Title: Whatever You Do (Try Again, #2)
Author: Stephanie Smith
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Blurb
How do you trust someone who is everything you’re trying to
avoid?
Harper Lindell is having a bad day. You know, if a bad day consists of getting
fired from your cushy job and then catching your boyfriend red handed playing
hide the salami.
Sick of meeting the same guys over and over, Harper decides to
try her luck at Internet dating. How bad could it be? Right?
Tate Washington wasn’t looking to meet anyone. Still dealing with the consequences
of his one serious relationship, all he’s interested in is revamping his
family’s behind-the-times café.
He didn’t plan on seeing the beautiful receptionist from Argo
again, walking into his life to use his café as a dating hub, and using him as a
BFF.
Can Harper really trust Tate, who is everything she thinks she
needs to steer clear of?
Can Tate wait while Harper works through her insecurities and
fears?
Excerpt
Tate chuckles as
he picks up a tomato and throws it to me. Thanking my quick reflexes, I catch
it mid-air.
“Here, cut
those,” he says, gesturing to the pile of tomatoes already stacked on the bench
next to where he is preparing bacon.
I pop the tomato
down and head to wash my hands. Once I return to the counter, Tate approaches
me with an apron and wraps his arms around me as he ties the strings in front.
We get stuck into it and work in companionable silence for the next few
minutes.
“I’m sorry about
the other day,” he says, not pausing for a second from the bacon he is cutting.
“I know,” I
respond.
“I’m glad we’re
okay.”
“Me, too.”
Silence descends
once more, and we continue our tasks before Tate speaks again. “The other day,
you said how you’ve never felt an instant connection with someone before.”
“Yeah?” I ask
warily, wondering if I freaked him out.
“I didn’t get to
tell you that I feel the same. When we’re together, it feels right.”
“Yeah … it does.”
Even though we
don’t mention another thing about it, the silence doesn’t come again as the
shots keep flowing and the music on the old radio gets louder and louder. We
are laughing and carrying on and there is more ‘accidental’ touching on both
sides.
‘Black Widow’ by
Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora flows through the speakers and I sigh in happiness. “I
love this song.” I leave my tomatoes behind to shake my hips all over the
kitchen to the beat, singing along with the lyrics.
Warmth covers my
back as two strong hands land on my hips. Tate pushes into me from behind and
moves his hips along with my own or forces my hips to move along with his—I’m
not sure.
“You’re so
fucking sexy, Harper,” he whispers into my ear. “I won’t be able to keep this
friendship platonic if you keep shaking your ass like that in my kitchen.” His
warm breath flows over my collarbone as he nuzzles my neck and goosebumps break
out across my skin. Tate must notice as he lifts his head and slowly peppers
small, light kisses along the crease of my shoulder.
My head rolls
back onto his shoulder, and my body liquefies at the intimate and sensual
touch. He’s breaking down my walls. My common sense. He’s slowly softening me,
melting me so he can mould me as he pleases, and it’s working.
As the
realisation hits me, I jump out of Tate’s arms, grab hold of his hand, and pull
him to the middle of the kitchen. I smile seductively at him and wink. “I’ll
just have to keep you in line and focused then.”
He throws his head back and laughs, allowing me to ignore
the moment and lead him around the centre workbench as we shake, shimmy, and
wiggle to ‘Shake it Off’ by Taylor Swift, which is now playing on the stereo.
Wherever You Will Go (Try Again, #1)
Brooke Willis had everything she ever wanted: a happy marriage,
volunteer placement at the art gallery, and the promise of starting a family
with the man of her dreams.
Saxon Reed had everything he ever thought he needed: a
successful career, nice cars, expensive apartment, and more money than he knew
what to do with.
After losing her husband Brooke insists on taking over his
company to keep his dreams alive. Struggling in an industry she knows nothing
about, Brooke turns to Saxon, her husband’s best friend and business partner,
for guidance and support. Their mutual grief, and Saxon’s need to look after
his best friend’s wife, creates a connection beyond just business.
Can Brooke take over the company and find a new life without
saying goodbye to the past? Can Saxon protect and care for Brooke without
scaring her away?
What happens when your heart doesn’t listen to your head? When
lines are crossed and boundaries are pushed?
About the Author
I'm first & foremost a reader & fangirl, I will always be first & foremost a reader & fangirl. I am on street teams, I pimp and I brag. I LOVE my Authors!!
I have recently started writing as a way to relax and spend some time for me. My first novel Wherever You Will Go is due to release later this year. I'm having so much fun writing my first story and I'm looking forward to the journey it is taking me on.
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