BOOKER (The Booker Series #1) Opposites Attract Romance by debut author MM Flynn - Cover & Excerpt Reveal
BOOKER
The Booker Series - Book One
by MM FLynn
Cover & Excerpt Reveal
Release Date: November 17, 2022
Cover Design: Okay Creations
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: Celebrity romance, medical romance, instant connection, opposites attract
Synopsis
One accident. One sizzling connection. A million reasons why this shouldnāt work.
Quiet and simple is how I like my life. Until Sam Bookerāsnowboarder, charmer, heartbreakerācrashes into my world and changes everything. Iām supposed to help him heal, but heās not the only one thatās hurting.
He insists weāre destined. But are his feelings real?
Kat Peters is mine.
I want to show her the world, push her boundaries, but she wonāt leave her life on the bunny hill in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
I may have woken up a different man, but I need to prove to her, to everyone, that I am the man that was made for her.
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Excerpt
I figured out Katās schedule, so I know this is her last round before she heads home. I may have only met her days ago, but I feel like Iāve known her forever. I can already pick up on her little quirks and habits that make her so fucking interesting.
āHey,ā I call softly.
Kat stops her fidgeting and lifts her head. āEverything okay? Do you need something?ā
I pause and get a good look at her vivid blue eyes. Sheās such a knockout, and she doesnāt even realize it. āCan we just talk for a minute?ā I tap the bed next to me for her to sit down.
āOf course.ā She approaches me, ignoring my signal, and sits down in the chair next to my bed. āWhatās going on?ā She leans forward, giving me all of her attention, and my head swims. Katās complete focus is potent.
āIāve had a rough day, and I just wanna hear your voice is all.ā
āWhy was it rough?ā She smiles, leaning in farther.
āMy PT sucked,ā I admit. āI feel like Iām regressing. Nothing is improving. Not my headaches, not my anger issues, and definitely not my body. I took it out on the guys.ā
āIām sure they understand. You had a traumatic brain injury, Sam. Itās not a small thing.ā
I reach my hand out to her, and she takes it, squeezing so I know itās my turn to talk.
āEvery time I wake up, I keep hoping Iāll feel like myself again. Normal. But Iām different now. I canāt manage my emotions at all. Iām angry all the fucking time. No one knows how to deal with it, especially me.ā Tears prick my eyes and, goddamnit, I am not going to cry right now. I squeeze her hand.
āYou need to be kinder to yourself, Sam. You are strug- gling, and they want to be there for you. Maybe you should talk to them, let them know whatās really going on.ā
I know sheās right. I owe them that much.
I nod. She moves to get up, as if the conversation is over, and I panic. I donāt want her to go. We still have so much to talk about. I donāt want to have another endless night left alone with only my spiraling thoughts and throbbing head.
āListen. . . I get. . . lonely when youāre not here at night,ā I admit. āDo you think I could text you or call you when youāre not here?ā
Kat looks down at the floor, blushing like crazy. Fuck, sheās cute. āI donāt think that would be a good idea.ā
I take a second to make sure I heard her right. āWhyās that?ā
She lets out a huge sigh as she crosses her arms in front of her chest. āYou just got out of a coma, Sam.ā She looks at me like the answer should be obvious. āYou should probably just focus on getting better.ā
āCanāt I hang out with you while I focus on getting better? I want to get to know you, Kat. Youāre fascinating.ā
She laughs. āFascinating?ā
āThatās right,ā I say with absolute sincerity. āHow can you doubt what Iām feeling? I donāt,ā I say, pointing to my chest. āItās real. My heart racing every time you walk in the room? Real. Embarrassing, but real. And how it feels when you touch me? That zip? Real.ā
Kat just shakes her head.
āCome touch me and see. Tell me if thatās real.ā
After a deep, resigned breath, she moves closer to me, gently placing her hand on my shoulder without emotion or feeling. All business. Almost immediately, the heart monitor picks up speed. I smile up at her, delighted sheās proved my point.
Kat canāt help but laugh, but Iām struck by how monumental this seems. Like whatever this is between us is bigger than we realized. It feels like itās predestined, somehow. Beyond our control.
She takes her hand away, and my heart rate slows back to normal. I wait a few beats before I try again. āSo. . . Kat. Can I call you? Please?ā
āUm. . . I actually donāt have a cell phone.ā She glances at the monitor, embarrassed.
I sit up a little bit. āAre you serious? How is that possible?ā
āI've just. . . never had a need for one. Iām always either here or at my uncleās house. I have a landline there,ā she answers, still avoiding my eyes.
āYour uncle?ā I suddenly realize I havenāt been asking nearly enough questions about her. Shit.
āYeah. . . ā She trails off. Again, she starts messing with the supplies in the room, clearly not comfortable with my line of questioning.
āOkay. Come sit, Kat,ā I plead, patting the bed. Thankfully, she does as I ask. I reach for her hand, but sheās still too far away, down by my feet. āIād really like to call you. Can you please give me your number?ā I even blink my eyes rapidly as I look up at her to try and lighten the mood.
She still hesitates.
Am I reading this wrong? I duck my head to meet her beautiful blues. āPlease?ā
Finally, she gives me that smile, the one that lets me know Iām going to get what I want. I resist the urge to fist pump the air. She pulls a pen from her shirt pocket and writes a phone number on the napkin on my tray. I try not to think too hard about it belonging to her uncle.
When she moves to give me the napkin, I grab her hand, pulling her toward me. I have to see if I can get that throbbing, tingly feeling on my tongue. More importantly, on her tongue.
I put my hand on her neck and pull her to me, kissing her quickly. That amazing zing lights up my mouth. I sigh with relief. God, I hope she feels this, too.
Kat makes a satisfied little sound in the back of her throat and kisses me back, cautiously at first, like she hasnāt done this in a while, but then sheās matching me stroke for stroke. She leans farther into me, giving me her weight. With her hands on my chest, I feel the shock of her touch a second before the machines start beeping like crazy.
She gasps and pulls back, but I haul her against me. āIgnore it,ā I command, desperate for more.
She laughs into my mouth as we pick up where we left off. Iām so greedy for her. I mean to go slow, but instead, I lick deep and rhythmically into her mouth, giving her all Iāve got. Using my grip on her neck, I guide her head around, making the most of every angle. Iāve never kissed someone like this, with my whole body. I want her to think about this later. Tonight. Tomorrow. I want her to be as obsessed with this as I am.
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About the Author
Somewhere between her career as a textbook editor and the throes of motherhood, M developed an addiction to romance novels. She has read countless books, but this is her first novel.
M lives in the heart of the US with her husband, two kids and their pet doodle.
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