#MFRWhooks Blog Hop - An Excerpt from RESCUE ME - Everything's Going My Way

Happy Book Hooks Wednesday! Today I have an excerpt from RESCUE ME. Matt is feeling happy and excited because he just the lead in a play. He hasn't had an acting job in a while, so he's been working at his brothers' Irish pub as a cook.

RESCUE ME is on sale at Kobo US and Kobo CA as well as Amazon until August 31, 2026: https://books2read.com/Rescue-Me-by-Jana-Richards

Excerpt:

Matt whistled a happy tune and smiled at everyone he passed on the short jaunt from the bus stop to the Victorian. The sun shone brightly and the promise of spring hung in the air. On impulse, he burst into song, belting out “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” for all he was worth. So what if it was seven in the evening? So what if people were crossing the street to avoid coming in contact with him? The song summed up his mood, especially the “everything’s going my way” part.

Hallelujah!

He’d just secured the male lead in a play written by an up-and-coming playwright. There was even talk of taking the play to New York if it did well in Toronto. This could be his big break. He couldn’t wait to tell Chelsea.

It made absolutely no sense, but the first thing he’d wanted to do when the director told him he had the part, was to rush home and tell Chelsea. Considering she hadn’t spoken to him in three days, it was a pretty stupid impulse. She’d probably slam the door in his face. Matt smiled to himself. That’s why he was armed with his secret weapon, the one thing guaranteed to get him past her door.

Chocolate cheesecake.

After he left the theater, he’d taken the bus to the restaurant to let his brothers know he’d need some time off. Their response had been predictable. There’d been the usual grumbling about him leaving them in the lurch, about acting being a pipe dream, about not getting his hopes up too high. But in the end, they wished him well, and sent him off with the two remaining pieces of the cheesecake he’d baked that morning.

He hurried up the steps of the Victorian and found his landlady, Mrs. Ross, and her grandson David on the veranda washing the front window. Mrs. Ross pushed her iron-grey hair from her eyes and smiled at him.

“Hi, Matt. I don’t have to ask how you are. I could hear you singing all the way down the block. What’s put you in such a fine mood?”

“Aside from your charming company, and the beautiful spring day, there’s the small matter of my getting an acting job. This is the first play I’ve done in ages. It should be fun.”

“Congratulations. That’s wonderful news.”

Matt heard David’s ‘hrumph’ and his mumbled comment. Matt was in too good a mood to be bothered by him. He’d be the bigger man and ignore the brat.

Blurb:

Chelsea Andrews can’t decide who’s more dangerous—the creep on the Toronto city bus, or the handsome stranger who rescues her. Was he ‘acting’ as he claimed, or is he that weird in real life? She doesn’t stick around to find out. Fate intervenes when her rescuer, out of work actor Matt Malone, sublets the apartment across the hall. Chelsea soon discovers the most dangerous thing about her charming new neighbor is the damage he’s inflicting on her heart.

Matt is at a crossroads. He’s given up a lot for his acting career and it’s given him little in return. Should he continue? When he moves in across the hall from Chelsea, he begins to believe he could have it all, love and career. But her lack of trust in him could end their relationship.

Chelsea must decide if Matt is worthy of her trust. And Matt has to decide what, and who, is truly important to him.

RESCUE ME is on sale for .99 cents at Kobo US, Kobo CA and Amazon until August 31!

Universal Book Link: https://books2read.com/Rescue-Me-by-Jana-Richards

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