Geraldine's Taken

Geraldine wants to be taken. out of herself...? . higher? . to a better and brighter future? . or simply, brutally, without any say in the matter, taken...?Life's going well for Geraldine, running an antique jewelry store in a seaside town, with a pretty face and reputation for dependability and honesty and a good-natured, reliable fiancé in tow. until Richard Broughton appears in Clifton, arrogant, overbearing, stunningly attractive, quite possibly involved with Geraldine's bitchy boss, Helga, and insisting he knows more about antique jewelry than Geraldine.
Is the butterfly brooch in the shop window that Geraldine purchased for a couple of dollars really genuine Fabergé, or is Richard merely trying to get her to lose her head? Hot, with a plot. Standalone novel, 32, 875 words