Sidelined by Marquita
Valentine
Publication Date: January
23rd, 2018
Genre:
Contemporary Romance 
Sidelined, a sexy all-new STANDALONE from Marquita
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It was supposed to be the
happiest time of my life.
And it was, until my
husband left me.
On our honeymoon.
For the wedding planner.
Now all I want to do is get
over the humiliation with the one man I shouldn’t.
Except he's avoiding me at
all costs.
But I'm not going to let
Aiden McHugh get away. He might be the hottest quarterback in the NFL and my
older brother’s best friend, but he doesn't intimidate me. He promised to help
me and I’m holding him to it… even if it means I have to convince him one
seduction at a time.
Until the seduced becomes
the seducer.
I no longer want to get
over my ex; I just want Aiden.
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Excerpt:
Shocked
doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel when I see Layton standing outside,
wearing a large coat… and is she holding pom-poms?
After
another insistent pounding on the door, I stride to it, yanking it open. “What
the hell are you doing at my house? And who let you the fuck in my
neighborhood?”
“I
gave the guard my brother’s name and said I was taking important papers to
you.”
“That’s…
pretty damn smart.”
Throwing
off the coat, Layton beams at me and puts her hands on her hips. “I came over
to S-E-D-U-C-E you!”
My
jaw drops and gets stuck to the floor. “You what?
Her
brow furrows. “Did I spell seduce wrong?”
I
look around, half-expecting that at any minute, someone with a camera phone
will jump out at us and yell just kidding, because there's no way
in hell Layton Price should be on my doorstep wearing a cheerleading outfit and
shaking her pom-poms at me.
Well,
she hasn't shaken them yet, but her tits are about to pop out of her top, and
the skirt… the skirt leaves little to the imagination. Swear to God, with a
faster turnaround, I’ll see her ass cheeks hanging out.
“You
spelled it right.” I rub my jaw. “What do you want?”
She
rolls her eyes. “I came here to seduce you.”
“Wearing
that?” It’s not usually my thing, but…
“Should
I shake my pom-poms for you first?”
Hell yes, you should. “No. Put your coat back on.” I bend over and pick it up, then place it
around her shoulders. “You need to go home, LT.”
She
juts out her bottom lip. “My Uber already left.”
“Not
my problem.”
“Come
on, Aiden,” she pleads, batting her lashes at me and letting the coat slide
down her hot little body. “It’s cold outside.”
“Should
have thought about that before you put,” I wave my hand at her, “that on.”
“I
wore it just for you. The top’s too tight, though.” As if to torture me, she
started bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet. “Oh, wow. I can’t
believe the girls are staying put.”
Me
either. “Good for them.” I try to shut the door, but she shoves a pom-pom in at
the last minute. “Damn it, LT. I said go home.”
“You
can't leave me outside when it's cold like this.”
Better
than me taking advantage of her like this. “I’m not a gentleman, baby girl.”
“You
don't have to be a gentleman to be a decent person,” she points out. “And stop
calling me baby girl. I’m neither one of those.”
She's
right. “Get your ass in here. You can wait in the foyer while I get an Uber for
you.”
Pushing
her way in, she grins and spins around, stumbling a couple of times in the
process. “What do you think of the outfit? Be honest.”
Liza's Review:
From the moment we met Aiden and Layton in Scored, I
knew I wanted them to find a way to be together. It didn't matter to me that
Layton was engaged to someone else, I knew she and Aiden were perfect for each
other and am so glad Ms. Valentine gave us their story.
I love when two characters have a history together and the fact
that Aiden and Layton had known each other since she was 11 gave me all the
feels. I love they had a friendship, as he is her older brother's best friend,
first and an attraction that came later for them both. I loved how protective
Aiden was of Layton and that he really did want to do right by her.
The chemistry between Aiden and Layton was freaking amazing!
Like so smoking hot I needed to fan myself a few times. I have to say I
absolutely loved that Aiden wanted to make sure Layton was truly ready before
they moved to a physical relationship. I love when the hero is the first to fall
in love, and the fact that Aiden had been in love with Layton for what seemed
like forever pretty much made me swoon. Seriously, what is better than a big
sexy football player falling first?
I didn't love how wishy-washy Layton was at times with her feelings.
I understood she had pretty much just come off of a long term relationship,
even though her husband left her during their honeymoon. They had been together
since they were teens, so I got being scared to rush into anything too fast. I
just hated the push and pull I sometimes felt with Aiden's feelings. I could
feel how much he really cared and loved her and just wanted her to trust her
instincts when it came to him. I got past it, but it did color me loving Layton
as much in this book as I did in Scored.
Sidelined was a fabulous story. I'm equally
excited for the fact that the sports series won't end with just 2 books and we
will get more stories with these characters. I can't wait to see Kingston Price
meet his match!
About the Author:
Marquita Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling
Author of the Holland Springs and Boys of the South series.
Since first taking the plunge in July of 2012 to self publish, Marquita
Valentine has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling Ebooks Lists on iBooks,
Amazon Kindle, and Barnes&Noble. She's been called "one of the best
new voices in romance" (Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews) and her books have
been accused of being "a sexy, fun, and slightly addicting contemporary
read" (The Book Queen).
When she's not writing sexy heroes who adore their sassy heroines, she
enjoys shopping, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
Married to her high school sweetheart, Marquita lives in a seriously small town
in the south with her husband, two kids, and a dog.
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