Searching For
Beautiful by Jennifer Probst
Searching For, #3
(May 26, 2015, Gallery Books)
BOOK
SUMMARY:
Genevieve MacKenzie has her life completely under control. About to wed
the charming Chief doctor at the local hospital, she’s an up-and-coming surgeon
with everything she could ever want. Until an escape through the church window
on the day of her wedding sends her life into a tailspin…and flings her right
into her best friend’s arms.
When Wolfe catches his best friend falling out a window on her wedding
day, he doesn’t ask questions. He whisks her away, determined to watch over her
and discover the truth behind her desperate escape. But when his feelings turn
more than platonic, he realizes he may risk his most important relationship in
order to protect his damaged heart, and the woman he loves.
Can Genevieve and Wolfe’s friendship turn into something deeper—or is it
already too late for true love?
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EXCERPT:
“I’m a selfish bitch, Wolfe.”
“Why? Because you went with your gut rather than
make the biggest mistake of your life?”
“No. Because I had fun today.”
His gaze locked with hers. A mixture of emotion beat
from her body, gleamed in her eyes. Anger. Sadness.
Shame.
Frustration. She held herself stiffly, as if afraid
once she let
go, she’d never be able to go back.
She was right to feel that way. He knew too well you
couldn’t go back.
“When was the last time you did have fun, sweetheart?”
The desolation on her face broke his heart. “I don’t
remember.
But that’s not a reason to dump your fiancé at the
altar.”
“Probably not. Which means there’s a bigger reason
you haven’t gotten to yet.”
The waiter slid new plates in front of them. The
impressive
piece of Angus beef was rare, crusted with a
peppercorn
brandy, and placed over fried oysters. They forgot
their serious conversation for a moment.
“This is sick,” she said in awe.
“Agreed. Just a head’s-up you’ll need to roll me out
of
here.”
“I have no problem with that.”
“Good.”
They feasted in silence. She was the only woman,
besides
his family, he felt comfortable eating around. Still
didn’t know why. When he took dates to dinner, he was
never settled enough to really dig in, as if he needed
to play
a certain role and it might slip if he revealed too
much.
Probably those years in Italy around Julietta’s
mother,
Mama Conte. Food was an analogy for emotion and the
soul, she used to cite repeatedly. Both were
nourishment if
received with the proper respect. A pang shot through
him.
It’d been months since he’d visited and he missed
them.
But Gen was able to manage heavy conversations in
between
bouts of quiet that no one else had mastered. Another
bond they shared.
“I laughed today.”
Her self-disgust made him want to comfort her, but she
needed tough love. “Humor is a good way to deal with
heavy stuff.”
“I wasn’t dealing with anything. You’re not
understanding
or you’re playing dumb, which just pisses me off. I
forgot
about David. Forgot I destroyed his life, left him at
the
altar, and ran away from my family. I was having fun.
What
type of person am I?”
He clenched his fork and leveled his gaze. “Normal.
You
did the best you could at the time to deal with the
situation.
Doesn’t that tell you something was off? Ever stop to
think
you were so miserable in his presence that just
getting away
from him made you happy? How’d he get you so twisted
up?”
“Maybe it’s me. Not him. Maybe I’m screwed up.”
“Nah, I’m the one who’s really messed up. You’ve always
been the stable one in this relationship. And as for
David? I think he loved the idea of who he could make
you
be. Not who you are. Not the woman I see sitting
across the
table from me.”
Her eyes widened. “Better is good. He wanted to make
me better.”
“By whose standards? His?” He leaned over and
stabbed his fork in the air. “There is no better when
you
decide to marry someone. There’s just you and all your
is-
sues and bad qualities and crap. If he wanted some
princess,
he should’ve gone to fucking Disney World. Finish
your steak.”
She stared at him for a while. Wolfe waited for her
famous
temper, or sarcastic wit, or even a torrent of tears.
Instead, she picked up her fork and resumed eating.
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Author
Information
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years
old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped
writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a
house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue
two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.
She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole
crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never
be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street
Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was
thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books
for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new
releases and her street team at
www.jenniferprobst.com.
Website: www.jenniferprobst.com
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