𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 💚𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑺𝑬 (𝑺𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by J. Sterling releases on March 19th

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𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑺𝑬 (𝑺𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 3) by J. Sterling releases on March 19th on retailers! Check out this sneak peek! 

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💚 Small Town Romance

💚 Retired Hockey Player

💚 Reformed Playboy

𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐓: 

“I need to talk to you,” he said as soon as he reached me, his hands grasping for mine as I glanced around. 

There wasn’t much of a crowd at the moment, which I was grateful for, but the few people waiting on their to-go orders were definitely watching us with interest. Matthew created a scene everywhere he went, and the restaurant was no exception. 

“No thanks,” I responded, feeling a little embarrassed at the intimate knowledge he now held. 

It was going to be this big deal between us—it always turned into a big deal. 

“We need to finish our conversation.” His thumb started making small circles on top of my hand. 

“We don’t really need to have a conversation about it at all,” I said, shaking my head. “Especially not here.” 

Matthew continued holding my hands. His were so big and all-encompassing, the same way that he was. “You’re right,” he agreed a little too easily. “Let me take you out tonight. A real date. I’m ready to move past the friend zone.” 

He still wants to date me? 

“You’ve been in the friend zone for five seconds.” 

My anxiety actually started to ease. Instead of making me uncomfortable, like he tended to do, he was having the opposite effect. 

“Five seconds too long if you ask me.” He grinned. “Come on, Bells. Let’s stop playing this game.” 

“What game?” 

“The one where you pretend you don’t want me just as much as I want you.” 

“I never said I didn’t want you. I just said we don’t know each other anymore,” I clarified because wanting the man was not the issue. 

“You were willing to get to know that stupid fireman on a date. Why can’t you do the same for me?” 

Dammit. 

That was actually a fair point. 

He released one of my hands and poked the side of my head with his finger. “I can see your wheels spinning. Give me one date. If it’s awful and there’s nothing between us, I’ll leave you alone.” 

I had to stop myself from laughing hysterically. As if there’d ever be nothing between us. At least not on my end. I wasn’t sure how to not have feelings for him. 

“Two first dates in one day? That’s gotta be some kind of record.” I laughed, but Matthew was not amused. His jaw flexed before he leaned closer to me, his lips at my ear. 

“I’ll make you forget all about that other guy. Say yes, Bells.” 

I sucked in a breath before finally caving. Denying him was exhausting. And to be honest, I wanted to go. 

“Yes,” I said. 

Matthew’s smile took up his entire face as he dropped my other hand and pumped a fist in the air. “I’ll pick you up at seven. You’re not working, right?” He glanced toward the bar, where Anna was still trying to eavesdrop. 

“I have the day off.” 

“We’ll mourn the loss of the glasses later,” he teased. 

I instantly wondered how many Anna had broken today. “She broke another one?” 

“One that I know of,” he said before giving me a kiss on the cheek. “Dress for the resort. That’s where I’m taking you,” he instructed before disappearing out the door as quickly as he’d come through it. 

That man was something else, making demands and then disappearing before I could even agree or argue.

BLURB:

Crushing on Matthew O'Grady didn't work out very well for me in the past. When he left Sugar Mountain for the NHL, he took my hopeful teenage heart with him. I was crushed beyond repair, and he never even knew it. But now he's back in town, working at the resort his family owns and coming into my bar every. single. shift. He claims to want me, but a guy like Matthew doesn't want any one woman for long.

Bella Sanchez is an absolute smoke show. I know I have a reputation of for being a playboy; the kind of guy who sleeps around with no strings attached. But that was the old me. The new me is back home in Sugar Mountain for good and looking for all the strings. The only problem is, Bella doesn't believe me when I tell her I want her.

But I'm a stubborn man, and I won't stop chasing her until she's mine.

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