Rebecca Hunter - Playing With Fire

“I make the rules.”

But is he playing his game—or hers ?

Marianna Ruiz never thought she’d see Simon Rodriguez again—or that hiring him to unearth some suspicious dealings at her father’s company would lead to one seriously hot hookup. At first, it was just supposed to be some naughty revenge sex. But behind closed doors, Marianna and Simon have one last chance to finish what they started eleven years ago...

Award-winning author of sensual, emotional adventures of the heart, REBECCA HUNTERwrites sexy stories about alpha men and spirited women set in Australia for Harlequin DARE. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

If you liked Playing with Fire, why not try

King’s Rule by Jackie Ashenden

Forbidden to Want by JC Harroway

First Class Sin by Cara Lockwood

Also by Rebecca Hunter

Blackmore, Inc.

Best Laid Plans

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk

Playing with Fire

Rebecca Hunter

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-08678-3

FORBIDDEN TO WANT

© 2019 JC Harroway

Published in Great Britain 2019

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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To Stacy Finz, author friend extraordinaire,

and Katie Gowrie, my insightful editor,

both for seeing the heart of this story

and for helping me understand how to make it shine.

Contents

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Back Cover Text “I make the rules.” But is he playing his game—or hers ? Marianna Ruiz never thought she’d see Simon Rodriguez again—or that hiring him to unearth some suspicious dealings at her father’s company would lead to one seriously hot hookup. At first, it was just supposed to be some naughty revenge sex. But behind closed doors, Marianna and Simon have one last chance to finish what they started eleven years ago...

About the Author Award-winning author of sensual, emotional adventures of the heart, REBECCA HUNTER writes sexy stories about alpha men and spirited women set in Australia for Harlequin DARE. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Booklist If you liked Playing with Fire, why not try King’s Rule by Jackie Ashenden Forbidden to Want by JC Harroway First Class Sin by Cara Lockwood Also by Rebecca Hunter Blackmore, Inc. Best Laid Plans Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk

Title Page Playing with Fire Rebecca Hunter www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-08678-3 FORBIDDEN TO WANT © 2019 JC Harroway Published in Great Britain 2019 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher. ® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Version: 2020-03-02

Dedication To Stacy Finz, author friend extraordinaire, and Katie Gowrie, my insightful editor, both for seeing the heart of this story and for helping me understand how to make it shine.

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

EPILOGUE

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SIMON RODRIGUEZ PULLED off the road across from the gated entrance of the Spanish-style house and put the rental car into Park. He rubbed his jaw, scraping his fingers over the unshaven scruff he hadn’t bothered with this morning at the hotel. No one lived in this house anymore as far as he knew. No one would witness this one last glimpse at the place that had almost wrecked him.