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Kelly Moran. Mar. 2017. 156p. ebk. ISBN 9781370806980. $3.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Twenty-nine-year-old Xavier Gaines earns a fast track to success when he sells a software application he created in his college dorm room. He now leads Gaines Industries, a Fortune 500 company based in San Francisco. In spite of his wealth, Xavier has an arctic reputation with staff and the business world. He hires Peyton Smoke, a former high school study buddy, as his internal PR specialist. Peyton immediately begins to shake hands, learn names, and recognize faces. She helps Xavier connect with his employees and create a return on social investment by organizing fundraising events to support returning soldiers. As Xavier and Peyton work their way to the bedroom, subplots abound concerning a jealous secretary and well-meaning parents who have their own ideas about Xavier and Peyton as a couple.
VERDICT This stand-alone novel from Moran (Exposure; "Phantom Trilogy") is a well-written story about two high school friends who succeed personally and professionally. The author keeps readers turning the pages through strong characters, an intriguing plot and subplots, and solid writing. An entertaining playbook on how to win at love and work.
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