I
had gone to high school with Gabriel Gordon. Despite his heavenly name
and matching beauty, Gabriel was anything but angelic. Rich, spoiled,
and far too cynical for his age, he could easily charm the skirt off a
prim beauty or a young teacher or two. Gabriel Gordon was mad, bad, and
...well, you probably know the rest.
The
years hadn't changed him, despite taking over his father's company and
expanding it into a multinational corporation. Unfortunately, it was
just my luck that I found myself working in Gabriel's building. Although
I had managed to avoid him for the better part of a month, a chance
encounter in the elevator proved he was still an arrogant man who showed
far too much interest in the shape of my mouth and nape of my neck.
From
then on, Gabriel bedeviled me, teased me, and more often than not, made
me want to throw things at his head. Still, just as in high school, I
couldn't help but see the pain behind his lazy grin and the shadows in
his crystalline gaze. When Gabriel confessed his love for me, I should
have been the happiest woman in the world. Too bad I couldn't believe
him...
Emma
Adams had always considered herself level-headed, even-tempered, and
most of all, sane. So how did she become someone who couldn't seem to
push Gabriel Gordon away? No matter how sweet his words could be or how
easily passion exploded between them, getting involved with the
outrageously wealthy playboy had to be the height of insanity. Given
their tumultuous natures and personal demons, there was only way a
relationship between them could survive: in madness.
