In Jennifer Shirk’s
newest installment in her Accidentally Yours series, town widower Wade Roberts
is being bombarded by Cape Harmony's matchmaking mamas. His only way to stop
them: pretend to be in a relationship with his sister's best friend, Arden
Pearson. But when what started as an act begins to shift into something more,
it might take a village to convince Wade that Arden’s his perfect match.
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 13, 2018
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Series: Accidentally Yours
Format: Digital eBook
Digital ISBN: 9781640636156
Veterinarian
Wade Roberts is done with love. But try convincing the elderly folk of Cape
Harmony who are determined to play matchmaker. Now the young single women in
town are bombarding him with baked goods and love notes, and being “taken” is
the only way to stop the meddling grannies—which is why he needs a fake
fiancée. Fast.
Arden
Pearson loves planning weddings. Other people's weddings, that is. After her
own engagement ended in disaster, she prefers to live vicariously through her
work. But when she needs to persuade a big client that she’s capable of
planning the celebrity wedding of the year, she’s willing to go as far as
pretending to be engaged herself to her best friend’s older brother.
Soon their ruse has
everyone in town believing they make the perfect couple—including Arden. She’s
always been nothing more than a kid sister to Wade, and it might take a village
to convince him otherwise...
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Jennifer Shirk
He
threw Arden a tight smile, hoping she'd get the hint and play along. "Yes,
because I'm dating Arden here. We've been waiting to finally make it official
in town." He gave Arden's shoulder an extra squeeze when her mouth dropped
open. "Didn't want to tell people too soon. You know, in case it didn't
work out. But I think we can finally come clean, don't you agree, honey?"
Arden
slowly blinked her ocean-blue eyes up at him as if coming out of a yearlong
coma. "Uh, right…babycakes."
Babycakes? Seriously? That's the first
nickname she could think of?
Wade's
smile was frozen in place as he turned back to Judy. "See?"
Judy
pushed her dark-framed glasses up her nose, then laid a hand on her heart.
"Oh my. This is such wonderful news! Better than I'd hoped. I knew
something was going on between you two."
"You did?" they both asked. He and
Arden regarded each other. She seemed as confused as he felt.
Judy
nodded. "Yep. I'm an expert on true love. Been married sixty years next
month," she said proudly.
"That
must be why you're so good at matchmaking," he lied. "Sorry to take
your work out from under you like this."
She
blushed and waved his comment away. "You're too sweet. But the girls and I
just wanted to see you happy for a change now that Kinsley was settled."
Happy for a change? Was he really that miserable
looking?
Arden
cleared her throat, nudging him in the side with her knuckle. Ow. The woman had steel for bones.
"Babycakes,"
Arden said between her teeth, slyly poking him again, "I really need to
buy my coffee and get going. I have an appointment this afternoon to prepare
for."
"Oh
right. I forgot. Well, you know your money's no good when you're with me,
honey," he said, winking at Judy. "Order what you like. I've got
it."
Arden
smiled up at him sweetly before ordering. "Two regular macchiatos—no, make
that grande macchiatos, a bag of
regular ground coffee, and four gingerbread muffins. Oh, and you might as well
throw in a couple of those ham paninis. It's almost lunch time after all."
Wade
narrowed his eyes. "Two coffees, a bag of coffee, four muffins, and a couple of paninis, honey?"
"Yes,
babycakes," she said with an innocent smile. "I've been so very
hungry lately. Gee, I hope I'm not eating for two." When she gingerly
pressed a hand on her belly, he choked.
"Uh,
she's kidding," he told Judy, handing her the money. "That's what I
love about her." He gave Arden a sidelong glare. "She's so much fun to be around."
Fun as a rabid rottweiler.
Judy
winked as she gave him back his change. "Trying to one-up Kinsley with a
baby, huh?"
He
shook his head. "No. There's no
baby."
"Yet,"
Arden chimed in.
Wade
gritted his teeth. At that very moment he wasn't sure who he was more annoyed
with: his nosy personal matchmaker or his sassy, fake, almost-pregnant
girlfriend.
One
of Judy's staff came over to the counter and handed Arden her bag of food and
take-out tray of coffees. "Thanks so much," Arden said. She gave Wade
a wide grin. "And thank you,
baby lips."
It's babycakes. Couldn't she even keep the
nickname straight? She was a terrible fake girlfriend.
Judy
chuckled. "You two are so cute together."
Wade
harrumphed as he watched Arden sashay
to a side table for napkins. "See you later, Judy." He pointed a
finger at her before turning away. "Remember, no more matchmaking. Arden
is very jealous."
"Oh,
of course." The older woman folded her hands and seemed insulted. "I
wouldn't think of it now."
Halleluiah.
He was almost sure he heard angels singing, and hoped what Judy said was true.
No more matchmaking. No more women. No more gifts. And if it were true, he
needed to ensure pronto that his newfound-fake girlfriend didn't blow his
cover. He glanced around, and when he saw Arden had left, rushed out the door
to catch up with her.
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Other
Books in the Accidentally Yours series:
Bargaining with the
Boss (Accidentally Yours #1)
Kinsley just wanted
to have some fun for a change. Then she wakes up in a stranger’s bed, with her
bridesmaid dress on backward and a hazy memory of what happened at her friend’s
wedding. With a quick escape, she can get back to her predictable life. But
then she meets her new boss—the same guy she’d woken up next to—and seeing him
with a clear head doesn’t make him any less attractive.
Mixing business with
pleasure has never been Damon’s style, and easily avoided, but the hotel he
just bought comes with an unexpected perk—its manager. “Sensible” Kinsley today
is as alluring as “impulsive” Kinsley was the night before, and she talks him
into a deal. If she can turn around the hotel by the end of summer, he won’t
tear it down to put up a more profitable condominiums.
Their plan is
simple…until falling for each other becomes more than they bargained for.
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About
Jennifer Shirk:
Jennifer Shirk is a USA Today
bestselling and award-winning author of sweet (and sometimes even funny)
romances for Montlake Romance and Entangled Publishing. Her novel, FIANCE BY
FATE—a 2015 Readers' Crown Finalist—became an Amazon #1 best seller for Series
Romance. And recently, Wrong Brother, Right Match, WON the Sweet Traditional
category of the 2017 Golden Quill Contest and became a #1 Amazon bestseller for
Holiday Romance.
She
resides in a beach resort in NJ, so when she's not writing or working on her
tan, she's taking care of her most treasured possessions: her husband, daughter
and puppy (Sox).
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