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Blurb
A STANDALONE NOVEL that does NOT need to
be read in conjunction with any other book.
From New
York Times bestselling author, Penelope Ward, comes a friends-to-lovers
story with sexy new characters.
After getting dumped, the last thing I
needed was to move next door to someone who reminded me of my ex-boyfriend,
Elec.
Damien was a hotter version of my ex.
The neighbor I’d dubbed “Angry Artist”
also had two massive dogs that kept me up with their barking.
He wanted nothing to do with me. Or so I
thought until one night I heard laughter coming through an apparent hole in my
bedroom wall.
Damien had been listening to all of my
phone sessions with my therapist.
The sexy artist next door now knew all of
my deepest secrets and insecurities.
We got to talking.
He set me straight with tips to get over
my breakup.
He became a good friend, but Damien made
it clear that he couldn’t be anything more.
Problem was, I was falling hard for him
anyway. And as much as he pushed me away, I knew he felt the same…because his
heartbeat didn’t lie.
I thought my heart had been broken by
Elec, but it was alive and beating harder than ever for Damien.
I just hoped he wouldn’t shatter it for
good.
Author's
note – Neighbor Dearest is a full-length standalone
novel. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for
readers under the age of 18.
Excerpt
Copyright © 2016 by
Penelope Ward
Looking tense, he
placed his hands slowly into his pockets as he looked at me. “What exactly
happened last night?”
“What are you talking
about?”
Nice try dodging the question.
He moved in closer to
me. “What am I talking about? You leaving me with a giant fucking basket of
muffins and running off before I could even say anything? Ring a bell?”
“I thought you’d be
alone. It caught me off guard.”
His eyes softened.
“You were upset…”
“No, I wasn’t.”
“You’re a terrible
liar, Chelsea. Fucking horrible at it. You don’t hide your feelings very well.”
“You think you know
just about everything there is to know about me, don’t you?”
“Not everything. But
it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to read you. It’s one of the things I like
about you, though. You’re one of the least fake people I’ve ever met.”
“Then, tell me. Why
do you think I was upset?”
“Honestly? I think
you’re confused about me.”
“Confused…”
“Yes. I think you’re
wondering why I opted not to have dinner with you and instead ended up with a
woman I’d literally just met, someone who isn’t as sweet as you and sure as
fuck isn’t as pretty as you. So, you’re wondering what the hell I was thinking.
Am I right?”
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
He continued, “I know
we haven’t known each other for very long, but I do feel a connection with you,
okay? If you’ve sensed something, you’re not imagining it.”
“Well, if I wasn’t
confused before…now I definitely am.”
“I feel like I need
to say this now, because I can’t stand the thought of you thinking that I
somehow find you undesirable when it’s exactly the opposite.”
I crossed my arms.
“Again. Not following you.”
He closed his eyes as
if to try to find the right words. “It’s just that I know for sure that I can’t
ever be what someone like you needs in a boyfriend, in a partner. It’s not that
we wouldn’t have fun or be great together at first. I’m just not good for you
in the long-term—not marriage material. And the reasons are too complex to get
into, except to say that it has nothing to do with you and everything to do
with me. I can’t, in good conscience, start something with a girl like you.”
“A girl like me…”
“Yes. You’re not the
kind of girl a guy takes home for a quick fuck. You’re the girl he keeps.”
Right. Just like Elec did.
About the Author:
Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a
New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She
grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She
is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a
9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.
Connect with Penelope Ward:
Additional Books by
Penelope Ward
RoomHate:
Stuck-Up
Suit: (co-written with Vi Keeland)
Cocky
Bastard: (co-written with Vi Keeland)
Sins
of Sevin:
Stepbrother
Dearest:
Jake
Undone (Jake #1):
My
Skylar
Jake
Understood (Jake #2):
Gemini:
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