By His Cover

By Martha Cutler

Kate has a successful career, but something is missing. In walks Mitch. He rubs Kate the wrong way...until he rubs her the right way. It just goes to show, you can't always judge a book by his cover.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Martha Cutler
• Release date: Nov 5, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465883117

Martha Cutler

I live in Michigan with my son, Sam, and my cats Dash, Cera, and Merida. When I have time, I like to read, quilt, write, and crochet.

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By His Cover

Published by Martha Cutler at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Martha Cutler

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Praise for A Fresh Start, an ebook short story by Martha Cutler:

Wow!!! An exceptionally crafted, tightly woven novella that is oh so sexy. The characters are intriguing and humorous turns of phrase hooked me. Romantic and affirming, I look forward to reading more from this author.

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Phone to her ear, she slowly spun her chair around until she could see the view of the Chicago skyline just outside her office window. The view that usually calmed and centered her didn’t help this time.

Scowling, she said, I know, but¡ª

The voice on the other end of the line cut her off, saying, No buts! Just read his book. You’ll love it just like I do, then Amherst Publishing will publish it for him!

Kate sighed. Yes, Mr. Amherst. Goodbye.

She spun back to her desk and put the phone in the cradle. Then she pushed the button to call her assistant. Sharon walked in. Yes, Kate?

Sharon, hold all my calls and cancel my appointments for this afternoon. Mr. Amherst has something he wants me to do.

Oh, but Kate¡ªMr. Amherst already had me cancel your appointments today and call Mr. Sanders to come in to see you. Sharon looked uncertainly at her. Should I¡ª Kate growled. No, that’s fine. I guess he doesn’t want me to put this off any longer, but he could have at least given me time to read this misogynistic Neanderthal’s work before he came in. Sharon flinched as though she’d been hit. Mr. Sanders is already here. From just outside the office door, Kate heard, But the misogynistic Neanderthal can wait in the lobby while you compose yourself if you like.

Before Kate could get a good look at the interloper, he was gone. She asked Sharon That was¡ª Sharon nodded vigorously. Kate dropped her forehead to her desk with a thump and growled again.

Without raising her