Title: Bad Girlfriend (First and Last #4)
Author: Kirsten DeMuzio
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Brooke Mills has only ever wanted to be loved. The product of a teenage pregnancy and raised by her grandmother, Brooke went looking for love in all the wrong places. She has been the other woman or someone’s dirty little secret more times than she cares to admit. When Brooke’s questionable judgment lands her in the bed of her new neighbor, it’s the wakeup call she needs to change her ways. With the help of her friends, Brooke is determined to find a nice guy.
Adam Branigan is new in town, and despite the way he and Brooke met, Adam knows there’s more to the beautiful redhead than meets the eye. He wants to be the guy to show Brooke that she deserves more than late night booty calls. But will outside pressures and past relationships conspire to keep them apart?
**This book is intended for a mature audience, age 18 and older, due to language and explicit content.
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Excerpt
- Brooke’s POV
Chet
took my hand and tried to pull me to him, but I resisted. I was so
busy shooting daggers at Chet with my eyes that I hadn’t noticed
another car pull in to the driveway until a voice I didn’t
recognize spoke beside me.
“Is
there a problem here?”
Both
Chet and I turned at the same time to look at the voice’s owner.
Even without Julie’s detailed description earlier, I would have
known this was the new principal. The button down shirt and dark
rimmed glasses gave him away. His brown hair was a little too long
on top, and he had a five o’clock shadow along his jaw line. I had
to look up to meet his eyes as he was taller than Chet and skinnier,
though he looked to be in decent shape.
“No,”
Chet replied with a look that clearly told this guy to mind his own
business.
While
Chet stared him down, I pulled my hand free and took a step back out
of his reach. Chet was covered in tattoos and piercings, but this
guy didn’t look intimidated at all. Worried that he was going to
get hurt if he didn’t stop the staring contest with Chet, I put my
hands on Chet’s broad chest and shoved at him.
“There’s
no problem. Chet was just leaving.”
Chet
looked down at my hands and back up to me. He scoffed, “Yeah, I’m
leaving. Don’t bother calling me anymore, babe.
You’re not worth the trouble.”
“Asshole!”
I screamed after him as he got in his car and sped away, tires
squealing. I wanted to stomp my feet and throw a full blown tantrum
right there in the driveway, but I was also aware that I still had an
audience. Holding in the anger only caused it to spill out in the
form of tears.
“Are
you okay?” the principal asked me.
I
swiped the tears away with my fingertips and lifted my chin. “I’m
fine. Thank you.”
He
peered through his glasses at me, clearly doubting my assertion of
being fine. Clearing his throat, he offered his hand. “I’m Adam
Branigan. I live…over there,” he said gesturing toward his
apartment over the garage.
Sniffling,
I put my hand in his. “I’m Brooke Mills. I live here,” I
replied, waving my hand behind me in the direction of the house.
He
looked unsure of what to do and just stood awkwardly while I silently
tried not to cry in the middle of the driveway. “Are you sure
you’re okay?”
“Yup!
I’m great,” I said with way more enthusiasm than I felt.
Adam
didn’t look convinced, but he nodded, and I turned to walk toward
the house. When I reached the kitchen door, he spoke again.
“Brooke?”
I
turned around. “Yeah?”
“Any
guy who thinks you’re not worth the trouble is clearly an idiot.”
About the Author
I am an author of new adult and contemporary romance novels. My husband and I live in Columbus, Ohio with our two young daughters and happy golden retriever. When I’m not spending time with my family, I can be found doing one of my other favorite activities - writing, reading and napping.
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Brooke is a beautiful redhead that has never been lucky in the love department. Having all of her friends in love has her wanting to change her ways. When nerdy Adam Branigan comes to town and gets a glimpse of his landlords granddaughter he knows he has to meet her. A little town with lots if busy bodies and Brooke the town floozie makes for rocky conditions. Is Adam willing to give it all up for Brooke? Some hot sex scenes. Fabulous ending.
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