Free A Firm Merger by Stephanie Ganon

A Firm Merger

    Stephanie Ganon

    Published 2011

    ISBN 978-1-59578-811-5

    Published by Liquid Silver Books, imprint of Atlantic Bridge Publishing, 10509 Sedgegrass Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana 46235. Copyright © 2011, Stephanie Ganon. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

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    Editor

    Chrissie Henderson

    Cover Artist

    Lyn Taylor

    This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and dialogues in this book are of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is completely coincidental.

    Blurb

    For nearly a year, Emily Dawson has quietly dated two men, Nick Scott and William Drake--both smart, attractive and great in bed. Because they all work at the same law firm, her various needs are met at a moment’s notice. During an out-of-town business trip, the men put their heads together and discover their girlfriend has two boyfriends. But when Nick and William confront Emily about her refusal to commit to a relationship, an unusual compromise is reached--one that satisfies them all.

    Dedication

    For Q.

    Chapter One

    Emily Dawson sat on the edge of the hotel room bed, balancing a shot glass in her trembling hands. Staring into the sea of dark liquid, she finally gulped the whiskey, wincing a little as it burned her throat. But she’d need this liquid courage, she decided, when she confessed her secret. She’d probably need the whole bottle when all was said and done.
    Emily checked her watch. She had five minutes before they arrived.
    She’d asked William Drake and Nick Scott to visit her hotel room after the conference the trio had attended, even managing to leave the grand hall before either man had a chance to intercept her.
    The men didn’t like each other much, probably because they had absolutely nothing in common, but since the young associates had been dispatched yesterday to San Francisco by their bosses at Tyler, Golden & Rome, L.L.P., things had been fairly peaceful, and Emily counted herself lucky. But she knew her luck would run out if the men spent more than a few minutes together doing anything unrelated to business. She needed to admit the truth--and fast.
    She’d been seeing both men for a good part of a year, and despite working in close proximity to both, she’d managed to keep her secret. Their firm had a strict “no fraternization” policy and the risks to her career and reputation could be disastrous if her extracurricular activities ever became public knowledge.
    As much as Emily feared the professional ramifications of what she was doing, she feared losing Nick and William even more. She depended on each man to fulfill several of her needs, but she knew neither would be able to accept her inability to commit to just one of them.
    She hadn’t counted on the guilt that had begun eating away at her as the months progressed. She certainly hadn’t considered anyone’s feelings in the matter, including her own until it was far too late.
    What she had assumed to be a modern woman’s way of handling a frisky love life had quickly dissolved into a nightmare. While she’d never promised fidelity to either of the men in her life, her own faithlessness had begun gnawing at her, making her feel dirty. Some modern woman. Keeping her dating calendar straight had become a hellish ordeal, and she’d learned early on that sneaking around was not the way she liked to operate. Yet she’d continued with this farce because she’d grown fond of each man.
    “No strings” had been their shared battle cry as she and Nick ended each day in the law offices wearing nothing but briefs. But over time she’d