A win-win negotiation?
Truman "Tru" Jelinek's life is pretty much off the rails. With his professional hockey career on thin ice, and his personal life falling apart, he's ready to implement some serious changes. Helping Jenny Martin—the only girl he's ever loved—make her dreams a reality is a good place to start.
There's just one problem: Jenny doesn't want his help. She barely wants to speak to him. But Tru is prepared to negotiate a deal that even Jenny can't refuse. As trading favors turns into sharing passion, he has to face the truth that when it comes to Jenny, the game is far from over.
Excerpt 5 – To read the entire first chapter, please visit http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2014/06/book-blast-perfect-trade-by-anna-sugden.html and visit each blog in order.
As Jenny hung up, Jake “Bad Boy” Badoletti and Truman “Tru” Jelinek stopped beside her. Their expressions were grim; the strain of the loss etched across their faces.
She passed on her sister’s message and hugged Bad Boy, deliberately focusing her attention on him, not his best friend. “Tough night, guys. The ice was tilted against you.”
“Yeah.” Jake hitched a shoulder wearily. “It’s been that way since the All-Star break.”
“It’s bound to change sometime.” Her encouragement sounded hollow.
“The odds of us making the cut for the play-offs are pretty slim. We’d have to win ten of our last sixteen games and hope Buffalo and Washington slip up to have a chance of making a wild-card place.” He scrubbed a hand over his jaw. “Guess I’ll be improving my golf handicap come April 7.”
“At least you’ll get to spend more time with your personal fan club.”
Jake’s ice-blue eyes lit up. “Speaking of which, time to see my ladies. Catch you later at the restaurant?”
Jenny shook her head. She needed to be alone. “Sorry, got things to do.”
Jake squeezed her shoulder, then strode toward the family room.
Her smile faded as Tru remained standing beside her.
As Jenny hung up, Jake “Bad Boy” Badoletti and Truman “Tru” Jelinek stopped beside her. Their expressions were grim; the strain of the loss etched across their faces.
She passed on her sister’s message and hugged Bad Boy, deliberately focusing her attention on him, not his best friend. “Tough night, guys. The ice was tilted against you.”
“Yeah.” Jake hitched a shoulder wearily. “It’s been that way since the All-Star break.”
“It’s bound to change sometime.” Her encouragement sounded hollow.
“The odds of us making the cut for the play-offs are pretty slim. We’d have to win ten of our last sixteen games and hope Buffalo and Washington slip up to have a chance of making a wild-card place.” He scrubbed a hand over his jaw. “Guess I’ll be improving my golf handicap come April 7.”
“At least you’ll get to spend more time with your personal fan club.”
Jake’s ice-blue eyes lit up. “Speaking of which, time to see my ladies. Catch you later at the restaurant?”
Jenny shook her head. She needed to be alone. “Sorry, got things to do.”
Jake squeezed her shoulder, then strode toward the family room.
Her smile faded as Tru remained standing beside her.
Harlequin SuperRomance author, Anna Sugden, loves reading and writing happy endings as much as hockey! When not reading or watching hockey, she loves football, good food & wine, making simple cross-stitch projects, and collecting memorabilia, penguins and fab shoes!
A former marketing executive and primary teacher, Anna lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband and two bossy black cats. Learn more about Anna, her heart-warming romances and her shoes at http://www.annasugden.com . You can also follow her on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/annasugden.romanceauthor) , Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/annasugden) Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/annasugden) and on the Romance Bandits blog (http://www.romancebandits.com)
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Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by today! Thanks too to my fab hostess :) Hope you enjoyed the next excerpt from A Perfect Trade - fireworks are about to start!
ReplyDeleteSo tell me, which famous person (pro sports star, personality or anyone else) would you like to meet?
Good morning! I would love to meet Stephen King. He writes such freaky stories, and I wonder if his true personality is a little on the freaky side as well
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Hi Lauren! I think Stephen King would be very interesting. I listened to the audiobook of his book On Writing (the first bit is autobiographical) and it was very interesting! I don't know that he's weird exactly, but then I'm an author to LOL!
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI love how this book sounds. Will read it, definetely.
ReplyDeleteHi Irma! Glad you like the sound of my book - hope you enjoy reading Tru & Jenny's story!
DeleteHi, Anna! I think I would like to meet Zac Johnson, a pro golfer. No, I am nit a golfer, but he is a hometown boy, and I have heard he is really nice....and, I coukd try to set him up with my niece Meghan. ;) Congrats on the books, Anna!!!
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Thanks, Deb! Great to see you here! LOL on the matchmaking you plan with Zac Johnson. If your niece is like you, he'll be a lucky man!
DeleteCongrats, Anna. I would love to meet you, but you know Henrik is at the top of the list.
ReplyDeleteAww you're so sweet, Jane! I'd love to meet you too! Maybe next summer when the RWA conference is in NY! I hope you get to meet Henrik someday! :)
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