by Tamrin Banks
What happens when the
uptight town sheriff arrests the town librarian? Nothing but fireworks! Until a
new man shows up in town and the sheriff wants to stake his claim. Readers who
enjoy instalove and humor will love Book Me, Baby by Tamrin Banks, a steamy,
small town, enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract, age gap romance.
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Hartley Hanover:
Oooh! I hate that man! Booker Sloan is the most uptight, arrogant, annoying man
I've ever met! He even has the nerve to arrest me for not filing a permit. A
permit! And when it turns out that I did file it, it just got lost in the
shuffle....does he apologize? Heck no! He proceeds to tell me all the things I
do wrong every single day of my life! I'm surprised he doesn't yell at me for
breathing!
But when I'm alone at night...why do I keep thinking about him? Why does the
occasional sadness on his face make me want to fix whatever's wrong in his
universe? Why can't he stay out of my dreams and keep those dang handcuffs to
himself?
Booker Sloan:
I know I messed up and I should apologize. I shouldn't have acted the way I
did. But something about that dang, sweet woman just has me so screwed up that
every time I open my mouth the worst things come out!
It's not her. It's me. And I know it. But I feel like if I give her one little
inch, the gorgeous woman will take every piece of me I have left. I'm barely
hanging on and if I have to push her away to protect myself? Well, that's just
how it's got to be.
So why does it bother me so much when a new man in town shows a little interest
in the petite, sunny woman who's got me tied up in knots? She's not encouraging
him. In fact it seems like she's running away from him.
So how come I still want to punch his grinning mouth and grind him into dust
under my boot heels and then haul her over my shoulder and make sure she
understands that she's mine?
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Copyright 2023
Tamrin Banks
Laughing, I reach
over and hug little Edward Reese. He
hugs me back hard. He is just the
sweetest boy.
“Now, I know that
you’ve been waiting for this book!” I
pull it from behind my back.
“Surprise! It came in early and I
made sure to set it aside for you!”
“You are the
best, Miss Hanover!” His huge,
gap-toothed smile makes my heart light.
He hasn’t had an
easy time of it lately. His dad got hurt
while driving home from work last month and broke his leg so the whole family
has had to pitch in to help. Even nine year
old boys. So he hasn’t been able to
spend as much time in the library as he usually does and he loves to read.
“You just get it
back to me when you’re done. Doesn’t
matter how long. I’ll take care of it.”
His little round
cheeks flush and his freckles disappear in a wash of red. “Thank you so much, Miss Hanover. I can’t wait to read it!” He dances off and his mom smiles at me, watching
his light steps before she turns back to me.
“We really
appreciate you doing this, Miss Hanover.
We’re all working really hard.
And Sam is worried about
him.” She nods her head at Edward.
I can’t even
speak, my throat tight with my own tears.
But I clear my throat and say, “I’m glad. I hope that this helps him relax a little
bit.”
“It will. Thank you.”
She moves off and I turn back, groaning when I’m faced with the last
person I want to see.
“Sheriff? How nice to see you.”
His arctic blue
eyes glare at the setup on the sidewalk.
“I talked to you about this last month with the Christmas in July
to-do. You cannot block the sidewalk
like this. And did you get a permit this
time?”
I nod my head and
sigh. “Yes, I did. Last month when you had your hissy fit.”
He stands up
straight and pushes his broad shoulders back and I feel that little pull in my
belly that I absolutely hate! Why the
fuck do I have to react like this around this man?
I mean, sure he’s
hot. His light brown hair is thick and
gleams in the sunlight. But it’s so
tamed that it almost doesn’t look real.
His body is tall and tanned, muscles upon muscles to drool over. I jerk my brain back in line.
No, not drool
over. Dread. You dread seeing this man. He smiles at me and I growl under my breath.
“Can I see it?”
“I don’t have it
on me.” He nods his tawny head at
me. “I’ll be back then.”
He steps away and
I see him on his little radio talking to someone and I roll my eyes and turn to
Mrs. Cassidy, discussing the latest thriller that she just read that I recommended
to her.
“I loved it, Miss
Hanover! So good! Do you have any more like that?”
I’m nodding at
her when I feel a big hand grab my wrist and pull it backwards. My mouth falls open when I see that the
Sheriff has a hold of my wrist.
“What the heck
are you doing? Get off of me!” I try and pull away and he grits hit teeth,
his firm jaw tensing.
“Stop resisting.”
“What are you
doing, Sheriff?” Mrs. Cassidy’s mouth is hanging open and she’s
glaring at him like he’s mugging me.
“I’m arresting
her for disturbing the peace, not having a license for a demonstration and now
resisting arrest.”
“You must be
joking,” I huff, staring at him.
“Nope.” He grabs my other hand and pulls it behind my
back, clicking the handcuffs on my wrists.
The cold steel against my skin makes me shiver and freeze in my tracks.
His blue eyes
look me up and down and I swear there’s some kind of emotion there that I don’t
understand. I don’t think I want to
understand it.
I just want him
to get away from me and leave me alone.
And take his handcuffs and shove them where the damn sun doesn't shine!
About Tamrin Banks
I'm a mother of
three who works for a school district as a cafeteria aide but I've also had a
lot of different hats over the years. Divorced single mom fresh out of
the military working nights in a plastics factory all the way to
teaching cardio kickboxing and zumba at the YMCA.
I've been married to my honey bunny for 22 years now. He's
absolutely the best and tries to keep me in check as much as possible because I
am a crazy person that stacks too much on her plate and then does it all no
matter what. Even if it drives everyone nuts!
I love the kind of romances where you know what you're getting. I
don't like happily for now. That just feels like cheating to me. I
also don't like love triangles. I'm an easy girl and I
like my books like I like my men...lol!
Uncomplicated. So if you're reading my books, you know that no
matter what, there's a happily ever after!
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