Book excerpt: A down-on-her-luck dancer stripping to survive. A billionaire playboy who’s locked his heart behind a wall of money and charm. When passion sparks between them, will she listen to her fears—or her heart? When I look in the mirror and see what I’ve become, I don’t recognize myself. Regardless, I need money, and the only employer who’s saying yes is the Gentlemen’s Club, a high-end Manhattan strip joint catering to every male fantasy you’ve ever heard of and then some…for a price. When I took the job, I expected to dance for men. To entertain them. To please them—at least, enough to get the tips I’m desperate to earn. But I never expected to dance for him. Nick Santoro is gorgeous, persuasive, and used to getting whatever he wants, which—for the moment—is me. It’s just a dance. A one-time thing. Until he touches me, and the spark between us ignites into something I’m afraid to feel—yet can’t resist. I shouldn’t want him. Hell, I shouldn’t even like him. And I don’t belong in his glittering billionaire world. Not to mention his complicated history—a past rife with enemies who could destroy us both. Is Nick the man of my dreams—or the biggest mistake of my life? From #1 international bestselling author Erika Rhys, The Gentlemen’s Club is a steamy billionaire romance series that concludes with a Happily Ever After in Vol. 3. If you like sizzling romance, razor-sharp wit, and twists you won’t see coming, you’ll love this sexy page-turner!