Synopsis:
All families have secrets, and Jules Stone’s is no exception. Deciding not to follow in her family's Oscar-winning footsteps, Jules chooses to take a more behind-the-scenes career in one of the Top 10 Talent Agencies in Chicago. After being dumped five hours before spending Christmas with her dysfunctional family, she needs a plan to avoid their judgmental eyes.Enter: Kayden Reece.
Kayden is the black sheep of his family, being the one actor drowning in a world of doctors and lawyers. Never really getting a jumpstart at his acting career or landing a big time role, he can feel his dad’s disappointment soaking into his spirit.
When Kayden gets a chance to meet and sign with a big name agent at Walter and Jacks Talent Agency, he’s ready to prove everyone wrong. Jules stumbles into the building in shambles, ugly crying, and begging to pay an actor a big sum of money to be her made-up boyfriend for five days, Kayden jumps at the opportunity—finally able to say he landed a role.
When secrets start to unravel, Kayden and Jules must learn that all families have their baggage, sometimes co-stars fall in lust, and it’s important to always have invisible mistletoe hanging around.
This holiday season join the two fake lovebirds as they partake in the role of a lifetime
Excerpt:
When Kayden takes my
hand, he pulls me up from my sob party for one and walks me over to the door.
Placing my back against it, he takes my other hand into his. His proximity to
my body is extreme and somewhat petrifying. The cold wood from the door touches
the back of my neck, creating powerful shivers. He positions himself in front
of me, his body demanding my attention. He’s at least six-foot-four, which
makes me appear short at five-foot-eight. Is he going to kiss me? Because I’m
not going to kiss him. I don’t even know you!
“I’m not going to kiss you,” he explains.
Oh. My
lips frown for a moment, but I hope he doesn’t notice.
“Well, not yet at least. Close your eyes.”
“Kayden, I understand you really want this job but let’s forget about it. It’s
a stupid idea and it’s hardly a real acting job. How about an ‘IOU’? I promise
you another audition for a great role and…” I argue all of the reasons why this
actor shouldn’t be hovering over me, and I’m pretending to try to pull away.
Truth is, I really want to pull him closer and have him press against my body,
allowing him to slowly introduce his tongue to mine. He raises an eyebrow
towards me; I arch one back and sigh, closing my eyes.
His face presses against mine. The itchiness of his beard brushes against me as
my hands fall to my sides. He places his hands on my shoulders, willing me to
stay put.
“Stop comparing yourself to your sister.” His hand slides to my lower back, and
before I have the power to go weak, he tightens his hold, pulling me closer to
him. When I hear him mention my sister, I go to open my eyes but he stops me.
“Keep them shut. You’re nothing like her. And she’s nothing like you. Forgot
about all of the losers who didn’t know what type of treasure they let get
away. They don’t exist anymore. No one on this planet does. It’s just you and
me for these five days. There’s nothing to worry about. No commitment. No
planning. Just us and our holiday.”
I can feel his lips mere millimeters away from mine as the words roll off of
his tongue with such ease. For a minute, I forget we are standing in my
office—er, my boss’s office—and that my mascara is still running down my
cheeks. I forget we met five minutes ago when I offered to pay someone an
obscene amount of money to be my made-up boyfriend. I forget who Richard,
Danny, and Lisa are. All I want to do is find the taste of the man with his
hands around my waist.
“I’m going to kiss you now,” he warns, edging his face closer to mine. “Unless
you stop me.”
I don’t speak a word; I have no reason whatsoever to want to stop him.
When his lips find mine, I feel as if I’ve won the sexdorable lottery. His lips
are soft, addicting, and gentle at first before the kiss grows deeper. I place
my hands on his chest, stilling myself from tumbling over as his tongue slowly
brushes against my lips. The way his rock-hard abs feel against my touch, makes
me moan for more. My hips involuntarily rock in his direction, and he lifts me
up against the door, kissing me harder, deeper, in a way that makes me feel as
if we have been sharing these types of kisses for a lifetime. He allows my legs
to wrap around his waist, and he holds me, making me feel so safe at his touch.
His fingers stroke through my curly locks of hair, and when he pulls his mouth
away from mine, I cannot help but miss his taste, his heat, his made-up
passion. His eyes open to find my blues staring back at him, and he tilts my head,
giving me one last kiss before I feel him smiling against my mouth. When my
feet find the ground, my knees almost forget how to keep me standing, but
Kayden’s hand is around my back, holding me, protecting me from falling.
“Well then…” I
clear my throat once, “You are a fantastic actor,” I say, breathless and
emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.
Author Bio:
Brittainy C. Cherry has been madly in love
with words since the day she took her first breath--okay maybe not THAT long,
but pretty darn close! She lives in Wisconsin with her loved ones and she
adores a great romance. Her debut novel, The Space in Between, released August
9th, 2013 and she has many more stories in the works! Other hobbies she loves
include: screenwriting, acting, dancing (poorly of course!). Coffee, chai tea,
and wine are three staples that she believes everyone should invest in! It's
also a known fact that whenever Brittainy is trying to write there is a fur
baby or two begging for hugs and kisses--which she gives the spoiled animals of
course!
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