FIANCE
BY FRIDAY
The Weekday Bride Series, Book Three
Montlake Romance, Contemporary
August 13, 2013, First Edition
Paperback and Kindle
GWEN
HARRISON:
The beautiful high-born daughter of an
English duke came to America to take over her sister-in-law’s matchmaking
business. But just because she’s the boss doesn’t mean she can’t fantasize
about making her own perfect match with bodyguard Neil MacBain. Will the
enigmatic man who haunts her dreams cost her more than she bargained for?
NEIL MACBAIN:
The retired Marine can’t deny the
effect blue-blooded Gwen has on his troubled soul or his battle-hardened body.
But as a client, Gwen is off-limits—until a threat from Neil’s past returns…
and Gwen is caught in the crossfire. Now to keep her safe he will risk it all:
his career, his life… and his heart.
My Review:
I don't usually read books in a
series out of order. I like knowing how other couples mentioned in a series met
and found their HEA. I made an exception with Finace by Friday to be a part of
the blog tour and because I was needed to know what happened between Gwen and
Neil just from reading the back cover blurb. Thanks to the publisher, I was
approved for a review copy through NetGalley.
Even though this is the third book in
the Weekday Brides series, I personally think it stand alone very well. I will
go back and read the first two books, so I can see their HEAs, but if you have
just discovered this series, you will be fine starting with this book.
Let me just say I loved Gwen from the
very beginning. She is a super strong character and I loved how she gave Neil
so much flack all the time. Even as Neil tries to fight his attraction to Gwen,
it is so obvious to all those around them how much they want each other...you
know, except for her brother.
I like romantic suspense books and
really felt this one was well done. I did figure out who was behind part of the
threat from Neil's past well before Neil did, but not all the reasons why. I loved
how much Gwen trusted Neil to keep her safe while they were trying to stay one
step ahead of the bad guy. I also loved that Neil finally was able to drop some
of his shields to be with Gwen. They had great chemistry between them from the
very beginning. Each time they made love, I could see them each falling harder
for the other.
I'm already counting down to the next book in this series. I've also already gone back and bought the first 2 books in the series so I could own the entire series.
PRAISE
FOR FIANCE BY FRIDAY
“The hero and heroine
come to life with each flip of the page
and will linger long after readers cross the finish line.
–RT BOOK REVIEWS, TOP PICK, 4 ½ STARS
“Bybee takes an
elegant titled lady, a dark emotionally guarded hero, a menacing stalker,
and a cast of
distinctive characters mixing it all up into an unusual courtship tale
full of danger an
sexual tension.”
–PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“The hottest love on
mainstream paper…
Ms. Bybee does not
disappoint.”
—TJ MACKAY, IND’TALE MAGAZINE, 5 STARS
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EXCERPT
Eliza flagged down a waitress and
ordered a martini. “I see not a lot has changed,” she said after the waitress
left.
“What do you mean?” Gwen asked.
“We’re sitting in a bar and your giant
shadow is lurking in the back of the building.” Eliza tossed a peanut in her
mouth.
“My shadow?”
Eliza looked o the right of the bar.
“Yeah. The man who acts like you’re a job but can’t seem to leave you alone. If
it was anyone other than Neil I’d be afraid he was a stalker.”
Gwen twisted around in her chair. Sure
enough, perched at the edge of a seat on the far side of the bar, sat Neil.
“What’s he doing here?”
His eyes found hers for a brief moment
before she looked away.
“I think that’s obvious.”
Her back teeth started to grind. “I
don’t’ need a babysitter.”
“I don’t know, Gwen. The last time we
sat in a bar I remember a certain someone getting drunk and a couple of other
someones getting into a fight.”
She’d never live that down. Gwen and
Eliza went to blow off steam in a Texas bar. The cowboys ewre full of “yes,
ma’am” and “howdy, darlin’.” They danced and carried on…and yes, she drank a
little too much. When one of the cowboys mistakenly took her smile as an
invitation for intimacy, Neil erupted form the bar to teach the cowboy the
meaning of the word no.
It was the first time Neil had defended
her honor, and though she hated to admit it, she got a kick out of how ticked
off he became when another man looked at her. “That was last year.”
“What’s changed since then?”
Nothing! It didn’t matter how much she
flirted with the man, or how obvious she was about her attraction Neil didn’t
bite.
“Everything.” Gwen stood, ready to put
Neil I his place. “If you’ll both excuse me for a minute.”
She pushed her way through the crowd as
if on a collision course with Neil. He kept his lips in a thin line as she
approached and gripped the longneck bottle at his side. Slipping between the
woman on the stool next to him and Neil’s massive frame, Gwen slapped a hand on
her hip and growled. “What are you doing here?”
He blinked, once and picked up his
beer. “Having a drink.”
She wanted to scream. “Having a drink,”
she repeated.
He tilted the bottle back, took a swig.
“I know what you’re doing, Neil. And I
don’t like it. I don’t want or need a bodyguard.”
“That’s debatable.”
If stomping her foot would knock some
sense into him, she’d stomp better than a farm girl in a vineyard.
Poking a finger into his chest, she
moved closer. “Do you have any idea how difficult it is to have a love life
with a tow-hundred-thirty-pound bodybuilder standing in my way?”
A muscle in his jaw tightened. “Two
hundred and fifty.”
“Ahhh!” She did scream now.
He lifted his beer again, but before he
could take a swig, Gwen grabbed it from his fingers and tilted it back herself.
In a move that would make Eliza and
Karen proud, she pushed the empty beer bottle back into his hand and slid between
his thighs.
His jaw twitched again.
The strong musky scent that was pure
Neil invaded her senses. She dropped one hand to his thigh and left it there.
“This is how I see it, Neil. You have two choices. Either back off or step up.”
Gwen squeezed his thigh before vacating
his personal space and marching back to the girls. A satisfied smile stretched
over her face.
CATHERINE BYBEE
BIO:
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee was raised in
Washington State, but after graduating high school, she moved to Southern
California in hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting
tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of
her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full-time and has penned
novels Wife by Wednesday, Married by Monday, and Not Quite Dating. Bybee lives with her
husband and two teenage sons in Southern California.
CONTACT
LINKS:
www.catherinebybe.com
catherinebybee@yahoo.com
catherinebybee.blogspot.com
twitter.com/catherinebybee
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