TAKEN
BY TUESDAY
The
Weekday Bride Series, Book Five
Montlake
Romance, Contemporary
August
12, 2014, First Edition
Paperback
& Kindle
JUDY
GARDNER:
College
graduate Judy stands ready to conquer the world…if she can find a
job. Hoping to transition from aspiring architect to famous architect
as quickly as possible, the dark-haired beauty moves to LA, staying
in the home of her celebrity brother, Michael Wolfe. But it’s hard
for Judy to focus on work when the sexy bodyguard she fell for last
summer keeps showing up in her life and leaving her breathless.
RICK
EVANS:
With
his hard body, green eyes, and easy smile, Rick could have any woman
he wants. But the Marine-turned-bodyguard only has eyes for Judy and
her spitfire attitude. When a faceless villain attacks Judy, Rick
will stop at nothing to protect the woman who opened his heart from
the monster hunting her.
PRAISE
FOR TAKEN BY TUESDAY
“Readers
will fall in love with Rick, who is the ultimate book boyfriend with
his good looks and bad-ass attitude.” –RT
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EXCERPT
A
throaty laugh made him pause.
He
knew that laugh.
The
smile on his face suddenly felt more genuine. His gaze slid across
the room when she laughed again. Her back was to him, but it was
her…Utah. She held her cue stick and pointed at a corner pocket.
“Watch ‘em and weep.”
She
sunk the eight ball like it was her bitch and the guys around the
table groaned. A short-haired blonde lifted her hand and made a
grabby motion with her fingers. “Pay up!”
Utah
laughed, laid her cue on the table, and grabbed the bottle of beer at
her side. All the while Rick just watched the interplay. She wore
tight jeans, a tucked in tank that hugged her waist in a
mouth-watering way …over the ensemble was a jean jacket that he
could easily picture draped over the handlebars of his motorcycle.
“I
think we just got hustled,” one of the young college kids said as
he shoved his hands in his wallet to pay his debt.
“I
tried to warn you.”
Judy’s
friend shoved the bills into her pocket faster than the waitress had.
“Anyone else? Twenty buck minimum with a round of drinks.”
This
might be fun.
Rick
took a step forward and lifted his voice above the crowd. “A
hundred bucks.”
Utah
froze, but didn’t turn around. He wondered if she recognized his
voice. Had she thought about him in the last year? With the exception
of her brother’s divorce party, he hadn’t seen her…not outside
of a wet dream or two.
The
blonde swiveled her head like a snake to prey and her eyes did that
sweeping thing that happened to him once in a while. Rick knew he
wasn’t hard on the eyes, knew he filled out his shirt like a Marine
should. His thick shoulders and neck screamed military or linebacker.
He did play a little football in high school.
“Who
the hell are you?” the blonde mumbled.
Rick
chuckled.
Judy
slowly turned and had to tilt her head back to look at him. “Green
Eyes.”
“Hey,
Utah.”
“You
know this guy?” The blonde shoved next to Judy and nudged her arm.
God,
she was even more adorable than he remembered. He didn’t let her
eyes go, just matched her stare. A blush rose to her cheeks and a few
freckles peeked through. Her snarky remark about his presence was a
heartbeat away. He’d lay another hundred bucks on the table as a
bet that the next words out of her mouth would shock everyone within
earshot.
“Did
the steroid train stop in town when I wasn’t looking?”
The
blonde started to laugh.
Rick
stepped even closer so barely an inch separated them. The smile never
left his face. “I hear steroids shrink dicks.”
As
if she couldn’t help herself, Judy glanced down and it was Rick’s
turn to laugh. He brushed the edge of her body with his and removed
the cue from the table. “What do ya say, Utah? I’ll even let you
break. Ladies first and all that.”
Rick
knew they were drawing a crowd, but the interplay between them
matched the sparks that hovered over them like a damn rainbow, and he
was powerless to care what anyone thought.
“A
hundred bucks is steep, Judy.”
“S’okay,
Meg…Rick’s a big talker. Besides, he doesn’t know what I’m
capable of.”
Rick
shook his head and clicked his tongue. “Now, now…don’t want to
show all your cards.”
“She’s
really good, dude,” the guy she’d relieved of twenty bucks said
from across the table.
Rick
lowered his voice. “Will you go easy on me, Babe?”
Judy
regained some of her lost composure and pushed away from his personal
space. “Not on your life. And I’m not your babe!”
We’ll
see about that.
He couldn’t stop smiling.
REVIEW: I am totally in love with Catherine Bybee's Workday Brides series. This isn't your average romance novel. These books deliver a good helping of romantic suspense. Taken By Tuesday tells Judy's story. If you've read Single By Saturday, you'll remember Judy. If you didn't, not to worry, these books can be read as stand alone novels.
Judy is living in her brother Michael's home in Beverly Hills until she can score a job after graduation. Michael is a big name Hollywood actor. So some protection is needed from the paparazzi.
Rick is part of his security. For some reason, he reminds me a bit of Ranger from the Stephanie Plum novels. Maybe its because he's always calling Judy babe. Whatever way you see him, he's smokin' hot. I wouldn't mind him being part of my security detail, if I had one.
Things actually progress a bit slowly. There's a lot of chemistry between the two of them, but from the start of the novel until the time when the real action takes place is a bit more drawn out then in the other books.
After that, things start moving along a bit faster. I have to say, the crazy who was after Judy surprised me a bit. I won't spoil it for you, but it definitely is an unexpected twist in the plot.
A great read for those of us that like a little more than just a sexy read.
Rating: 4 flowers
Judy is living in her brother Michael's home in Beverly Hills until she can score a job after graduation. Michael is a big name Hollywood actor. So some protection is needed from the paparazzi.
Rick is part of his security. For some reason, he reminds me a bit of Ranger from the Stephanie Plum novels. Maybe its because he's always calling Judy babe. Whatever way you see him, he's smokin' hot. I wouldn't mind him being part of my security detail, if I had one.
Things actually progress a bit slowly. There's a lot of chemistry between the two of them, but from the start of the novel until the time when the real action takes place is a bit more drawn out then in the other books.
After that, things start moving along a bit faster. I have to say, the crazy who was after Judy surprised me a bit. I won't spoil it for you, but it definitely is an unexpected twist in the plot.
A great read for those of us that like a little more than just a sexy read.
Rating: 4 flowers
CATHERINE BYBEE
BIO:
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating high school, she moved to Southern California in hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full-time and has penned the Weekday Brides Series and the Not Quite Series. Bybee lives with her husband and two teenage sons in Southern California.
CONTACT LINKS:
catherinebybee@yahoo.com
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