King of Code
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King of Code by CD Reiss
Publication Date: September 18th, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance
From New York Times Bestselling author, CD Reiss, comes a sexy tale of secrets, intrigue, betrayal, and a love worth crossing a continent for.
Taylor Harden is a man on the edge.
The edge of fame. The edge of untold wealth.
The edge of utter humiliation.
He built an unhackable system, and in front of everyone, it’s hacked.
His reputation goes from king to goat in a split second. Boom. Like that.
Some dude in Barrington, USA (AKA Nowhere) has locked down Taylor’s code, and if he doesn’t get it back, he’s going to be wearing a monkey suit for the rest of his life.
Except, this guy? This hacker from Nowhere? He’s not a guy.
Harper Watson’s all woman. And she has a plan for Taylor, his code, and his body.
Excerpt:
“About
time!” the older lady shouted.
“Is
Harper back?” I asked, handing the bags to the blushing redhead.
As
if summoned, Harper came through the swinging door, keeping it open so everyone
could get past. She looked at me through the screen.
“You
coming in?” she asked.
“We
need to talk.”
“Did
the decryption key work?”
The
door slapped closed behind her as she came out, and we were alone. The way the
setting sun hit her cheeks made her glow, and the strands of gold hair at the
edges looked translucent. She belonged on a postcard.
I
kept forgetting she was holding me hostage. I kept forgetting I needed to think
strategically. I had more at stake with this girl than I’d ever had with
another.
“Did
you doubt it would work?”
“Not
really. I’m just making conversation.”
“What
are the thorns about?” I pointed at the thorn bed that had eaten my phone and
went down the stairs to the yard.
She
came after me. “Don’t you have these where you’re from?” She snapped a dry twig
off the end.
“Roses?
Yes. Impenetrable, groomed thorn bushes in our yards? No.”
“It’s
not normal to give the gardeners in town something to do?” We walked around the
perimeter.
“You
are not normal.”
“It
still blooms in spring. It’s really nice. You should see it.”
We
were at the back end of the yard, where the very top of the factory’s roof cut
the horizon.
I
took her hand, pulling her to a stop. “Harper.”
“Taylor?”
Her hair flew in her mouth when she turned, and she drew her finger across her
cheek to get it out.
What
was I supposed to tell her again? That I knew we’d interviewed her. That I
didn’t give her the job despite her having a leg up on everyone else we saw.
But
was I contrite? Accusatory? Was I just going to relay information? What did I
want out of her after I told her I knew?
“Thank
you for helping today,” she said. “If you’d asked me when we met, ‘Would Taylor
Harden help clean the factory?’ I would have said, ‘No, not for any reason.’
But there you were. Pushing a broom. Scooping up shit. Not being an asshole.”
“My
watch was at stake.”
“Yeah.
Whatever. You can say what you want to keep your reputation as a shithead
intact.”
“I
have a reputation as a shithead?”
“You
know you do.”
I
did know it, and I reveled in it.
She
faced me and put her other hand out. I took it, holding both hands between us.
I couldn’t help it.
“Well,
you guys are such a bunch of sad sacks I had to help. And let me tell you,
every guy in Barrington has a little asshole in him. Trust me. I’ve played pool
with them.”
“I
want to say…” She stopped herself as if she really didn’t want to say. “Let’s
get together tonight and get you another decryption code. But… saying this is
stupid.” She bit her lip.
“Say
it anyway.”
“The
sooner you get four codes, the sooner you leave.”
I
looked at our hands so I wouldn’t have to look at her.
“I’m
not sure if I want that,” she said.
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About the Author:
CD Reiss is a New York Times bestseller. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn't pick up she's at the well hauling buckets.
Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master's degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere but it did give her a big enough ego to write novels.
She's frequently referred to as the Shakespeare of Smut which is flattering but hasn't ever gotten her out of chopping that cord of wood.
If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.
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I’m always so excited for CD Reiss’s books! I feel like I was waiting on this book for so long!! As a graphic designer and someone who is in charge of websites, I was thrilled to read this intriguing book about a female hacker! How awesome is that? I found this story to be truly unique. It also had a very similar feel of city boy meets country girl but again, it’s very unique.
I really find Reiss to have an amazing writing process. Her stories and characters are so fascinating. Reiss is an incredibly diverse author. I never know what I’m going to get with her books and that is something that I love in an author. As you can see, I rated this 4 stars, it lost a star because I just couldn’t seem to believe the whole town of Barrington issue. Yes, that’s vague but spoilers SUCK!
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