After Hours

<p><strong>She's the reason I lost everything.</strong><br><strong>But now that I've had her I'd give up everything to keep her.</strong><br><br>I was ready to leave this job this city and the woman I was never allowed to have.<br>Then Jocelyn Farnsworth stepped into the elevator and the universe laughed in my face.<br><br>She's everything I'm not. Heiress to an empire.<br>Privileged in ways I'll never understand.<br>Untouchable. Unreachable. Unforgettable.<br><br>Once upon a time just being near her cost me everything.<br>And I swore--never again.<br><br>But hours alone in the dark stripped down more than just walls.<br>One kiss and I knew what I'd been pretending not to feel.<br>I'd always belonged to her.<br><br>I told myself I'd walk away. But now?<br>I don't want distance.<br>I want her.<br>And this time I'm not backing down.<br>---<br><em>After Hours is a steamy resentment-to-lovers workplace short romance packed with secret pining tension and one night that changes everything. It's short (15k) intense and ends with a guaranteed Happily Ever After for Josie and Liam. Note it can be read as a stand-alone but more Port Arbor Pulse stories are on the way.</em></p>