Goes by Candy – a fitting name for an establishment such as this. Two minutes later, the room was clear, the manager leaving to get the girl.

The manager hesitated, prompting Drew to withdraw his wallet. Nathan tilted his head to an overweight man in the corner, straddled by a wigged redhead. Mark spoke to him briefly, the man nodded enthusiastically, and then they moved, a group of four, down a thin hallway until they entered a new area of filth, one the manager referred to as the VIP room. A man in a cheap suit approached them, greedy eagerness on his face. Varying degrees of unattractive men scattered throughout the room, platinum blondes perched on laps, swinging around poles, whispering into dirty ears. Carpet that seemed to squish beneath his feet. He avoided the building’s door handle, letting Mark open it and walked into a room much like he had envisioned in the parking lot.

He looked back at the building, then opened the door with a sigh. If you don’t like her after that, I’ll dig more on the girl in Jacksonville.”

“You liked her file.” Drew spoke quietly, but with confidence. Something that wouldn’t obligate him to step inside. “We should have flown.” Flying would have meant a half hour trip. Nothing to raise the status or give him any measure of comfort. He looked out the window at the red doors. A neon sign blinking over the lot, casting alternating blood-red shadows across the flat roof of an ugly building. His eyes took in the parking lot, a cluster of cars parked against a chain-link fence. The car slowed, pulling off the highway onto gravel, the kick of rock against the car’s exterior causing Nathan to look up from his phone. Want a glimpse into the mind of Nathan Dumont? Trust me…you do! I originally read The Dumont Diaries as a four part novella series, To Have, To Hold, Till Death, and Do Us Part…and I re-read it as The Dumont Diaries. This book combines the four pieces of the miniseries into one, full-length novel. *The Dumont Diaries was originally released, and is still available as a four-part miniseries. But that life comes with strings, and she is soon pulled in directions she never expected, discovering secrets and ulterior motives in the man who shares her bed. Candace Tapers’ life finally takes an upward swing when Nathan Dumont, shipping heir and notorious playboy, sweeps her away to a lifestyle of wealth and privilege.

The Dumont Diaries by Alessandra Torre