(The Attraction #3)
by: C.J. Lake
Publication: May 2015
ISBN: 1512075523
ASIN: B00X1MYSP2
Length: 270 pages
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Blurb:
** All books in C.J. Lake's Attraction Series are standalone novels with NO cliffhangers.**
First she stole my parking spot. Then we became friends. Then I fell completely, mind-torturingly in love with her. Oh, wait -- I think that happened first.
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EXCERPT:
“Hmm, is there a
deep-seated reason for your pessimism about guys?”
“No comment.”
“Ah, so there is a
reason,” Jamie said.
“It’s a long
story,” Sky said with finality, effectively shutting down the topic.
“I see,” Jamie
commented, nodding.
“You couldn’t
possibly,” she challenged.
“Okay, I don’t see
everything,” he admitted casually, “but I get the general picture. You’re the girl your friends are always
trying to set up—but you hate every guy, right?”
“No, not at all,”
Sky insisted. How did he know? “Though my
friends do claim that I’m too picky. But
really, I’m not!”
“Ah, so you’re one
of those too-picky girls.”
“I’m not!” she yelped,
a grin fighting to break through. “The
thing is, I know what I want and I don’t want to settle.”
“So, what do you
want then?” he asked her pointedly.
“I’d just like
someone normal and appealing and fun,” Sky said. “But, you know, smart and interesting and
actually honest. He has to be employed,”
she continued, thinking about it, “and preferably not a felon.”
“So is that it?”
Jamie said, as he chomped on a steak fry.
“Is that the whole list? Or is
there more?”
“Um…yes, I’m sure
there’s more.”
“Of course there
is!”
Giggling, Sky
said, “Hey, I like to be thorough. Did I
mention employed?”
“Yes.”
“Intelligent?”
“Yes, you said
that one, too.”
“Oh! I know.
Insightful. Considerate. Funny without being a clown, and ambitious
without being a showoff. I’d also like
him not to be a total horndog.”
At that, Jamie
froze. “Excuse me?”
Sky’s eyes roamed
around Jamie’s kitchen in a way that was deliberately casual, as she explained,
“I just don’t want someone who is totally obsessed with sex, that’s all.”
He set down his
steak fry, assessing her. “Just to
clarify here…you are looking for a guy,
right?”
“Yes. Why?”
He shrugged. “Just checking. Wasn’t sure there for a second.”
“See, but that’s
the whole problem,” Sky blurted, thinking about the past—even though she
really, truly, deeply did not want to, “guys can fool you.”
“How?” Jamie asked
curiously.
“They…they can
have a dark side,” was all she said. “Of
course they don’t show it until it’s too late.
You know, sometimes I just don’t feel like putting in the effort to meet
a new guy, because how can I know he’s not really a total A-hole?”
“You can’t,” Jamie
admitted. “At first. But I could help you with that.”
Sky’s brows
pinched as she studied him. “Help me
how?”
“All right, Sky,”
Jamie said, sounding confident, and pushed aside his plate. “I’m going to do you a personal favor. You can thank me later. Or now—your call.”
Squinting at him,
Sky said, “What are you talking about?”
“I’ll help you filter
out the losers right away.”
“How?”
“Simple. I’m a guy myself. I know what other guys are about. Just the way you girls all understand each
other—but guys don’t understand girls very well at all. Am I right?”
“Yes,” she
agreed. “But…how would this work?”
“How about
this? If I run into you while you’re out
on one of your blind dates, I’ll let you know my read on the guy. Right then and there. We’ll need some sort of signal, of course.”
“Hmm…I’m tempted
to go along with this,” Sky said thoughtfully.
“But I’m skeptical.”
“Of course you
are,” Jamie said, nonplussed. “You’re a cynic. Let me help you.”
She gave a laugh
and rolled her eyes. “Fine, so is this a
pass/fail type of thing?”
“Pass/fail, yes,
that’s a good idea,” Jamie agreed.
“And what kind of
signal should we use? It would have to
be really subtle, of course.”
“Let’s keep it
simple,” Jamie suggested. “Thumbs down
means dump him. Thumbs up means hump
him.”
“That’s
disgusting.”
Jamie laughed out
loud. “I’m kidding.”
Shaking her head,
Sky laughed, too. Then said: “Why would
you even want to help me with my dating life anyway?”
“Why not?” Jamie
replied. “You’re helping me, right?” he
said, motioning to the plant on the windowsill.
“We’ll call it even.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
C.J. Lake is a storyteller who is passionate about art, surfing, and skiing/snowboarding. Residing near the coast of Massachusetts, C.J. is currently working on a new book. Readers can get in touch via email or follow C.J. on Twitter - @brightbluesurf .
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