(#2 of Trust Fund Duet)
Author: Skye Warren
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotic
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Ambitious. Intense. Irresistible.
The Evolution of Man, the stunning conclusion to the Trust Fund Duet by New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren, is LIVE!
I never wanted to fall for man.
And definitely not two men.
They tear me apart until I don’t know how I’ll ever be whole again.
Until I’m not sure I want to be. How can I choose between two halves of myself?
THE EVOLUTION OF MAN is the second novel in the USA Today bestselling duet, which begins with Survival of the Richest.
Excerpt . . .
“Christopher,” I say, in case he hasn’t noticed. A table like this is reserved for VIPs or very special guests. Or ones with deep pockets. “This is the chef’s table. We’re sitting at the chef’s table in Koi.”
“Is that good? I thought they just ran out of regular tables.”
“Did you just make a joke. Oh my God. You did.”
The chef chooses that moment to introduce himself, a rather effusive man with a comforting smile and a thick Japanese accent. He says he’ll forgive that we drink champagne as long as we try the sake pairing he sends with every course. And he personally serves the amuse bouche, a tuna sashimi lollie on a fennel cilantro salad with ponzu dressing that makes me moan despite myself.
“Dear God,” I say when we’re alone again, my eyes still closed with the wonder of that single bite. There’s salt and citrus, and basically this is what heaven tastes like. “Did you spend all two billion dollars to get this table? Because it’s worth it.”
When I open my eyes Christopher is watching me, a strange expression on his face. He hasn’t touched the plate in front of him. He seems more interested in the way that I dip my finger in the ponzu dressing and lime foam to savor the last drops. I’m not
sure that love is on the table, but if the glitter in his eyes is anything to go by, sex is definitely an option.
“One billion,” he says, almost absently.
I blink. “What?”
“Only one billion is mine. The other half belongs to Sutton.”
It’s like a bucket of cold water dumped over my head. “Why did you bring me here?”
One dark eyebrow rises. “You’re the one who insisted we meet in person.”
“And you’re the one who brought me here.”
The long pause that follows isn’t filled with hearts and roses. He does not secretly love me, and I feel like a fool for even considering the possibility. Because he took me out to dinner? It’s really a good thing I don’t date much, because I’m terrible at it.
“I invested in the restaurant,” he says finally. “It helps to have your take.”
“Because I have such a refined palate?”
“Because you were born rich,” he says, his voice flat. “You know what rich people like.”
It takes my breath away, and I’m left staring at him with the most incredible taste on my tongue. That’s all I am to him? A rich girl with nothing better to do with my time than give him advice on his new restaurant? Meanwhile I was gullible enough to think he actually wanted to spend time with me. It isn’t right. It isn’t fair, but then Christopher Bardot has never played fair.
Christopher is still an enigma. It's hard to get a feel for him. Is he a hard, unfeeling a** or does he have an incredibly good poker face and hides his feelings well? Even if he is made of cold stone, I'd still take him ;) Then there is Sutton. I still don't know how to feel about him. Can I trust him? What are his intentions? He is a charmer who says all the right things but what happens after? I enjoyed watching the slow unravelling of these men as the layers were peeled back to show who they were underneath.
As I was reading, I was floored by some of the revelations...
Skye Warren is a master story weaver. She is able to sucker punch you right in the heart with her words. This line got to me: "I have to fix something, and I think I might be the one running out of time." There is so much depth to this story and intricate details that it sucks you and holds you tight. Dealing with loss and coming to terms with this loss is certainly central to the story. There is sadness but Skye weaves in deeper messages into the pages and leaves the reader with a sense of hope at the end which I think is a beautiful way to end the book. This would definitely have to be one of my top ten stories for the year.
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Title: Trust Fund
(Prologue of Trust Fund Duet)
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