Contemporary Romance
Date Published: September 24, 2014
With his health deteriorating and his spirit dying, Justin Cushman has come home to Tompkins Falls in the Finger Lakes to assist his injured nephew Joel. Sick of accumulating wealth for its own sake, Justin knows that his life is meaningless without a loving relationship and a purpose for his billions. On a whim, he visits Joel’s spa, looking for a massage to relieve his pain. Gianessa Dupioni is a gifted masseuse who knows what ails Justin, and she starts him on a journey of health and happiness. Too bad for Justin that Gianessa is devastated by personal losses and strictly focused on rebuilding her career. Justin may be a master strategist in the financial world, but can he persuade Gianessa to let love in?
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Gianessa
stepped aside as he brushed past her. She drew in a deep breath, preparing to
take charge, but his scent threw her off—cloves and sandalwood and something
she couldn’t identify. Justin Cushman had a force field nearly as strong as
hers, and she didn’t like it one bit. His eyes were all over her, appreciating
and assessing at the same time. That’s my role—to evaluate his body.
When his
gaze fastened on her necklace and one eyebrow rose, she forgot to breathe.
Okay, she was out of uniform, she had led a client to a shamefully tiny
treatment room and she was wearing outrageously expensive jewelry. Is he making a case to fire me?
Nonsense. She was doing him a favor.
Gianessa
squared her slender shoulders and tapped her foot in protest.
He met
her gaze, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
She
blushed. Enough. No more games. She
was in charge here, and he needed her finest care.
“You’ve
come home to support Joel’s recovery, I assume. Do you—?”
Both
eyebrows arched in surprise. “And I assume you are the physical therapist and
healer my nephew brought to the Manse to reconceptualize his spa. Aren’t you
overqualified as a massage therapist?”
“—know
what illness is wasting your body?”
His eyes
flashed a warning. “I asked for a massage.”
He’s more vulnerable than I thought. She
soothed him with her voice and her smile. “I will give you a massage, but we
will talk about your body, Mr. Cushman, if not today, then soon. Joel would
expect it, and I’m sure I can help you. I see from your reaction that you’re
not in denial about being very ill.”
He
shrugged one shoulder. “Maybe I’ve lost a little weight.”
“Forty
or fifty pounds.”
He
looked around the treatment room. “What is this space? Ten by twelve?”
Testing. “Seven by nine. Which is why it’s never
scheduled.”
“Yet
you’re slender enough to move around the table.” His gaze softened. “And kind
enough to go the extra mile for me.”
She
admired the way he had shifted his energy, from defensive to open. She relaxed
her shoulders and gave him a warm smile.
His gaze
penetrated. “You know, Gianessa, I’ve been seen by experts in three countries,
but if you can figure out what my doctors haven’t figured out, I’ll be glad to
hear it.”
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