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From one of Australia's hottest new authors comes a story about an international scandal, a billionaire, and a fearless reporter who might just save the day...

Confined in a cold, dull room in the depths of a Shanghai airport, a journalist chasing a career break and a businessman with a shadowy past play a game of truth or dare — deliberately not exchanging names.

They tell each other their most painful secrets and burning desires. One dare leads to a kiss and a wild night of illicit passion, setting off a dangerous sequence of events, bringing exposure and disgrace.

Only the brutal truth can save them. But it will also rip them apart. And it will take more than daring before they can build a new truth together.

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1 September 2013
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Ainslie Paton is a corporate storyteller working in marketing, public relations and advertising. She's written about everything from the African refugee crisis and Toxic Shock Syndrome, to high - speed data networks and hamburgers, and for everyone from George Clooney to Barry Humphries - as Edna. She writes cracking, hyper - real romances about strong women and the exciting men who love them. And she dances when no one is looking. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EAEDY64
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Escape Publishing (1 September 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 925 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 572 pages

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Ainslie Paton always wanted to write stories to make people smile, but the need to eat, accumulate books, and have bedclothes to read under was ever present. She sold out, and worked as a flack, a suit, and a creative, ghosting for business leaders, rabble-rousers and politicians, and making words happen for companies, governments, causes, conditions, high-profile CEOs, low-profile celebs, and the occasional misguided royal.

She still does that. She also writes for love, and so she can buy shoes, and the good cat food.

More here: www.ainsliepaton.com.au and on Twitter @AinsliePaton.

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Highly recommended

Reviewed in Australia on 7 June 2016

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This story had everything you want from a prime time saga - passion, secrets, betrayal, action & romance. It was enjoyable from the beginning and it took you on an amazing journey that never stopped! I loved that this is an Aussie author.... Wow!
I loved all the characters especially Bo the driver.
Darcy Campbell is a journalist that is trying get her big break to succeed by her own efforts and come out from behind her father's shadow. When she's chosen to interview the elusive self made billionaire Will Parker she knows she's made - after all this is the break she's been waiting for. But while detained by immigration in Shanghai she meets a fellow detainee that will forever change her life.
Will Parker is a very successful businessman and he thrives on control.
While detained they get to know one another but not their names, one night with a stranger but when once is not enough the rules of the game change and they're both in danger of losing more than their hearts.
They're both torn in their situation and the circumstances that brought them together and are now keeping them apart. You can feel the angst....
This is a full length novel with many twists and turns, and highs and lows... Highly recommended.

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An Avid Reader

Sizzling but a trifle beyond belief!

Reviewed in Australia on 27 June 2016

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This was sizzling and leapt straight into the steam. the exposition comes later, and it is an involved and rather dark story. Darcy, investigative reporter, and Will, reclusive and elusive billionaire whose story Darcy is chasing, reveal more than they meant to to each other. The resulting cat and mouse chase, with lust, betrayal, and hurt, is riveting at times. However, I had a bit of trouble believing the early passionate encounter, and Will was very controlling to a degree I found made me uncomfortable. Their back and forth fight for supremacy over each other became a tad wearing. Billionaire stories aren't really my thing anyway, too much like fantasy, and Paton does better in the real knockabout world of we plebs I reckon!

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Alison

Brilliant edge of seat read

Reviewed in Australia on 5 July 2014

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I loved this novel. It kept me reading late last night. Darcy and Will are great characters, the tension between them is electric. There's so much I want to say about the plot which kept me guessing right until the end but I'm worried of letting a bunch of spoilers out of the bag. All I can say is that this is one hot romance and I'll definitely be buying Ainslie Paton's other books now.

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David callen

Turgid

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2016

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One of the worst books I have ever read. Started reasonably well but then I started skipping paragraphs. Turgid writing but obviously successful by the number of books written. Would not buy another.

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Happy Reader!

Fantastic read!

Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2014

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Highly recommended. This story should be made into a movie. Great characters. A twisting, captivating & unsuspecting storyline with suspense, drama & romance. Ainslie is a fantastic story teller.

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Wow!

Reviewed in Australia on 7 September 2014

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Loved the journey; loved the tension; loved the drama; loved Will, Darcey, Peter, and Bo; loved the Aussieness; loved the romance. Yep, just loved the whole story.

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Mary Castles

excellent!

Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2014

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Awesome book. I hadn't read this author before and have been on a roller coaster ride with this story. Lots of romance and emotional angst was well as great background info

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Gillian age 41

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 18 August 2014

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This book was a great read - ups and downs n the steamy romance

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Ali Bates

Better than 50 Shades!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2014

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I was recommended this book by some Australian girlfriends. Initially, after the first few pages, I thought it was going to be another 50 Shades but, in fact, it turned out to be better written and have a far better storyline. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Portrays an abusive relationship as romance

Reviewed in the United States on 19 August 2019

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I have read a few books by this author now and whilst I enjoyed them I see a pattern emerging. Ms Paton writes heros who manipulate their heroines. Sometimes this can work especially if the heroine is strong enough to call him out on such behaviour, he evolves through the story to understand this behaviour is wrong and does enough grovelling to apologise properly. Unfortunately that's not the case in Detained. In fact the relationship between h and H is a very good description of an abusive relationship. The H manipulates and lies to the h from their very first interaction to their very last. Much of this abuse is justified as being in her best interest and because he loves her so much (treat her mean so she'll stay away from me because I'm bad for her). And even worse the h ends up accepting this and ultimately feeling she deserved the poor treatment. This is the kind of relationship we read about in newspapers all the time - as domestic abuse cases. How then can a romance novelist present this as romance? It's bad enough that men do this to women but that female authors should perpetuate this as romantic and sigh worthy is just awful. Ms Paton is an Australian author. I am an Australian, so we both know that domestic abuse of women is a huge issue in our country.

I think Ms Paton is a talented writer, and even within this story there is a lot that is good about the writing: interesting characters, good depiction of place and a good description of the effect of abuse on children. For this reason I have given 3 stars. But I am just not sure I can read anymore of her works if she can't see that what she has written is justifying abuse of women by an intimate partner. That it is not physical abuse is beside the point. Emotional abuse is just as bad.

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SCY

Well written story

Reviewed in the United States on 30 October 2017

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The story and characters are really well developed. It handles negative human tendencies like hate, self doubt, guilt, etc very well. Although in real life these sort of emotions can take a while to work through, the author resolved them in her story in a reasonable timeline without making things happen within the blink of an eye nor dragging it out for ever. The book was paced well and both the hero and the heroine were written as human beings with failings that they managed to work through. I also liked the secondary characters worked into the story. I look forward to reading more by the author.

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Aussie Jo

Great story, but had to chew through the first half

Reviewed in the United States on 1 June 2014

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I was very excited to recently discover an Author new to me: Ainslie Paton. I thought her newly released 'Floored' was fantastic and was therefore excited there was more where that came from.

Unfortunately for me I struggled to connect with the first half of this book. I ran through the scenarios in my head and I don't really have much of an explanation for it. There was a lot going for the book, but to be honest if I had not been so impressed previously by the Author, I would have stopped reading anywhere from 15 to 50%. I was not feeling it, I lacked the addiction to reading that I usually get from reading a great book. It had potential and, trust me, I am on 'Team Ainslie'!

That said, the second half certainly redeemed itself, it held my interest and was pretty good all round.
On the whole the storyline was awesome, writing was awesome...just missed the mark for me in the first half of the book.
Ainslie can certainly put together a well constructed book. I don't want to put people off, it is a good book. The story was believable which for me is essential.

Certainly check out FLOORED you will not be disappointed.

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Maria Rose

Lots of surprises in this emotionally charged contemporary romance!

Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2020

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Wow, that took some really interesting twists and turns! I thought I knew where this story was going at the start but I underestimated Ainslie's commitment to making this a story to sink your teeth into. Sexy romance and action and lots of strong emotions make this a read not to be missed!

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