EXCERPT and GIVEAWAY
Speak Now:
or Forever Hold Your Peace
by Becky Monson
or Forever Hold Your Peace
by Becky Monson
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More books by this author: Thirty-Two Going on Spinster (read my blog post) and Thirty-Three Going on Girlfriend (read my blog post).
Description
If there’s one thing that Bridgette Reynolds has learned recently, it’s that the perfect shoes, the perfect hair, and the perfect dress do not make for the perfect proposal. In fact, sometimes they make for the not-so-perfect breakup.
Now, Bridgette must do everything in her power to win Adam back. She knows they are meant to be. And nothing will stand in her way - not her friends, not her grandmother, not even the fact that Adam is now engaged to Serene after a whirlwind romance.
Focused on her plan to win Adam back, Bridgette isn’t expecting Ian - her college best friend, her love, her big regret - to come back into her life. They sink back into their comfortable friendship as if no time has passed at all, making Bridgette start to question her feelings for Adam. But Ian has a few secrets of his own ... secrets that could shatter their friendship once and for all.
Bridgette has to make some major decisions - should she speak now? Or forever hold her peace?
Excerpt
“Bridgette?” I hear
a male voice say my name as I near the staging door. An extremely familiar voice.
I turn around.
“Yes?” I ask, searching through the crowd for the person who’s calling my name.
Thinking it couldn’t possibly be him. Not after all this time.
“Bridgette
Reynolds?” The voice gets closer. A face comes into focus. My blood starts
pumping through my veins at a ridiculous pace.
“Ian?” I say, my
eyes bugging out of my head and my stomach twisting into knots instantly. “Ian
Davies?” It can’t possibly be him. But, on closer inspection, it is him.
I swallow hard to
push back tears that are already on the surface because of Adam. But seeing Ian
after all this time pushes those tears to the very edge.
“Bridgette? Oh wow.”
He wraps his arms around me, lifting me up and spinning me long enough for me
to gather my tears and force them back.
“What are you doing
here?” he asks, as he puts me down, gesturing to the catering uniform I’m
wearing, which, thank goodness, is a black skirt and a white dress shirt,
paired with lovely black no-slip shoes. And by lovely, I mean they are hideous.
I can handle this ensemble, though. There are other, much-less-attractive
uniforms I’ve had to wear.
“I work for the
catering company. What are you doing here?” I gesture to his black suit, white
shirt, and black tie. Armani, no doubt.
“I work for the
brokerage.” He nods his head toward the party going on behind him. “I can’t
believe I’m seeing you. Here, in New York. What’re you doing here? Do you live
in the city?” Ian asks.
“I moved in with
Gram in Carroll Gardens,” I say, shaking my head. “I can’t believe it’s you.”
This is all
incredibly hard for me to wrap my brain around. I had honestly given up hope
that I would ever see or hear from Ian again. Of course, I had envisioned
running into him - many, many times - but it wasn’t like this. Most of the
time, I was in a tight dress, wind in my hair ... not at a party I’m working,
in a not-so-flattering uniform, smelling of onion.
Praise for the Book
"Can I give this book a 10? It was so fantastic!" ~ Taking Time For Mommy
"Speak Now grabbed me from the beginning! This is the perfect escape/beach read – light and fun, amusing with some tearful moments." ~ Reviewing in Chaos
"Chick-Lit at its most enjoyable." ~ Life With Katie
About the Author
By day, Becky Monson is a mother of three young children, and a wife. By night, she escapes with reading books and writing. In her debut novel, Becky uses humor and true-life experiences to bring her characters to life. She loves all things chick-lit (movies, books, etc), and wishes she had a British accent. She has recently given up Diet Coke for the fiftieth time and is hopeful time will last … but it probably won’t.
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