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Four Failed Engagements.

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Today’s fabulous spotlight is on Samantha Chase’s new release THE ENGAGEMENT EMBARGO! About a man who loves love and adds a self imposed embargo – I wonder how long that will last?ย Check out the excerpt below…

โ€œSkye, come on. Iโ€™m already dealing with all kinds of rejection issues, so can you please just spare me the chase and tell me what I did so we can move on?โ€

Her shoulders sagged and she let out a long breath. โ€œFine. Itโ€™s not you; itโ€™s me. You and I never hang out alone and knowing what your family said to you about the whole dating embargo thing just makes me feel guilty. I mean, I know weโ€™re not dating or anything, butโ€ฆโ€

โ€œYeah, you donโ€™t have to worry about that,โ€ he said with a small laugh, rubbing his hand along the back of his neck. โ€œBecauseโ€ฆwellโ€ฆthatโ€™s crazy. No one would think twice about you and I hanging out together.โ€ He let out another laugh and quickly noticed that she wasnโ€™t laughing with him. If anything, she looked hurt.

And then she looked pissed.

โ€œWhat? I just meant that weโ€™ve been friends for so long and youโ€™re practically family, soโ€ฆโ€

Holding up a hand to stop him, Skye quickly stepped around him. โ€œNo, youโ€™re right. I guess Iโ€™m just overthinking things.โ€

Her words made sense, but her tone told him she was definitelyย notย happy. โ€œSkyeโ€ฆโ€

โ€œNo. Itโ€™s fine. Really. Not a big deal.โ€

It wasnโ€™t until her hand was on the doorknob that Elliott decided enough was enough. โ€œObviously itโ€™s not fine!โ€ he snapped. His patience was shot and his loud tone was enough to shock them both into silence.ย  โ€œLook, maybe Iโ€™m overreacting here, but Iโ€™m telling you, the way youโ€™re acting just seems off. And for you to be worried about anyone thinking weโ€™re dating is justโ€ฆโ€

โ€œItโ€™s what?โ€ she asked tightly.

โ€œUmโ€ฆโ€

โ€œItโ€™s weird because Iโ€™m Josieโ€™s friend? Or unthinkable because everyone thinks weโ€™re like family?โ€ Her tone was sharp and her expression fierce, and clearly he had touched a nerve. โ€œOrโ€ฆorโ€ฆmaybe Iโ€™mย soย unattractive compared to all the other women youโ€™ve dated that it just wouldnโ€™t be believable for you to want to date someone like me?โ€

Say what now?

โ€œSkye, thatโ€™s notโ€ฆno one ever said you werenโ€™t attractive,โ€ he quickly corrected. โ€œYouโ€™re beautifulโ€“probably one of the most beautiful women I know.โ€

โ€œOh, really?โ€ And yeah, the sarcastic tone was strong.

โ€œYeah, really.โ€

She snorted with disbelief.

Elliott moved a little closer and gently grasped her shoulders. โ€œSkye, I donโ€™t know where any of this is coming from and I want you to know that I think the world of you. Youโ€™re a good friend and youโ€™ve been very gracious to me during this whole wedding drama and I hate that you have some sort of issue with meโ€“like youโ€™re mad at me for something that I donโ€™t know anything about.โ€

He felt her relax a bit under his hands and he almost let out a sigh of relief.

Instead, he stepped in closer and hugged her. She stiffened, but just for a moment, and then she relaxed against him.

Hell, she even put her arms around him and hugged him back.

And it felt good.

Really good.

She smelled like sunshine and the beach, he realized as he inhaled a little deeper. Maybe it was creepy, but he turned his head slightly and sniffed her hair and sensed a hint of coconut. Heโ€™d never cared much for that scent, but right now it was almost intoxicating.

Had he ever noticed a womanโ€™s scent like this before?

And the answer was a big no. He had no idea what Tracyโ€™s favorite shampoo was or what scents she preferred, but he had a feeling this was a favorite of Skyeโ€™s. He took another deep breath before he forced himself to put some distance between them becauseโ€ฆwellโ€ฆthis was highly inappropriateโ€“especially after the conversation they just had.

Onlyโ€ฆSkye didnโ€™t release him and Elliottโ€™s arms were still loosely around her.

This is newโ€ฆ

Skye licked her lips and he found himself fascinated by that small action. When his gaze met hers, it was like he was seeing her for the first time. It wasnโ€™t his sisterโ€™s best friend standing there, but a very desirable woman.

Or maybe itโ€™s been a few months since Iโ€™ve been near a woman and Iโ€™m romanticizing itโ€“which is what Iโ€™m trying to learn to stop doing!

Okay, there was that, butโ€ฆit didnโ€™t feel like he was romanticizing it.

It felt real.

Genuine.

And before he could question it, Elliott closed the distance between them once again and carefully pressed his lips to hers. She was probably going to slap him or, at the very least, push him away, butโ€ฆshe didnโ€™t. In an instant, Skylar melted against him and let out the sexiest little sound.

His kiss was tentative, but that one little sound from her was all the encouragement he needed to take it a little deeper.

But Skye beat him to it.

Her tongue teased at his bottom lip and his gasp of surprise was all it took for them to take the kiss to the next level. It wasnโ€™t wild or frantic, but more of a lazy and languid exploration and it was sexy as hell.

Skye was sexy as hell.

Why had he never noticed it before?

Next, he felt her hands rake up into his hair. Her nails gently scratched along his scalp as she pressed closer to him. She was all soft curves and warm skin, and damn if he didnโ€™t want more.

For several minutes he simply enjoyed the gentle tangle of tongues, hearing her soft sighs, and the feel of her body against his. When he broke the kiss to catch his breath, he whispered her name and went to kiss her neck when she gasped loudly and took a step back.

โ€œOhmygod!โ€ she panted before a look of sheer panic crossed her face.

And before Elliott could process what was happening, she was moving around him and out the door.

The Engagement Embargo

Four failed engagements. One year-long hiatus on women.

Elliott Sullivan loves being in love, but after his latest romantic disaster, his friends and family finally put their foot downโ€”no relationships or proposals for at least a year. Ready for his heart not to be squashed under another sexy high-heel, he agrees to fully embrace life as a perpetual bachelor. Which should be easyโ€”especially when he recruits his sisterโ€™s best friend for help. Surely he wonโ€™t fall for her, no matter how perfect she seemsโ€ฆ

Skylar isnโ€™t sorry to see Elliottโ€™s latest relationship go up in flames. Sheโ€™s had a crush on him for as long as she remembersโ€”not that anything can ever happen there. So when Elliott asks for her help to stop him from breaking his dating embargo, she jumps at the chance. Theyโ€™ve spent time together before and nothing has come of it. So what could possibly go wrong this time?

Sticking to his embargo would be fine if all this time with Skye wasnโ€™t making Elliott wonder if maybe the perfect girl had been in front of him all along.

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About Samantha...

Samantha Chase is aย New York Timesย andย USA Todayย bestseller of contemporary romance thatโ€™s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot.ย  She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than sixty titles under her belt โ€“ includingย THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGEย which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017!ย  When sheโ€™s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Mayleneโ€ฆoh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

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