Life Next Door (Love Not Included #2)
J.D. Hollyfield
Publication Date : November 3, 2014
SYNOPSIS
There is only one thing in life that professional
pastry Chef Priscilla Westcott values more than baking and wine, and that’s
honesty. A quality she soon learns that her marriage lacks when her husband
runs off with their next door neighbor.
Divorced and alone, Priscilla is determined to
make changes in her life. She decides to approach her new goals like one of her
beloved recipes. Surely with a little time, a dash of patience, and measured
planning she can whip herself—and her life—back into shape.
However, when a new—and utterly delicious—neighbor
takes up residence in the house that ruined her marriage, Pricilla fears that
her careful world will fold faster than a deflated soufflé.
Trent Walker knows what he wants and his sweet,
sassy neighbor is at the top of the list. He’s certain that the chemistry
between them would be explosive, but Priscilla fears that an affair with him,
however hot, could be a recipe for disaster.
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EXCERPT
Where my normally Saturday paper awaits me I see
it is gone. What the shit? I look for it, and see it’s jammed in the
front bushes that lay again the porch wall.
“Seriously this new paper boy needs a lesson in
straight shooting.” I grumble while I bend over digging through the bush to
grab the paper.
“Doing some early morning gardening?”
There is this voice that comes from behind me. One that I unfortunately connect
with Mr. WTF is he doing out right now!? I am frozen with my
head in a bush. I register all the options I have right now, and all
of them consist of me straitening and turning around. In my robe.
Damn you world.
“Um no just looking for something. Thought I saw a
cat. No worries here.” I ramble into the bushes. Please go
away. Please go away.
His voice seems a bit closer, which does not sit
well for my self-esteem right now. I mean I personally think my robe is dope
but to be caught in it by this guy, I’m starting to wish I ditched Pinkie Pie
pony when I was fourteen.
“Want some help?” I hear from behind
me.
“Nope. All good!” I sound a bit
panicked. He needs to beat it and like right now. My back is starting
to cramp and my legs are about to give in and send me tumbling face first into
the greens. I’m not even sure why he is being so normal with me. I’m
pretty sure I was not very nice to him less than twelve hours ago.
That smooth voice steps even closer. “Well why don’t you let me take a look.
I’m pretty talented in digging through a good bush to get to the prize.” Oh
hell no he did not just innuendo me!
Digging through my bush. Dream on pal, I stand straight and
whip around to face him and holy shit.
“Holy shit.” I let spill out of my
mouth. Pretty much around the same time he jumps back and spits out,
“Holy Jesus.”
“Jesus is right! Do you ever wear a
shirt?” I ask like seeing his budging biceps is an insult to my drooling eyes.
“Yes, I do but when I’m running and sweating it tends to be pointless.” He
steps closer to me and I swallow my tongue. Anything else I was going to bark
out stops completely and his close proximity shuts it down. Why is
this guy having such a dizzying effect on me?
“So…” He begins with that purr to his tone.
Seriously a purr? Who purrs while they talk?! “Do
you always walk around in a kid’s robe and all that green gook covering your
face?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J.D. Hollyfield is a creative designer and
first-time author. When she's not cooking, event planning, or playing around
with her husband, son and three doxies, she's relaxing with her nose in a book.
With her love for romance, and her head full of book boyfriends, she was
inspired to test her creative abilities and bring her own story to life. Life
in a Rut, Love not Included is her first novel. Hollyfield lives in the
Midwest, and is currently at work on her second book.
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Website: authorjdhollyfield.com
Twitter:https://twitter.com/jdhollyfield
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