⚾ EXCERPT REVEAL ⚾
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 by New York Times bestselling author J. Sterling is rereleasing on March 28th!!
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EXCERPT:
“I like this side of you,” I said, genuinely meaning it.
He crossed his arms across his chest. “Don’t get used to it.”
I jerked back at his suddenly defensive tone. “Way to ruin a perfectly good moment with your craptitude.”
“Craptitude?” he mocked.
“Yeah. Your crappy attitude.” I pulled my seat upright and reached for the door handle again.
“F*ck. I’m sorry, Kitten. Don’t hate me. I just really suck at this.” His hand gripped my shoulder, pulling me back toward him.
“Suck at what?”
“This.” His finger wagged between my face and his.
“What? Having a serious conversation? I know, it’s really hard.” It was all I could do not to roll my eyes.
“I don’t really have serious conversations with girls,” he admitted reluctantly.
“That’s seriously pathetic, Jack.”
“If I haven’t conveyed to you by now that I have a hard time trusting people—” he started to explain before I cut him off.
“I know you do. And you have every right. But you have to start somewhere.” He breathed loudly and I finished, “Sooner or later you have to let people in.”
And by “people,” I really meant me.
Sh*t.
He leaned toward me and I could feel the warmth of his breath against my face. “I know,” he murmured, closing the small space between us even further.
He cupped my cheek in the palm of his hand and looked into my eyes. “I’m going to kiss you.”
My heart hammered inside my chest as thoughts of stopping him raced through my mind. “This doesn’t change anything,” I stammered, my defenses fading.
“It changes everything.” He sounded so sure of himself as his soft lips silenced my weak protest.
My eyes closed and I lost myself in the warmth of his kiss. His cinnamon-flavored tongue gently parted my lips as I allowed him to explore my mouth. He was gentle, the flicker of his tongue soft and slow, causing my heart to expand. His fingers tangled tenderly in the back of my hair, tugging lightly. I lifted my hand to the side of his face, my thumb tracing the lines of his cheek down to his chin before gripping the back of his neck and pulling him closer.
My mouth was frantic, all sense of composure lost somewhere in the taste of him. He pulled away, our mouths parting with one final, closed-mouth peck.
“It changes everything,” he repeated, still cupping my face in his hand.
“Prove it.”
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞:
He’s a game she never intended to play.
And she’s the game changer he never knew he needed.
The Perfect Game tells the story of college juniors, Cassie Andrews & Jack Carter. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical cocky attitude. But Jack has other things on his mind… like getting Cassie to give him the time of day.
They’re both damaged, filled with mistrust and guarded before they find one another (and themselves) in this emotional journey about love and forgiveness. Strap yourselves for a ride that will not only break your heart, but put it back together.
Sometimes life gets ugly before it gets beautiful…
Find more books by J. Sterling here: https://www.j-sterling.com
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