Brittany

by Shabazz, Nina-akua

• ISBN13: 9781475901009
• ISBN10: 1475901003
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Author Solutions

Summary

Ever since her return from school in England, Brittany St. James has done all she can to avoid any unwanted romantic entanglements. A beautiful, accomplished, successful, and wealthy businesswoman from one of Jamaica's richest families, she has the world at her feet. So why is she so angry? Depending on who is at the receiving end of her temper, she can be seen as simply volatile ... or purely wicked. Despite her popularity with the opposite sex, Brittany has vowed to only enjoy companionable relationships with men-earning her the dubious title of "Miss Platonic" by her frustrated friends. There is a sadness deep in her beautiful eyes, but she's not talking about what could have caused it. New York businessman Benjamin Somerton is seduced by the beauty and potential of Jamaica. Handsome and successful, this playboy is on the island for a series of business meetings. Quite by accident, he over-hears a family squabble between Brittany and her uncle, the patriarch of her family. Now he's a bit obsessed with Brittany, one of Jamaica's true jewels. and even though this island girl isn't interested, he refuses to be stonewalled by her lack of interest. He quickly learns that there is more to Brittany than meets the eye, and if he hopes to win her (and her bodyguards) over, he needs to bring his "A" game.

Excerpts

The heat of the midday sun beat down on the head of the woman driving the red Mercedes convertible. Th e bright rays seemed to bounce o? the strands of gold running through her deep auburn hair. The Mercedes ate up the winding country road at an alarming rate, the car hugging the curves in spite of the driver's recklessness. The savage control of her movements and the blaze in her amber eyes attested to a temper barely in control. Brittany St. James was angry enough to spit nails. Her full, sensuous lips tightened. Unconsciously, her mind registered an oncoming billboard. "Thanks for making it Jamaica, Message from the Jamaica Tourist Board and Pepsi." Changing gears, she viciously wondered if the tourist board had a governing body to punish people who harassed others until they were forced to pack up and leave the island. This thought reminded her of the years she had spent abroad. She had returned to the island after an absence of several years, and this time, she thought grimly, if her uncle didn't back o?, she'd leave again. Not even the homesickness for the land of her birth and the only place she felt truly happy would break her self-imposed exile. She loved the island and its people. No other place gave her the same feeling of belonging she felt on the island, even though she had traveled extensively over the intervening years. She was truly an island girl.