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BLURB:
“You’re next.”
Those words send Matt Blakefield fleeing his brother’s wedding. Marriage or even falling in love is the last of his desires. What he wants to learn is the identity of the owner of the house he wants to use as a make-over for the magazine he edits, Good Livin’. A fall rainstorm and a pine tree sends his motorcycle into a spin and into the arms of an old acquaintance, a girl he hurt in high school.
Cassie Moore has borrowed a cabin from one of her partners in a cardiology practice to come to terms with a broken engagement. The news came via an email. Her fiancée had married another woman just weeks before their scheduled marriage. The appearance of Matt at her door brings an old attraction into full bloom. She realizes love is lurking but he’s a player and she needs to forget the connection.
Is it possible that a weekend of love can become a lifetime?
EXCERPT:
“You’re next.”
Matt Blakefield choked on the
piece of wedding cake he’d been about to swallow. “Not in a million years. Why
don’t you pick on one of our unmarried friends like Tony or Jules?”
“They aren’t here,” his sister
Allie said.
Matt’s gaze slid around the long
table in the inn’s dining room spearing each couple with a glare. Friends and
family had gathered to celebrate this morning’s wedding of his brother to the
mother of his nine year old son.
“I have a friend who you would
like,” Allie said.
Meg grinned. “She would be
perfect.”
Matt pretended to shoot his
sisters. “No sale.” He dropped his napkin on the table.
“Remember the curse.” Mark’s sly
smile teased. “None of us has escaped. Maybe there’s a woman from your past you
can’t forget.”
Was there? Yes. But the reason
he couldn’t forget her showed him in a bad way. Time to hit the road. With this decision made he wondered how he
could flee before his sisters set up a date. As if in answer to his wishes his
cell vibrated. Salvation.
“Matt here. Sorry you missed the
wedding…I’ll tell him.” He looked up. “Jules said congrats. Sorry he was on a
hunt and couldn’t book a flight in time… So what did you learn?”
His friend and investigator’s
news was all Matt wanted to hear. “I’m on my way. Yes, today.”
As if he’d stay here where plans
he wanted no part of were being laid. He’d been present for the important
event. He had no reason to linger and a huge need to escape. Although he wasn’t
to meet Jules until Monday morning the opportunity was perfect.
He rose. “Have to leave. Jules
has info I need on this year’s makeover house.”
“On the weekend?” His father,
CEO of the Good Magazine Group and recently married to his teenage love arched
an eyebrow.
“Yeah, it’s the Smiton house.
You know the one I’ve always been interested in. I want to use this as the
project for converting a house from energy sucking to energy efficient. Jules
has a line on the owner’s location. I want the contract signed so we can start work
soon.” He didn’t mention how his mother had loved the house and talked about
the mystery of the heir’s disappearance. There’d been no thought of the man’s
death, just that he had gone to Europe to
live.
His father’s forehead wrinkled.
“If there’s a problem, find another house. Who knows what condition the Smiton
house is in. No one has lived there for more than twenty five years.”
“I’ve checked. The house is
solid.”
“Find one with the owners in
residence. They’ll appreciate the free upgrade.”
Matt groaned. “And spend hours
suggesting changes that won’t work or constantly complain about the
inconvenience. Not on a bet.” Matt rose. Another thing he failed to mention was
his plan to live in the house.
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Yes, he'll be next for sure. Enjoyed the excerpt!
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