Embedded

by Simone Sinna

When sexy New York journalist, STEPHANIE BEAUMAN takes a job as house-sitter in Sydney, hoping for a career-making story about reclusive owner GABRIEL DE ROMANOS, she’s in for more than just sex in the sun with the groundsman. De Romanos is powerful, single, enigmatic: everything Stephanie wants in a man, apart from the fact that he’s probably a drug-running murderer. But things are more complicated than Stephanie suspects, and she is drawn into a luxurious world of intrigue, business rivalry and fine wine. Is Stephanie in way over her head? And why is she unable to shake the feeling that someone is watching her? And will she succumb to De Romanos?

Now also available as print copy on Amazon or via Sirenbookstrand.

236 pages, ebook

First published October 7, 2011

About the author

Simone Sinna is the pseudonym for an erotic fiction writer.
Her erotic romance suspense trilogy 'The Stephanie Beauman series' is published by Siren bookstrand as Ebooks and in print. The first 'Embedded'was released in October 2011, and the second 'Expose' in April 2012. Both follow the racy adventures of investigative journalist Stephanie Beauman, the first as she hunts down the truth about a drug conspiracy in Australia and Argentina, the second on a film set along the Camino de Santiago as she investigates fraud, stalking and sabotage. The third, 'Exclusive' follows the Grand Prix circuit - loads of action and exotic locations including the new Texas circuit.
Paranormal series: Were-Devils of Tasmania launched with Were-Devils' Curse, Were-Devils' Revenge, The Ghosts' Return and The Ghosts' Release (inspired by the transmittable cancer threating the real animals, this gives a reason and a cure!. Latest books are BDSM MFM novellas, all separate stories and characters: Icebreaker (set in the snow fields of Victoria Australia) and Ballbreaker which is out Jan 9th 2014 (set on a sheep ranch in Australia), fun and a bit tongue in cheek, based on the ethical issues in the wool business.
Her short story 'Brushstrokes' was shortlisted for the Stringybark erotic short story competition and published in 'Heat wave '76', and the same publishers have also published 'Between the Sheets' in another erotic short story collection and two more short listed mainstream stories, The Eight Sin (5th out of over 260)in Seven Deadly Sins and Unconventional in Tainted Innocence.

Reviews

[Ursula (momermaid48) · Rating 4 out of 5]

When sexy New York journalist, Stephanie Beauman takes a job as house-sitter in Sydney, hoping for a career-making story about reclusive owner Gabriel de Romanos, she’s in for more than just sex in the sun with the grounds man. De Romanos is powerful, single, and enigmatic: everything Stephanie wants in a man, apart from the fact that he’s probably a drug-running murderer. But things are more complicated than Stephanie suspects, and she is drawn into a luxurious world of intrigue, business rivalry and fine wine. Is Stephanie in way over her head? And why is she unable to shake the feeling that someone is watching her? And will she succumb to De Romanos?

This book captured my attention from the first page and never let go. There were enough twists and turn in this book that I honestly didn't figure out "who done it" until near the end. Oh sure, if I had tried a little harder, I am sure I could have, but the book was just so damn much fun to read that I didn't want to. I was too busy enjoying the exploits of Stephanie. Stephanie is not a woman to shy away from desire and going after what she wants. Well she gets all that she wants and more. The exciting settings all across the globe made it that much more fun to read.

What Stephanie really wanted was to get the dirt on Gabriel and catapult her writing career into investigative instead of the fashion fluff she has been writing. Losing her job is just the push she needs, but little does she know someone has been pulling strings all along. Between the romance and the mystery this book was a rollercoaster ride to read. Just when I thought it was going to go one way, it changed tracks and we were going a whole different way. It was a treat to read this book and actually be surprised at the end. As for the romance between Gabriel and Stephanie, we leave that at HFN. I personally am not sure I like Gabriel for Stephanie. I can’t wait to read the next Stephanie Beauman book to see what happens next with our intrepid reporter.

[Tammy Maggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love heroines who know what they want and will use everything at their disposal including their bodies to get it, then journalist Stephanie Beauman is perfect. She is sexy and sophisticated with a bit of exhibitionist thrown in for good measure. She isn't shy about sex and gets plenty of it, with several different men throughout the book and yet we see that she does have a deep attraction for the elusive hero/maybe villain Gabriel de Romanos. At first her attraction to him seems to be just as the object of her investigative reporting, but as the story unfolds the reader gets to fantasize right along with Stephanie about what it would be like to be with the quiet, brooding de Romanos. Is he the dark and dangerous South American drug lord or someone else entirely? Was he responsible for the disappearance of his fiancee nearly ten years before? These are just a few of the questions that Stephanie has when she goes undercover as Gabriel's housesitter/hostess. Her ultimate goal is to collect enough information to write an article that will solidify her career as an investigative journalist and not just someone who writes for a fashion magazine. The author takes you along with Stephanie on a breathtaking tour of Australia, Argentina and Peru. We get to experience the food, wines and the sultry dancing in and out of the bedroom, leaving the reader breathless and wanting more. I thought I had it all figured out and then BAM, a fantastic twist was thrown in making the whole story even hotter. I for one hope that there is a sequel to this story just so I can travel to these wonderful locations and be swept away again.

[Wendy Soliman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was hooked from the first page, unsure where this story was going. New York journalist Stephanie Beauman, recently fired from her job on a fashion magazine, goes undercover in Sydney, Australia, taking a job as a hostess come house-sitter for publicity shy businessman, Gabriel de Romanos. Attracted to the enigmatic Argentinian, she doesn’t want to believe he’s a drug dealer, or that he had anything to do with the disappearance of the woman he intended to marry years earlier. But if she discovers proof of his guilt, her feelings won’t get in the way of the exclusive story that will make her name in the world of journalism.

With the help of Gabriel’s groundsman, Stephanie gradually leans more about her reclusive employer, and his arch rival Miguel. Both men involve her in games that spill over into the bedroom , pitting Stephanie’s desire for a good story against desires of a more immediate nature.

The locations were glamorous, as too were the main players. The author kept me guessing right up to the last page, and I didn’t see the final twist coming.

An entertaining read. You won’t regret buying this one.