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A FRIENDLY ENGAGEMENT
A Friends First Novel #1
Christine Warner
Released June 2015
Entangled Publishing
Omar
Esterly is married to his job. But when Omar sets his sights on a potential,
family-oriented client, his confirmed bachelorhood becomes a problem.
Fortunately, his friend and employee, Devi Boss, has the perfect plan…
Okay,
so it wasn't exactly Devi's plan to become her friend's fake fiancée. Lies
aren't her style. However, Omar offers her a big, beautiful raise—enough to
track down the missing father she's never known—and Devi reluctantly agrees to
the whole engagement hoax…
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A
Friendly Arrangement
A Friends
First Novel #2
Christine
Warner
Releasing
Oct 26th, 2015
Entangled
Publishing
What happens when your plus one becomes “the one”?
Holly Haggerty and Roth Esterly are two besties with
everything in common—they’re neighbors, career-driven, and commitment-phobes.
Tired of always being set up on dates by well-meaning friends and family, they
take matters into their own hands: they will be the other’s plus one—a little
friendly arrangement between friends.
Easy…until a steamy night where they cross the line.
But that’s okay, they’ll add an addendum—one that includes a little action
between the sheets…on top of the sheets…and without the sheets. But there are
rules. Dating and sex are exclusive until one of them decides to terminate the
agreement. No slumber parties. And if either party becomes emotionally involved
they will break things off with no hard feelings.
When unexpected news changes their plans and turns
their fun arrangement into something more serious, Holly and Roth must come to
terms with what’s more important—what they thought they wanted, or what they
really need.
“You’re game for anything, right?”
Devi compressed her lips and studied Omar through a
narrow gaze, taking in the way his overly bright eyes concentrated on her face
as if memorizing every pore. Her gaze traveled south to the non-existent rise
and fall of his chest and how he pushed his suit jacket aside as he placed his
hands low on his hips. He’d stopped breathing while he waited for her reply.
That made her more nervous than anything. “Normally I am game for anything, but
considering the man asking the question, I’m a little nervous.” She licked her
lips.
Omar shook his head, swallowing her hands in the warmth
of his. “No. This is a great idea. I can’t believe I didn’t see it before.”
“I’ll hold back on saying I’m glad I could help until I
know what you’ve got pinging around your brain.” She tried to pull free of his
grip, but he only grasped her fingers tighter. Her inner voice told her
whatever plan he’d cooked up included her and she wouldn’t be thrilled with the
role.
“Bartow wants a family-first firm. He wants a planner
who is married, blah, blah blah.” He dismissed his unfinished words with the
thrust of his chin.
Devi nodded, her mouth going dry. Was he planning to
hire a wife, or about to propose?
“I might not be married, but what if I were engaged?”
She didn’t want to jump to conclusions about the
proposal so she pasted on a tight smile. “Do you have a serious girlfriend
hidden away I don’t know about?” The thought unsettled her, but she pushed
aside the heaviness in her gut. Omar and relationships mixed like fire and ice.
Not that women didn’t find him attractive and vice versa, but his true love
would always be work. Most sane women wanted something more than a workaholic
commitment-phobe.
He shook his head a bit too vigorously. “No. No.” His
grip tightened, and she flexed her fingers so he’d loosen his hold. “Hear me
out before you shoot me down.”
“I’m more curious than ever.” Again, she threw sand
over that niggling feeling in her belly. She never jumped to conclusions.
Living by the seat of your pants didn’t allow it, but…
Why start now? She rolled her shoulders in an effort to
relax. Omar pulled her off to the side and out of the crowd moving past them on
the sidewalk. His hands shook with excitement, and he swallowed hard before
clearing his throat. Always calm and collected, his buildup unsettled Devi, and
she tugged one hand from his grip and pressed it against the gurgle growing in
her stomach.
“How about we announce our engagement? I could pull in
some favors and have it in the press Monday morning. That’d still give Bartow
enough time to invite us to the meet and greet. And—”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa.” Devi’s stomach did a nosedive, and
she yanked her other hand from his death grip and stepped back. She twisted one
of the bangle bracelets on her wrist. “Our engagement? First off, I didn’t even
know we were dating. And second, I am not going to help you get ahead by
lying.”
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Christine Warner is
living her dream in Michigan along with her family, one laptop, and a much loved
assortment of furry friends.
Besides laughing
and a good dose of humor, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking,
reading, writing, but no arithmetic. A confessed people watcher, she finds
inspiration for her stories in everyday activities. She loves to read and write
about strong heroes, and determined, sometimes sassy, heroines.
A girl gone wild,
at least where social media is concerned, she enjoys meeting other avid readers
and writers on facebook, twitter and her website at christine-warner.com
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