Wrong Brother, Right Match
Anyone But You #3
Anyone But You #3
By: Jennifer Shirk
Releasing December 5, 2016
Entangled Bliss
Entangled Bliss
Blurb:
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.
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.
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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32613784-wrong-brother-right-match
Goodreads Series Link https://www.goodreads.com/series/125114-anyone-but-you
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.
He kissed her.
Author Info:
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.
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This sounds like a lot of fun. What a confession to make.
ReplyDeleteYep, sometimes you just have to leave your conscience behind! Fun, cozy cover. I can't help but smile when I look at it. Thank you!
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