More Than Once by Elizabeth Briggs
(Chasing the Dream #4)Publication date: December 1st 2015
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult
Synopsis
She’s trying to be good. He loves it when she’s bad.Andrew West is done being the nice guy. After a marriage proposal gone wrong, he’s started over in a new city and he’s never risking his heart again.
Becca Collins is done being the bad girl. After quitting the band she played bass for, she’s going to prove to her family that she’s really changed.
When Becca’s dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her job on Christmas Eve, all seems lost, until she runs into a former one night stand–Andrew. To impress her parents, Becca convinces him to pretend to be her perfect boyfriend for their holiday dinner.
After Andrew shows Becca he’s all bad boy in the bedroom, neither wants to pretend anymore. But when Becca’s invited to rejoin her band for a show and Andrew’s forced to face his ex, they both wonder if they’re ready to take a leap again–or if they’re doomed to fail in life and love a second time.
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Excerpt:
“Look
Andrew, you’re a ni—”
“Wait.”
He held up his other hand. “Just stop right there.”
I
blinked. “What?”
“You’re
about to say I’m a nice guy, but you think we should just be
friends, right? Believe me, I’ve heard that line more times than I
can count.”
Shit,
that was exactly what I was going to say. “Um…”
Without
hesitation, he pressed me against the side of my car, his fingers
sliding to the back of my neck and into my short hair. I gasped and
heat flared between us, so hot I was sure it was melting every inch
of snow in the entire parking lot.
“You
didn’t think I was ‘nice’ that night, did you?” he asked, his
voice low, his eyes locked on mine.
“No,”
I whispered. Memories of that night still haunted me in the best way.
I’d lie in bed when I couldn’t sleep and slide my hand between my
legs, remembering the way he’d pounded into me, the way he’d held
me down, the way he’d been rough and demanding and completely in
control. We’d given each other exactly what we’d both needed, but
I never imagined he would want anything to do with me after that.
Because in the morning, we’d both gone back to who we were: the
good guy and the bad girl.
But
now Andy, the vulnerable, broken-hearted nice guy I’d met before,
had vanished, and in his place was Andrew, who was bold, assertive,
and really fucking sexy.
“One
date,” he said, his mouth so close to mine I could feel the words
against my lips. “One date and then you can tell me to get lost.
But give me a chance first.”
I
was painfully aware of every inch of Andrew’s hard body pressed
against mine. He seemed…bigger than I remembered. More muscular. I
could tell from the way his collared shirt hung from his frame, and I
was tempted to rip it open and see exactly how much he’d changed
underneath. Not that I’d had any problem with his body before—but
now he had a confidence to him that was all new, and he wore it damn
well.
The
Becca of a few months ago would have grabbed him and kissed him
senseless, then suggested they go back to his place. Actually, the
Becca of a few months ago had
done exactly that. But now I was trying to be good and that meant not
making out with guys I barely knew in the middle of parking lots.
Ugh.
Being good was no fun at all.
“One
date,” I said. “But don’t expect anything more.”
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