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Tinsley Pratt, beautiful honey-blonde tech innovator, honed her skills at Stanford with a degree in electrical engineering and software development and has now sold her company, Translations, with the vision of revolutionizing communications with translation program which can translate an array of languages, in real time, recognizing the subtleties of slang and idioms in any language. Start-up company, Disruptive Technologies, the brainchild of a brother-sister team—Landon and Claire Walsh—made an offer for Tinsley’s company with support—with both financial and technical of SHN, one of San Francisco’s most innovative and financially supportive new start investors. And Tinsley accepts with the agreement that she and her technology team would support and integrate her translation program into the Walsh’s new software platform.To celebrate Tinsley’s genius and new partnership, she and her best friend Chrissy Matthews, a Harvard MBA who runs the marketing for a major bank, hit the bars to mark Tinsley’s accomplishment and her company’s 10-million-dollar price tag. And, they do so under the pseudonyms of “Amanda” and “Madeline,” only looking for fun and no complications. So, when they meet “Peter Landon” and sparks fly between “Amanda” and “Peter,” both feel secure engaging in no strings sex in the coat closet of the bar.But, when Tinsley joins her new partner, Claire Walsh and Claire’s brother—whom she has never met—in their offices, she is stunned that “Peter,” her closet lover from the night before, is in fact Landon Walsh, her new business partner and co-worker. And, the awkwardness of their previous encounter is only amplified as Tinsley and her team begin to work in the Walsh offices only to be frustrated when the only computer that won’t properly connect to the server and backup is Tinsley’s. It seems that this new translation software merger between the Walsh siblings and Tinsley is doomed before it has even launched. Adding complications are legal challenges against Landon Walsh in two cities—Las Vegas wants to interview him in conjunction with a missing person/murder that took place at the Shangri-La Hotel and Casino during the time he participated in a closed poker-game, and the San Francisco police are seeking to interview him about a missing person investigation of a former girlfriend who claims that he is the father of her unborn child.Once more, author Ainsley St. Claire provides her readers with all their desires—a cleverly crafted plot with unexpected twists and turns, telling the stories of intelligent, compelling women engaged in realistic relationships with handsome, hot, passionate men who are respectful and supportive of the women in their orbit. What makes a St Claire novel such an engaging, powerful and emotional reading experience is her masterful plot construction, connecting the lives of interesting, realistic characters in contemporary events of social and cultural concern. Love is always the ultimate result, but as a reader, the experience is most enjoyable as St Claire lures the reader both intellectually and emotionally to consider the actions and choices individuals make, not just for themselves, but to help others. The novels always focus on really good people trying to make a difference in our world. This novel is the third installment in the Tech Billionaires series, but each is able to be read as a standalone experience. Tech Billionaires is smart, energetic, and exciting series. And, in this novel as in the novels of her other series, the reader can get a taste of the next volume in the final pages of the romance. So, at the beginning, in the middle or at the end, don't be afraid to jump into a St. Claire series, the author always has you covered. Having had such a delectable taste, of this new series, I really want to taste more!I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review and but enjoyed reading it so much that I purchased a copy through Kindle.
