This has got to be one of my favorite covers that I’ve seen lately. If the inside is anything like the outside, it’s gonna be fabulous!
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The Opposite of Falling
by Jillian Liota
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Blurb:
BRIAR MITCHELL is home in Cedar Point โ single, broke and unemployed. Back in the town she tried so hard not to get stuck in. A job at the local grocery will have to do until she figures out whatโs next, even if it means working for her teenage crush. Not that he noticed her back then.
ANDY MARSHALL has always loved the small town life. Things might be rough at the moment โ the family business is struggling and his dadโs health has taken a turn โ but heโs trudging forward. What he doesnโt see coming is the attraction he feels towards his newest employee.
Choosing to explore their instant chemistry, Briar and Andy embark on a no-strings ride they hope will provide a few things they each desperately need. Sweet friendship, sexy fun, and a chance to escape from a life that isnโt going according to plan.
But in the face of a town disaster, they start to realize that maybe thereโs something more between them. Something with a depth they werenโt expecting. Something that feels a lot like falling in love.
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Excerpt:
I scrub my hands over my face, wondering what the hell is wrong with me, wishing Iโd kept my damn eyes to myself. Now Iโm worried Iโve made her uncomfortable on her first day by staring at her mouth, at those light pink lips Iโm starting to wonder more aboutโฆ
How they taste.
How soft they feel.
What theyโll look like wrapped around myโฆ
I let my head fall back, my eyes closed as I try to think of other things. Baseball stats and naked grandmothers, right? Isnโt that whatโs supposed to help?
God, I havenโt had to do this in years. It feels ridiculous to be sitting in my office trying to get rid of the hardness thatโs growing in my pants at the thought of Briar on her knees. What am I, a teenager? Getting turned on at just the thought of a beautiful woman?
And itโs not just any woman. Itโs Briar Mitchell.
Boydโs sister. My new employee.
But now that the door has been opened, Iโm unable to close it, and my mind begins to ramble through the weeds. Thinking about her thick hair and beautiful eyes, the small swell on her chest and those slender hips that lead to legs that are a mile long.
Maybe most guys wouldnโt blink at allowing a momentary daydream like the ones that keep popping into my mind about Briar, but Iโve never made a habit of spending too much time dwelling on women I know arenโt for me.
I know what I want in life. I want to find someone to settle down with. Someone to have a family with. Here, in Cedar Point. Briar is not that woman, and the fact that I canโt seem to get that through my head is justโฆitโs infuriating.
But damn if the idea of something short and sweet with Briar isnโt enough to get the heat climbing up my neck, making me wonder whether having a little bit of fun couldnโt be something to enjoy, at least while sheโs in town.
Though even thinking that kind of thing about my new employee would have my dad finally sitting up and barking at me.
Huh. Maybe if I tell him about my sudden interest in Briar, heโll be pissed enough to get out of this funk heโs been in.
That actually makes me laugh a little bit, and I finally manage to shake out my tense shoulders and turn my attention to the work in front of me.
I take all of my thoughts of Briarโthe friendly ones and the dirty ones in kindโand place them firmly on the to handle later shelf in my mind.
It will still be there to ponder when the day is done.
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Author Info:
Jillian Liota is a new author writing contemporary romance and new adult fiction. She lives in Kailua, Hawaiiโฏwith her amazing husband, 2 cats, and 3-legged pup.โฏ
She is the author of the new adult romance novelโฏThe Keeper, which focuses on a female college soccer goalie, as well as the follow up novella,โฏKeep Away.โฏHer newest release,โฏLike You Mean It, is in the contemporary romance genre and has a more mature voice, as it follows a pregnant mother finding love in a new town. The next novel in theโฏLike You Series,โฏLike You Want It, will be published in Spring 2019
She has a masterโs in Higher Education and Student Affairs, and she is passionate about all things improvement, development and organization.
Sheโs also a big fan of taking walks with her husband and dog Maia, reading romance (obviously), watching a handful of horrible reality TV shows, and exploring the island she calls home. Check out herโฏContactโฏpage for more information on how to connect.
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