TEMPTING BROOKE
Series: Big Sky #2.5
Author: Kristen Proby
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 23rd, 2018
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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“Let’s go.” He signals for our waitress, pays the tab, and leads me out to the car. I drive us to my house where his car is waiting for him, quiet the whole way.
What is there to say? We just admitted to loving each other yesterday, and now he’s leaving.
It sucks. And I don’t know what this means for us.
When I pull into my driveway, I immediately get out of the car and march inside my house, opening windows and doors to get a cross breeze going.
This is the first time I can say that I hate my house. I should have installed the fucking air conditioning.
“Stop,” Brody says softly. He’s standing in the middle of my living room, his hands in his pockets, watching me with tormented eyes.
“What?”
“Stop this. You’re running about here like mad, and you just look pissed off. We need to talk about this.”
I feel my shoulders fall in defeat. “I don’t mean to sound like a bitch here, Brody, but I’m not sure what there is to talk about. You’re leaving, and I’m here. So, thanks? It was fun? Have a nice life?”
“Are you assuming that I’m never coming back?”
“No, you have a building here, so I guess you’ll be back now and then.”
“I’m coming back,” he insists and pulls me to him, lowering his mouth to mine in one of his Olympic-style kisses. “I can’t give you a timeline, but I am coming back.”
“Okay.”
“You don’t believe me.”
I sigh. “It’s not that I don’t believe you. I think you want to come back. But you have a job, and a life, and so do I. So, I just think it’s going to be hard.”
“I don’t just have a job, I own the firm.”
“You do?”
“Yes. So, I have some things to get in order, but it’s not impossible.”
“Owning the firm only complicates things,” I argue, shaking my head.
“It’s not forever,” he promises, then checks his phone. “And I’d better go. I have to pack my things at the hotel and turn in my car before my flight in just over two hours.”
I stare at him, and I want to beg him to extend his trip one more day. One more week.
But I can’t do that. He’s already done so much for me by staying this past week.
“I didn’t realize you were leaving so early in the day.”
Do not get needy, Brooke. No one likes that.
“I’m sorry, sweetheart.” He kisses me once more, and I know this kiss is goodbye.
Whether it’s goodbye for now, or goodbye for good, only time will tell.
“Be safe.”
He smiles and frames my face. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
One more forehead kiss, and Brody is out the door. I don’t watch as he pulls out of my driveway and away from my house.
Watching him go just seems like torture.
4 ‘Talk about Temptation’ Stars
What a deliciously sweet and sexy 1001 Dark nights tale! Definitely KP Style that will leave you hooked and wanting even more Big Sky world!
Brody and Brooke had been best friends forever, until one day Brody’s life became unbearable and from that moment on all he could think was to escape his reality, and leave Cunningham Falls forever.
Now, more than a decade after Brody returns – for a trip as quick as possible! – to deal with the last remaining connection he had to this small town, his inheritance, aka. the building where Brooke has her much loved and hard earned business. Well, she is set it not going down without a fight, she just didn’t expect that her long ago sweet friend whom she loved, had became this gorgeous man in front of her.
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.
Nor did any of them expect the INSANE chemistry going on between them. Let me tell you, it was sizzling!!!
With one week as deadline, we could see that neither of them had any chance to walk away emotionally unscathed.
“I’m staying, Brooke. I don’t know what this is exactly, but I feel it all the way to my bones, and I’m not willing to leave until we figure it out.”
One week seemed much longer than it was considering the huge development there was to their relationship and feelings. Though short time framed we truly felt their magnetism and childhood friendship blossom into something more, love.
And the built up… Oh boy, Brody and Brooke were scorching together!
“Sorry, I didn’t have a towel.”
He doesn’t reply. He just rushes to me, lifts me in his arms, covers my mouth with his, and carries me directly to my bedroom.
Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
Tempting Brooke was indeed a deliciously tempting little read, that very much like Scheherazade’s stories, leave you addicted to not only Ms. Proby’s stories, but also craving so much more of this world and characters. Mission accomplished, I’d say! Perfect 1001 Dark Nights addition and yes, I want even more Big Sky now! <3 <3 <3 <3
“All good things,” he says.
“The best things,” I agree. “You always seem to tempt me with the best things.”
ARC kindly provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR for an honest review
KRISTEN PROBY’S TEMPTING BROOKE
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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.
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