Can You Keep A Secret?
Can you keep a secret?
I don’t suppose you can
I’m your secret Santa
Resist my wicked plan!
It’s winter in Melbourne, Australia and investigative journalist Jesse Fox doesn’t want to participate in the Christmas in July gimmick his boss has instigated. He’s about to turn in his I really don’t want to play this game note to the coordinator when he receives a mysterious package and is the most enticing dare he can imagine. Can he uncover the identity of his secret Santa before her titillating gifts drive him insane?
As an administrative assistant in the biggest television network in town, Penny Lane should have better things to do than run the secret Santa gift exchange and coordinate a weekend retreat to the snow. Yet the game allows her to indulge in her secret fantasy with hot shot Jesse, and as her inner vixen emerges, Penny needs to keep him from realising plain Jane is behind the salacious gifts.
Penny must decide if the friendship they share is more important than the possibility of spending the weekend retreat in Jesse’s bed. Exactly what will Jesse do once he uncovers the woman behind the red lace garter and the fur-lined handcuffs?
"Rose Middleton has a warm, natural voice that creates unique, flawed characters the reader wants to root for."
M&B Author,
Jenna Bayley-Burke
"She (Penny) and Jesse were a stunningly sexy couple that set the pages on fire; the chemistry was so strong... A wonderful way to spend the afternoon, Can You Keep a Secret, is a fresh look at an old storyline."
Lettetia, eRomance Writers
"Ms. Middleton’s writing sparkled with witty and stunning characters. Ms. Middleton’s talent takes a standard plot and gives it a fun, sensual twist that will have readers wishing for their own secret Santa."
Kimber, Coffee Time Romance
"Can You Keep A Secret? is a fantastic, scorching contemporary romance about a woman who is unsure of herself, wary of approaching the guy she is half in love with and insecure about her appearance. Doubtless, many women out there may identify with Penny's character."
Elizabeth, FAR
"Ms. Rose Middleton has presented a love story which steps out of the box and offers ups and downs in a relationship without creating too much heartache."
Brenda, The Romance Studio
"Together Penny and Jesse take a parallel path of friendship and anonymous attraction that leads to the unexpected twist of falling in love."
Sin StLuke, JERR