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.
Purchase Links
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?”
Insert jaw drop and gasp. There is nothing like forgetting, while
having a stare down, two feet from your too hot for his own good
neighbor, that you are wearing a god damn seaweed mask. Die
cruel world.
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.
-------------------------------
Website: authorjdhollyfield.com
Twitter:https://twitter.com/jdhollyfield
GIVEAWAY
No comments:
Post a Comment