For Services Rendered — Ann Patrick

A CINDERELLA STORY

Claire Kendrick didn't know what to think when she was summoned to the fiftieth floor to meet the president of Callahan, International. As handsome, blue-eyed Nick Callahan explained her special assignment. Claire's apprehensions grew. She was delighted at the offer to write a profile of Mr. Callahan for CEO Magazine. But why had he chose her, a novice writer, from the ranks of more experienced employees in the public relations department?

Her striking beauty was the first thing that caught Nick's eye. He'd noticed her dreamy green eyes and blond hair that shimmered like a golden curtain around her head. Then he had her background checked out, and he was doubly impressed. Claire Kendrick was a smart hardworking, loyal employee. She was also supporting her mother, who needed expensive full-time medical care. All in all, Claire was the perfect candidate for the position Nick needed to fill.

While researching the article on Nick, Claire found herself awed by the success story of the man who'd made his first million before he was thirty. His brilliant blue eyes were mesmerizing his sexy smile surprising. Claire was engrossed in the subject of her article when Nick offered her a startling proposition. He would support Claire and her mother in exchange for services rendered -- as a wife and mother to his children! It would have been a fantasy -- a Cinderella story -- except for one oversight. What was a marriage without love?