From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a sexy, new standalone contemporary romance in her Fusion Series, THE BEAUTY OF US, releasing August 22, 2017! Grab your copy today and get to know Trevor and Riley!
New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby delivers another sizzling novel in her delectable and sexy Fusion series.
Riley Gibson is over the moon at the prospect of having her restaurant, Seduction, on the Best Bites TV network. This could be the big break she's been waiting for. But the idea of having an in-house show on a regular basis is a whole other matter. Their lives would be turned upside down, and convincing Mia, her best friend and head chef of Seduction, that having cameras in her kitchen every day is a good idea is daunting. Still, Riley knows it's an opportunity she can't afford to pass on. And when she meets Trevor Cooper, the show's executive producer, she's stunned by their intense chemistry.
Trevor's sole intention is to persuade Riley to allow Best Bites TV to do a show on her restaurant. But when he walks into Riley's office, he stops dead in his tracks. The professional, aloof woman on the phone is incredibly beautiful and funny. But can he convince her that he's interested in Riley for himself? Or is he using the undeniable pull between them to persuade her to agree to his offer?
~TREVOR~
Riley walks out of the bar and
glances up, spotting me.
“Hi.” I offer her a smile and
motion for her to join me. She sits, sets her iPad aside, and squares her
shoulders.
I love a woman with grit.
“Why are you here?” she asks.
“I’m having lunch,” I reply, and
gesture to the salad sitting in front of me. “It’s delicious. Adding the
brussels sprouts is smart.”
“I’ll pass that along to Mia,”
she says, and then laughs. “I guess you heard the part where I asked the girls
to not swear.”
“I did,” I reply, and patiently
butter a piece of warm bread. “Don’t worry about that stuff. They’re adults.”
“With potty mouths,” she says.
“And we can bleep stuff out, or
ask them to rephrase. You’ve already got the gig, Riley. I wouldn’t be here
otherwise. This isn’t an audition.”
“I know.” She sighs and reaches
over to take a piece of my bread, surprising and delighting me. “I just want
things to go smoothly.”
“Perhaps you should order lunch
too.”
“I don’t have time,” she says,
and then her blue eyes widen as she realizes what she just did. “I’m so sorry.
I eat when I’m stressed out, and I didn’t—”
“No.” I hold my hand up to stop
her. “It’s fine. I like that you’re relaxed with me. I think you need to relax
more often.”
“What are you, my life coach
now?”
“If you like. Did you cancel
those dating sites like I suggested?”
She bites her lip and looks to
the side, then nods. “I did.”
“Good.” I take a bite of salad
and nod. “Are you sure you don’t want some food?”
“I rarely have time to eat,”
Riley says, and checks the time on her phone. “In fact, I should go. I have to
meet the roofer at my house.”
“What’s wrong with your roof?”
“It’s old,” she says with a
shrug. “That’s what happens when you buy an old house. I’m fixing it up a
little at a time.”
I nod, and find that I don’t want
her to go quite yet. I want to talk more, to learn more about her.
“Why don’t you come to my
apartment tonight and I’ll cook you dinner?”
She pauses and stares at me for a
moment. “Why?”
I laugh and set my fork down. “Because I asked you to.”
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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.
Thank you so much! ~Jessica, InkSlinger PR
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