Life Next Door (Love Not Included #2)
by: 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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Life Next Door
Life in a Rut, Love Not
Included
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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