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Title: 42 Hours (Time for Love #3)
Author: Bethany Lopez
Age Group: NA/Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Blurb:
Eight years ago, Scott and Gaby shared one very special night. Not wanting to ruin their friendship, they didn't take things further...but neither of them has forgotten.
When Scott’s friends stage an intervention to make him realize that his fiancé, Victoria, is all wrong for him, he takes time to evaluate his life. He’s earned a big promotion and just bought his dream car, but those things are just superficial. The one time he was truly happy, was with Gaby.
Gaby is in a good place in her life. She loves her job, has the best friends and family a girl could ask for, and is dating a sweet and sexy guy, but she’s never stopped thinking about that night with Scott.
Eager to find happiness again, Scott makes a plan to win Gaby’s heart during a weekend getaway, but she doesn’t want to be his rebound girl. Will 42 hours be enough to convince Gaby that it's finally their time for love?
Excerpt
Gaby stood up and
walked slowly toward me, her long gray skirt swishing around her legs, and the
bracelets on her arms clinking together as she moved. Her long blonde hair was
loose and flowed around her shoulders. She wasn’t wearing any makeup, and her
expression was somber, but she looked as beautiful as ever.
She held her hand out
to me, and when I took it, she led me toward an overstuffed chair and indicated
that I should sit, before going back to her place next to Sasha on the couch
and facing me once more. “Scott,” she began in her soft, sweet voice, “we’re
all here today because we love you.”
My head swiveled as I
took them all in, curious, but unsure of what Gaby was doing.
“Scott.” She took a
deep breath in, then let it out slowly before she said, “This is an
intervention. We’ve tried talking to you individually, letting you know our
concerns, and although it looked like you were on the right path for a while,
for some reason, you took a U-turn and headed right back down the wrong road.”
My eyes scrunched up
and my head began to pound as I tried to decipher what she was saying. “What
the hell are you talking about, Gaby? U-turns and wrong paths … Just say what
you mean.”
“Victoria, Scott,” Cal
piped in. “She’s talking about your relationship with Victoria.”
I closed my eyes
briefly as blood rushed to my head.
“You can’t marry her,
Scott,” I heard Gaby say quietly from my right.
I opened my eyes again
and looked Cal in the eye.
“We’ve already
discussed this,” I said between clenched teeth.
“Yeah.” Cal ran his
hands through his hair, indicating his frustration. “We did talk about it, and
you said that you were going to break it off with her … Then, out of nowhere,
the wedding was back on. What the hell, Scott?”
“You know she’s wrong
for you, brother,” TJ said, his hand clasping Sasha’s in his, as if he was her
anchor.
“We want you to be happy,
Scott, and you know as well as we do, that she will only make you miserable,”
Sasha added, twisting the knife that my friends had metaphorically placed in my
gut.
“Look,” I began,
trying to keep control of my anger. “I know there is no love lost between you
guys and Victoria, but you don’t know her the way I do.”
“Are you saying behind
closed doors she’s a sweet, caring, and giving woman?” Shelly asked, her eyes
sad as she rested her head on Cal’s shoulder. “Because that’s what you deserve.”
I didn’t respond to
that. No, they knew as well as I did that Victoria didn’t care for anything as
much as she cared for herself, but I was so deep into this relationship, I didn’t
know how to get out of it without hurting her, and my mother, in the process.
“I get what you guys
are saying,” I admitted. “And, yes, I did try to call off the wedding at one
point, but Victoria was devastated, you guys. She cried and begged me to take
her back. She promised to be a wonderful wife, and to try harder to get along
with you guys.”
“I’m sure she was
upset, Scott, and I’m sorry for that,” Gaby said, pulling my attention back to
her. “But Victoria isn’t our concern … you are. If you stay with her, you will
end up in a cold and loveless marriage, just like your parents had. Is that the
way you want to live? Is that how you want to raise children?”
“You told TJ and I, at
your house the night we were playing cards, that you were having second
thoughts about marrying her. You asked us
to ‘tell you the truth before you ruined your fucking life’ … Well, we’re
telling you now, Scott,” Cal pleaded. He stood up and walked toward me, laying
his hand on my shoulder and looking me dead in the eyes. “We’re begging you …
Don’t do it.”
I closed my eyes and
stood, unable to look into the faces of the most important people in my life. “I
have to go.”
“Scott,” Gaby pleaded,
coming toward me.
“Gaby.” I looked down
into her worried eyes. “I hear you, okay? I hear you all.” I looked each of
them in the eye before turning on my heel. “I have to think,” I said over my
shoulder as I hurried back out the way that I’d come. I tried to avoid their
gazes, but the look on Gaby’s face was imprinted on my mind, and as I started
up my car and pulled away, I couldn’t shake the image.
Don't forget to check out the first two books in the series!
Title: 8 Weeks (Time for Love #1)
Author: Bethany Lopez
Age Group: NA/Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Title: 21 Days (Time for Love #2)
Author: Bethany Lopez
Age Group: NA/Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Giveaway:
A signed Trust in Me tote, a Whiskey Heat T-shirt (LG), and Whiskey Heat coozie
About the Author:
Award-Winning Author Bethany Lopez began self-publishing in June 2011. Since then she has published various YA and NA books. She is a lover of romance, family, and friends, and enjoys incorporating those things in what she writes. When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with her husband and children, traveling whenever possible.
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