New Release ~ Nothing’s Ever Fair ~ by ~ Amanda Lee Dixon

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𝑡𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’ˆπ’†π’•π’” 𝒂 π’‡π’‚π’Šπ’“ 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒕 π’π’Šπ’‡π’†, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒅𝒐 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 π’Œπ’Šπ’„π’Œ π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’π’† π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† π’…π’π’˜π’, π’Šπ’•β€™π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔. πΏπ‘’π΄π‘›π‘›π‘Ž π‘Šπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Žπ‘˜ π‘‰π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘¦ 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘”π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘œπ‘š 𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘›, π‘ β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘  β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒 π‘ π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿβ€™π‘  π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘›. 𝐴𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘šπ‘  πΏπ‘’π΄π‘›π‘›π‘Ž β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘’ π‘ β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑔𝑖 π‘Ž π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. π΄π‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘”π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘”, 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠 π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘¦ π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ, 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑙 πΏπ‘’π΄π‘›π‘›π‘Žβ€™π‘  𝑒π‘₯-π‘π‘œπ‘¦π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‹π‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Žπ‘˜ π‘‰π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘¦, β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘π‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘”π‘’ π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ. π·π‘¦π‘™π‘Žπ‘› π‘€π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘”π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž πΏπ‘’π΄π‘›π‘›π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘˜π‘–π‘‘π‘ . πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙 β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β„Žπ‘’ 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑑, π‘“π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’π‘›π‘’. π‘‡π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘“π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦, π·π‘¦π‘™π‘Žπ‘› 𝑠𝑒𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘¦ π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ, 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑙 β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯-π‘π‘œπ‘¦π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‹π‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑒𝑝 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘.Β  𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π‘«π’šπ’π’‚π’ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂 π’•π’“π’š 𝒕𝒐 π’‚π’—π’π’Šπ’… π‘Ώπ’‚π’—π’Šπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’ƒπ’–π’“π’Šπ’†π’… 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔 π’„π’π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆. π‘©π’–π’“π’Šπ’†π’… 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒂 π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.

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I’m about to grab my purse when Alice walks into the office, walking straight toward me. β€œI told my son he shouldn’t keep you on when he purchased this place.” She points an accusing finger at me. β€œAnd after that stunt you pulled at Mr. Arnoldson’s party, your proved me right.” β€œAlice—” β€œMrs. Duncan,” she corrects me. β€œMrs. Duncan, I think there has been a misunderstanding. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” β€œYou left the party,” she says, as if that explains anything. β€œMom,” Xavier comes into the lobby, β€œwhat are you doing here?” β€œI’m letting this… woman know she failed to do her job. You have responsibilities and you neglected them. After everything my son has done for you.” β€œXavier—” β€œIt is Mr. Duncan to you,” Alice cuts in again. β€œMom, please.” Xavier takes her arm and pulls her to his office. β€œLeAnna, stay there.” Xavier takes his mom into his office, and I hear her heated voice tell him she wants me gone. I can’t hear what Xavier says to her, but after a few minutes, he leaves his office, shutting the door behind him, and comes to my desk. I don’t know whether to run or hide when his gaze lands on me with an intensity I’ve seen from him before. Lorraine and Gerald are pretending to not watch us from their offices, and I feel a blush of embarrassment heat my cheeks.

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Romance Author. Professional Pen Thief. Coffee Addict. Obsessive Reader. Amanda lives in the weather crazed Midwest where they experience hot summers and cold winters. She believes spring and fall are a beautiful made up fantasy. Amanda shares her life with her wonderful husband who despite her begging and pleading won’t grow his beard out. She has three teenagers, two girls and a boy, and two mouthy malamutes, that always keep her on her toes, and never stop eating.

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