Do they deserve each other?Although a member of the League of Worldly Wise Innocents, Elena Morales doesn't believe she deserves to marry a wealthy man. She just wants a job using her language skills. When she interviews with the mysterious St. Denis Capital, she doesn't realize the dark secrets its handsome yet dark-tempered owner, Edward St. Denis, is hiding.
Nor does he understand how much lust Elena's curvy figure will arouse in him.
His firm finances startup companies in the field of biotechnology and stem cell research. He wants to get even wealthier by delivering anti-aging technology to the Baby Boomers.
And to rehabilitate the already injured.
He needs Elena to translate scientific articles written in Mandarin Chinese.
And to spy for him in Beijing, China.
And smooth the way for his company in Western Nicaragua, among the luxury beach resorts and retirees wishing to spend their final years in an inexpensive tropical paradise.
Elena grows to love Edward, but he seems to prefer Wendy, the beautiful woman who is white, skinny, and glamorous.
Until Edward takes Elena into Wendy's dungeon, and she discovers the shocking need Wendy fulfills for him.
But even that does not prepare Elena for the guilty secret Edward keeps hidden in his family mansion.
And she does not begin to understand her generously endowed body, coupled with her friendly and kind personality, attracts men such as Edward St. Denis far more than she realizes.
61,000 words
3 Stars
Therefore, try out Innocent 2: Elena now.
Book 2 of the League of Worldly Wise Innocents series.
About the Author: L.A. Zoe grew up in a small, Illinois river town and now lives in a tropical paradise full of palm trees with the loves of Zoe's life, and extended family. Fond of adventure, travel, and white sand beaches, L.A. prefers the "Bollywood" movies of India to modern Hollywood flicks, because they emphasize love stories, complete with singing and dancing. Favorite actor: Shah Rukh Khan.
L.A. celebrates the freedom of the United States, and enjoys residing in a country demographically much younger. L.A. eats lunch every day in a mall crowded with adults working hard to raise their babies, bunches of school children sharing snack time, and college sweethearts holding hands.
Busy establishing and enjoying their lives, building a future for the world. Nobody worries about the future of Social Security or looks forward to retirement.
No one country, race, culture, religion, or ethnic group holds a monopoly on brains, beauty, hard work, or creativity. Success in the future demands all of the above, especially vision and a willingness to break with the past. To take chances and defy the reluctant majority.
Young adults -- whom publishers now call "new adults" -- keep the world fresh, exciting, and progressing toward humanity's destiny.
