Today is my stop during the release day blitz for Just One Kiss (Black Alcove) by Jami Wagner.
Title: Just One Kiss
Author: Jami Wagner
Series: Black Alcove
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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Blurb:
A first kiss is hard to forgetโand Kelsey Brianโs just walked into the bar where she works and isnโt planning to leave anytime soon. It figures. With her last semester of college finally here, Kelsey canโt wait to finish the year smoothly and start a new chapter. She doesnโt need to drive over yet another bump in the road.Ethan Connelly has spent most of his adult life trying to be accepted by his father, and now he has the chance to make him proud. Heโs also just stepped into another chance with the girl who got away. Deciding who matters most to him isnโt an easy choice. If he picks his father, heโll lose her againโif he picks her, everything heโs worked for will be for nothing.
Can Kelsey learn to trust him, or will Ethanโs secret of why heโs really back in town tear them apart?
Excerpt:
โWell, Iโll be damned, Kelsey Brian showed up to work before me. Now Iโve seen it all.โ Logan struts into the bar like he owns the place and lets out a low whistle. โTo what do we owe the pleasure?โ
I roll my eyes, but Sara just stands there with a silly smile on her face. Logan has one of those personalities that you canโt help but love. Just the tone of his voice and his own smile can improve a girlโs mood in less than a second. Not to mention his shaggy, dark blonde hair, blue eyes, and athletic build. He would be a catch in more ways than one. I think Sara is finally figuring it out.
โItโs not what, itโs who,โ Sara coos. Warmth creeps up my neck and into my cheeks. Loganโs eyes go wide.
โDude, are you serious? Someone has finally cracked the โI hate boysโ phase we thought would last forever.โ
โItโs not a phase,โ I interrupt. โI just find it hard to trust someone now.โ
Saraโs face lights up as she slowly nods her head up and down. โAnd stop calling us dudes.โ She laughs, pointing at Logan.
โWait a minuteโฆdoes this have anything to do with Ethan?โ Logan suggests, folding his arms in front of him.
โOh, I bet it does,โ Sarah says.
Logan reaches his arm over the counter, his palm flat, and Sara gives him a high five. Itโs like Iโm not even here. How does Logan know about Ethan anyway? I just found out yesterday.
โHe called me this morning, wanted to get together but something came up, said he needed a rain check.โ Logan shares this piece of information as he joins us behind the bar. I continue with my side work and listen to them at the same time.
โYeah, well, it better be for something good because he said he was going to be late.โ
He probably went to change his shirt, but Iโd be okay with him not changing his shirt and just forgetting about it altogether.
โHello? Earth to Kelsey!โ
I look up fromโwait. Was I just staring at the sink water this whole time?
โWhatโs your deal?โ Sara asks.
โShe knows something,โ Logan answers.
They both study me with their full attention. I crack under the pressure. It only took two seconds, but itโs always hard to keep things from Sara. Then you add Logan, and thereโs no hope. They make a strong team.
โAlright, so I may have seen Ethan once or twice since yesterday.โ That sounds good enough. I turn with the intention of filling the sink at the other end of the bar, but Sara grabs my arm. I keep my eyes pinned to the floor.
โAndโฆ?โ
โAndโฆI might know why heโs late?โ
โIs that a question?โ
My face wrinkles up. I want to avoid this whole conversation. Treat it just like a Band-Aid, Kelsey. One quick pull and itโs over.
โI may have kicked him in the face, given him black eyes, hit him with my car door, and burned him with coffee right before I got here.โ I shrug. โHence no coffee.โ
About the Author:
JAMI WAGNER was born in Wyoming. Still living in the Cowboy State, Jami and her boyfriend are currently writing their own love story with their yellow lab.
Jami enjoys writing New Adult and published her debut novella Date in the Dark in 2015.
Visit and connect with Jami at www.jami-wagner.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorJamiWagner, on Twitter at @Jami_Wagner, or on Instagram at @JAMIWAGNER_.
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