As promised, here is the first page of Ask Adam, the sequel to Photo Opportunity and my first ever Samhain release..

First Page of Ask Adam

Chapter One

Lexi Tanner made her way resolutely through the lobby. The only thing standing between her and fifty thousand dollars was a polite-looking receptionist.

She flashed the man her most dazzling smile. ?Hello there. I?m looking for a guest here at the hotel. Could you tell me what room Mr. AJ Riley is in??

The young man flashed a dazzling smile straight back. ?I?m sorry, ma?am. I?m not at liberty to give you that information.?

Bugger. She?d figured that would probably happen but she?d had to give it a try anyway. ?Perhaps you could ring his room and let him know he has a visitor??

?To be honest, ma?am, I?m not sure he?s there. I saw him leave a couple of hours ago.?

?Well, I guess it?s still worth a try.? She had to see Riley today. She was too excited not to.

The man lifted a receiver and dialed. Surreptitiously, Lexi tried to see which buttons he?d pushed, but the counter hid the phone.

He covered the mouthpiece with his hand. ?And whom may I say is calling??

Lexi floundered for a second. She didn?t particularly want a hotel clerk introducing her over the phone. ?I?m a representative from the conference. I want to thank him for his generous sponsorship.?

He shook his head. ?Mr. Riley?s not answering. Would you like to leave a message??

Biting her lip, Lexi considered this possibility. Unless Riley?s secretary had given him a rundown of all his upcoming appointments, he wouldn?t have a clue who she was. She didn?t feel like explaining it on an answering machine, or worse, in a memo scrawled on hotel notepaper. Nope. She?d prefer to introduce herself in person.

?No, thank you. I?ll try again later.?

The newspaper article had specified that Riley was staying at the same hotel. How could fate be so cruel? Putting her so close to him and then preventing them from meeting. It just seemed mean. She walked away, trying not to feel too peeved.

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Stay tuned. Tomorrow I’ll post the first page of book 1 in the Circle of Friends series, Only Tyler.

Jess

Oh, and…

MERRY CHRISTMAS!