Working Overtime by Kianna Alexander A Spring River Novella Jayson “Jay” Stone was laid off several weeks ago from his agricultural job in Raleigh. Now he’s moving on to a new position in a new location, the small hamlet of Spring River, North Carolina. There he plans to further his career as a horticulturalist, in order to build a stable life that allows him to care for his aging father. One hot and heavy night the weekend before he begins his new job is just what he needs to get his mind right- or so he thought. Contessa “Tess” McNair is busy with her work running her family’s farm. Betrayal and questionable work practices by a former employee are affecting her business, and even with a new employee on the way, her stress levels are through the roof. She takes off to the big city for an evening, hoping to unwind. As fate would have it, she finds herself in the arms of a handsome stranger, who seems to have an erotic hold over her that she just can shake. When it comes down to brass tacks, Tess and Jay need each other-for more than one reason. He’s the only one with the skills to save her farm, and change her life.
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I've always loved the written word. For as long as I can remember, I read as much as I could, as often as I could. Cereal boxes, newspapers, product packaging. Ebony, Essence, and Jet Magazine. Billboards. I loved it all. I read the entire Fear Street series, as well as the Sweet Valley Books, from Twins and Friends through Sweet Valley High. Each week I'd bring 15 or 20 books home from the library, and read them all before the due date. Now, my mother owned a pristine, barely touched collection of Harlequin romance novels, and I was not to touch them under any circumstances. Well, as a teenager, you know what that meant. I read some of them, and got my first introduction to romance. When I was sixteen, I picked up my stepmother's copy of Night Song, by Beverly Jenkins. The cover showed an obviously historical image of a black couple, against a beautiful backdrop, locked in a passionate embrace. With my love of history, I had to crack this book. What I read inside literally blew my mind. I was exposed to a wonderful, touching love story involving people who looked like me! What a thrill. To this day Night Song remains my favorite book, and I credit it with planting the seed of desire to write romance. I didn't get serious until many years later, but that's where it all began.
