Katee Robert's PROM QUEEN, one of the five books in the upcoming BAD BOY HOMECOMING series, releases June 27th, but we couldn't wait to share an excerpt!
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About PROM QUEEN
A high school reunion is about to
get down and dirty and a whole lot more complicated in this new erotic romance
from NYT Bestselling Author Katee Robert.
Jake Davis had it all in high school—a scholarship to his college of choice, a promising football career, and the gorgeous prom queen for a girlfriend. And then he lost it all when he was injured right after graduation. Ten years later, he’s mostly made his peace with that, and now runs a company that provides women with dates for special events. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the ex who left him in the dust needs a fake boyfriend for their high school reunion…
Jessica Jackson used to be the mean girl to end all mean girls. But life didn’t turn out like she’d thought it would, and now she’s twenty-eight, single, and works as an insurance agent to A-listers instead of being the A-lister like she’d always dreamed. She can’t go back to her home town and admit just how thoroughly she’s failed, so she lets her friends set her up with a fake date for the reunion.
The second Jessica realizes that her fake date is Jake, she tries to call the whole thing off. The problem is the chemistry between them is even hotter now than it was when they were teenagers. Against her better judgment she lets herself get drawn into Jake’s arms again—and into his bed. But time doesn’t heal all wounds—sometimes, it actually makes them worse—and if Jessica and Jake can’t learn to forgive each other, their second chance might not last the weekend.
Jake Davis had it all in high school—a scholarship to his college of choice, a promising football career, and the gorgeous prom queen for a girlfriend. And then he lost it all when he was injured right after graduation. Ten years later, he’s mostly made his peace with that, and now runs a company that provides women with dates for special events. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the ex who left him in the dust needs a fake boyfriend for their high school reunion…
Jessica Jackson used to be the mean girl to end all mean girls. But life didn’t turn out like she’d thought it would, and now she’s twenty-eight, single, and works as an insurance agent to A-listers instead of being the A-lister like she’d always dreamed. She can’t go back to her home town and admit just how thoroughly she’s failed, so she lets her friends set her up with a fake date for the reunion.
The second Jessica realizes that her fake date is Jake, she tries to call the whole thing off. The problem is the chemistry between them is even hotter now than it was when they were teenagers. Against her better judgment she lets herself get drawn into Jake’s arms again—and into his bed. But time doesn’t heal all wounds—sometimes, it actually makes them worse—and if Jessica and Jake can’t learn to forgive each other, their second chance might not last the weekend.
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Read an Excerpt from PROM QUEEN
It took less
time than she would have expected to give a short medical history, and then
they were being led back to a dimly lit room with two massage beds sitting side
by side and soft music playing in the background. After getting assurances that
they didn’t have preferences about the gender of their masseuse, the
woman—Sarah—left, closing the door softly behind her.
It was only
then that Jessica realized the problem. “I’m not stripping in front of you.”
Jake shot
her a look. “I’ve seen every inch of you.”
“It’s
different when we’re having sex.” He had been so distracted by the whole having
sex thing, he hadn’t been likely to look at her imperfections. They might have
been few when she was a teenager, but they were legion now. Five years ago,
she’d given up on perfection. Being skinny and perfectly put together every
second of every day hadn’t saved her from being fired. It hadn’t stopped her
jerk boyfriend from dumping her at dinner in front of an entire crowd of
people. And it hadn’t made a damn bit of difference when she couldn’t make rent
and was evicted.
So she
stopped it a little bit at a time. Going brunette was the hardest—and biggest
step—but after that it was as if she’d flipped a switch in her head. She’d
leave the house without makeup, or eat a second slice of pizza.
Despite her
mama’s dire warnings, the world didn’t end.
She still
worked out, but she did it because it made her happy and decreased her stress,
not because she wanted to be a size four. And she ate now—mostly healthy, sure,
but she’d stopped denying herself little indulgences. Between those two things
and the fact she was staring thirty in the face, her body was a lot softer than
it used to be. Her stomach was soft instead of taut, and…
What am I doing?
Sometime in
the last five seconds, her internal voice had turned into her mama’s. She
pressed her hands to either side of her head. Stop it right this instant.
Jessica straightened and dropped her arms. Jake looked like he was going to ask
her what the hell was going on, but she didn’t give him the chance.
She yanked
her zipper down nearly hard enough to rip the fabric. It wasn’t a smooth move
to shimmy out of the dress, but she managed. She didn’t meet his gaze as she
dipped her thumbs into her Spanx, silently daring him to say a single freaking
word.
And then she
was naked and there was nowhere left to look.
Jake stared
at her body like he was in a desert and had just set eyes on an oasis. He took
a step toward her, but she moved to put the table between them. “Massage.”
“Screw the
massage.”
A knock on
the door interrupted them.
“Just a
minute,” Jake’s voice was so rough, his words were nearly indecipherable.
Warmth
flowed through her at the realization that she was causing this reaction. She
wasn’t nearly as aloof as she wanted to be, because she stared as he pulled his
shirt over his head and stripped out of his jeans.
Jake was…
Jake was magnificent.
He’d always
had a great body, but the body she’d known so well was the body of a boy. This
Jake was a man, through and through. His muscles roped along his frame, no tan
lines to be seen. The only break in the color were the scars on his shoulder
and arm. A smattering of dark hair created a triangle designed to draw her gaze
south, ever south, to where his cock was standing at attention. She pressed her
thighs together, but there was no hiding her reaction any more than he could
hide his. Her breasts felt larger and her nipples pebbled under his gaze.
“Jake—”
“Massage.”
He pointed at her table and then waited for her to obey before he carefully
laid face down on the other. “This was the worst fucking idea I’ve ever had.”
Jessica was
inclined to agree. All of her earlier pep talks about keeping her hands off him
went up in smoke. They should have just rented a hotel room far enough out of town
that no one would care that they didn’t stay the night. They could have lost
themselves in each other’s bodies for hours.
Find out more about the other four books in the BAD BOY HOMECOMING series on the website here!
About Katee Robert
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her 2015 title, The Marriage Contract, was a RITA finalist, and RT Book Reviews named it 'a compulsively readable book with just the right amount of suspense and tension." When not writing sexy contemporary and romantic suspense, she spends her time playing imaginary games with her children, driving her husband batty with what-if questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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