Andrea Laurence - The Boyfriend Arrangement

Fake it until you make it...

to the altar?

Instead of attending yet another friend’s wedding alone, Harper Drake asks Sebastian West—sexy, available and not a total stranger—to pose as her adoring boyfriend. With sparks flying, a little faux affection could be fun, and no one, especially Harper’s ex, will guess the truth. Except things get very hot very fast, for real... And then a blackmailer’s threats force them to reveal all their secrets!

ANDREA LAURENCEis an award-winning author of contemporary romances illed with seduction and sass. She has been a lover of reading and writing stories since she was young. A dedicated West Coast girl transplanted into the deep south, she is thrilled to share her special blend of sensuality and dry, sarcastic humor with readers.

Also by Andrea Laurence Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Epilogue Extract About the Publisher

Snowed In with Her ExThirty Days to Win His WifeOne Week with the Best ManA White Wedding ChristmasWhat Lies BeneathMore Than He ExpectedHis Lover’s Little SecretThe CEO’s Unexpected ChildLittle Secrets: Secretly Pregnant Ragsto Riches Baby

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

The Boyfriend Arrangement

Andrea Laurence

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-07685-2

THE BOYFRIEND ARRANGEMENT

© 2018 Andrea Laurence

Published in Great Britain 2018

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.

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Back Cover Text Fake it until you make it... to the altar? Instead of attending yet another friend’s wedding alone, Harper Drake asks Sebastian West—sexy, available and not a total stranger—to pose as her adoring boyfriend. With sparks flying, a little faux affection could be fun, and no one, especially Harper’s ex, will guess the truth. Except things get very hot very fast, for real... And then a blackmailer’s threats force them to reveal all their secrets!

About the Author ANDREA LAURENCE is an award-winning author of contemporary romances illed with seduction and sass. She has been a lover of reading and writing stories since she was young. A dedicated West Coast girl transplanted into the deep south, she is thrilled to share her special blend of sensuality and dry, sarcastic humor with readers.

Booklist Also by Andrea Laurence Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Epilogue Extract About the Publisher Snowed In with Her ExThirty Days to Win His WifeOne Week with the Best ManA White Wedding ChristmasWhat Lies BeneathMore Than He ExpectedHis Lover’s Little SecretThe CEO’s Unexpected ChildLittle Secrets: Secretly Pregnant Ragsto Riches Baby Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

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Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07685-2 THE BOYFRIEND ARRANGEMENT © 2018 Andrea Laurence Published in Great Britain 2018 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

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“You have got to be kidding me!”

Sebastian West scanned his proximity card for the third time and yet the front door of BioTech—the biomedical technology company he co-founded—refused to open. Seeing his employees moving around inside, he pounded his fist on the glass, but all of them ignored him.

“I own this company!” he shouted as his secretary walked by without making eye contact. “Don’t make me fire you, Virginia.”

At that, she came to a stop and circled back to the door.

“Finally,” he sighed.

But she didn’t open the door as he’d expected. Instead she just shook her head. “I’m under strict orders from Dr. Solomon not to open the door for you, sir.”