TAKEN
BY TUESDAY
The Weekday Bride Series, Book Five
Montlake Romance, Contemporary
August 12, 2014, First Edition
Paperback & Kindle
JUDY GARDNER:
College graduate Judy stands ready to
conquer the world…if she can find a job. Hoping to transition from aspiring
architect to famous architect as quickly as possible, the dark-haired beauty
moves to LA, staying in the home of her celebrity brother, Michael Wolfe. But
it’s hard for Judy to focus on work when the sexy bodyguard she fell for last
summer keeps showing up in her life and leaving her breathless.
RICK EVANS:
With his hard body, green eyes, and
easy smile, Rick could have any woman he wants. But the Marine-turned-bodyguard
only has eyes for Judy and her spitfire attitude. When a faceless villain
attacks Judy, Rick will stop at nothing to protect the woman who opened his
heart from the monster hunting her.
PRAISE
FOR TAKEN BY TUESDAY
“Readers will fall in
love with Rick, who is the ultimate book boyfriend with his good looks and
bad-ass attitude.” –RT BOOK REVIEWS, TOP PICK!, 4 ½ STARS
EXCERPT
A throaty laugh made him pause.
He knew that laugh.
The smile on his face suddenly felt more genuine.
His gaze slid across the room when she laughed again. Her back was to him, but
it was her…Utah. She held her cue stick and pointed at a corner pocket. “Watch
‘em and weep.”
She sunk the eight ball like it was her bitch and
the guys around the table groaned. A short-haired blonde lifted her hand and
made a grabby motion with her fingers. “Pay up!”
Utah laughed, laid her cue on the table, and
grabbed the bottle of beer at her side. All the while Rick just watched the
interplay. She wore tight jeans, a tucked in tank that hugged her waist in a
mouth-watering way …over the ensemble was a jean jacket that he could easily
picture draped over the handlebars of his motorcycle.
“I think we just got hustled,” one of the young
college kids said as he shoved his hands in his wallet to pay his debt.
“I tried to warn you.”
Judy’s friend shoved the bills into her pocket
faster than the waitress had. “Anyone else? Twenty buck minimum with a round of
drinks.”
This might be fun.
Rick took a step forward and lifted his voice
above the crowd. “A hundred bucks.”
Utah froze, but didn’t turn around. He wondered
if she recognized his voice. Had she thought about him in the last year? With
the exception of her brother’s divorce party, he hadn’t seen her…not outside of
a wet dream or two.
The blonde swiveled her head like a snake to prey
and her eyes did that sweeping thing that happened to him once in a while. Rick
knew he wasn’t hard on the eyes, knew he filled out his shirt like a Marine
should. His thick shoulders and neck screamed military or linebacker. He did
play a little football in high school.
“Who the hell are you?” the blonde mumbled.
Rick chuckled.
Judy slowly turned and had to tilt her head back
to look at him. “Green Eyes.”
“Hey, Utah.”
“You know this guy?” The blonde shoved next to
Judy and nudged her arm.
God, she was even more adorable than he
remembered. He didn’t let her eyes go, just matched her stare. A blush rose to
her cheeks and a few freckles peeked through. Her snarky remark about his
presence was a heartbeat away. He’d lay another hundred bucks on the table as a
bet that the next words out of her mouth would shock everyone within earshot.
“Did the steroid train stop in town when I wasn’t
looking?”
The blonde started to laugh.
Rick stepped even closer so barely an inch
separated them. The smile never left his face. “I hear steroids shrink dicks.”
As if she couldn’t help herself, Judy glanced
down and it was Rick’s turn to laugh. He brushed the edge of her body with his
and removed the cue from the table. “What do ya say,
Utah? I’ll even let you break. Ladies first and all that.”
Rick knew they were drawing a crowd, but the
interplay between them matched the sparks that hovered over them like a damn rainbow,
and he was powerless to care what anyone thought.
“A hundred bucks is steep, Judy.”
“S’okay, Meg…Rick’s a big talker. Besides, he
doesn’t know what I’m capable of.”
Rick shook his head and clicked his tongue. “Now,
now…don’t want to show all your cards.”
“She’s really good, dude,” the guy she’d relieved
of twenty bucks said from across the table.
Rick lowered his voice. “Will you go easy on me,
Babe?”
Judy regained some of her lost composure and
pushed away from his personal space. “Not on your life. And I’m not your babe!”
We’ll see about that. He couldn’t stop
smiling.
CATHERINE BYBEE
BIO:
New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Catherine
Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating high school, she
moved to Southern California in hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing
bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered
nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes
full-time and has penned the Weekday Brides Series and the Not Quite Series.
Bybee lives with her husband and two teenage sons in Southern California.
CONTACT
LINKS:
www.catherinebybe.com
catherinebybee@yahoo.com
catherinebybee.blogspot.com
twitter.com/catherinebybee
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy from Montlake Romance & Author via NetGalley
Genre: Adult Contemporary
Part of a series but could be read as a standalone
My Taken by Tuesday Review ...
Catherine
Bybee knows how to write a good story. I love this series. All of
them can be read as standalone, but for this one to really get how Rick
and Judy have a deep connection and depth of their characters I
recommend at least reading Fiance by Friday and Single by Saturday first. However, really reading the whole series is even better. ;)
Rick
is a ex marine who is loyal to a fault but is always smiling. Judy is
sisters to Hollywood's royalty but sweet to the core. During Single by
Saturday they team up to help Karen (Judy's Sister in law) but what they didn't expect was for
that chemistry to not be forgotten.
It has been a
year since Rick saw Judy but he did NOT forget her. As Judy graduates
and moves to L.A. Rick finally tries to win Judy's heart. Judy knows
that Rick will be her kryptonite to her heart, so she tries to push him
away so she can focus on her future and career, but Rick wants more so
he bulldozes his way in there. Once Rick gets the break he needs to win
over Judy tragedy hits and causes him to almost lose her.
This group of people just can't stay out of danger. As Judy's life is in
danger so is her heart. The only way to protect Rick during this drama
is to marry him but is it only temporary????
Rick may marry her on paper but for him he is all in, now he just has to convince Judy while keeping her alive.
As with all the books in this series, it is jammed pack full of love, family,
friendship, loyalty and suspense. I adored Judy and Rick together and
let me tell you Rick can smile at me anytime. Great book, Great Series!!
