Her
supposed "right match" might just be the wrong brother.
WRONG BROTHER, RIGHT MATCH
Anyone but You #3
Jennifer Shirk
Releasing Dec 5th, 2016
Entangled BLISS
@RomanceisBliss
Matchmaking
guru Kennedy Pepperdine’s life is perfect. Perfect job. Perfect friends.
Perfect boyfriend. Except...when she gets trapped in an elevator with a
handsome stranger, she accidentally confesses a secret: maybe her perfect
boyfriend, Justin, isn’t so perfect for her after all. But a matchmaker should
be able to successfully match herself, right? Thankfully, she’ll never see the
handsome stranger again. Until she heads home with Justin for the holidays and
learns that the sexy stranger is none other than Justin’s older brother, Matt.
Matt Ellis
is trying to be on his best behavior for his mother—it is Christmas, after all.
But when he recognizes the beautiful woman from the elevator—the one he hasn’t
been able to stop thinking about for months—his best behavior is being held by
a thread. Matt’s always sacrificed for his family, and nothing is more
important than their happiness, but the more time he spends around Kennedy, the
more he wonders if her supposed "right match" might just be the wrong
brother.
Excerpt
Kennedy grew silent
again. She began chewing her bottom lip. His eyes automatically dropped to her
mouth, and for the forty-eighth time since being trapped together, he thought
about kissing some sense into that anxious brain of hers.
“You’re right.” Her
words were so soft, he wasn’t sure she’d spoken them. “He’s wonderful. Really
awesome. But honestly…” She gave him a sharp if slightly tipsy look. “I’ve
never said this to anyone, so you can’t tell a soul.”
He gave her a droll
look. “Who am I going to tell?”
She stared him down
for several seconds as if judging his sincerity. “Cross your heart?”
“Cross my heart,”
he repeated, making the motion against his chest.
“Okay.” She bit her
lip. “It’s just that…sometimes I doubt we’re meant for each other.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I know it’s crazy,” she murmured.
“Especially since I can’t afford for my software to be wrong.”
Before he could respond, the lights overhead
flickered. Her head whipped up toward the ceiling. “Thank God!” The elated
expression on her face reminded him of a child watching fireworks go off.
“We’re finally going to get out of here,” she squealed.
“Yeah…awesome.”
Matt swallowed hard. He should be happy, too. Why the hell wasn’t he happy?
He’d finally be out of this cramped elevator and away from this anxiety-ridden
woman with her boyfriend issues. But instead, all he could do was bank down a
strange sense of disappointment at the thought of her walking through those
elevator doors and him never seeing her again.
He stood first then
held out his hand to help her up. Her palm met his, and he tugged just as the
elevator began to move again, causing them to lose their balance. His back
slammed against the wall, and she fell into his arms.
“Nice catch,” she
said with a laugh, obviously still feeling the effects of the champagne.
Matt held on to
her, his heart beating wildly. Having her in his arms ignited all kinds of
thoughts, all kinds of feelings. Naughty thoughts. Good feelings. His gaze
captured hers for a long moment until eventually her smiling face grew serious,
too. Then his conscience tapped him on the shoulder.
What the hell do you think you’re doing? it said. You’ve both been drinking. And she has a boyfriend.
He’d always hated his conscience.
“Matt?”
Matt didn’t move. The elevator was going to
open soon. They would be free to leave separately or leave together. There was
still a choice. Growing up, he had always been the one to toe the line. Do what
was right for everyone else in his life. But so help him, he didn’t want to do
that this time. Maybe it was the alcohol, but he wanted her. True, the woman
had a boyfriend—a neglectful
boyfriend—but still, there were rules for that sort of thing, weren’t there?
Like what if…
Screw it.
Jennifer
Shirk has a bachelor degree in pharmacy-which has in NO
WAY at all helped her with her writing career. But she likes to point it out,
since it shows romantic-at-hearts come in all shapes, sizes, and mind-numbing
educations.
She writes sweet (and sometimes even funny) romances for Samhain Publishing, Avalon Books/Montlake Romance and now Entangled Publishing. She won third place in the RWA 2006 NYC's Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest with her first book, THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME. Recently, her novel SUNNY DAYS FOR SAM won the 2013 Golden Quill Published Authors Contest for Best Traditional Romance.
Lately she's been on a serious exercise kick. But don't hold that against her.
She writes sweet (and sometimes even funny) romances for Samhain Publishing, Avalon Books/Montlake Romance and now Entangled Publishing. She won third place in the RWA 2006 NYC's Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest with her first book, THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME. Recently, her novel SUNNY DAYS FOR SAM won the 2013 Golden Quill Published Authors Contest for Best Traditional Romance.
Lately she's been on a serious exercise kick. But don't hold that against her.
Oh man, this one sounds really good!! I'm normally not one for "love triangles" but I dunno...the brother?! I may have to get this one.
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What an interesting storyline. Sounds like an intriguing read. Definitely adding to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteAt least she's keeping it in the family.
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ReplyDeleteAdded to my TBR! :)
ReplyDeleteI already had this book on my TBR shelf! A friend of mine read it and really liked it.
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