About Act like you Love Me...
All’s fair in acting and amore...
Brynn McAdams isn’t the awkward drama geek she was in high
school—she’s grown up and confident, or at least she likes to think so. But
when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer
Raines, comes back to town to direct her community play, Brynn finds herself
determined to be someone other than the girl he doesn’t even recognize. Good
thing she’s an excellent actress.
After his bad breakup in NYC, the last thing Sawyer wants is
to get involved with another actress. But the glamorous and beautiful Brynn
draws him in, even though as her director, he knows she’s off-limits. There’s
just something about the woman that feels…familiar. Like home.
As Brynn’s lies start to snowball, she struggles to stop
acting and come clean. But what if Sawyer is already falling for the fake
Brynn, not the Brynn she truly is?
Teaser Excerpt:
“Cut, cut
cut!” Sawyer stood. “Was that supposed to be more passionate? Because it sucked.”
“This is
supposed to be the eighteen hundreds,” Brynn said. “It can’t be too passionate or it would
seem inappropriate for the time.”
The next
instant Sawyer was charging up the steps to the stage. “I’m not saying it’s got to be a kiss
with tongue, I’m saying you’ve got to look at each other like you’re in love so the audience will want it to work out. Our modern
audience.” Sawyer shook his head. “Take it
again, from before the proposal.”
It was
impossible to concentrate with Sawyer standing right there, so close she could hear every shift
of his body and feel his gaze on her like a weight. All her lines were swimming together.
Leo knelt,
told her she was an angel. She said her line, trying to peer into his soul like she wanted to be
with him, and then Leo kissed her. And it was sloppier than usual.
She did her
best to not jerk back, though it was her first instinct.
“Okay, that
was just…” Sawyer moved in front of her. He looked at the playbook, then lowered it by his
side and stared into her eyes. The air thickened around them and she could feel every thump of her heart. “What a perfect
angel you are, Cecily.” He said it so
tenderly, his smile close-lipped but full of joy.
“You dear
romantic boy,” she said, all out of instinct because thoughts were getting fuzzy.
He leaned in
and kissed her, a soft kiss with his lips barely parted. The pressure of his lips increased for a
delicious moment, and then they were gone. A quick, simple kiss, but when his mouth left hers, she felt its absence so
strongly that she couldn’t think about anything else for a couple seconds. Her
breath was stuck somewhere in her lungs and her lips still tingled, living the
sensation over and over again. Heat wound through her body, her hands itched to
reach out and touch him. And then she remembered she was supposed to. She ran her fingers through his hair and
felt the whisper of his breath on her wrist as he exhaled.
“Wow, that was
good,” Wendy said from the front, breaking Brynn from her trance.
Brynn stepped
back and swallowed, but her throat wasn’t working right. Sawyer’s eyes never left hers,
and one corner of his mouth curved up in a smug, self-satisfied way.
“It was all
right, I suppose,” Brynn said, working to keep her voice steady. She crossed her arms and
shrugged. “For a first-timer, anyway.”
That only made
Sawyer’s smile grow wider.
Brynn couldn’t
help but watch Sawyer as he jumped off the stage. Funny how she’d dreamed of kissing
him all the time in high school, but her fantasy wasn’t even close to the real thing. Her heart felt like it’d just been
wrung out and shoved back in her.
And her scene
with Leo was better. She was sure it had nothing to do with the fact that she closed her eyes
and pretended it was Sawyer kissing her again.
Nope. Nothing
at all.
ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME pre-buy links:
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1115250847
And don't forget to check out Falling for her Fiance
What’s a little fake engagement between best friends?
Danielle and Wes have been best friends since college, so when Wes needs a date for his sister’s wedding and Dani needs a partner for her company’s retreat, they devise the perfect plan: a fake engagement to get through both events unscathed. Adrenaline-junkie Wes can prove to both his ex and his family that he’s well and truly moved on, and serious-minded Dani can prove to her boss that she’s worthy of the promotion he seems to only want to give to a family-oriented employee.
But amid the fake swoons, fake kisses, and forced proximity, neither expects the very real feelings that develop. There’s nothing more dangerous than falling for your best friend…but what if the landing is worth the fall?
About the Author:
Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets,
plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes
her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many
shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if
they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes
summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most
definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. She is the
author of YA novels All the Broken Pieces and Demons of the Sun, bestselling
short romance Falling for Her Fiancé and the women's fiction novel Cinderella
Screwed Me Over.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CindiMadsen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindi.madsen
Website: http://cindimadsen.com/
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