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The Risks we take

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Time 2h 46m

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Sloane has been in the State once before and it wasn't the best girls trip of her life. Years later, she's forced back to The Big Apple to manage her dad's newest acquirement, Rise Weekly, a weekly magazine for all things Sloane is an expert in. With a few years of experience under her belt, she's ready to take over the market and continue to make the Windsor name a worldwide guarantee of success. 

Reed Lawson, the next CEO of The Echo and multi-millionaire playboy, is used to doing his dad's bidding to get them where they need to be. His dad has had his eyes on The Connection for years and when it sells and the buyer isn't on record, Reed is sent to find out who it is and swipe it from them as soon as possible. 

The only problem with his plan? He's not expecting his one week fling to be the new owner. An almost serious fling he's though about constantly for 5 years.

And she can't even get his name right. 

Did it really mean that little to her?All Rights Reserved

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