Married by Monday by Catherine Bybee
Releases on June 5th
from Amazon
Author of New York Times
Bestseller, Wife by Wednesday presents, Book Two in the Weekday Bride Series
Blurb:
It’s better for both of them to
be Married by Monday
Carter Billings:
Sandy blond hair and Hollywood good looks,
Carter Billings could have any woman he wants. However, when he makes his bid
for the Governor's seat in the state of California, he needs to settle down and
become a family man. Eliza, the woman he secretly adores, embodies the perfect
amount of spice and passion to suit his marital needs, but she’s not interested
in becoming Mrs. Billings. She can't even stand to be in the same room with
him.
Eliza Havens:
It’s
much easier to drive Carter away than to give into desire. Matching couples is
how she earns a living, but getting married isn’t an option. The secrets she
carries are too dangerous to entangle anyone else. When her hidden identity and
past threaten her future, she’s left with little choice. Carter is quick to
offer solutions to both their problems, but saying yes could mean endangering
the man she’s growing to love.
Excerpt:
He folded his
arms over his chest. “I suppose you could say I’m following Blake’s lead.
Marriage solves a few fundamental problems in my career path.”
She stared at
him full on now, not trying to look away. “Your problems. Not mine.”
“Problems you
helped play a role in.” He saw the spark in her eye before she managed her
first syllable of defense.
She sat the tea
down and placed a hand on the counter. “That’s low, Carter.”
“And true or
you’d be the first to tell me I’m wrong. If I had a choice, I’d be married by
Monday to help dispel all the media crap created by yours and Gwen’s night on
the Texas town. I thought I could come to you and obtain a little bit of
cooperation.”
“A little bit of
cooperation. Marriage is a tad more than a little
bit of anything.” Her voice rose and her knuckles started to grip the
counter.
“Yet you earn
your living arranging marriages or partnerships on trite reasons less important
than mine.” How dare she follow a moral high ground. Maybe she’d forgotten how
well versed he was on her and Samantha’s business.
“You forget that
our clients have to approve of the relationships we arrange. They have to like
the person—”
He laughed,
interrupting her. “Do you really want to pretend we aren’t friends to prove
your point?”
Her cheeks grew
rosy which he had to admit was a much better than the pasty color she’d been
sporting when he walked into the house. He felt the fire burning inside her as
she shot daggers with her eyes.
“You’re my best
friend’s husband’s friend. If you’re looking for a wife you might peek into
your little black book, or whatever it is you use, and draw another name.”
Carter let his
arms drop and took two steps closer. The angrier she became, the more his blood
churned. His body responded to her outrage, but not in anger. “I don’t want to
draw another name.”
Review:
5/5
Heat rating 2
Coming from Ms. Bybee, I knew
this was going to be a good story and it doesn’t disappoint. I sat down to read
and found myself still reading in the wee small hours, having to force myself
to put down my kindle so I could get a couple hours sleep before going to work.
The story twists and turns across the pages. Romance mixing with the amazing
level of suspense keeps the reader on the edge of their seat the whole time and
just when you think you have it sussed…wham, Ms. Bybee gets in another plot
twist.
You don’t need to have read book
one, although Sam and Blake do make an appearance in this story.
Definitely one to curl up with
this summer.
Meet Carter.
I asked Carter to give me three tidbits
about himself that aren’t in the book. He said:
1. Had a Pomeranian as a kid
named Killer.
2. Enjoys messaging Eliza's feet
because of the way she moans when he's doing it.
3. Instead of buying a bone for
the current dog in his life, he buys him Prada's. (sounds like a cunning plan
to me)
Bio
New York Times, USA Today and
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Catherine Bybee has been addicted to
romance since her teens. After spending a decade of her life working as an RN
in urban emergency rooms, Catherine is now dedicated to writing
happily-ever-afters for the world to love. Catherine is married and raising two
sons in Southern California.
She loves hearing from her
readers so feel free to visit her at:
Buy links - go to Catherine's author page.
Amazon US
Amazon UK
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