Here's another tease from new release Jack and the Jean Stock. Catch up with Teaser 1 and Teaser 2. Last week, we left poor Jack on the seedier side of town with a drug dealer. Here's what happens next ...
“Here are the keys to my car.”
The other man froze mid-step.
“Your car?” His voice rose an octave in interest.
“Yeah, but if you take it, you come when I call. I want product available at all times. And you keep it coming until we’ve maxed out the difference.”
Dangling the keys like a carrot, Jack waited.
“Deal.”
Jack dropped the keys into Mouse’s greedy hand while simultaneously opening his and accepting the baggie of painkillers.
Blurb:
Strapped for cash and drowning in his ailing mother’s medical debt, the one bright spark in Jack Castor’s life is working his dream job for a specialty clothing manufacturer that caters to large men. Although his personal life is all but nonexistent, career-wise, he thrives under the tutelage of his friend and father-like mentor, Cronus Gigandet, a gigantic man with a heart to match. But when Cronus dies suddenly, the company’s future is thrown into uncertainty.
Titan Gigandet, Cronus’ wayward son, a giant of a man in his own right, is furious when he learns his father has included his upstart protégé, Jack, in his will, leaving him equal shares in the family-run factory. Reluctantly, Titan rescinds his own self-imposed exile and returns to a company in turmoil.
The gloves come off, and the major players fight for control. With the shareholder’s agreement about to run out, decisions concerning the business need to be made, and quick. But Jack and Titan clash at every turn. The pair is so at odds, the quarrels rapidly become physical, but fists soon give way to angry, forbidden kisses. Though the blazing new attraction does nothing to quell the antagonism or distrust between them.
While battling to save the company, Jack’s mother takes a turn for the worse. Just when it seems like all hope is lost, Titan unearths a stunning find.
Could this new discovery be Jack’s ‘golden goose’ or just the beginning of the end to everything Jack holds dear?
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This guy is one trusting dude. Hope it works out well for him.
ReplyDeleteInteresting arrangement! I was really surprised by the events in the excerpt, which is a fun thing when reading :)
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