
billionaire, to discuss the future of the business for
several months. He wants to acquire Jacob's Fine
Furnishings, which has been going downhill for some time;
they're losing very important clients, one by one.
One
snowy, stormy night, Gabe is on his way to meet Keisha in
person to discuss the sale of her father's business, but
even more so because he wants to see the woman who
possesses a voice that is beginning to drive him crazy. On
his way, his rental car breaks down, Keisha takes him in,
and sparks fly; Gabe ends up staying the night. Neither of
them however expected their first meeting in person to be
so troubling; they were not prepared to be so attracted to
each other, while being business rivals. Even though Gabe
can hardly resist making a move on Keisha, he has become
hell-bent on avenging what he sees as a wrong committed
against his natural father, and the guilty party seems to
be Dell Jacobs.
BETTING THE BILLIONAIRE is a novella, but a
complete story nonetheless. I particularly enjoy Ms.
Flynn's easy style of writing: simple, flowing and yet very
efficient. We know and understand these characters, their
lives, their motivations, and we care for them. What
pleases me the most about BETTING THE BILLIONAIRE is that
Keisha is Afro-American, while Gabe isn't, and it has
nothing to do whatsoever with the story line, and I think
it's simply wonderful and natural. Ms. Flynn is definitely
an author to watch.
If that man calls her one more time… So what if Gabe Campos
is a model-dating billionaire who gets Keisha Jacobs hotter
than a Ferrari’s engine on the straightaway? He keeps
pushing her to sell her family’s furniture business, but
she’ll never give in—not unless she wants to give her father
a second heart attack.
All Gabe should be thinking about is how he’ll finally get
revenge on the man who killed his father. But when he meets
the man’s daughter, Keisha, instead of focusing on
destroying Jacobs Fine Furnishings, he can’t get her
warm-whisky voice out of his mind.
Forced by a snow storm to spend the night together, their
passion ignites. The next day, however, it’s back to
business. The only way Keisha can save her family is to win
a bet with the billionaire. But neither realized their
hearts are part of the bargain…
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