Blind Dates, Bridesmaids & Other Disasters - Aspen Hadley (#RomBks4Chris19)
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Blind
Dates, Bridesmaids & Other Disasters
By Aspen Hadley
Sweet Contemporary Romance, New
Adult
Hardcover &ebook, 272 Pages
July 9th 2019 by Sweetwater Books
On the surface, Rachel Stevens's
life looks perfect.
One great job, two awesome
roommates, and a supportive family. But when her roommate Hannah announces her
engagement, Rachel sees eternal singleness and innumerable cats in her future.
When the bride-to-be issues a challenge--go on six blind dates and before the
"I do's" --Rachel isn't convinced her imagined future is that bad in
comparison. The dates are predictably horrible and the situation further
complicated by the return of James, Rachel's first, long-lost love. James says
he is over her . . . but is Rachel over him?
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Excerpt
As the starting time (for the 10k
race) arrived, (my blind date) Mitch announced that he wanted to be at the
front of the crowd. I followed him with heavy feet. How was I supposed to look
all athletic and charming while moving my body in a way it wasn’t familiar
with? Not to mention my lungs. My poor lungs were about to have the fight of
their life.
I was saved having to overthink it
by the sound of a gunshot. My first thought was to duck, but others around me
took off running, and I managed to keep from embarrassing myself thanks to my
instinctual herd mentality. When everyone around you is running, you run.
Mitch was kind enough to let me set
the pace. It was a mistake on his part, but it was kind. After a minute or two
during which I applauded myself for pulling off a steady jog, Mitch finally
spoke up.
“All warmed up?” he asked.
Oh heavenly days. He thought I was
just getting started when in reality I was at my peak performance. Still, I
nodded. My mom always warned me that pride cometh before the fall.
“Great, let’s go.”
Mitch poured on the juice and moved
ahead of me on the road as he zigged and zagged between other runners. I pushed
myself harder and managed to make a respectable showing while dodging people.
When I caught up to him, he started asking me more questions.
“Where did you go to college? How
did you meet your roommates? What’s your favorite kind of food? Favorite
vacation spot?” He fired questions faster than I could answer them.
I was trying desperately to
respond, to appear fit as a fiddle, to be charming and lovely. In the end, it
wasn’t meant to be. I don’t know if a rock caught my toe or if my foot gave
out, but one moment I was cheerfully telling him I loved Mexican food and the
next I was eating asphalt.
I heard Mitch make a sound as he
looked back and saw me on my stomach. I was trying to catch my breath as he
hurried back to my side and rolled me onto my back. A stinging sensation on my
chin told me I’d hit it too. I hoped it wasn’t scraped too badly. I reached up
trembling fingers to test it. They came away with some blood and gravel. I
winced and put my fingers back on my wound.
“Did you get the wind knocked out
of you?” Mitch asked. It was a perfect excuse for my heavy breathing, so I
nodded and let him think that. “Are you hurt anywhere? Can you move your legs?
Did you hit your head or just your chin?” he asked. What was with him and a
zillion questions all the time? This time I shook my head.
“Rachel?” Suddenly James’s face
came into view above Mitch’s shoulder.
I let my eyes slide closed, my
fingers still covering my chin, as I felt a lump rise in my throat at the sight
of him. Kind of like how you’re always okay with getting hurt until your Mom
shows up, and then you’re a sobbing mess.
About
the Author
Aspen Hadley loves
nothing more than a great story. She has devoted herself to story-telling for
the majority of her life, writing her first novel at her kitchen table in the
8th grade. Aspen writes what she wants to read: clean, sassy, romantic comedy
novels that give you a break from real life and leave you feeling happy.
Outside of writing, Aspen's number
one hobby is reading. Number two is sneaking chocolate into and out of her
private stash without being caught. Other favorite things include: playing the
piano, listening to classic rock, telling jokes around the dinner table, eating
ice cream, traveling, a good case of the giggles, and riding on ATVs over the
mountains and deserts of Utah.
Aspen shares her life with a
patient husband, 4 hilarious children, and 1 grumpy dog in a quiet suburb in
the foothills of her beloved mountains.
Given the choice she would road
trip her life away, singing along to the radio and sleeping in every morning.
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