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marketplace. The retailer had liked her concept but had asked her to go deeper and see if she could make the marketing more specific to the region. She’d agreed to meet with him once more before the cruise was finished. While she didn’t usually invest so much time on an account without a contract, exceptions would be made for the Dubai account since it represented a potentially lucrative untapped market.

    Danielle would go the extra mile to sketch some ideas for packaging and promotion.

    “Ah, I sense a secret selling point or two in there,” Nordham teased, finally turning his attention her way. “Well, I wish you luck, my dear. But for now I must hurry you on your way since it’s already noon and I happen to know you have another date awaiting you.”

    She settled her teacup back in the saucer, all the more eager to see Adam now that some of Marcel’s concerns had been settled to her satisfaction. Adam Burns didn’t need to steal secrets from Les Rêves when he stood at the helm of one of the world’s most successful fragrance companies. Her gut instincts about him had been accurate.

    “You spoke to Adam this morning?” She gathered her purse and handed Nordham his cane.

    Nordham refused the walking stick with a shake of his head.

    “No offense, my dear, but I’m going to see if I can fill your seat with another beautiful woman as soon as that attractive musician is done with her set. And, yes, I saw your young man this morning. I discovered he likes his eggs over easy, but he’s not much for brandy in his coffee. Have fun, Danielle.”

    She kissed his cheek before turning to leave. On her way out she hurried past the painting of Alexandra Rhys-Williams Stamos. The willowy blonde with delicate features looked perfectly at home in the tearoom, but Danielle’s fanciful nature thought she spied a hint of steel in Alexandra’s blue eyes.

    She nodded in greeting to the painting, confident Alexandra’s spirit must be happy to have had her dream fulfilled so lovingly in Argosy Cruises’ refurbished ship. Danielle hoped she would be able to carry out her mother’s dream as successfully. Les Rêves was the passion of Monique Chevalier’s life, and Danielle refused to do anything to jeopardize its future.

    But as long as Adam Burns proved to be the man she believed him to be, Les Rêves was not at risk.

    Danielle continued to believe that right up until the moment she spied Adam.

    She had expected him to be standing there waiting for her. She hadn’t expected him to be wrapped in another woman’s arms.

CHAPTER FOUR

    “J ESSICA ?” Adam had to angle back to identify the woman who had practically tackled him on the gangway in Corfu, the woman whose arms were still glued around his midsection.
    He’d only stepped through security in case Danielle had thought that’s where he’d meant for them to meet—

    Danielle.

    With renewed determination fueling his efforts, he pried Jessica Winslow’s arms off him and stalked toward the gangway where ship security checked passenger identifications going on and off Alexandra’s Dream .

    “Did you see a woman—” he began, but just then he spotted the back of Danielle’s head on the other side of the check-in point.

    “Danielle,” he shouted, digging in his pocket for the ship ID he’d had a moment ago when he disembarked. “Wait.”

    She turned, hesitated. Behind him, Jessica tugged on his hand while one of the ship’s security officers asked them to move aside to allow passengers to exit.

    “Aren’t you surprised to see me, Adam?” The actress who had caused him so much trouble pulled him backward even as Danielle continued to walk away, deeper into the ship and then out of sight.

    Adam was about to chase her down, but first he needed to clear something up with the Hollywood starlet who couldn’t seem to understand no.

    Damn it.

    Jessica had gone too far this time. Hiding out from her clearly hadn’t worked, and had resulted in his