From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances Susan Mallery, comes the second standalone title in the Happily, Inc. Series—YOU SAY IT FIRST! You’re invited to visit Happily, Inc., a wedding destination founded on a fairy tale. Where people live… wait for it… happily ever after.
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SECOND CHANCE GIRL Synopsis:
From the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Susan Mallery, read the second irresistible installment in the Happily Inc series!
Mathias Mitchell’s easy smile hides a world of hurt. After the worst kind of family betrayal, he moves to Happily Inc., California—the wedding destination town supplies a steady stream of bridesmaids, perfect for his “no promises, no pain” lifestyle. Yet he can’t stop watching for his beautiful, elusive neighbor on the animal preserve behind their homes.
Gamekeeper Carol Lund knows she’s not special enough to attract an alpha male like Mathias, so his offer to help her adopt a herd for her lonely giraffe is surprising—and his determined seduction, even more so. But just as she finally welcomes him into her bed, his careless actions crush her heart. Will she give him a second chance to prove she’ll always come first in his heart?
Don’t miss You Say It First, the first book in the Happily Inc series.
EXCERPT: The
Sweet Dreams Inn off of
Eternal Drive was the stuff of nightmares—at least for Ulrich. His plan had
been to leave Happily Inc after he concluded his business with Violet
Lund—thief and swindler—return to Los Angeles and catch a flight back to
England. Only nothing had gone according to plan.
His meeting
with the surprisingly attractive and very animated woman had left him feeling
both awkward and confused. She had been able to produce a bill of sale for the
buttons his grandmother had sent, and buttons were not what had been stolen
from the house. Was she not the thief and if not her, then who?
Ulrich had
driven to LA only to reschedule his flight and return to Happily Inc. The Sweet
Dreams Inn had been the first hotel he’d seen, so he’d pulled in. Too late he’d
discovered it was a themed hotel with each of the rooms
representing something ridiculous. For reasons not completely clear to him,
he’d agreed to a couple of nights in the Drive-In room, which was how he found
himself with a mattress fit into a red, 1959 Cadillac convertible, a television
the size of a movie screen and a sitting room decorated like a concession
stand. Even he had to admit the car was beautiful—with big fins and
white-walled tires. Still, it wasn’t where one expected to sleep. Regardless of
the strange surroundings, the Wi-Fi was excellent and the kitchen delivered
meals to his room.
Ulrich had
spent nearly a day researching Violet Lund and antique buttons only to come to
the conclusion that it was more than possible that she had been telling the
truth. There was money to be made in the world of buttons. Even more troubling,
it seemed Miss Violet Lund was nothing more than a very honest shopkeeper.
She had no
criminal record, no trouble with the IRS, not even a ticket. He’d used several
online sites to investigate her and she’d come back annoyingly normal and law
abiding. How could he have been so wrong?
He was never
wrong—he made it a point to be sure of things. He’d only been seriously fooled
once in his life and that had been by his ex-wife Penelope. In that case, the
deception had been deliberate—at least on her part. Thinking about that didn’t
help him at all, and he mentally turned his back on his former wife. The bigger
question was what to do about Violet. He’d slept on the information, then had
woken up in the morning with no clear idea of what to do next.
After
showering, he ordered breakfast and knew he had to come up with a plan—only he
had no idea what it would be. He opened another file on his computer and
reviewed the list of missing items provided to him by his housekeeper and his
own investigation.
The trouble had
started three months ago when Ulrich had ordered a complete inventory of the
house, including the attics. The project had taken over a month and they’d
discovered some truly wonderful pieces. But many things had also been missing.
The public rooms were closely monitored and protected, and the guests
who stayed in the hotel wing didn’t have access to the private residence
without an escort. The previous inventory had been conducted by his father,
nearly five years before. Ulrich had no way of knowing what had been taken
when. Or so he’d thought
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Thank you for the excerpt, I enjoyed it.
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