title: Emily the Strange: Seeing Is Deceiving
author:  Rob Reger 
description: Emily the Strange has a devoted following from Tokyo to Tulsa. A fictional character, she is the creation of Rob Reger and his company, Cosmic Debris Etc, Inc., based in Oakland, California.
zlib_text: He’ll make her an offer...
  Pascha Virshilas is on the brink of securing personal redemption when
  Emily Richardson breaks into his office and steals private company
  documents. And then she has the gall to blackmail him into clearing her
  father’s name!
  She can’t refuse!
  But Pascha has his own terms. He’ll keep his side of the bargain, but the
  enticing Emily must accompany him to his private island—the only place
  he can ensure her silence. But in the midst of a tropical storm, the wind
  blows aside suspicions and secrets to reveal something much more
  dangerous—lust!
  
  Only with the greatest effort did Pascha keep his
  features still.
  Emily’s brown eyes held his as if in challenge before her lips—amazing
  lips, like a heart tugged out at the sides—curved upward. Her eyes
  remained cold. She leaned forward.
  “It is obvious this buyout is important to you and you need to keep it a
  secret. I suggest we make a deal. If you agree to withdraw the threat of legal
  action toward my father I will keep my 