When It’s Right
by Jeanette
Grey
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BLURB:
Still
licking his wounds after a messy breakup, Nate is at loose ends for New Year’s
Eve and itching for a wild and crazy adventure to jolt him out of his rut. Now
if he could only convince his best friend, Cassie, to break away for an
impromptu road trip to Times Square.
Fun
as it sounds, Cassie is reluctant to accept Nate’s invitation. Little does he
know, she’s made resolutions of her own—resolutions about finally getting over
her long-standing crush on him. Telling herself this trip will be the perfect
“last hurrah”, she packs her bag.
The
trip is a fiasco from the outset. A car that won’t start, a freak storm that
strands them on the side of the road, and a long drive with too much time for true
confessions. Cassie’s rocks Nate to the core, leaving him wondering if the best
thing that ever happened to him has been right in front of him all along.
Warning:
Contains two best friends, a secret crush, and a road trip that leads to tow
trucks, unexpected hotel-room sharing, epiphanies, sex, and more.
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Excerpt
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“Are you sure you know what you’re doing?”
Bracing his arms on the sides of the engine block, he rose
and shot her a glare over his shoulder. “Yes, Ms. Smarty Pants. I think I know
how to fix my own car.”
She cocked an eyebrow at him but bit back her reply. Sure
enough, after a few more seconds of posturing, his shoulders slumped and he
pushed off, turning to face her as he wiped his hands on a rag. His face was
streaked with black and there were smudges on his shirt as well.
“Okay, fine.” His lips turned into a disappointed pout that
melted her heart. “I admit it. This is beyond me.”
How to respond to that? Striving for neutrality, she gave
him a wavering half-smile. “Should I start trying to figure out something else
to do tomorrow night?”
The corner of his mouth turned down in confusion. “What do
you mean? Your car got you here, didn’t it?”
He didn’t… Surely he wouldn’t. Her eyebrows shot up in
disbelief. “And what makes you think it’s going to be able to make it to New
York?”
“Come on, it’s not that bad.”
They both turned their heads as one, gazing at the
car-shaped pile of rust currently lowering property values where it was parked
on the other side of the street.
“Yes. Yes, it is that bad.”
“So it doesn’t have heated seats or power steering—”
“Or tread on the tires or brakes. The gerbils in the engine
don’t work in the cold, Nate.”
He had to be kidding.
“Come on. You can’t really be ready to give up that easy?”
He wasn’t kidding.
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Jeanette Grey
started out with degrees in physics and painting, which she dutifully applied
to stunted careers in teaching, technical support, and advertising. When none
of that panned out, she started writing. In her spare time, Jeanette enjoys
making pottery, playing board games, and spending time with her husband and her
pet frog. She lives, loves, and writes in upstate New York.
Website: http://jeanettegrey.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jeanettelgrey
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/jeanettelgrey
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I love the Warning.
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Haha, thanks! We add warnings to the blurbs for all of our Samhain books, and they're always the most fun part to write :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the excerpt! Regarding our New Year plans, with luck, we'll be finishing lobsters in time to watch the New Year specials.
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DeleteI´m celebrating it with my friends on a cottage! :P
ReplyDeleteGetting away for New Year's is always fun. Hope you have a great time!
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DeleteI am going to enjoy reading this book. Thanks for the blurb
ReplyDeleteOpps forgot to answer what am I going to do on New Year. Well I am going to to be with friends and have a few drinks
ReplyDeleteI will be playing board games with my family and then call in the new year with them.
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