Thirty Days: The Complete Series by Bibi Paterson
Thirty Days: The Complete Series
(Thirty Days Have September, November, April & June)
Set in London and Brighton, Thirty Days is a fabulously provocative romance series that gives you a
very steamy love affair between a hot guy and an unsure heroine, baked goods and some rather
unexpected twists and turns along the way.
Shy and unassuming, Abigail James loves to bake. She dreams of opening her own dessert café but
instead she spends her days working as a data analyst and sneaking in her cakes as the company’s
‘diet assassin’ on the side.
Taylor Hudson, the enigmatic owner of Hudson International, has been captivated by Abby’s
innocence and quiet charm since the day she started working for the company. However, his history
with women is marred by personal circumstances and he has vowed to stay away.
A chance meeting sees Abby’s world turned upside down when, drawn in by Taylor’s chocolate
brown eyes and unexpected kindness, she starts on a journey of attraction that will see her heart
and soul laid bare.
While their attraction is mutual, both Abby and Taylor have their own inner demons that they need
to overcome if their relationship can move forward for them to find their own happily ever after.
Due to the nature of the content this book is intended for mature audiences.
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I look up and stare at myself in the bathroom mirror. With annoyance I rub my panda eyes, cursing
that I had not thought to buy waterproof mascara. Typical, I think to myself. The one day I actually
took some effort in getting ready for work, everything is undone by a five-minute downpour at the
bus stop. I glance down at my watch and realise that if I don’t hurry, I am going to miss my
opportunity to deliver my packages.
Swiping at my eyes with a tissue, I manage to repair most of the black streaks hurriedly. With that
done, I pick up my bags and, glancing around, sneak out of Hudson International’s ladies’ toilets.
Taking a deep breath and summoning as much stealth as I can muster, I hurry down the corridor
towards the staff kitchen, grateful to find it empty. Glancing over my shoulder, I quickly unpack my
packages onto the counter.
“So you are the diet assassin, then?” The voice startles me, and I almost drop the box that I am
holding. I can feel the flush spread up my neck as I spin round to find myself staring into a pair of
delicious dark chocolate brown eyes.
“Um, um,” I stutter, completely disorientated by the man standing in front of me.
“Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me,” he replies, helping himself to one of the chocolate
cheesecake muffins that I had been placing on the countertop. He takes a bite and lets out a small
sigh.
“No good?” I ask tentatively, my heart sinking. I had spent hours the previous evening getting the
recipe exactly right, and I thought I had finally nailed it. But obviously not.
“No,” he replies, my heart sinking. “Too good,” he says with a grin. Unwittingly I find myself grinning back.
“Um, I’d better get these offloaded, then,” I reply. I quickly place the remaining few muffins on the
counter, pack up my boxes and turn around expecting the mystery man to have taken his muffin and
left. But no, he is still leaning nonchalantly against the door frame, grinning at me as he slowly eats
the muffin.
“Sorry, have to dash,” I mutter, glancing at my watch. “Meeting in ten minutes.” I feel completely unnerved by this stranger who I have never seen in the office before. Almost grudgingly he lets me pass, loaded with my empty boxes. As I draw level with him, it feels as if time stands still. The hairs on my neck stand on end as I take in his citrusy smell, the dark eyes crinkling with humour and his lush, full lips that seem to be inviting me to kiss him. I swear I am about to swoon, and that is
seriously not a good thing.
“So why do you do it?” he asks in a husky voice, as if he is affected as much by this chance meeting
as I am.
I can feel the heat flaming my cheeks as I reply, “I love to bake.” I shrug my shoulders as if trying to
shake off his gaze and swiftly push past him. I find myself hurrying down the corridor at almost a
running pace, and I have to mentally give myself a nudge to slow down. It seems that luck is on my
side, and I make it to my desk, where I quickly stow away my boxes in my drawers.
I breathe a sigh of relief as I turn on my computer but find my mind wandering back to the mystery
man. I cannot understand why he has affected me so much. It is not even as if he said very much to
me. Yet his presence seemed to speak volumes, and I have to admit to myself that at this moment I
feel incredibly turned on. At the memory of his lips, I actually feel my heart quicken and my pelvis
tighten. Banishing these thoughts, I turn to concentrate on my email, fearing that my tell-tale blush
will give me away.
I lose myself in my inbox for several minutes, when I am suddenly brought back to reality by a
tapping foot. “Come on, Abby, you are going to be late for the staff meeting, and I hear today’s
muffins are to die for.”
Michelle Harrington-Black sends me an arch look, knowing full well who is responsible for today’s
cakes, but as my confidante and best friend at Hudson, she has been sworn to secrecy.
British author Bibi was born in South Africa and loves to tell saucy stories with a twist. Inspired from
a young age, her love for literature started with Enid Blyton and her Secret Seven. Since then avoracious appetite for books has brought her a world full of heroes, love, murder, betrayal and the
odd vampire thrown in for good cause. Bibi's hobbies include consuming copious amounts of coffee and chocolate, building cardboard castles with her daughter and spending time with the laziest cat in the world.
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