Butterface, a fun and sexy romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn, is coming July 30th!
Synopsis
Looks aren’t everything.
It’s
true. I’m not what most people would call “pretty” and, well, high school was
rough. Fast forward ten years and life is good…
Until
a bunch of jerks think it’s hilarious to put the “butterface” (AKA me) on a
wedding Kiss Cam with the hottest guy ever—and that old humiliation hits hard.
I
recognize him immediately. The hottest cop in Waterbury and totally out of my
league.
But
then he kisses me.
And
we totally forget the room, the crowd, everything.
Then
he tells everyone we’ve been dating for months.
Soon
everything starts to feel too real, from adorable fights over “necessary” tools
to fix my broken porch to surviving a free-for-all dinner with his six siblings
to picking up where our last kiss left off.
But
there’s something he’s not telling me about why he’s really hanging around, and
I’m pretty sure it has to do with my mob-connected brothers.
Because
this is not a makeover story, and Cinderella is only a fairy tale…
Pre-order your copy today!
Excerpt
“Do not disrespect the Kiss Cam, Hartigan!”
someone bellowed out as the chanting crowd grew more restless. And louder.
“One quick kiss,”
he said, his tone grim with a thread of something more vulnerable underneath.
“Then, they’ll leave us alone.”
That’s when Gina’s
gaze moved from her own face, blotchy with embarrassment on the screen, over to
him. The tips of his ears were scarlet, and he was tapping the tips of his
middle finger and thumb together like he was keeping rhythm for a ska band.
He was hiding it
better, but the reality was he wasn’t enjoying this anymore than she was.
Glancing from the
screen to the actual man himself, her lungs tightened. He was a big guy, and
she wasn’t just talking about his broad shoulders that filled out his tux to a
mouthwatering degree. He had to have at least four inches on her own five foot
ten.
He glanced down,
making eye contact, and for a second they weren’t the hottie and the nottie.
They were two people stuck in a completely socially awkward situation that they
had no control over.
She nibbled the
inside of her cheek and considered her options before deciding that Ford was
right. A quick peck would get the videographer out of their faces and divert
the boisterous crowd’s attention to another couple happier to indulge in this
bit of insanity. Then, she could finish up the last of her duties and go home
to her peaceful, if totally messy, mid-renovation Victorian.
She let out a shaky
breath, not sure she was making the right decision. “Fine. A kiss. Whatever.”
Gina had barely
gotten the words out when his large hands cupped her face, sending electric
shock waves through her that made her lips part slightly with surprise. He
dipped his head down—and he kissed her.
The roar of
approval from the crowd faded to almost nothing when he seemed to groan
involuntarily. Her body approved and made an answering sound of its own. At her
encouragement, his tongue slicked across her bottom lip, and her mind lost all
reasonable thought. Teasing her senses and sending her heartbeat into overdrive,
she softened against him, practically melting against his hard, muscular chest.
Somewhere in the back of her mind she registered that people were cheering. She
just couldn’t for the life of her care. The world turned electric as the air
practically vibrated against her skin as he deepened the kiss. His tongue swept
against hers in a brief but oh-so-potent move that had her clutching his lapel
before she’d even realized she’d lifted her hands.
Then, almost as
soon as it began, he lifted his head and stepped back, breaking the connection.
Dazed, she released
his tuxedo jacket and looked around, catching sight of herself on the giant
screen. Her face was flushed and her eyes hazy. She pressed her fingers to her
still-tingling lips. She looked like a woman who’d been kissed senseless, which
made sense because that was exactly what had just happened.
About Avery
USA Today bestselling
romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a
hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV
drip.
She fell in love
with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long
before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library.
Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home
delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time,
but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’ staffs knew her by name.
Avery was a reader
before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about
smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem*
other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy
and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the
bad guys off theirs.
Connect with Avery
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