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Watch out world — I’m ready to date again.
The seven years I invested in my ex left me with nothing but scorch marks from the way he peeled out and left me at the altar. I’m not looking to put my heart into a relationship any time soon. But getting back out there? That sounds like a helluva good idea to get my groove back.
Then I bump into Chris….Clever and funny, with a sexy surfer’s bod and a brilliant nerd brain, he has just the right screwdriver to fix my hard drive. (Yes, the one for my computer.) I wouldn’t mind dating him. The trouble is he just proposed to me—to be the new dating guru on his TV show. Now he’s my new business partner. What happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time?
Review
(By Cindy)
Trophy Husband was
the VERY FIRST Lauren Blakely book I ever read. I loved her storytelling so
much that I went back to read the first two books from the Caught Up In Love series, and I haven’t missed a single book since.
So, I must admit, I was a little nervous
about the idea of mucking around with McKenna and Chris.
I should have known I had nothing to fear. Lauren took a
couple who were already near and dear to my heart and made their story even
better! McKenna’s fearlessness, and Chris’s vulnerability made them even more
endearing than I could have imagined!
*****Five Stars!*****
Excerpt
~Chris~
I’m not checking out her body.
I’m not staring at her face. I’m focused on
the task at hand. Thank God I have one, because otherwise, I’d be staring at
those eyes. They’re blue with gold flecks, making them look almost hazel at
times. She has all sorts of colors working in her irises, and the net effect is
totally captivating.
So is her lush mouth.
She’s running it while I carefully screw the
case back together. It’s painstaking work since it’s tiny and the screwdrivers
are the size of nails.
“I tried to fix my shower once,” McKenna says,
wrapping her slender hands around a cup of coffee. Yes, even her hands are hot.
Lord help me.
“Yeah?” I glance at her hands then back at the
hard drive. “How’d it go?”
“Well, if you consider scars a good thing, it
went well.”
I look up. “Scars can be cool. I trust it ween
exceedingly well?”
She lifts her chin and shows me a thin white
scar on the right side of her jaw. “Then I did a fabulous job of ‘fixing’ the
shower.” She sketches air quotes.
“Looks like it to me. But how exactly did the
shower hit you in the face?”
“When the door fell.” She says it so
matter-of-factly.
I blink, trying to process the enormity of
everything that could have gone wrong. “I don’t know if I should be impressed
you tried to fix a shower door without any fix-it skills, or impressed with
your good luck in surviving the incident. Because those things are heavy.”
“Hey! How do you know I don’t have any fix-it
skills?”
I grin. “Lucky guess?”
“Fine. You’re right. But what else was I to
do?” She shrugs, her tone light and breezy. “It wouldn’t close all the way. And
that was getting me down because I like to take really hot showers. We’re
talking sauna temperature. You know the type? Imagine you walk into the
bathroom, and steam is everywhere, and you can barely even see the other person
in the shower. Just the silhouette? Can you picture that?”
Can I picture it? Hell, I can feel that.
In my pants. “Yep,” I answer, and it comes out a little dry, a little gravelly.
Because painting crazy-hot images is playing below the belt, and I bet she doesn’t
even realize it. Hot women shouldn’t use the word “shower” in casual
conversation. It’s wholly unnecessary, along with “yoga pants” and
“strawberries.”
“So you tried to fix it?” I ask, forcing
myself to focus on the project in front of me, rather than on images of steam
rising, which lead to other things rising.
“Yup. And then that shower door showed me who
was boss.” She holds up her forearm vertically then lets it fall as she makes
a kaboom sound.
I can’t help but laugh. “And whacked you on
its way down?”
“Completely whacked. It’s kind of a miracle
I’m alive, come to think of it.”
“I’m glad you survived the shower whacking.
What happened with the door thought?”
“I called my friend Andy. He fixed it for me.
It works like a steamy, dreamy charm now.” She takes a sip of her coffee,
smiling happily.
I stop and take a drink of espresso.
“Andy? So he’s Handy Andy?” I kind of hate him
already. Wait. That’s dumb. I don’t feel a thing for Handy Andy who was in
McKenna’s shower, that lucky bastard.
“That’s a good one. Can you rhyme my name?”
“Henna McKenna?” I toss out.
“And you’ll be Chris who brings me bliss by
fixing the hard drive,” she says, and I just smile at her.
“You’re a bundle of energy,” I say as I return
to my project, moving to the right side of the case.
“And you’re a bundle of skills. What do you do
when you’re not rescuing hard drives from evil cats?”
“Admittedly, that does occupy a large portion
of my day. But in the few hours I can eke out, I host a show.”
“Like radio show or a podcast?”
I twist the screwdriver a notch. “It’s a TV
show. On WebFlix. It’s called Geeking Out.”
She narrows her eyes and points at me,
circling her finger. “You’re a geek?”
“You say that like it doesn’t compute, and yet
here I am, fixing your tech in a coffee shop. I’d say that makes me a geek.”
“You definitely don’t look like a geek.”
I meet her eyes. They’re sparking with a glint
of playfulness. “And what does a geek look like?”
“Not like a surfer. You look like you’re going
to go hang ten.”
“I do that too. For fun.”
She pumps a fist. “Nailed it. You totally have
that vibe about you. Not that I’m pigeonholing you based on your looks. But
with the Nor Cal T-shirt, it wasn’t the hardest round of Jeopardy! to
play.” She imitates Alex Trebek. “What is the most likely profession of a guy
with floppy hair, a not-from-the-salon tan, and casual charm?”
I quirk up the corner of my lips. “You think
I’m charming?”
She blushes, but it disappears quickly. “You
charmed my hard drive out of my hands.”
I screw the final piece of the case back
together, set down the tiny tool, drag a hand through my hair, and gesture to
the repaired device. “Good as new.”
“Wow,” she says appreciatively, picking up the
drive and gazing at it in admiration. “Thank you so much. You are Mr. Fix It.”
I puff out my chest playfully. “Why, thank you
very much. I’m having T-shirts made with that saying. Want one?”
“I do. I want one to sleep in at night.”
And there she goes again.
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About Lauren Blakely:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives in California with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind children. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs -- she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she's lucky, she'll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she's sold more than 3 million books. In May she'll release THE DATING PROPOSAL, in June SATISFACTION GUARANTEED and in September INSTANT GRATIFICATION. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter
J. Lynn is a bestselling author who hates to talk about herself. Loathes it.
The underworld of Chicago is far from forgiving. It’s a world where knowledge means power, power money, and money everything.
While I paid the ultimate price to have it all, it wasn’t my decision to give up my life.
That doesn’t mean I ceased to exist, only to live.
Going where the job takes me and living in the shadows, with deadly accuracy I utilize the skills inherent to me, not knowing from where they came, not recalling what I’d lost.
And then I saw her.
Laurel Carlson.
I shouldn’t want her, desire her, or need her, yet with each sighting I know she is exactly what I have to have. Laurel has the ability to do what I thought was impossible. She sees what others don’t.
My gut tells me that it’s a deadly mistake to change my plans and open my world to her. My mind says she’ll be repulsed by my twisted existence.
None of that matters, because my body won’t take no for an answer.
I’ve made dangerous mistakes before.
This time, will the price be too high?
From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance bringing us back to the same dangerous underworld as SECRETS. You do not need to read the Web of Sin trilogy to get caught in this new and intriguing saga, Tangled Web.
TWISTED is book one of the TANGLED WEB trilogy which will continue in OBSESSED and conclude in BOUND.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.
Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
About Lauren Blakely:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling, and #1 Audible Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives in California with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind children. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs -- she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she's lucky, she'll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she's sold more than 3 million books. In February she'll release BEST LAID PLANS, in March THE FEEL-GOOD FACTOR, and in May THE DATING PROPOSAL. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! 
About Lauren Blakely:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's sweet, sexy and witty. Her heroines are strong and smart and her heroes have hearts of gold and fantastic funny bones. She lives in California with her family, including her smoking hot and hilarious husband and her two brilliant and kind children. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs -- she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she's lucky, she'll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she's sold more than 3 million books. In February she'll release BEST LAID PLANS, in March THE FEEL GOOD FACTOR, and in May THE DATING PROPOSAL. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! 
The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity continues with the epic conclusion of the all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
Learn the truth behind the secrets and lies.
Surrounded by secrets and lies, can promises be believed?
Promises is book three—Sterling and Araneae’s epic conclusion—of the acclaimed Web of Sin trilogy.
The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity is coming back at you with an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
I’m Sterling Sparrow. You’ve no doubt heard my name or read it on the top of tall buildings. There’s more to my business—my realm—than what is seen above ground.
Within the underbelly of one of America’s largest cities lives a world where a man’s word is either his most valuable tool or his most respected weapon. When my father ruled that world and that city, he promised me someone who would one day make my reign complete.
Since that day, long ago, Araneae McCrie has been mine.
She just didn’t know.
My father is now gone.
The city and the underbelly are now mine.
The time has come for me to collect who was promised to me, to shred her life of secrets, and make her who she’s always been—mine.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
Secrets is book one of the Web of Sin trilogy
For series information visit: 
The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity continues with an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
What is real?
What are lies?
Have you been Aleatha’d?
Lies is book two of the Web of Sin trilogy
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.
Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
About Lauren Blakely:
A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that's hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family, including her smoking hot and funny husband and her two brilliant and kind children. She has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs -- she might have four dogs, or maybe five. If she's lucky, she'll soon have six dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than 100 times, and she's sold more than 2.5 million books. In December she'll release UNZIPPED, in January BIRTHDAY SUIT, and in March BEST LAID PLANS. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter!