Things are about to get sticky...
Beefcakes, an all-new hilarious, second-chance standalone romance from Katana Collins, is coming March 24th and we have the FIRST sneak peek!
I might as well permanently add the label "Ex" to my name. I'm an Ex-Mr. Universe. Ex-Mr. Olympus. An Ex-Hollywood Stuntman.
But no one from my small hometown cares anything about that.
They only care that I'm the ex-boyfriend to the beloved Mayor's daughter, Elaina Dyker.
And now, ten years later, I'm back, helping my siblings run my mother's bakery while she takes on chemo. What should have been a routine cupcake delivery turns into utter chaos when the bachelorette party thinks I'm a stripper. And what's worse? Elaina is the maid of honor.
But the meme about us sure went viral fast. My small hometown has become positively infested with tipsy bridesmaids looking for my erotic cupcakes.
Now Hollywood's knocking again—and this time they want me and my ex, Mr. Beefcake and Ms. Prude, to star in a reality show.
It could solve all my problems—except her.
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Excerpt
I arched
my brow at her. “I bragged about knowing you so well…but man. I did not see
this almond croissant massacre coming. What do you have against almonds? Or was
it the amount of butter that offended you? Because as a fitness expert, let me
tell you butter isn’t the enemy. Sugar is the enemy.”
She
laughed. “I, uh…I might have some anger management issues.”
I took
the bag from her and peeked in. There were knuckle marks against the outside of
the croissant. Literal knuckle marks. I barked a laugh. “Elaina Dyker. Did you punch the croissant?”
She
laughed, pressing her lips together as though this would hide the fact that I
saw her adorable little giggle. She brought her thumb and forefinger up beside
her temple. “Maybe a little.”“Did you even try a bite?”
She shook
her head no. “I like my routine. I like my daily lunch of yogurt and almonds.”
I made a
face. Because she had to be exaggerating. Sure…she liked them. But having that
same thing every day? Even chocolate cake every day would get tedious. “You can
like yogurt and almonds but still indulge every now and then, you know.” I
reached in and pinched off a piece of the smashed croissant, holding it out
toward her lips. “C’mon. Live a little. I promise you, it is actually healthy,
if that’s your concern.” Not that she needed to be concerned about that.
“Almond flour. Gluten free. Grain free. Only two net carbs. The only sugar is
the honey in the honey roasted almonds and the natural sugar in dates.” Her
eyes grew wide at that and I knew I had hooked her.
She
reached out her hand to take the piece of croissant from me, but I pulled back.
“Nuh-uh,” I teased. “We can’t have your fingers getting sticky. Might ruin that
fancy suit you’re wearing.”
She
rolled her eyes, but parted her wet lips, her tongue peeking out just enough
for me to place the croissant on top of. She moaned as soon as it hit her
mouth, and her eyes fell closed as she slowly chewed and swallowed.
“That’s…that’s healthy?”
I nodded.
“See? I’m not just a pile of muscles. I’ve got some talent, too.”
Her head
fell to the side. “I never said you weren’t talented. I just wish you wouldn’t
show off quite so much of your other assets.”
I
grinned. “I thought you liked my assets?”
“I do,”
she answered absentmindedly, then immediately shook her head, realizing what
she’d said. “I mean, I did.”
About Katana
As an author and a story-teller, it is
the lifeblood to which my ideas take flight. And I believe in giving credit
where credit is due. Occasionally someone
(ie – my husband) will try to secretly switch out my beloved regular coffee for
decaf. I always know the difference. ALWAYS (I’m looking at you, SEAN).
I am incapable of achieving the perfect
ponytail. I’m dyslexic. I can never wear white without spilling on myself. And
I’ve never read Pride and Prejudice (gasp!).
When I was younger and stole my mother’s
Harlequins to read beneath the covers with a flashlight (seriously, did we ALL
do this? I think we did.), I wanted to read about the tough as nails heroine.
The perfectly imperfect girl with quirks and attitude and sass. And the
anti-heroes who were anything but “Prince Charming.” Forget the knight on a
white horse… give me the bad boy on a motorcycle.
So, now, I write those romance novels I
craved to see on the shelves all those years ago—the sassy heroines. The badass
heroes. I spend my days in the throes of my imagination, and am loving every
minute of it. I can travel anywhere and become anyone I want to be. One day,
I’m a mechanic in Boston and the next, I’m a vampire stripping in Las Vegas.
Since penning my first novel back in
2012, I’m now an international author with 15 published books, in a wide range
of contemporary romance genres–(Paranormal, New Adult, Small town, Erotic
Suspense… you name it!).
After living for a decade in Brooklyn,
NY, I took the plunge and moved to beautiful (although kinda chilly) Portland,
Maine. I now live full time in ‘Vacationland’ with a kind of mean cat, a mellow
chihuahua, and a very NOT mellow lab-pittie mix. Oh, yeah… there’s a husband
who draws comics somewhere in that mix, too.
I can usually be found in a coffee shop with my nose in my laptop
wearing fabulous (albeit sometimes impractical) shoes.
I love connecting with readers and fellow
sassy storytellers, so feel free to drop me an email at katana.collins@gmail.com
or connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@katanacollins). You can find a list of my available color: windowtext; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-highlight: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Bookshelf
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