Meet Chance in COCKY BASTARD!
A standalone Contemporary Romance novel by
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors
Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
NOW AVAILABLE
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1fjvLzl
Blurb
He was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska.
A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive.
When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours.
My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense.
I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
Review - 5 Stars
Take a Chance (haha!) on this book!
You won’t be disappointed! Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland are two authors I
automatically 1-click. Putting these two together, created magic! I truly loved
this book!
One of the biggest compliments an
author duo can get, is that their book seems to only have one voice. Penelope
and Vi did an excellent job of created a seamless mix from their unique writing
talents. The book is in split POV, however, not in the more traditional back
and forth. Instead, the first half is from Aubrey’s POV and the second from
Chance’s. They absolutely picked the perfect person to be the narrator in those
specific sections, the reverse would not have been as captivating.
I fell in love with both Aubrey and
Chance. It’s hard NOT to adore Chance from the very beginning, but Aubrey has
quite the stick up her ass in the very beginning. It only takes a chapter to
start to enjoy her though, then more and more, I liked her as someone I would
absolutely be friends with.
There are some who would probably be
negative about Aubrey’s actions when Chance returns to her life, but
personally, I thought she was justified. I also appreciated her integrity, in
refusing to cheat.
Chance’s decision at the end of their
road trip, definitely ticked me off. That didn’t make me dislike him, but I
wasn’t happy with him. Then he makes up his mind to get Aubrey back and holy
cow, be still my beating heart. That man is the supreme mixture of sweet, sexy,
and all man.
I was glued to the pages, desperate to
see how it would all play out. There were some surprises that I didn’t see
coming, keeping me on my toes! The characters are fabulously developed, the
story well plotted, and the writing clean and smooth.
The epilogue had me sighing and
wishing there was a second book to keep reading about these two. I highly,
highly recommend this book and I very much hope to see more from these two as a
team in the future!
*Review by Elle Christensen
Excerpt
A
knock at the door made me jump.
With
a huff, I got out of bed and stood on my tiptoes to look out the peephole.
Why were those things always so high on the door anyway? I was
surprised to find no one standing on the other side. Maybe I’d imagined
it.
Another
knock.
I
flicked on the lights. The sound wasn’t coming from the entrance door. It
was coming from an interior door I hadn’t even noticed before.
Chance’s door.
I
unfastened the top lock and cracked it open just enough so I could see what he
wanted. And there he stood.
Shirtless.
Wearing
only dark gray boxer briefs that hugged him like a second skin.
It
took a minute to understand what he was doing there, even though he was holding
up a toothbrush in question.
“I
thought we had established I wasn’t a serial killer already.”
I
opened the door wider.
He
smiled.
Oh lord.
Stop that. Right now.
“I
must have left my toothpaste in my saddlebag in the car.”
I
swallowed hard. “Uh huh.”
He
cocked his head to the side, and his brows dipped in. “Can I borrow
yours?”
“Oh.
Yeah, sure.”
He
walked past me and let himself into my bathroom. I waited at the door.
“You
got an awful lot of girly crap in here for one night,” he said with a jumbled
mouth full of toothpaste from the bathroom. “Private Collection Tuberose
Gardenia.”
He
was reading my Estee Lauder perfume bottle.
I
heard him rinse and spit. Then there was a gargling sound. He used
my mouthwash, too. Sure, help yourself.
He
walked out and flicked off the bathroom light. “Is tuberose a rose?”
I
shook my head, still confused by the whole situation going on.
“That’s
why,” he murmured.
“Why
what?”
“I
couldn’t figure out what you smelled like all day. Not sure I ever
smelled a Tuberose before.” He shrugged and walked back into his room but
not before turning back. “Even those little black lacy underwear smell
like tuberose.”
My
eyes bulged. I’d taken off my bra and panties and left them on the
bathroom counter.
“You…you—”
“Relax.
I’m teasing. Do I look like an underwear sniffer to you?”
Yes.
No.
Maybe?
“Night,
Aubrey.” He graced me with a dimple and disappeared.
AH-BREE.
Damn him.
I
locked the door and checked it twice, unclear if it was for my safety or his.
His voice saying my name was on audio replay inside my head, getting
softer and softer like a soothing lullaby with each breath as I drifted off to
dreamland.
Until
the knock came again.
About the Authors:
Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)
Beat
Amazon US:
Throb
MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)
Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)
Amazon:
Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)
Amazon US:
Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)
Amazon US:
The Cole Series (2 book serial)
Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)
Amazon US:
Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)
Amazon US:
Standalone novels
Left Behind (A Young Adult Novel)
Amazon US:
First Thing I See
Amazon US:
Meet Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.
Other books from Penelope Ward
Stepbrother Dearest
Gemini
Jake Undone (Jake #1)
My Skylar
Jake Understood (Jake #2)
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