One World Singles Magazine Blog would like to welcome Amanda Cowen. During
her Virtual Book Tour, the author will be giving away a copy of her book “Between
Friends” and an Amazon Gift Card.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one…especially between the
sheets…
When neurotically challenged and unlucky in love Megan Daniels is propositioned
by her life-long friend Ben Romano with a coin toss (heads, they sleep
together, tails, they don’t) the night before they are about to attend a
destination wedding, she drunkenly accepts his challenge. But when Megan wakes
up the next morning with a bad hang-over and Ben in her bed, she is more than
mortified. It isn’t until the tropical heat begins to ignite emotions Megan
never believed or thought she could possibly have, when she starts to question
if risking their friendship is the answer to finding true love.
A cute and contemporary debut novel, BETWEEN FRIENDS faces one girl's struggle
between the fine lines of friendship and love and the risk of opening up her
heart to the possibility of forever.
EXCERPT 1
“We
need to talk.” He says with small quiver in his voice.
I
shove in my key card, push open the door, and leave Ben outside in the hot and
humid air. When I don’t respond, he wedges himself in between the doorframe as
I flick on the lights.
“What
do you want Ben?” I sigh, and whip around to face him.
Ben’s
closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, “Fuck Megan, I can’t take it anymore.”
Before
I can even respond, he slams me up against the wall and presses his wonderfully
soft lips up against mine. Our kissing is strong, passionate, and if I have
ever thought for one second that anyone in my past was a good kisser, I am
mistaken. I am completely lost in Ben. He grabs the back of my neck with one
hand, and moves the other over the strap of my dress and slips it off my
shoulder to expose my bra. I feel myself wanting to resist him, wanting to
still hate him for how he acted today, but I can’t bring myself to do it.
Instead, I surrender to his touch and what I have been craving since the last
time, and find myself giving into Ben.
EXCERPT 2
“Megan,
I know this is crazy.” He sighs, and grips the steering wheel at exactly at ten
and two, “But, you make me…I just – I have always loved being around you.
That’s why we have been such great friends all these years. You are the only
person in the world that gets me, and it scares me.”
“What
is that supposed to mean?” I ask, looking down in my lap and twiddling with my
shirt.
“It
just means…” Ben pauses. He lets out a deep frustrated breath, “I don’t know
what it means. God Megan this is – I can’t even – I just – You’re just way too
good for me. I honestly don’t deserve any of this.”
The
dead silence filling the interior of the car forces me to look up, and I see he
looks about as nervous as I feel. I don’t know what to say. Me? Too good for
him? That’s what he thinks? Is he out of his mind? Has he seen the body and
face he’s been blessed with?
“No
I’m not.” I whisper.
“Yes
you are!” Ben shouts looking at me with pain clouding his dark eyes. He takes a
deep breath leans over and kisses my cheek, “You are, and don’t you forget it.”
I
hold his gaze letting silence fill the car. His vulnerability is so foreign to
me. I feel like I don’t even recognize him. He is always so confident and well
spoken, nothing close to this. I think now would be a good time to confirm we
were more than just friends sneaking around and having a good time, but I am
scared and worried that if I push too far, I may ruin everything.
Author Bio
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| Amanda Cowen, Author |
Amanda Cowen can be found eating
cupcakes, singing off-key, or watching a good RomCom when she isn't trapped on
her computer writing stories and delighting her imagination. She has been writing
since the ripe age of twelve about ponies and princesses
in brightly colored duo-tangs with metallic pens. Thankfully, she now has a Mac
with a keyboard where she can write about love, sex and relationships. She is
an "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
fanatic, a hater of roller-coasters and a country music junkie. She lives in Thunder
Bay, ON
where the summers are short and the winters are long.
Her next Contemporary Romance/New Adult Fiction novel PERFECT SENSE will be
available in Winter 2014.
Amanda
would love to hear from her readers. Contact her via her website, http://www.amandacowen.com.
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