Never kiss your boss. Sure, he's tall, dark and handsome, but he's dangerous for you. He's also too old for you. So obviously, you shouldn’t sleep with him either. That's just asking for trouble; even if it sets your skin on fire and makes you feel alive. He's forbidden... He's freshly divorced and should be unavailable... But none of that matters, because I'm addicted. This may end in disaster, or I might end up with my forever. Whatever happens, it will be effective immediately. Effective Immediately is a prequel to the Fortress series!

𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚. 𝙀𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙. Maxwell Duke was supposed to be out of bounds. Taken. Out of my league. Rich. Powerful. One of the best architects in the country. My boss. But sometimes things change. Lines are crossed. Decisions are made and… You do the exact thing you absolutely shouldn't. I swore I would never make a mistake like this again. But my body, my mind, my heart are all clawing at me, desperately reaching out for more. It’s a whirlwind. An emotional, intoxicating… even dangerous decision. When his past choices circle to entwine with mine, I should run, we both should… 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨.