From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby, comes TEMPTING BROOKE, a new novella in her Big Sky Series, brought to you by 1,001 Dark Nights! Be sure to grab your copy today!
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a new story in her Big Sky series…
Brooke’s Blooms has taken Cunningham Falls by surprise. The beautiful, innovative flower shop is trendy, with not only gorgeous flower arrangements, but also fun gifts for any occasion. This store is Brooke Henderson’s deepest joy, and it means everything to her, which shows in how completely she and her little shop have been embraced by the small community of Cunningham Falls.
So, when her landlord dies and Brody Chabot saunters through her door, announcing that the building has been sold, and will soon be demolished, Brooke knows that she’s in for the fight of her life. But she hasn’t gotten this far by sitting back and quietly doing what she’s told. Hustle is Brooke’s middle name, and she has no intention of losing this fight, no matter how tempting Brody’s smile — and body — is.
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“Hello?” Brody calls through the screen.
“Hey.” I hold it open, gesturing for him to come inside. “Enter at your own risk. I’m living inside an oven.”
“Is your air conditioning broken?” he asks, but my eyes are on the cold beer and pizza in his hands.
“No, I don’t have it. Are we having a party?”
“The game’s on,” he says with a grin. “It’s been a while since we watched the Cubs together, so I grabbed some game food and came right over.”
I feel the smile slip over my lips. He thought to come here to watch the game with me.
Brody always was the sweetest guy I knew. Seems that hasn’t changed.
“Fun,” I reply. “I’ll grab some plates. We should sit on the floor.”
“Why?”
“It’s cooler down there.”
He blinks at me, considering, and then shrugs one shoulder and sets the pizza in the middle of the floor, sits, and opens the box.
“Thin crust pepperoni,” he says. “I hope this is still your favorite.”
“It is. I’ll be right back.” I hurry into the kitchen to get the plates, and take a moment to lean on the countertop, my hand over my chest, to catch my breath. If he keeps this up, I’ll fall in love with him, and that can only lead to disaster.
He’s leaving.
“The Cubs are winning,” he calls from the other room. I grab our plates and join him, sitting a few feet away, and reach for a slice of pizza.
“O’Shaughnessy has been badass this year.”
“He’s badass every year,” I reply around a bite of food, and then laugh when he frowns at me. "What? It’s true.”
“Hmm.” He swigs his beer, and we fall into a comfortable silence, eating and watching baseball. “Oh, come on! You should have caught that!”
“You always did get riled up watching baseball.”
He smiles at me, then wipes his mouth with a napkin. “There’s no other way to watch it. God, you weren’t kidding. It’s damn hot in here.”
“I know, I’m sorry. We could go somewhere else to watch the game.”
“No, I like having you to myself,” he replies, surprising me. “I’ll just take my shirt off.”
Before I can find enough brain cells to form a sentence, he whips his shirt over his head and tosses it onto the couch.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Times a million.
I blink rapidly, trying not to stare at the tanned, toned, muscley goodness that is Brody Chabot, but it’s impossible.
He’s like the most glorious work of art in the world, and I’d challenge anyone to be able to look away.
His arms, his abs, his freaking shoulders, flex as he moves to grab another slice of pizza. How he can eat while all of my synapses are exploding one by one is beyond me.
I think I just lost all bodily function.
And I haven’t even seen him all the way naked. This is just the upper half.
I bite my lip and take a sip of my beer, trying to distract myself.
“Hey.” I hold it open, gesturing for him to come inside. “Enter at your own risk. I’m living inside an oven.”
“Is your air conditioning broken?” he asks, but my eyes are on the cold beer and pizza in his hands.
“No, I don’t have it. Are we having a party?”
“The game’s on,” he says with a grin. “It’s been a while since we watched the Cubs together, so I grabbed some game food and came right over.”
I feel the smile slip over my lips. He thought to come here to watch the game with me.
Brody always was the sweetest guy I knew. Seems that hasn’t changed.
“Fun,” I reply. “I’ll grab some plates. We should sit on the floor.”
“Why?”
“It’s cooler down there.”
He blinks at me, considering, and then shrugs one shoulder and sets the pizza in the middle of the floor, sits, and opens the box.
“Thin crust pepperoni,” he says. “I hope this is still your favorite.”
“It is. I’ll be right back.” I hurry into the kitchen to get the plates, and take a moment to lean on the countertop, my hand over my chest, to catch my breath. If he keeps this up, I’ll fall in love with him, and that can only lead to disaster.
He’s leaving.
“The Cubs are winning,” he calls from the other room. I grab our plates and join him, sitting a few feet away, and reach for a slice of pizza.
“O’Shaughnessy has been badass this year.”
“He’s badass every year,” I reply around a bite of food, and then laugh when he frowns at me. "What? It’s true.”
“Hmm.” He swigs his beer, and we fall into a comfortable silence, eating and watching baseball. “Oh, come on! You should have caught that!”
“You always did get riled up watching baseball.”
He smiles at me, then wipes his mouth with a napkin. “There’s no other way to watch it. God, you weren’t kidding. It’s damn hot in here.”
“I know, I’m sorry. We could go somewhere else to watch the game.”
“No, I like having you to myself,” he replies, surprising me. “I’ll just take my shirt off.”
Before I can find enough brain cells to form a sentence, he whips his shirt over his head and tosses it onto the couch.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Times a million.
I blink rapidly, trying not to stare at the tanned, toned, muscley goodness that is Brody Chabot, but it’s impossible.
He’s like the most glorious work of art in the world, and I’d challenge anyone to be able to look away.
His arms, his abs, his freaking shoulders, flex as he moves to grab another slice of pizza. How he can eat while all of my synapses are exploding one by one is beyond me.
I think I just lost all bodily function.
And I haven’t even seen him all the way naked. This is just the upper half.
I bite my lip and take a sip of my beer, trying to distract myself.
4 Stars
Brooke has been working her business like a trooper doing everything she can to get it in the black since she started it 3 years ago. She is finally flourishing and in full bloom with added plans of Masiey opening her cake store right next to her, they have a prime location. But when the mail brings bad news Brooke has to bring out all the stops to save her little business. She has always wondered what she did to make Brody dislike her all those years ago.
When Brody walks through the doors expecting to convince her to move her business so he can sell this building and get the hell out of this damn town once and for all, he didn't expect the entourage of feeling to hit him like they did. He has missed their friendship since the day he pushed her away, knowing that she would push until she unravelled his secret. He is not the same man he was all those years ago when he left this town behind, no a successful business man who works to much.
With the flow of conversation and the feeling of old friendship, can her little ploy of a week working with her save her business. Can she convince him this is more than a little flower shop, that this town needs it just as much as she needs it. Can old friendships be rekindled? Or could Brody finally have found his match?
This was a super sweet quick read, almost right out of the hallmark movie. It was just what I needed on a dreary day. In true Kristen Proby fashion, she easily made me fall in love with these characters.
*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
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About Kristen Proby: New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.
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