WHAT THE NDA DIDN'T COVER: A Forbidden Workplace Romance Novella

A powerful CEO. A brilliant M&A director. A confidential acquisition-and a line neither can cross without consequences.Victoria Hayes built her career by questioning the numbers powerful men wanted left alone. When Vanguard Holdings CEO Julian Vance selects her to lead the forensic work on a secret acquisition, she agrees only after negotiating an NDA that protects her career as fiercely as it protects the deal.Someone inside Vanguard is manipulating the target's records and feeding information to a rival bidder. Then a blizzard strands Julian and Victoria in a Chicago hotel residence, and the attraction they have kept under control becomes impossible to deny.One kiss is enough to give the saboteur a weapon. Leaked photographs and manufactured evidence turn Victoria from investigator into suspect. To save the deal-and her own name-she must expose the conspiracy without surrendering the independence she fought to earn.Julian can protect the company. Victoria can protect herself. But if they want a future together, they will have to build something no contract can guarantee: Trust between equals.What the NDA Didn't Cover is a steamy standalone workplace-romance novella blending forced proximity, corporate suspense, and a fiercely competent heroine. Website: DarwinPublications.com Email: [email protected]