His Banana (Objects of Attraction, #1)

by Penelope Bloom

Achievement was a two-part formula as simple as identifying the steps required to reach a goal and then taking those steps. Almost anyone could identify the steps, but not many had the self-discipline and control to follow them down to the letter.

After all, if you want the best clients to pay you to market for them, you damn well better market yourself like a pro.

People worked differently when they thought they were at the top and wanted to stay there.

"He has a chronic condition. They found the stick up his ass when we were just kids and the doctors said we couldn't remove it without killing him. Naturally, we all tried as hard as we could to pull it out, but the stubborn bastard never gave us an inch. See, he's a tight-ass, too. It's tragic, really, when you think about it. Sometimes I lay awake at night trying to figure out which came first… The stick, or the tight ass."

“You know,” she said when she swallowed the last of the bite. “They say you know a guy is the one when he gives you the last bite of his favorite meal.”