Gentleman Nine

From New York Times Bestselling Author Penelope Ward, Comes A New, Sexy Standalone Novel.growing Up, The Three Of Us Were Friends. He Was The Nerd. I Was The Playboy. She Was The Beauty.deep Down, I Only Ever Wanted Her. I Kept It Inside Because Rory And I Made A Pact That Our Friend, Amber, Was Off-limits.he Lied.i Went Off To College, And He Got The Girl. Amber Never Knew How I Felt. They Were Together For Years?before He Broke Her Heart.through It All And Across The Miles, She And I Casually Stayed In Touch. When My Job Sent Me To Boston For A Three-month Contract Position, Amber Let Me Stay In Her Spare Room.still Reeling From Her Breakup, She?d Sworn Off Men. One Night, I Opened Her Computer To Find The Shock Of My Life. She?d Hesitantly Contacted A Male Escort Company. Afraid To Date And Get Her Heart Broken Again, She Was Looking For Sex With No Strings. Every Emotion Imaginable Ran Through Me: Protectiveness, Jealousy?curiosity. Amber Had Chosen Gentleman Number Nine And Sent Him A Message. She Opened Up To Him, Confessing, Among Other Things, Her Physical Attraction To Her Friend?me. But She Considered Me Off-limits?and She Thought I Was A Manwhore. (ironic, Considering The Circumstances.)eventually, She Set Up A Date To Meet Gentleman Nine At A Hotel. When She Showed Up Several Nights Later To Meet Him, She Was Stunned To See Me Standing There?with An Offer I Hoped She Wouldn?t Refuse.