Thank You
for Holding
On Hold Series #2
By Julia Kent & Elisa Reed
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 21, 2017
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Synopsis
Having it all is a fantasy,
right?
Carrie Shelton thought her
boyfriend was too good to be true. Her best friend's brother? A guy who loved
antiquing? Who cuddled on the couch while watching foodie YouTube clips and
talking about artisanal spices? Who helped her accessorize her outfits?
Right.
Fantasy.
So when he ran off with Kevin,
the owner of an antique shop, right before his sister’s wedding, Carrie’s life
went from fantasy to nightmare.
As maid of honor, she can’t back
out of the wedding. And her ex is the best man - but now he has his own best
man.
She needs a date. Stat.
Enter Ryan. Sure, he’s a hot male
stripper at the O Spa where she works as junior designer, but he’s a few years
younger and just, you know -- a friend.
Perfect. She needs a friend more
than she needs a boyfriend.
A weekend of playing her
boyfriend so she can save face is a lot to ask, but for some reason Carrie
doesn't understand, Ryan's all in. Enthusiastic, even.
Especially when it comes to
physical displays of affection.
Public kisses turn to private
confessions, and pretty soon, Carrie can't tell the difference between fantasy
and reality.
Because if Ryan's just pretending
he's in love with her, then why does the chemistry between them -- and between
the sheets -- feel so real?
Carrie can't settle for almost,
though. She's already done that. She's not putting her life on hold anymore.
Turns out Ryan won't, either.
He's holding out for more.
Thank You For Holding is a
STANDALONE in the On Hold series. You do not need to have read book 1 in the
series, Our Options Have Changed, but after reading about Carrie and Ryan’s
friends-to-lovers adventure, you’ll want to. ;)
Excerpt
CARRIE
I'm going to
be the maid of honor in my friend Jenny's wedding. You probably saw that
coming. I met Jenny at work here at the O Spa, the women’s private club chain
where I am the Assistant Director for Design. O Spas are the “fourth space” for
women. Home, work, and other public venues are the first three.
We are meant
to be the ultimate space. From highly-trained, well-oiled, hot massage
therapists who wear g-strings that are outlawed in 111 countries, to a sex toy
boutique with weekly workshops, to a new coffee shop with lattes that are
better than sex, the O Spa caters to what women want.
A break, a
chance, and a friend.
Jenny loved
working for O, but she moved on a year ago, a promotion she could only get by
changing companies. We were never just work friends. We're true best friends,
and besides that, we could be sisters-in-law someday. I'm dating her brother,
Jamey.
Who is
standing in front of my desk right now, telling me about the tickets he just
scored to Straight No Chaser at the Wang Center in November. We love a
cappella.
"Fifth
row, Carrie! And it'll be near the holidays, so maybe they'll do songs from
their Christmas album!" His dark, wavy hair falls over his forehead in a
boyish little curl. His eyebrows are perfectly arched. He gets them threaded
more often than I do. His narrow chinos are rolled at the cuff, exposing his
bare ankles in brown loafers. And is that my cotton scarf knotted around his
neck?
I smile at
him. Jamey is a great boyfriend because he always wants to do fun and unusual
things. Has ever since we began dating two years ago. Our friends rely on Jamey
to keep them current. When Steve Martin curated the Lawren Harris show at the
MFA, we were the first people in the door. When Juliet opened in Union Square,
we were tasting the tasting menu before anyone else had tasted it.
You can see
why a lavender flowered cotton dress -- with puffed sleeves -- is of no use to
me.
“We can go
back to my place after the concert and I’ll make cocoa. Bet you’d enjoy
something sweet and hot,” I say with a flirtatious grin. I give him what I hope
is a smoldering look. He’s holding my hand and his eyes widen in mock
excitement, then he looks away.
I love
Jamey.
Julia Kent
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire). She lives in New England with her husband and three sons in a household where the toilet seat is never, ever, down.
Elisa Reed
Elisa Reed is a journalist-turned-fiction-writer whose snappy, irreverent prose combines with an irrepressible zest for the simpler, and often intimate, pleasures of life to produce fun(ny) contemporary romance with a focus on second chances. New England born and bred, Elisa Reed now lives, writes, and plays in New Orleans and along the sugar sands of the Gulf Coast.
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