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Title: The Only Thing
Series: The Donnigans #3
Author: Marie Harte
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2018
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"Readers will...read this book from cover to cover...and then read it all over again."—RT Book Reviews for Just the Thing Five Stars GOLD
What do you do when a "fake" relationship is so much better than the real thing?
Hope Donnigan is finlly getting her life together. She's working a job she likes, has some amazing friends, and is steering clear of Mr. Wrong. Now if only she could get her mother to understand that. Maybe a hot tattoo artist from the other side town is just the ticket to teach her mom a lesson.
J.T. Webster fell for Hope months ago at his sister's wedding. So when she propositions him to be her fake boyfriend to get her mother off her back, he's all in. The only problem is J.T. had no idea their pretend relationship would be better than anything real he's ever had...
The Donnigans Series:A Sure Thing (Book 1)
Just the Thing (Book 2)
The Only Thing (Book 3)
Just the Thing (Book 2)
The Only Thing (Book 3)
EXCERPT
REVIEW
J.T. sighed and rolled his head on his neck then stretched his shoulders. The session had been three hours long, but so worth it. He’d done excellent work. He glanced around, pride in his efforts enforced by the artistic feel of the place. His place.
The funky lobby of Tull Paint & Body had been done in dark colors, the floors a clean gray cement. Artwork decorated the walls, using pictures the guys and Suke had done in the studio. A few Tull T-shirts and mugs sat on a rack by the counter, where whoever manned the desk would catch walk-ins and take payments. Where their apprentice Daisy would have been if she hadn’t left early to run some errands.
“J.T.?”
He froze for a moment, feeling déjà vu. He kept hearing Hope Donnigan’s voice in the weirdest places. Although she had actually been at his dad’s on Friday. He turned to see her standing by the wall-mounted screen to his right. Huh. She was really here.
“Hope?”
She wore open toed sandals showing off dainty, blue painted toenails. Shapely legs disappeared under a knee-length, floral sun dress. A cropped sweater hid her shoulders. She looked like the essence of summer, and he wanted to kneel down in worship. Innocence radiated from her in waves, as if begging him to muss her a little and show her just what heels like those would look like on either side of his head.
He should have felt dirty for wanting to muddy that innocence. Instead, he grew more aroused. Hell.
“Hi.” She smiled at him.
His heart raced. Damn, that dimple slayed him every time.
“He says hi back,” Suke said dryly. “I’m Suke, one of the harder working artists around here. I take it you know J.T.?”
Hope nodded. “Great place. I hadn’t realized it was down here.”
As she and Suke spoke, he watched them interact. Hope didn’t seem to care that Suke had tattoos up and down her arms, piercings in her nose and lip, and spiked black hair in a dare-to-be punk style. Nor did she seem to mind the way Suke was eye-fucking her.
“Hey.” He growled; he minded.
Suke grinned. “I’m leaving for the day. You need me to stick around and lock up? Maybe walk Hope out to her car?”
“Go.”
Suke chuckled and left.
“She’s nice.”
He laughed. “Suke? She busts our balls on a daily basis, but we love her. Now what brings you to the lion’s den?”
She grinned. “Is that what this is? The sign outside said Tull Paint & Body.”
“Yeah, a play on Auto Paint & Body, like a car paint shop. I worked for my dad before I opened the place, and some of him stuck.” Jesus, he was babbling.
“Tull?”
He shrugged, searching for calm. “My dad was a Jethro Tull fan. Sounded cool when I was twenty-five.” He paused, shoving his hands in his pockets so he wouldn’t tuck a stray strand of her golden hair back behind her ear. “What’s up, Hope?”
She flushed, now looking uncomfortable. “Ah, this is kind of awkward. I have a favor to ask.” She didn’t say any more.
She looked so damn adorable. He couldn’t help himself. He had to mess with her. “Okay. So you want a baby without the commitment. I get it. You want to make one right here or in the back room? Do you have some paperwork for me to sign first? You know, about rights for the kid?”
“What? No.” She blinked at him. “Have you done that before?”
“Nah, but I can’t think of a more awkward conversation. So now that I know you’re not here to use me and abuse me, what can I do for you?”
“Ah, actually…” Her face turned bright red.
He gaped. “Shit. Really?” He took a step closer. “You want to abuse me? I’m game.”
Rating: 4.5/5
She might have a job she likes, some great friends and finally got herself detangled from Mr. Wrong, but her mother couldn’t just see it. To get her mother off her back, Hope Donnigan staged a fake relationship with JT Webster. Maybe it would teach her mom not to meddle with her life.
JT Webster already has his eyes for Hope during her sister’s wedding. But Del insisted that he better not mess up the ecosystem between families by breaking Hope’s heart. So he settled seeing her and flirting with her during family dinners until he got the surprise of his life when she propositioned him. He was so wrong for her, but who in the world is he to say no?
Soon the pretend relationship turned out to be something else, will both be brave enough to finally admit its becoming real?
The Only Thing is fun, sweet, and sexy. The complete package, complete with some family drama that will melt hearts. I love it, and I enjoyed reading it. Thank goodness it’s a stand-alone. Now, I might just have to get the rest of the books in the series.
About the Author
Marie Harte is an avid reader who loves all things paranormal and futuristic. Reading romances since she was twelve, she fell in love with romance and happy endings and knew writing was her calling. Years later after the Marine Corps, Information Technology, and 60 hour work weeks, her dream has finally come true.
Marie lives in Oregon with her family and is constantly reading and writing.
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