As brothers, we are always taught to share. We share a successful business, a beautiful beachfront home, and hot women. We’d gladly give it all up for a chance to be with the only woman we’ve ever loved, our best friend, Kate.
The problem is, Kate doesn’t know how we feel. When she does find out, we’re surprised to learn she’s loved us since we were young.
As we’re about to embark on a summer of getting to know one another intimately, the threat of losing our friendship hangs over us.
Kate
I’ve been in love with Marcus and Matthew Bailey since I was a young girl. As my two best friends, they’ve been there through the tragic death of my parents, and my failed marriage to a man I didn’t love.
When I suddenly find myself alone for the summer, my thoughts turn to getting Marcus and Matthew into my bed.
But can one hot summer lead to a lifetime of being shared by two men?
Photographer: CJC Photograpy
Cover Models: Gideon Connelly, Alli Theresa and Blake Sevani
Losing two roommates within a year isn’t exactly what Lexi Murray had in mind. While her friends are finding their happily ever afters, she feels stuck watching on the side lines. Not being able to afford a condo alone in Baltimore on a teacher’s salary, Lexi is on the hunt for her next roommate. Little did she expect for the vacancy to be filled by the Shortstop for the Baltimore Blue Birds.
Single father and professional baseball player Jace Jackson only has room in heart for one girl; his fourteen year old daughter. He has decided to sacrifice his dating life to dedicate his non-baseball time to his child only. It has been easy, that is until he agrees to be a gorgeous woman’s roommate, against better judgement.
Lexi and Jace both know sharing a condo will come with its challenges, one of which is their mutual attraction to one another. Since both aren’t looking for love, they agree on one rule:
Good with his hands, be it crafting a piece of wood, playing his guitar, or pleasing a lover — he excels at them all.
Friendly, flirty, and talented, he’s cool under pressure, and hot everywhere else.
But he keeps his heart closed, even as his interest and emotions are tested.
Olivia Rourke works alongside him at BAM.
Talented, private, and intriguing, she touches something inside him he can’t deny.
He wants to know her. In every possible way.
He wants her to know him.
Her past tells her to stay clear. Van is everything that she wants, and exactly what she cannot have. She has someone else to think of who is more important.
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and she also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet). She’s learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
Melanie is represented by Flavia Viotti at Bookcase Literary Agency. For questions regarding subsidiary or translation rights please contact her at flavia@bookcaseagency.com
Hi all! I’m very excited to be participating in my very first cover reveal, and boy is it a good one! Are you ready….?
Isn’t it pretty?!? I love how the swipe of red matches her nails and lipstick, don’t you? Make you curious for more?
Here’s an excerpt:
I’m startled out of my thoughts when my brother jumps up and shouts a bunch of profane nonsense, hands flailing like he’s trying to swim on land, or approximate the chicken dance while on an LSD trip.
“You can’t do this! It’s absolute bullshit!” Armstrong yells.
I look around the table, trying to piece together what I missed.
“I’m sorry, Armstrong. I know this is a shock, but we feel it’s in the
company’s best interest to put Lincoln at the helm during this transitional
stage,” G-mom says firmly.
At the helm? I look to G-mom who’s busy not looking at me.
Armstrong jabs at finger at himself. “But I’m the one who’s put in all
the time here! I deserve to run the company! Lincoln doesn’t know the first
thing about Moorehead. All he knows how to do is dig wells and forage for food
in the wilderness. How are those valuable assets here?” He turns his attention
to our mother. “Did you know about this? How can you let this happen? Look at
him. How can that be the face of our
company? He looks like he crawled out of a gutter and mugged a twenty-year-old
college kid on a bender. How is this better for our bottom line?”
My mother clasps her hands in front of her. “I’m sorry, Armstrong, but
this decision wasn’t mine to make. I know this is hard for you, but your
grandmother and fath—”
Armstrong stomps his foot, exactly as a toddler would. “The company is
mine! Lincoln can’t have it!”
I raise a hand, half to quiet my brother and also to find out what the
freaking deal is. “Whoa, let’s back this bus up. Can someone explain what’s going on?”
“You’ve been appointed as the CEO of Moorehead Media, according to the
will,” Christophe—no R, because that would make it far too pedestrian a name—my
father’s lawyer says.
I’m working on trying to remain calm as I address my grandmother. “You
didn’t say anything about me being CEO. You said you needed my help.”
“Running the company, yes,” she says through a practiced, stiff smile.
It’s her warning face, but seriously, when she said she needed my help
for a few months I figured it meant I’d be keeping Armstrong in line while she sorted
out who was going to take over the company, which I realize now was a stupid
assumption.
“I didn’t think that meant CEO. How am I going to run a company with
this dickhead on staff?” I motion to my brother.
“The name calling is unnecessary,” G-mom replies.
“Lincoln’s not even part of this family! He hasn’t attended one event in
the past five years except for Dad’s funeral. He didn’t bother coming to my
wedding and now he’s going to run the company? How is that fair?”
I snort. “Your wedding was an expensive joke.”
He crosses his arms over his chest. “I was set up. Amalie had cold feet
and made me out to look like the bad guy.”
The woman beside him shoots him disgusted look.
Armstrong clears his throat and tugs at his collar. “My wedding is not
the real issue. The point is that you’ve never involved yourself in any part of
this family and now you think you can come in and take over. I will not stand
by and let this happen!” He keeps jabbing his finger at me, as if he’s engaged
in a finger sword fight.
I lean back in my chair and lace my fingers behind my neck. Armstrong has always been reactive. And self-absorbed. For a while it seemed like he finally had it together—back when he was engaged. But ever since that fiasco of a wedding he seems to have come completely unglued. Again. But worse this time. “Someone needs a timeout.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Helena Hunting
New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her
incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She’s writes
contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.
ME AGAIN! So what do y’all think? I love the humor and sarcasm. And the image of the chicken dance while on LSD will stick with me for awhile. Anyway, check her out, and pre-order today! https://read.macmillan.com/lp/handle-with-care/
