by Jennifer Shirk
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GENRE: Romance
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BLURB:
Maddie
McCarthy is single, between jobs, and (oh, the shame) lives with her mother. To
make matters worse, she's the maid of honor for her sister's wedding, and
desperately needs a date. Then she sees her salvation—Match Made Easy, a
service for women in Maddie’s exact position. If she can't find a boyfriend,
she'll do the next best thing...
Hire one.
Trent Montgomery isn't actually part
of Match Made Easy. He's just doing a favor for his cousin, but one look at the
blonde who hired him, and he's totally hooked. Now Maddie thinks that the
attraction sizzling between them is just “part of the package.” And Trent is
running out of time to prove to her that her date-for-hire might just be her
happily-ever-after...
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EXCERPTS
Fortunately,
he found her five seconds later. The woman wasn't anywhere near halfway to
Maine, but by all accounts, she was about halfway from an embarrassing 911
call.
"What
do you think you're doing?" he barked, coming up behind her.
Maddie—whose
forearm was wedged up one of his vending machine drop slots—lifted her pert
nose at him as if she were royalty and he a common serf. "I'm retrieving
my Diet Coke, thank you very much."
He
smothered a grin. "Well, before you can retrieve your soda, you must first
insert your money."
She
huffed out an exaggerated breath. "I understand that, Captain Obvious, and
I already did. This stupid machine moved the can just close enough not to fall.
It's probably the owner's way of getting extra money."
He
bit down on his tongue at that remark, considering he was the owner.
Maddie
shoved her arm farther up the slot. "I almost have it."
"Will
you take your arm out of there before we have to saw it off?"
Fire
sprung in those blue eyes of hers, making her look even more adorable, he
decided. Like angry Tinker Bell. "Don't tell me what to do."
Trent
gazed heavenward. Great. Not only would he have to place that 911 call when her
arm got stuck, but then he'd probably have to call his attorney, too, for when
she sued him. It wasn't such a wonder anymore why she needed help getting that
wedding date. This woman was trouble with a capital T.
Trying
a different tactic, he gently placed a hand on her shoulder and leaned in.
"You're right. It's none of my business. Stay in that position all day if
you want. The guy on treadmill number two is getting quite the view. One more
deep squat and I guarantee he'll be asking for your number."
"What?"
Cheeks on fire, she sprung up. She glanced behind her then turned toward him
with narrowed eyes. "Hey, that was a dirty trick. There's no guy over
there."
"No,
but if there were he would have been treated to a dazzling display of hot pink
thong. Not to mention that I'm sure my ‘dirty trick’ just saved you at least
eight weeks of physical therapy. And by the way, you're welcome."
Wedding Date for Hire buy
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
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, Amazon/Montlake Romance,
and now Entangled Publishing.
Lately she's been on a
serious exercise kick. But don't hold that against her.
Feel free to follow her on
Twitter or become a friend on Facebook.
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