Meet Chance in COCKY BASTARD!
A standalone Contemporary Romance novel by
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors
Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland
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Blurb
He was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska.
A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive.
When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours.
My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense.
I wanted him, but Chance wouldn’t make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we’d be going our separate ways.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
Excerpt #1
A knock at the door made me jump.
With a huff, I got out of bed and stood on my tiptoes to look out the peephole. Why were those things always so high on the door anyway? I was surprised to find no one standing on the other side. Maybe I’d imagined it.
Another knock.
I flicked on the lights. The sound wasn’t coming from the entrance door. It was coming from an interior door I hadn’t even noticed before.
Chance’s door.
I unfastened the top lock and cracked it open just enough so I could see what he wanted. And there he stood.
Shirtless.
Wearing only dark gray boxer briefs that hugged him like a second skin.
It took a minute to understand what he was doing there, even though he was holding up a toothbrush in question.
“I thought we had established I wasn’t a serial killer already.”
I opened the door wider.
He smiled.
Oh lord. Stop that. Right now.
“I must have left my toothpaste in my saddlebag in the car.”
I swallowed hard. “Uh huh.”
He cocked his head to the side, and his brows dipped in. “Can I borrow yours?”
“Oh. Yeah, sure.”
He walked past me and let himself into my bathroom. I waited at the door.
“You got an awful lot of girly crap in here for one night,” he said with a jumbled mouth full of toothpaste from the bathroom. “Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia.”
He was reading my Estee Lauder perfume bottle.
I heard him rinse and spit. Then there was a gargling sound. He used my mouthwash, too. Sure, help yourself.
He walked out and flicked off the bathroom light. “Is tuberose a rose?”
I shook my head, still confused by the whole situation going on.
“That’s why,” he murmured.
“Why what?”
“I couldn’t figure out what you smelled like all day. Not sure I ever smelled a Tuberose before.” He shrugged and walked back into his room but not before turning back. “Even those little black lacy underwear smell like tuberose.”
My eyes bulged. I’d taken off my bra and panties and left them on the bathroom counter.
“You…you—”
“Relax. I’m teasing. Do I look like an underwear sniffer to you?”
Yes.
No.
Maybe?
“Night, Aubrey.” He graced me with a dimple and disappeared.
AH-BREE. Damn him.
I locked the door and checked it twice, unclear if it was for my safety or his. His voice saying my name was on audio replay inside my head, getting softer and softer like a soothing lullaby with each breath as I drifted off to dreamland.
Until the knock came again.
My 5 star review of Cocky Bastard
Can I just tell you, Penelope Ward is my all time favorite author. Period. I would read the label of ravioli if she wrote it. That said, i knew i was going to LOVE this- especially since it was Penelope, and with Vi as a co-writer, how could it be bad? And it wasn't at all, it was the exact opposite.
Aubrey is traveling across the country to her new job at a law firm in California, the last thing she expects is for her car to break down, and for the Cocky Bastard she meets in souvenir shop to be the one to help her.
“What’s C.B. stand for anyway?”
“Those are my initials.”
“Let me guess…Cocky Bastard.”
“Chance Bateman. Some of my friends call me Cocky.”
Cocky Bastard- or Chance Bateman, is a sexy Australian making his way to California, when he runs into the breath of fresh air- AH-Bree (ahhhh the accent!) and he can't stop thinking about her and her sense of "Hue-ma." When his bike breaks down and he notices her car does too, he thinks its kismet- even though Chance has a secret that will destroy anything they can have together, or so he thinks.
He closed his eyes and leaned his forehead against mine. “So yeah, you’re right. I’m not attracted to you. It’s more like I’m captivated by you.”
This book is told from dual POV's, although Chances is more prominent to me, and i enjoyed it thoroughly. I think Chance was big parts Penelope- he definitely had his quirks like only Penelope can make them have. And I like to think Aubrey was a lot of Vi's influence. Or I am completely wrong. Either way, stellar book.
"If I change your tire, you let me ride with you."
"Ride with me?"
"Ride me, yes."
"What did you just say?"
"You're hearing things."
So many funny things- the pixy stick obsession, the fainting goat, the vibrator conversations, the Obama bobblehead, the misheard sexual innuendos. I loved every piece of this book. I went into the story expecting nothing, and found everything. It was sexy and hot, meaningful, and totally hilarious. I hope they do more collaborations in the future- they are paired well with one another! I was granted an ARC for an honest review!
About the Authors:
Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!
Additional Books by Vi Keeland
Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)
Beat
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Throb
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MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)
Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)
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Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)
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Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)
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The Cole Series (2 book serial)
Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)
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Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsCVy
Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)
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Standalone novels
Left Behind (A Young Adult Novel)
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First Thing I See
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Meet Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.
Other books from Penelope Ward
Stepbrother Dearest
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Gemini
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Jake Undone (Jake #1)
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My Skylar
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Jake Understood (Jake #2)
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