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    Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire: A Novella
    Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire: A Novella
    Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire: A Novella
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    Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire: A Novella

    By Annette Blair

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    ONCE UPON A TIME
    A holy terror from the wrong side of the tracks.
    And a bossy future debutante from the right side,
    Met at age 5 on the playground . . .
    A case of hate at first sight.
    By high school, theirs was a passion for the ages.
    Her father interfered,
    Making each appear to have abandoned the other.
    Thirteen years later, friends trick them into:

    Three Days on a Train

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnnette Blair
    Release dateDec 18, 2015
    ISBN9781311338853
    Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire: A Novella
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    Annette Blair

    A New York Times best selling author for Penguin Books, Annette Blair left her job as a Development Director and Journalism Advisor at a private New England prep school to become a full time writer. At forty books and counting, she added cozy mysteries and bewitching romantic comedies to her award-winning Historical Romances. She also stepped into the amazing world of self-publishing, and so far, she’s enjoying the ride. Contact her at: http://www.annetteblair.com http://twitter.com/annetteblair To find out when a new book is available, sign up for Annette’s mailing list at: https://www.facebook.com/annetteblairfans

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      Three Days on a Train with a Billionaire - Annette Blair

      Table of Contents

      A NOTE TO READERS:

      AWARDS & HONORS

      REVIEW QUOTES

      ALSO BY ANNETTE BLAIR:

      Dedication

      ONCE UPON A TIME

      Three Days on A Train

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      CHAPTER SEVEN

      CHAPTER EIGHT

      CHAPTER NINE

      CHAPTER TEN

      CHAPTER ELEVEN

      CHAPTER TWELVE

      CHAPTER THIRTEEN

      CHAPTER FOURTEEN

      EPILOGUE

      An Excerpt from Everlasting

      A NOTE TO READERS:

      THREE DAYS ON A TRAIN with A Billionaire is a new and improved version of You Can’t Steal First, which appeared in a short format in the HOT TICKET anthology ten years ago. It has now been re-imagined as a non-sports story and rewritten with added characters and scenes. It also has an epilogue for the first time ever.

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      AWARDS & HONORS

      Desert Rose Golden Quill Finalist for Annette’s Novella 

      Rhapsody Book Club Selection

      Doubleday Book Club Selection

      NJRW Golden Leaf Award Finalist for Annette’s Novella

      REVIEW QUOTES

      Annette Blair delivers the hottest story... beginning on the first page.

      ~ Betty Cox, Affaire de Coeur

      Annette Blair has created a sexy, funny, and passionate romantic tale… Tiago is one hot Latino! He’s confident and knows how to use his charm. He also has a heart of gold. These characters really mesh. I love how they bait each other, verbally and physically. I felt their connection like they were separated by days instead of years. Their re-acquaintance heats up the pages. If all train rides were like Quinn and Tiago’s, where do I get my ticket? Wow, Ms. Blair has definitely made me a new fan of hers. [THREE DAYS ON A TRAIN] stole my heart! HOT!

      ~ Tallyn Porter, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

      I began reading and kept on until the last page. A marvelous book that will have you standing up and cheering your heart out. Very highly recommended!

      ~ Detra Fitch, Vine Voice, Huntress Reviews

      Quinn and Tiago have chemistry that explodes off the page but also the character to build a romance upon. A treat.

      ~ Judy S.

      Such blast! A sexy and romantic story. Tiago surprised me. I pegged him as a real player at first. Quinn is witty and a lot of fun. She and Tiago make a great team.

      ~Nannette, Joyfully Reviewed

      Quinn and Tiago create some magnetic chemistry … little wonder they can’t keep their hands off each other. Annette Blair stole the show with her side-splitting and moving story of two people finding their way back to each other.

      ~Sarah, A Romance Review

      Hats off to Blair for adding a nice twist to her story. There’s a lot of charm going on with her characters. An excellent, entertaining read...

      ~Donna, A Novel Romance

      Ms. Blair has gifted us with a unique and heartwarming story. [THREE DAYS ON A TRAIN] captures a secret place, a private place, a blessed place, a tender place. An absolutely beautiful story you don’t want to miss.

      ~ Suzanne Tucker, Fresh Fiction

      First published in mass market and trade paperback by Penguin Publishing

      Copyright 2006, 2009, 2015 by Annette Blair

      www.AnnetteBlair.com

      Published by Annette Blair, December 29, 2015

      E-book Cover Copyright 2015, Dar Albert

      http://www.wickedsmartdesigns.com

      All rights reserved.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events and establishments is entirely coincidental.

      ALSO BY ANNETTE BLAIR:

      CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

      Sisters of Spirit

      REGENCY HISTORICAL ROMANCES

      The Rogues Club Series:

      Undeniable Rogue 

      Unforgettable Rogue 

      Unmistakable Rogue 

      Untamable Rogue 

      Knave of Hearts Series:

      Sea Scoundrel 

      Proper Scoundrel 

      Captive Scoundrel 

      Holy Scoundrel 

      HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGIES & BOXED SETS

      Scandalous Brides 

      Fabulous Firsts 

      The Scoundrels 

      The Rogues Club 

      Rogues & Scoundrels

      AMISH HISTORICAL ROMANCES

      Butterfly Garden 

      Jacob’s Return 

      A Winter Heart

      Dedication

      Dedicated with Love,

      To Bob Blair

      Train-Lover Extraordinaire

      For a lifetime shared,

      A sweet ride,

      Chugging along.

      You by my side.

      ONCE UPON A TIME

      A holy terror from the wrong side of the tracks.

      And a bossy future debutante from the right side,

      Met at age 5 on the playground . . .

      A case of hate at first sight.

      By high school, theirs was a passion for the ages.

      Her father interfered,

      Making each appear to have abandoned the other.

      Thirteen years later, friends trick them into:

      Three Days on A Train

      With a Billionaire

      A Contemporary Romantic Comedy Novella

      by

      Annette Blair

      CHAPTER ONE

      South Station Platform, Departures, Boston

      Quinn Murdock! a man near the train shouted above the platform chaos, drawing Tiago toward the train window.

      Since you already have everything except a life, the speaker continued, we, your overworked friends, celebrate your birthday by giving you a man with an enormous—

      A fashionable woman sucker-punched the guy, presumably and thankfully, to mute him.

      Inside his famous train, baseball billionaire and free agent, Juan Santiago, aka Tiago aka The Stealer, could not believe he’d heard that memory-inducing name from his past. Quinn Murdock. Her possible presence had shot him to attention while his highly publicized libido also took note.

      Quinn. After how long? A dozen years? More? So where in hell was she?

      He wiped his hands on his jeans and bent closer to the window. He used this train he’d bought and refurbished, his Hot Ticket Express, for one highly desirable yearly junket to spring training. True, as a free agent, he didn’t know what team he’d be joining, though the particular ball clubs interested made him grin. His well-chosen status as free agent, though precarious for some players, infused him with a heightened sense of freedom and adventure.

      Finding Quinn on the platform upped the stakes and turned his image of the exploit toward the wild side. Sure, her presence might be a fluke, if she was here, yet just hearing her name, reminded him of her soft, sweet lips, the taste of her mouth, those silken curves shaped to fit him in all the right places.

      There. Finally. Quinn Murdock. There she stood, revealed when a loaded baggage cart moved on. So close suddenly that he could almost touch her, which would surely scare her away, though she’d say nothing could.

      Deep down, he didn’t doubt it.

      A hundred ten pounds of dynamite, from her bright rusty-red hair to the toes of her funky black leather boots. Never mind her rebellious scarlet suit.

      No surprise, Quinn wore it in a way that super-chiefed his engines.

      Hands-down, she upped the sex factor on the hot number with her see-through blouse, striding so close to his train window at the moment that he had to fist his hands so as not to make a grab for her . . . and strike out, again.

      Suddenly the rapid-fire echo on the station platform belonged to her stiletto boot heels as she moved away from the car he stood in.

      The Mighty Quinn, on the move, accompanied by her entourage—the speaker and the fashionista who’d first caught his attention. Quinn walked so fast, they practically had to run to keep up with her.

      Tiago picked up his pace for the same reason.

      Tell me again, Quinn snapped, why a train ticket’s better for me than a plane ticket.

      Quinn the skeptic. Big surprise.

      "A luxury train ticket, Fashionista said. You need a rest, a priority realignment, and the courage to face down your father and get a life."

      Quinn, face down her father? Seriously? She actually wanted to sever the industrial-strength, boardroom-daddy cord? Wow, he could get on board with that, Tiago thought. Not that she’d want him.

      Quinn huffed. Getting a life takes time and—

      A kick in the butt, Fashionista said. This way you have time to plan your next move with Daddy. You’ll have three days on the train, as opposed to three hours on a plane. Ergo, a train ticket. She offered

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