Double Standards, Judith McNaught's unforgettable excursion into a high-stakes world of passion and deception, "is must reading" (Romantic Times). Two business superstars are locked in a furious power struggle -- but is their sparking desire a passion that's too hot to handle?Nick Sinclair, the ruggedly handsome president of Global Industries, handled his business the way he handled his women -- with charm, daring, and ruthless self-control. A man used to the very best, Nick hired Lauren Danner, and assumed the proud beauty would soon be another easy conquest. But Lauren's flashing wit and rare spirit dazzled him; slowly, against his will, he was intrigued, challenged -- and in love.Yet Lauren was living a lie, a charade that became more dangerous with every passing moment. Her secret could destroy Nick's fragile trust -- and the promise of a future with the most compellingly seductive man she had ever met....