Avia Johnson feels like the most hated and talked about woman in the office. Just because she'd been promoted while dating the former boss, didn't mean she'd slept her way to the top. No one knows the price she had to pay for making that mistake. She vows to never again let another man get close to her heart.

She's doing a great job of keep up walls until Nathaniel Brockington storms into her office, upset because she refuses to meet with him a half an hour early. The sparks fly, and the two exchange a few choice words. Unfortunately, Nathaniel happens to be the boss's nephew.

Teresa D. Patterson came onto the literary scene with her debut novel, Project Queen, which was published by a small independent publishing company. It wasn't long before she realized having complete control over the creation and distribution of her books suited her better, compelling her to publish her own future works.

Her first independent published novel was Ex-boyfriend. She went on to write several novels in multiple genres, which includes contemporary fiction, erotica, inspirational fiction, juvenile fiction, romance, and urban lit. She has written twenty-eight novels and co-authored one.