title: Explosive Attraction
author:  Lena Diaz 
description: Lena was born in Kentucky and has also lived in California, Louisiana, and Florida where she now resides with her husband and children. Before becoming a romantic suspense author, she was a computer programmer. A former Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart finalist, she also won the Daphne du Maurier award. She loves to watch action movies, garden, or hike in the beautiful Tennessee Smoky Mountains.
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  Ben wasn’t prepared for the savage blaze of jealousy that fired through him at
  the sight of Natalia standing so close to his client, their heads bent
  together, their lips mere inches apart. Perhaps they were planning to meet
  later for a drink—or more. The thoughts raced through his mind, exploded like
  fireworks.
  
  
  Then Natalia looked up and he saw her eyes widen, her body freeze, and his
  doubts disappeared in an instant. He knew this woman too well. He knew her.
  And she wasn’t flirting. Yet the realization that came on the heels of the
  first was far more alarming, far more frightening. Why the hell was he so
  jealous? Why did he care what Natalia did—or with whom? And how could he
  really know someone like Natalia, even if he wanted to?
  
  
  “Ben…” she said, her voice little more than a whisper.
  
  
  His heart was pounding, adrenaline racing through him from both the
  assumptions and unwelcome discoveries 