Chris Redding

He licked his lips and then looked at hers. She resisted the urge to mirror his movements. He looked as if he wanted to kiss her.  
She held her breath because the idea of Penn kissing her sounded like a good one. She wouldn’t resist, but would she regret it when they were done? Life was short and she should probably encourage him.
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Penn Wharton, a former cop, is due to take over his family’s company since his father’s death, and now he needs some time to think about his life. He discovers the remnants of a murder near his house and catches a glimpse of a woman, then follows the trail to a seedy part of town where Brooke Madison, a romance writer, lives. Penn rents the apartment next to her to watch over her because he knows the assassin will show up eventually and the police can’t protect her.  But when real feelings start to develop between them, can he keep them both safe?
The Billionaire Next Door is created by Chris Redding, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Billionaire Next Door

Penn woke with a sense of guilt. He debated telling Brooke that he’d bought the publishing firm and had them offer her a contract. He didn’t want to take anything away from her victory, but he should come clean.


He discarded that idea. The editor that had offered the contract had agreed it was a good story. She could sell it and he hadn’t exactly strong-armed the editorial department. He’d just put Brooke’s novel at the top of the pile. The editor had done the rest.


Maybe buying a publishing company was over the top, but he wanted Brooke to succeed. He wanted her happy. While he refused to examine his motives, he wasn’t going to have the company rescind the offer. 


Maybe he could wait until she was a bestselling author more than once before he could tell her. 


Or would he take that secret to the grave?


Chapter 35: Penn Has a Mishap