Campaign for Love
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Annabelle Stevens Sorcha MacMurrough
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HerStory Books, http://herstorybooks.com (2011)
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Tired of being hassled over her gorgeous looks, Suzanna Sills disguises herself by dressing down in order to get a wonderful new job in a top-notch advertising agency. However, she soon begins to regret her reversal from swan to ugly duckling when she has to work side by side with the gorgeous Quentin Pierce.
Quentin hasn't failed to notice that his talented new co-worker has more to her than meets the eye. But office intrigues get them both into a spin. Is Suzanna really the marketing genius she appears to be? Or is she a corporate spy set out to destroy the agency from within?
Only by learning to trust one another can they avoid losing the biggest ad campaign of their lives. But do they dare trust their hearts as well? Are Suzanna and Quentin willing to risk all for the sake of the fiery passion that flares between them every time they meet?
The more she gets to know her elusive new boss, the more Suzanna is determined to get her way in both the boardroom and the bedroom, making them both winners in this battle of the sexes one if they choose to join forces and campaign for love...
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Campaign for Love
WORD COUNT=77,785
PAGE COUNT= 209 8.5 x 11" pages
Rating: Sensual, some explicit love scenes in the novel
Genre: Contemporary romance
Audience: Ideal for readers of Harlequin/Mills and Boon romance novels
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Annabelle Stevens is a popular non-fiction author on a variety of self-help topics. This is her first novel.
Sorcha MacMurrough is an editor and multi-published award-winning romance author in both contemporary and historical romance.
CAMPAIGN FOR LOVE
Annabelle Stevens
Sorcha MacMurrough
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS
REVIEWS
COPYRIGHT
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
AFTERWORD
MORE TITLES BY AUTHORS
SYNOPSIS
Tired of being hassled over her gorgeous looks, Suzanna Sills
disguises
herself by dressing down in order to get a wonderful new job in a
top-notch advertising agency. However, she soon begins to regret her
frumpy new appearance when she has to work side by side with the
gorgeous Quentin Pierce.
Quentin hasn't failed to notice that his talented new co-worker has
more to her than meets the eye. But office intrigues get them both
into
a spin. Is Suzanna really the marketing genius she appears to be? Or
is
she a corporate spy set out to destroy the agency from within?
Only by learning to trust one another can they avoid losing the
biggest
ad campaign of their lives. But do they dare trust their hearts as
well? Are Suzanna and Quentin willing to risk all for the sake of
the
fiery passion that flares between them every time they meet?
The more she gets to know her elusive new boss, the more Suzanna is
determined to get her way in both the boardroom and the bedroom,
making
them both winners in this battle of the sexes one if they choose to
join
forces and campaign for love...
"God, Suzanna," he breathed, "you're the most incredible woman I've
ever seen!"
Suzanna stood motionless in the dim light that concealed her flaming
cheeks, but not her rapid breathing, or the deep rise and fall of
her
breasts under the filmy material as she stood before him in her lace
and silk robe.
Her ragged breathing finally seemed to bring Quentin to his senses.
He stopped his hand midway before he did the unthinkable, and
summoning
all his strength, resisted the temptation to pull her into his own
room
and spread her on his bed as he had ached to for so long. Instead,
he
retreated back behind the safety of the box hedge that divided their
private terraces and heaved a ragged sigh.
"I seem to be apologizing to you all the time, Suzanna. I had no
right
to invade your privacy, or to ogle you. I couldn't blame you if you
despised me."
She laughed bitterly. "Am I really that unattractive, that you can't
bear to touch me? Just when I thought we were getting past all the
strain of working together and starting to become, well, friends?"
"No, of course you're not unattractive! What did I just say to you?
What were we just doing a moment ago? Surely that must tell you how
I
think of you."
"They stop talking, and just start feeling." With more bravado than
she
really felt, she opened the lacy robe and let it drop to the floor.
She
stood like a voluptuous nymph bathed in moonlight, her wide,
sensuous
mouth curved in an inviting smile. Summoning up all her courage, she
held out her arms to the man she ached for in a silent plea....
REVIEWS
"A sizzling novel. The chemistry between the hero and heroine is
superb. She is sassy and bold, but it takes true love to awaken her
to
the joys of passion. A super read from a fabulous new talent."
Jacinta Carey
The Wildest Heart
"Sultry Suzanna Sills goes on a Campaign for Love in this wonderful
novel. Suzanna wants to succeed in her career without sleeping her
way
to the top, so she takes the drastic step of making herself as
unattractive as possible to get a job at a top-flight ad agency in
New
York.
"She soon finds herself in way over her head with both her accounts
and
her boss, who is so handsome he makes her weak at the knees.
"Abused as a child, she never wanted to be near any man, but Quentin
brings out her true personality with his kindness and patience. He
supports all of her ideas for their new accounts, and she is so much
of
a hit that she is asked to star in all of the Femme Fatale Cosmetics
'before and after' ads.
"It doesn't take Quentin long to figure out that Suzanna is the
sexiest
woman he has ever laid eyes on under the tents she was wearing, so
why
the deception? Even leaving aside her disguise and lies, does he
dare
give his heart to the woman who has become the best colleague he has
ever had?
"The author has set up a wonderful romance with a splash of mystery,
and some very real obstacles to their happiness. Suzanna is a feisty
heroine who knows what she wants and is determined to get it, though
she always tries to play fair.
"Quentin is a marvelous hero, romantic and supportive, but afraid to
commit his whole life to one person who has made his world spin.
Exotic
locales add to the sensuality of the book, and the celebrations of
Thanksgiving and Christmas make the novel a memorable one which
readers
will treasure."
Carolyn Stone
In From the Cold
"This is the tale of the ugly duckling in reverse, for stunning
Suzanna
Sills disguises herself as a dowdy frump in order to prove that she
can
succeed in her career without having to resort to her ample sex
appeal.
"As she develops a firm friendship with her new co-workers,
including
her boss, the worldly Quentin Pierce, she develops more confidence
and
for the first time in her life, thinks she knows what it is like to
fall in love.
"Quentin knows Suzanna is the best assistant he has ever had, but is
shocked when she begins to work on the Femme Fatale cosmetic
account,
and at last shows the true physical beauty hidden under all the
plain
Jane outfits she has been wearing.
"Obviously there is more to his new employee than meets the eye, but
is
all of it good? Or is she an industrial spy out to steal all their
ideas and accounts for her own?
"This is an excellent contemporary romance, beautifully written,
with
fascinating characters and the glorious backdrops of bustling New
York
City and the tranquil Bahamas. Quentin and Suzanna are a terrific
couple in the boardroom and bedroom, showing that a modern woman can
have it all, and an intelligent modern man will happily share it
with
her. "
Evelyn Trimborn
Italian Interlude
"I loved it! A divine hero, a gutsy girl with a problem we all think
we
would LOVE to have, and an excellent cast of supporting characters
to
create a wonderful world for the modern romance reader. This was one
book I did not want to put down!"
"Campaign for Love is a witty and well-drawn foray into the world of
advertising. Gorgeous Suzanna Sills, alias sexy Suzy, has fended off
men all her life. She wants to be valued for her mind, not her
measurements, and so takes great pains to disguise her breath-taking
beauty to get a job at a prestigious Madison Avenue agency as the
right-hand person of stunningly handsome Quentin Pierce.
"Quentin is puzzled to find himself completely drawn to his
intelligent
but frumpy new assistant, but with all the work they have to win two
new and very lucrative accounts, he can't afford to let himself get
distracted.
"When another executive keeps coming up with the same ideas as
Suzanna
over and over again, Quentin must decide whether or not to trust the
enigmatic young woman who has come into his life and tangles with
his
career-and his heart.
"The author has come up with a recipe for success with this
intriguing
novel. A dash of mystery and suspense, exotic locales and a whole
lot
of sexual tension between Quentin and Suzanna make this novel a
pleasure to read."
Sorcha MacMurrough
Heart's Desire
,
Star Attraction
, and
The Rakehell
Regency Romance Series
CAMPAIGN FOR LOVE
Annabelle Stevens
Sorcha MacMurrough
HerStory Books
AS's Dedication
To all my family and friends, for supporting me as
I
followed my dreams. and for Sorcha MacMurrough, who has not only
believed in me as a writer, but made this novel what it is
today.
SM's Dedication
With many thanks to Belle for being such a super
student of the craft of writing romance, and her generosity in
asking
me to be listed not just as editor, but co-author of the later
editions
of this romance.