An Extraordinary Match (The Match Series Book 3)

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Author: Barbara Dunlop
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longer just to be sure. She was slightly taller, slightly thinner, and her hair was longer and darker in tone. Plus, Sasha would never wear jeans that tight, heels that high, or a cropped, steel-blue leather jacket with zippers at the sides and studs across the shoulders.
    She turned to say something to a security official and confirmed his assessment. But then she smiled, and he felt a punch to the center of his gut.
    “Earth to Logan.”
    Not Sasha, he reminded himself. She was a different sexy, auburn-haired beauty, one he’d probably never even meet. There wasn’t a reason in the world for him to react to her on any level whatsoever.

Chapter Two
    T here was a party at the end of the hallway. And from what Jade could hear, it was a big one. She was curled up in a corner furniture grouping in the Twin Peaks Resort lounge, sipping her way through a martini and writing lies on the Seaboard Development report about how relaxed she was feeling.
    She’d already tried logging into their system to check her projects, but her account had been temporarily suspended. She supposed she should have seen that one coming.
    She thought about hacking into one of her colleagues’ accounts, or even Virgil’s. But she didn’t want to get anyone in trouble. And she really didn’t want to get fired. She’d called Cathy Margolis at the office, but everyone was under orders not to speak to her about work while she was away relaxing.
    Relaxing. Huh! How could a woman relax when she was constantly worried about her clients? And boredom was not the same thing as relaxation. Boredom was frustrating. Frustration led to exasperation. And exasperation was stressful .
    She pulled up her personal e-mail and typed in Virgil’s address, intending to lay out her latest argument for returning to New York. She probably should have made it before she’d left the city. It was a good one. This ridiculous vacation was going to have the opposite of the intended effect.
    “Would you care to order dinner?” the waitress interrupted her typing.
    Jade looked up at the woman dressed neatly in a black skirt and white blouse. She supposed eating would be a good idea, particularly since she intended to have a second martini while she told off her boss.
    She scanned the open menu. “Something light…oh, the avocado bruschetta?”
    “It’s very popular. We serve it traditionally on heirloom sourdough or as a multigrain wrap with cranberries and goat cheese.”
    “The wrap, please. And can I get another vodka martini?”
    “Lemon and olive?”
    “Yes, please.”
    “Make it two.” A woman plunked herself down on the sofa at the next furniture grouping. She smiled at Jade. “You just ordered my favorite drink.”
    “She’s also ordered the bruschetta wrap.”
    “A woman after my own heart.” The woman shifted over, leaning to hold out her hand. “I’m Amy Edwards.”
    Jade set down her tablet and shook the woman’s hand, thinking that the people of Mirror Falls were almost comically open and friendly. “Jade Korrigan.”
    “You’re here on vacation?” Amy was dressed in a sparkling silver cocktail dress, sleeveless with a cowl neckline. The fabric had subtle black lightning bolts running throughout. It was gorgeous, and so was she.
    “I’m on vacation,” Jade confirmed.
    “Camping? Canoeing? Rock climbing?”
    “I haven’t decided yet. I take it you live in Mirror Falls?”
    “Born and raised.” She nodded down the big hallway. “It’s my mother’s fiftieth birthday party in there. Half the town’s out on the dance floor.”
    “It sounds like they’re having fun.” If the vibration of the bass and the stomping of feet were anything to go by, it was a rollicking party.
    “The female dance partners are vastly outnumbered. I’m hiding in here to get a rest. You should come and join us. Believe me, we’d appreciate the reinforcements.”
    Jade found herself grinning at the joke. “Too bad I’m not dressed for a party.”
    She’d

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