Risking Her Heart: A Contemporary Romance Novel

Livvie Collins is having the worst day of her life. Not only did she get fired from her dream job but she just found out her ex cheated on her. When all she wants to do is stay at home and cry her best friend Carly makes her get out of bed to attend a charity event. A black tie event no less. Things turn around when Livvie buys an expensive raffle ticket and wins a one-week all-expenses-paid trip to Morganthal Winery owned by the infamous Drake Morganthal whom Livvie has been stalking on the Internet since he began giving financial advice. Drake Morganthal made billions on the New York Stock Exchange before buying a vineyard in Napa. Drake not only is an arrogant billionaire playboy but hes also the epitome of a hot alpha male who is a huge commitment-phobe: the exact opposite of the kind of man Livvie needs in her life right now... When she tells Drake shes not a big drinker he comes up with a better way to spend the week together-as his lover. Livvie reminds herself of all the reasons thats a bad idea especially when she learns the real reason he wont commit to any woman ever. But for one blissful week she wont have to think about reality. Instead shell have a man she craves and his touch which shes dying to experience. She just has to be careful she doesnt fall in love with him. But as the week progresses she wants him to change his rules for her. Shes feeling torn because isnt that what every woman wants? For the guy to admit shes different and special? Livvie constantly searches for some sign that hes feeling something more something other than lust and an occasional willingness to share a bit of intimate conversation. But her sign is revealed when he doesnt ask her to stay past the seven-day cut-off and Livvie guesses shes not so special after all. But after she returns to L.A. and tries to pick up the pieces of her life Livvie discovers Drakes expiration date might not be set in concrete after all...