Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet by Marilyn Brant(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.
Excerpt:
Jane pointed an accusatory finger at the red smudge on Bingley’s shirt. “Slipped your mind
already, eh? The lipstick? Clearly, you’ve already found another victim, and you didn’t even
wait until after the bouquet toss.”
Bingley didn’t miss a step as they continued to dance, but he fingered his collar thoughtfully,
almost as if he were lost in a memory. To Jane, it was like seeing a mask drop from his face, if
only for an instant.
Then his expression changed.
His lips twisted into an absolutely devilish grin, which he paired with an
eye-widening/eyebrow-raising movement that succeeded in giving him the most unsettling,
most oxymoronic air of...rakish innocence.
What a conniving little rascal.
“You’re awfully curious about my whereabouts given that you want nothing to do with me
yourself,” he said with the measured, pleasing tones of a late-night radio host. “What do you
care about a—oh, how did you put it? Ah, yes, a ‘manipulative and insincere’ man like me?
Why does it matter to you what I’m doing, hmm, chickie?”
“Do not call me chickie.”
His grin broadened as he did a little swivel step, spinning her around once. “Sorry, sweet
pea. Is that better? Would you prefer plum cake? Honey bunch? Sugar bear? Darling Jane?”
“Just Jane.”
“As you wish,” he said with a laugh.
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.
Excerpt:
Jane pointed an accusatory finger at the red smudge on Bingley’s shirt. “Slipped your mind
already, eh? The lipstick? Clearly, you’ve already found another victim, and you didn’t even
wait until after the bouquet toss.”
Bingley didn’t miss a step as they continued to dance, but he fingered his collar thoughtfully,
almost as if he were lost in a memory. To Jane, it was like seeing a mask drop from his face, if
only for an instant.
Then his expression changed.
His lips twisted into an absolutely devilish grin, which he paired with an
eye-widening/eyebrow-raising movement that succeeded in giving him the most unsettling,
most oxymoronic air of...rakish innocence.
What a conniving little rascal.
“You’re awfully curious about my whereabouts given that you want nothing to do with me
yourself,” he said with the measured, pleasing tones of a late-night radio host. “What do you
care about a—oh, how did you put it? Ah, yes, a ‘manipulative and insincere’ man like me?
Why does it matter to you what I’m doing, hmm, chickie?”
“Do not call me chickie.”
His grin broadened as he did a little swivel step, spinning her around once. “Sorry, sweet
pea. Is that better? Would you prefer plum cake? Honey bunch? Sugar bear? Darling Jane?”
“Just Jane.”
“As you wish,” he said with a laugh.
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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.
Author links:
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.
Thanks for being part of my book blitz, Katie!
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