Book & Author Details:
Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet by Marilyn Brant
(Perfect #2)
Publication date: July 20th 2014
Genres: Adult, Comedy,
(Perfect #2)
Publication date: July 20th 2014
Genres: Adult, Comedy,
Synopsis:
**Note: PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND THE PERFECT BET is part of the "Perfect" series, but it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel**
The course of true love doesn’t always run smooth…
Everyone thought Beth Ann Bennet and Dr. Will Darcy had an unexpected romance in Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match (Perfect #1).
Now, Beth’s best friend, Jane Henderson, and Will’s first cousin, Bingley McNamara, begin their own unlikely love story in Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet (Perfect #2), which starts at the Bennet/Darcy wedding when the two of them find themselves in the roles of maid of honor and best man for the newlyweds.
Jane is an interning school psychologist and a woman who wears an angelic mask in public, but she’s not as sweet tempered as she’d like everyone to believe. Turns out, she may have just crossed paths with the one person who’ll unnerve her enough to get her to reveal her true self.
As for Bingley, he’s a wealthy, flirtatious, compulsively social guru of finance, who likes to wager on stocks and, let’s face it, on just about anything that strikes his fancy. But this dedicated ladies’ man may have finally met the woman who’ll challenge his bachelor ways!
Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet…where life’s biggest gamble is the game of love.
Everyone thought Beth Ann Bennet and Dr. Will Darcy had an unexpected romance in Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match (Perfect #1).
Now, Beth’s best friend, Jane Henderson, and Will’s first cousin, Bingley McNamara, begin their own unlikely love story in Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet (Perfect #2), which starts at the Bennet/Darcy wedding when the two of them find themselves in the roles of maid of honor and best man for the newlyweds.
Jane is an interning school psychologist and a woman who wears an angelic mask in public, but she’s not as sweet tempered as she’d like everyone to believe. Turns out, she may have just crossed paths with the one person who’ll unnerve her enough to get her to reveal her true self.
As for Bingley, he’s a wealthy, flirtatious, compulsively social guru of finance, who likes to wager on stocks and, let’s face it, on just about anything that strikes his fancy. But this dedicated ladies’ man may have finally met the woman who’ll challenge his bachelor ways!
Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet…where life’s biggest gamble is the game of love.
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EXCERPTS ~
(**Note: PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND THE
PERFECT BET is part of the "Perfect" series, but it can be enjoyed as
a stand-alone novel**)
***Excerpt #1***
Finally, the procession out of the
church began, and Jane, as maid of honor, had to walk back down the aisle with
Bingley, the supposed "best" man. Oh, joy.
“Delightful ceremony,” he pronounced
loudly, insuring that everyone nearby would hear, as he formally offered her
his arm. But he looked at her as if he’d much rather promenade with a python.
“I
agree,” she said, smiling tightly and playing the part.
He
cast an absolutely ecstatic grin at the friends and family in attendance as the
two of them took their first steps toward the church’s foyer. “Only the
receiving line and the final pictures,” he hissed, his lips near her ear as if
sharing a secret. “And then I can start getting drunk. I plan to be pretty damn
buzzed before our special dance.”
She
leaned closer to him and hissed right back, “So funny! I was
thinking exactly the same thing.”
“Yeah?
I remember the last time you got your hands on some champagne, Jane. Who are
you gonna be making out with in the coat room tonight?”
She
gripped his arm perhaps a little more forcefully than necessary. “Not you.”
He
winced but didn’t stop walking or faux grinning at the congregation. “Oh, I
wasn’t offering, sweetheart. I’ve already been burned once. I don’t do second
chances.”
She
gulped. To her ear, he sounded hurt, which both surprised and irritated her. He
was acting like some innocent in the whole thing. Like he hadn’t been trying to
take advantage of her—one way or another. That he hadn’t made a bet that
involved her. Huh. She’d tear him apart limb by limb, this very second, in
fact, if it wouldn’t ruin her dress before the reception.
Beth
and Will had stopped just up ahead of them and were getting ready to greet
their guests in the receiving line. Before Jane pulled away from Bingley to
dutifully take her place next to Beth, she gave the quote-unquote “best man”
her parting shot. “I don’t do second chances either,” she informed him. “And,
for the record, you might as well pay up Dustin and buy your own beer, ‘cause
there’s no way you’ll win your ‘gamble.’ At least not with my help.”
Jane
had the satisfaction of seeing him freeze in his spot, a look of shock and
confusion on his handsome face as she turned her back on him.
Now that she’d told him
off at last, he’d have to stay away from her, except when their attendant
duties made interaction absolutely necessary. Seriously, how much more trouble
could the guy cause in less than twenty-four hours, right?
Right.
Right.
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AUTHOR BIO
Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction, romantic comedy & mystery. She was named the Author of the Year (2013) by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. She loves all things Jane Austen, has a passion for Sherlock Holmes, is a travel addict and a music junkie, and lives on chocolate and gelato.
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GIVEAWAY
Blitz-wide giveaway
Ends August 12th - open INTL
One signed paperback copy of the companion book from the series, PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND THE PERFECT MATCH (Will & Beth's story).
One signed paperback copy of Marilyn's bestselling coming-of-age romantic mystery, THE ROAD TO YOU.One Marilyn Brant t-shirt with musical notes.
One ACCORDING TO JANE canvas tote bag.
One A SUMMER IN EUROPE luggage tag.
And one Godiva ice cream cone magnet.
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