𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁–𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿, 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲? 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗽𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄!

ℙ𝕣𝕖–𝕆𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 ℕ𝕠𝕨!

https://geni.us/TheCloser

𝔸ℝℂ & ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠 𝕊𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝕌𝕡𝕤→

https://forms.gle/Sou6uK4JpWpLXaPc9

𝕁𝕠𝕚𝕟 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕪‘𝕤 𝔸ℝℂ 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞→

https://bit.ly/3kWcqso

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏

Broody, Tattooed, Baseball Player

Strong, Sassy Heroine

Marriage of Convenience 

Emotion and Angst

Plenty of Hilarious Banter

Enough Sexual Tension to Melt Your Kindle

𝔼𝕩𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕡𝕥:

“Do you have the rings?” 

“Oh.” Mac looks back at her purse sitting in the chair. “I do.” She holds up a finger. “Give me just a minute. I’m sorry.” 

She drops my hand and sprints over to her bag, bringing out… You’ve got to be joking. 

My eyes widen, and I look at the judge, afraid he might actually ask me what the world is in her hand. But he has a better sense of humor than me, fighting off a grin as McKinley steps up and faces me, two black pieces of plastic clutched in her fingers. 

“Are those zip ties?” I try to appear like this level of crazy doesn’t scare me. 

“Uh-huh.” She smiles tightly. “If they can hold Lu’s bumper, they can hold this marriage together.” 

Tomorrow, I will appreciate the thought, but today, I’m just shocked as the judge resumes, instructing each of us to recite vows and zip tie our “rings” on each other’s fingers.

“I now pronounce you husband and wife. Mr. Lexington, you may kiss your bride.” 

Hesitation should not be in my wheelhouse. I’m a closer, the best reliever in the bull pen. Being put in stressful situations is my Kool-Aid. But right here, in the middle of the judge’s chambers, my palms start sweating as I reach for my bride, slipping my arms around her hips and pulling them flush with mine. “I’m—”

McKinley’s arms loop around my neck, her lips pressing gently against mine. Her warmth… well, I just react. Gripping her hips, I waste no time taking advantage of her silence…and compliance. Maybe it was zipping that dress, watching as my own hands hid the body my eyes lusted after. She wasn’t mine, not in the sense a normal wife is to her husband, but tell that to my body. A mouth that will one day marry another man after we divorce. A mouth that can’t help but pop off with outlandish comments and argumentative retorts. Yeah, my mind might know this marriage is a sham, but my body—my tongue, using her surprise to slip in, claiming her intimately in front of witnesses—knows we’re in deep. This isn’t a kiss meant for a first date or a deal between friends. The feel of her hands tangling in my hair as she

moans deep in her chest is intimate—primal. This is a kiss shared only between a husband and a wife. 

And I’m… I’m screwed. 

A throat clears. “Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Lexington. You may pick up your certificate at the front desk.” 

We finally pull back, McKinley dabbing at her lips, her eyes widening as she stares at me. “Yes, thank you, Your Honor.” 

With zip ties on our fingers, we grab our certificate, walk out of the courthouse to the car and shut ourselves inside, both of us silent on the way home.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭–𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥–𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘐𝘖𝘜.

𝔸𝕕𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕋𝔹ℝ→

https://geni.us/50ErKg

𝕍𝕠𝕥𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕣→

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/158069.October_2021_Most_Anticipated_Romance_Releases_