Happy weekend!
February has whizzed by in a blur. Here in Vegas, the chilly days seem to be behind us, and balmy low-60s temps make me dream of potted tulips and hyacinths. What’s your favorite sign of spring where you live?
The Sunday Snippet Facebook group offers peeks into all sorts of tasty books. Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SnippetSunday
This week, in honor of the gorgeous Snow Full Moon (no snow in Vegas!), the FB group hosts suggest a snippet involving a moon. Well, there’s no full-moon smooch in Opposites Ignite, the Bangers Tavern Romance book currently on sale until February 29, but shy barback Eddie Volkov has been mooning over bodacious server (and aspiring tattoo artist) Rosie for ages. Is that moon enough?
Get Opposites Ignite for 99¢This fake-dating, opposites-attract love story holds a special place in my heart, because who doesn’t love a shy hero?
Here’s a sample:
“So, what—we pretend to be dating? For how long?”
“I dunno. A few weeks? Long enough for me to think up a good reason for us to break up.”
“You mean, like how we’re as different as two people could possibly be?”
“Something like that.” He grasped her hands and wove his fingers between hers, filling her chest with happy, buzzing bumblebees—totally inappropriate, and not at all helpful. When would her body catch up with her brain and realize Eddie was not the guy for her?
“Come on, Rosie, my grandmother saw us together in my apartment. If we break up now, she’ll think I used you for a one-night stand. She’ll lose all respect for me. Please, just play along a little longer.”
She untangled her fingers from his and huffed, “Okay, okay. I helped caused this mess. I’ll help clean it up.”
Grinning, he pecked her cheek. “It’ll work out. Now, what’ll we tell them?”
After a moment of strategizing, they linked hands and made their way across the bar floor. As they passed the front door, Jojo snorted. “Just friends, huh?”
Rosie’s mom slapped the table when she caught sight of them. “Here they are, our sweet babies.”
Dawn wasn’t kidding—these women were well sauced. Empty glasses littered the table. She hadn’t seen her mom this plastered since the last presidential election.
“Shh, Ma. No need to yell.” She squeezed Eddie’s hand for good luck. “This is Eddie. We’re, uh, kind of—”
“In love!” Alina hooted. She lifted her glass, hooked her heels on the rungs of her barstool, and rose, wobbling precariously. “A toast, to young love.”
“Mama, sit down!” Eddie hissed through clenched jaws.
Too late. All around them, customers raised glasses in a toast to their make-believe love affair.
Rosie groaned and dropped her head onto Eddie’s shoulder. “We are in deep shit,” she murmured.
Get Opposites Ignite for just 99¢Thanks for reading! Watch for next week’s Sunday Snippet, a sample from Love, Legacy, and Little Green Aliens, Trappers Cove Romance 4!
