With: A.J. Pine
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Three things I promise:
1.
Jeremy’s
respect for Grace’s Man Cleanse yet undeniable
attraction to her provides much in the way of comic relief.
attraction to her provides much in the way of comic relief.
2.
Grace
and Jeremy are quite creative with the Man Cleanse
work-arounds.
3.
WORTH THE WAIT is definitely still a steamy book.
So, speaking of that comic
relief, here is where Jeremy learns that while Grace is off limits to him for
the time being, she’s not off limits to—herself.
Excerpt
“Who’s your tall drink of ginger ale?
Thought you were off the man sauce. Or is that episode over? Because if not, tell
me you’re keeping him around for when it is. And did you try the Pink Bullet we
talked about last time, or are you still relying on the showerhead?”
Jeremy coughed. Grace maintained
complete and utter composure despite the woman who must be her Realtor
discussing, on the sidewalk, whether or not Grace masturbated.
“What?” the woman added. “Life is too
short for mental filters. Say what you want or keep your mouth shut. You keep
things bottled up inside, and you’re liable to explode.” She winked. “Yet
another reason for the Pink Bullet.”
Grace blew out a long breath. “Lisa,”
she said. “This is my friend, Jeremy. Jeremy,
Lisa’s the Realtor who, thankfully,
has not leased this place out to anyone else, yet. We’ve known each other as
long as I’ve been eyeing it, so she’s kind of privy to the whole cleanse
situation.”
Lisa crossed her arms and gave Jeremy
the once-over. “God, you two would make fantastic-looking children.” She shook
her head. “What a waste. And no, for all the condos I sell, I cannot unload
this property. It’s like it’s waiting for our Gracie here.”
He grinned at the sound of the
nickname. He bet other people got to call her that, people who knew the real
her—all of her. People with whom she spoke freely about her sex life—or lack
thereof—and whether or not she pleasured herself.
He twitched inside his jeans. Traitor.
But
how could he blame himself? He was conjuring images of Grace touching herself
in places that were off-limits to the entirety of the male species.
Friends, he
reminded himself, then tried to drum up an antidote.
Nana bringing him cookies when he had
the chicken pox as a child.
Nope. That just made him realize he
was hungry for something other than kale and that
he was still horny.
His ninth-grade English teacher, Mrs.
Field. Shit. No. Wrong choice. She was actually kind of hot.
Nurse Elsa, the one who gave him the
flu shot at his old pediatrician’s office. She had that mole above her lip with
that lone hair growing out of it…Yes!
He glanced at his pants, feeling
himself soften.
At
ease, soldier.
I like to think of myself as a man of pleasure...
I enjoy a good pint of ale, being in the arms of a beautiful
woman, and living by my own rules. The only thing I try to avoid? Commitment.
And I’ve got a three-year success rate to prove it.
I wasn’t planning on Grace—the beautiful, funny, totally
off-limits massage therapist who keeps popping up in my life. She’s on a
six-month mission to rid her life of toxins. No alcohol. No red meat. And,
yeah, no men. I’m talking full-on man cleanse.
I know I should walk away, but I can’t...and the only way to
keep her in my life is to live by her rules. I’ll need to prove to a woman
who’s lost all trust in men that I’m worthy of her love. And do it all without
so much as a single kiss.
The only
problem? If I win, I’ll lose the one thing I swore I’d never give up. My heart.
Each
book in the Kingston Ale House series is a standalone, full-length story that
can be enjoyed out of order.
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Series Order:
Book #1 The One That Got Away
Book #2 Six Month Rule
Book #3 Three Simple Words
Book
#4 Worth the Wait
About the Author
AJ
Pine writes stories to break readers’ hearts,
but don’t worry—she’ll mend them with a happily ever after. As an English
teacher and a librarian, AJ has always surrounded herself with books. All her
favorites have one big commonality–romance. Naturally, the books she writes
have the same. When she’s not writing, she’s of course reading. Then there’s
online shopping (everything from groceries to shoes). And a tiny bit of TV
where she nourishes her undying love of vampires, superheroes, and a certain
high-functioning sociopath detective. You’ll also find her hanging with her
family in the Chicago ‘burbs.
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Congrats on your new book, AJ. And thanks for sharing the excerpt, Jeremy sounds like a true troublemaker, lol!
ReplyDeleteAJ Pine is a new to me author. I'll have to check her backlist. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting book! This would be a new author I'll have to check out!
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ReplyDeleteI love romance stories with comedy in them. After all, romance should be fun.
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This sounds like a really funny read! I'm definitely adding it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteHi Aj! Congratulations on your release!! This sounds like a book right up my alley, excited to read!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new release! Can't wait to set my eyes on it! 😉👀
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!!
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