Author: Charlie Cochet
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Press
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Length: 86 pages
Release Date: August
19, 2015
Blurb: Julian “Quinn” Quinetro, a gruff, tough
Miami SWAT officer, has been injured on the job, and all he’s looking for is a
little peace and quiet to recover—difficult to achieve with his large Cuban
family. An adventure in picking up his prescriptions puts him in the path of
his geeky, brownie-baking neighbor, Spencer Morgan. Spencer sweeps into Quinn’s
life like a tropical storm of sunshine and rainbows. Not surprisingly, it’s chaos
at first sight. Quinn’s in need of a little tender loving care, and Spencer
decides he’s just the man for the job. Their very different lives might clash,
but they might also find some common ground—and maybe more.
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He ran to the apartment door
and paused to give Spencer a pointed look. “If you don’t go over there and say
something, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands, and neither of us wants
that.”
The thought terrified
Spencer. “All right, just give me some time.”
Danny nodded and was off.
Spencer lay on his couch thinking about how he might approach Quinn without
scaring the guy. Did he really want to get involved with him? Even if he stood
a chance, which was unlikely, Quinn had a dangerous job. Spencer remembered how
he’d felt sick to his stomach watching the news report of the showdown, the
report that an officer had been shot and rushed to the hospital. He’d been
beside himself when he found out it was Quinn. They’d posted a photo of him in
his uniform, smiling and looking both handsome and intimidating. It had been
one of the worst feelings Spencer had ever experienced, and they weren’t even
friends.
“Okay, Spence. Time to grow a
pair.” He sat up and told himself off. Was he really going to sit back and do
nothing? If the most he got out of his attempt was Quinn’s friendship, it was
still worth it. The guy had been holed up in his apartment since he’d come home
from the hospital. At first there had been plenty of movement and people coming
in and out, but after a few days, the visitors stopped. Quinn wanted to be left
alone. Spencer had heard him arguing loudly with someone about it—he wanted to
be left alone to recover in peace. The guy was grumpy, no doubt about it. Of
course, he’d just been shot several times.
Gathering his courage,
Spencer got up and went to the door to put on his sneakers. “You’re just going
to say hello and ask if he needs anything. That’s all. You’re being a good
neighbor.” Okay, he could do this. He grabbed his keys and paused. “Come on,
man, you’re just striking up a conversation. You’re not asking him to prom.”
Spencer left his apartment and was heading for Quinn’s door when he spotted a
tall, handsome Latino in a navy blue suit and white shirt knocking on Quinn’s
door. “Hi.”
Shit. Quinn had a boyfriend. Of course he has a boyfriend, you idiot.
Just because you haven’t seen one around doesn’t mean there isn’t one. “I’m
sorry. I, uh, I just came by to see if he was okay and say hi.” He lifted a
hand up. “Hi.”
“Who are you?” the man asked
warily.
“I’m Spence, Spencer Morgan.
I live next door.” He jutted a thumb behind him in case the guy might have
trouble finding it. Man, he was such a dork. He should get out of here before
he really made an ass out of himself.
“You’re a friend of Quinn’s?”
“Um, not really. We don’t,
um, get to talk much.” At all, actually. “He’s
a busy guy, you know.” Doesn’t know I
exist. “Anyway, I was just going to let him know that if he needed
anything, I’m just next door, but I see he’s got you, so I’m sure he doesn’t
need me. I mean my help, not me, me, personally.” Crap, crap, crap. “I’m gonna go now. Sorry to have bothered you.”
Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always
quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach
when following her passion. From adventurous agents and sexy shifters, to
society gentlemen and hardboiled detectives, there’s bound to be plenty of
mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!
Currently residing in Central Florida, Charlie is at the
beck and call of a rascally Doxiepoo bent on world domination. When she isn’t
writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She
runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.
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