I’m so excited to share with you this short excerpt from my upcoming title BAD GAME. Our heroine receives a little encouragement from a friend to overcome her shyness. Enjoy! Oh and don’t forget to pickup a copy. =)
Penny’s phone buzzed again on the table even as she was pulling on her boots to leave. “Hey, Anka.”
“Look, I know you need to go, but I just wanted to wish you luck with Sir Dreamy tonight.” Anka was smiling too, Penny could hear it in her voice.
“I’m just going to work.”
“And Sir Dreamy will be there, right?”
She nodded grudgingly, even though no one was there in her empty apartment to see. “Yes. But I doubt he’ll talk to me.”
“C’mon. Did you practice any of the pickup lines I left you? You can’t ignore a printout.”
She snorted. “I saw them. I think I’d have an easier time pretending to be a damsel in distress.”
“Does he like that sort of thing? Maybe you should stay away from him then. Guys who want needy girls are usually douches.”
“I just meant the whole medieval thing. Corsets. Do you think a corset would get his attention? I have no idea if he wants damsels.”
“That’s because you never talk to him. And hell yes, a corset sounds brilliant. Who doesn’t love a corset? Let’s get you one this weekend.”
“That’s probably not appropriate business attire.”
“Who cares? C’mon. You can try a pickup line on me. It’ll warm you up to talk to him.”
Penny sighed. She had indeed studied them and even highlighted a few. They lay nearby, abandoned and ridiculous. “No, Ank. I’ll never get a word out that way.”
“Try one. Guys love getting hit on, they don’t care!”
“What if he has a girlfriend?”
“The worst he can say is no.” And crush her heart and soul. “Just try one. Just one. Your favorite.”
She sighed and picked up the paper. “Can I borrow a kiss? I’ll give it right back.” Her cheeks burned. Had her apartment gotten excessively warm because of the brownies, or was she just that embarrassed?
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