Wild Streak by Josie Grayson

Ashanti Jefferson is only committed to one thing; her career. She allows nothing to stand in the way of her success, not even love.Colt Erickson has never played by the rules. He’s a bad boy artist with a reputation for living life on the edge.When Colt returns to Chicago, it’s for one purpose; to get his life in order. Ashanti is unlike anyone he’s met in the industry, and it’s only taken Colt moments to get on her bad side.Sexy and suspenseful, Ashanti and Colt’s story unfolds as they are forced to work together for a gallery exhibit’s success. Everything they know about themselves and each other is about to be tested.Some things may be meant to be, but there is no road map to happiness. Will their hearts lead them to love or ruin?

COLT:
The art I create has made me rich, and I’ve always worked under a pseudonym: DEMI. My private life belongs only to me, I don’t need the spotlight.I’m in total control of my career, it’s everything else in life that I need to reign in. I’ve spent too many nights living like the next day won’t come. I have a wild streak that has turned reckless.I despise most of the people in the art industry; they are shallow, greedy, and overly privileged.It would be easy to live up to my bad-boy reputation, but my agent says that I have to get a grip before I destroy all that I have built.I sell my work for millions, soon I’ll be a billionaire. Of course, I won’t live to see my future if I keep acting like there is no tomorrow.I’m coming back to Chicago for one thing only; to get away from the dangerous person I have become. I have to focus my next gallery show, nothing else. I’m coming to this city as a bachelor, and for my sake, I have to remain single.My life is at a crossroads and I know that a solitary life is the only kind of life I can handle.I’m not in Chicago for more than thirty-six hours before I see her. Ashanti Jefferson. She’s a ray of light; simply stunning. It only takes minutes for me to become captivated, and just seconds for me to screw it up.

ASHANTI:
There is one rule that I live by: never mix business and pleasure.I’ve had to claw my way into the cosmopolitan world of fine art. One day I will own a gallery, until then, I have to stay on my grind and keep my head in the game. I’ve never prioritized my personal life and I don’t plan to change. I just want to succeed in my career.I have endured groping bosses, failed relationships, and crushing anxiety. Being single minded is the only way to get to the top.Next week I begin at a new position with a prestigious new gallery. No more villainous boss, no more harassment. I only need to get through my last day here, with no drama. But then, he walks in. The man behind the myth. DEMI. His visit to the gallery is more than a surprise, it’s a painful twist to the end of my awful week.He is one of the most important and elusive artists on the scene, and now I won’t be employed at the gallery that will debut his exhibit. Why is this happening now?Yet, just when I think that I am saying goodbye to him, DEMI does something beyond words.I have no idea exactly how my life will change when I meet his kaleidoscope green eyes, but I know that things will never be the same, for better or worse.