Holiday Escapes Series by Ria Zen

This holiday season, I am on the run. What does an ordinary girl like me do when she doesn’t have the big bucks to purchase a ticket to an elite Christmas party? She sneaks in by any means necessary. Hey, I did not go to art school to clean offices. Nor do I sacrifice the limited free time I could be spending with my best friend, picking up random cash jobs, for this giant to stand in my way... moreThis holiday season, I am on the run. What does an ordinary girl like me do when she doesn’t have the big bucks to purchase a ticket to an elite Christmas party? She sneaks in by any means necessary. Hey, I did not go to art school to clean offices. Nor do I sacrifice the limited free time I could be spending with my best friend, picking up random cash jobs, for this giant to stand in my way. I don’t care if he is twice my size, pure muscle, and could knock me off my feet from one stoic look with those illustrious eyes. All I wanted was to create a few business connections with the guests then return to my hometown to spend Christmas with my family. Ha! That ain't happening no more. I'm being followed. less

This time, I have to disappear for good. When a world-famous musician proposes, I have to go into hiding. .. again. Not all women need a hero, not if they’re purposely avoiding the spotlight caused by the mere presence of Magnus Martinez. I’m not the Iris Delavigne he fell in love with. I may have fudged my getaway story. . moreThis time, I have to disappear for good. When a world-famous musician proposes, I have to go into hiding. .. again. Not all women need a hero, not if they’re purposely avoiding the spotlight caused by the mere presence of Magnus Martinez. I’m not the Iris Delavigne he fell in love with. I may have fudged my getaway story. .. but I needed time to think, and what better place than the Samoan Islands? All was going according to plan, until a Scotsman, who too closely resembles an even hotter version of an old flame appears, demands I return home. Today could be just as deadly as the past, so I will hold my secrets to my grave and cherish any moment this soldier brings. .. Until I have no options left. less