Book excerpt: He doesn’t like to be told no. Her charm hides an independent streak. When their chemistry explodes, will they show the world their sizzling passion? Haley Steele has been in love for years. But the shy tech-wiz never dared to admit her secret crush to the seriously off-limits hunk who grew up seeing her almost as a little cousin. Yet when he makes the move she’s been lusting after, the people-pleasing programmer struggles not to succumb in fear of her brothers’ disapproval. Lachlan Jackson never surrenders. Ruling both in the boardroom and the bedroom, the bold Scottish Earl has tried without success to stop fantasizing over his best friend’s younger sister. But when they finally come together in a blissful night of sensuous intimacy, he fears the thrill of his conquest could shatter when others learn of their taboo tryst. Although Haley dreads the freak-out when their relationship becomes public knowledge, she burns with the need to show off her handsome prize. And even as Lachlan feels a passion like he’s never known, he’s hesitant to spoil their spicy escapes by exposing them to family drama. Will their fiery frustrations flame out under peer pressure or turn into a scorching happily ever after? Tempt My Desires is the red-hot first book in the STEELE International, Inc. - Jackson Corporation A Billionaires Romance Series Crossover and is part one of the Lachlan & Haley trilogy. If you like take-charge heroes, forbidden affairs, and endlessly steamy scenes, then you’ll adore Charmaine Louise Shelton’s naughty bare-all. Buy Tempt My Desires for a tantalizing taste of seduction today!