"Neely's world is rocked by a shocking discovery."
Neely forgot Jasmine’s personality-glitch as her own clouds of moral confusion returned to hover over her all the way to the café. She threw herself into work, chattering to customers as distraction from a swarm of thoughts which buzzed like...
"Mac treats Grace to an afternoon of lust and love."
Chapter Twenty-OneGrace was in her office looking over the monthly reports when her phone rang.“Yes, Avery, what’s up?”“I have Max Becker on line two for you.”“Wonderful; thanks!”She held her breath, hoping the news from Munich would be good.“Hallo, Grace. Wie...
"Has Ray fucked up his chance of nailing Neely?"
24/06/10 23:12 GMTCarlotta, let me explain.Fucking roommate Jasmine was not part of the plan. Obviously. It happened spontaneously, explosively, as these things do with girls who don’t have Neely’s kind of scruples. And are inebriate.I went around there spur-of-the-moment. I’d dealt...
"A dame shows up from my past, and she brings trouble with her."
The Place: New York City, Hell’s KitchenThe Time: 1941, AugustWorld Events: Europe is under the thumb of the Nazis, Japan is running roughshod over China and the Far East. The USA is ostensibly neutral, but It’s only a matter of...
"Neely has one hell of a birthday surprise."
The drums continued to thunder and fireworks lit up the night sky, as Lucas and Paulo led Sapphire hand in hand away from the crowd. Her head was spinning from the cachaca she had drunk. Its taste was still sweet in her...
"Mac and Grace struggle to find time and energy for each other."
Chapter SeventeenWith the help of Max Becker, who ran the Munich office, and Brendan O’Sullivan, their European consultant, Grace Remy Stewart devised a very effective plan to encourage a whole slew of German companies to switch from doing business with...
"Grace confronts a part of her past."
Chapter Thirteen Since it was Saturday, and there was no need to rush to get ready, Grace took some time to herself in the library while DJ took his morning nap. Mac was downstairs on the phone with Max Becker, discussing...
"On her birthday Neely has an unexpected and embarrassing encounter..."
19/06/10 21:02 GMTOkay, Carlotta, call this past week consolidation. Sexual chemistry was acknowledged on both sides, but our girl almost ran scared as a result, so it’s been necessary to calm things down. Even if it’s meant my taking part in...
"Mac asks Grace out on a date so they can enjoy some uninterrupted sex."
Chapter Nine Grace hung up the phone after chatting with Brendan O’Sullivan, who was in Paris trying to help straighten out the mess Andre Boivin had created while balancing (or trying to balance) his wife and his mistress. “How’s it going over...
"Neely feels things she's never felt before, as Ray tests her Christian boundaries."
“You seem such a great guy, Ray, and it’s really easy, really relaxing to hang out with you.” Thus had Neely attempted to initiate a serious chat over nachos in the Watershed Arts Centre’s café before they went in to...