Book excerpt: The adventures of Max and Emma continue! Sexy, busy billionaire Maximillian Carruthers III wants to get serious with his girlfriend, Emma Parker. Meeting her parents is important to Max, who is determined to eventually marry Emma. Emma isn’t eager to have “Maxie” meet her folks. She’d rather postpone the meeting until the apocalypse. Her father is a serious businessman, and Emma has only begun to wean Max off focusing only on business. But unknown to Emma, Max has a little secret, one that might shatter their relationship once she finds out what he plans to do… Author's Note: This is a novella that contains no sex, but plenty of fun, frisky moments between a billionaire and his lady love, along with serious moments that will tug at your heartstrings. Be sure to look for Billionaire Puppy Love 1, in the boxed set Billionaire Ever After.