Publication Date: September
6, 2016
Publisher:
Entangled TEEN
True love can’t be
strategized.
After book blogger Vivian Galdi’s longtime crush pretends
their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of
safe crushes, determined to protect her heart.
But nerd-hot Dallas, the sweet new guy in town, sends the
mission and Vivian’s zing meter into chaos. While designing software for the
bookstore where Vivian works, Dallas wages a counter-mission.
Operation Replacement Crush is in full effect. And Dallas is
determined to take her heart off the shelf.
About the author
Lisa Brown Roberts still hasn't recovered from the teenage
trauma of nearly tweezing off both eyebrows and having to pencil them in for an
entire school year. This and other angst-filled memories inspire her to write
YA books about navigating life's painful and funny dramas, and falling in love
along the way.
Her almost forever home is Colorado, though she occasionally
pines for the days when she lived within walking distance of the Pacific Ocean.
Her house is full of books, boys, four-legged prima donnas, and lots of
laughter.
Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8287979.Lisa_Brown_Roberts
Excerpt
Long-distance
relationships are hard.” Dallas shrugged. “But even if I was still there, we
wouldn’t have lasted.” He took a sip of his chai, eyes fixed on me. “Just
wasn’t meant to be.”
My
heart ricocheted in my chest. Why was he telling me this? He wouldn’t tell me
about his secret trophies, but he’d just told me about his girlfriend?
Ex-girlfriend, I corrected myself.
“Maybe
I’ll try your strategy.” His eyes roved across my face.
“What
strategy?” My voice sounded raspy.
“Your
replacement mission. Make a list of what type of girl I want.” He paused. “But
I’m interested in something longer term. Not just a date for a dance. Want to
help me make my list?”
I
stared at him as if he’d just asked me to plan a kidnapping.
He
smirked, then reached for my notebook again and tore off the sheet of paper
he’d written on. “So how does this work?” He inclined his head toward my bag.
“You have your replacement notebook with you?”
I gaped
at him. Who had told him about my notebook? “Um, this isn’t, uh, why we’re
here, Dallas. I’m supposed to be interviewing you, not helping you find a…a…”
“Replacement
girlfriend.” Laughter danced in his eyes as he watched me squirm. “Why not?
Don’t you want to help out the new guy?”
I
huffed a sigh of frustration. “You’re mocking me.”
“No,
I’m not. Think about it logically, Spock. You know everyone. You can help me
narrow the field.”
I
sucked down cold tea, trying to compose myself. Help Dallas narrow the field?
Introduce him to potential girlfriends? Everything in me protested, and I knew
why.
Because
I wanted to be the replacement.
But I
couldn’t. That was the whole point of my own mission: not to fall for someone
who could make me lose control. Because even if that someone seemed like an
amazing person…well…letting myself get carried away again was just too scary.
“We can
help each other,” he said. “Since I’m new here, I can give you an outsider’s
opinion on your…what do you call them?”
“Targets,”
I whispered.
His
dimple flashed, deepening as he chuckled. “Targets. Right. So yeah, I’ll give
you the outsider’s opinion on your targets. And you give me the inside scoop on
my targets.” He paused. “Logically, this should work, Spock.”
“But…but…”
I sputtered like a cartoon character. “I don’t know you well enough. To help.”
“You’re
getting to know me. Working together in the store. Asking probing interview
questions.” He flashed another grin. “And I’ll tell you some of my…criteria.
That’s what you call it, right?”
I
nodded. My hormones pounded on every nerve in my body, dying to escape and capture
Dallas as their personal love slave.
Tour Date:
September 5-23
(Please note that tour
posts must be up by 08:00 hours EST)
Link to Goodreads:
Purchase Links:
Barnes & Noble Buy Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-replacement-crush-lisa-brown-roberts/1123133026
Link to Tour
Schedule:
Giveaway Information:
One (1) winner will receive
·
A signed copy of The
Replacement Crush
·
Nerd glasses necklace
·
Button
·
Signed poster
·
Bookmark
·
Spock Funko Pop!
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