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    By J.T. Marie

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    Nicole Hunley is perfectly happy being single, thank you very much. But her brother Kevin, who works at an advertising firm and is married with three kids, can't understand why she isn't interested in falling in love. His new coworker Lori reminds him so much of his sister that he knows they would be perfect for each other. The trouble is convincing Nicole to give Lori a chance.

    Under the pretense of a summer cookout, Kevin lures Nicole to his house to meet Lori. But Nicole won't be fooled so easily. She is bound and determined not to enjoy herself, and she already knows she won't like Lori. She comes only for the free food, which makes it all the more surprising when she connects with a gorgeous woman at the drinks table. Forget Lori -- this is the woman Nicole wants to spend the rest of the evening with.

    Is Kevin's matchmaking attempt a success? Or does Nicole find romance on her own? or maybe some things truly are as advertised.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateApr 10, 2016
    ISBN9781634861069
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    J.T. Marie

    J.T. Marie is a pseudonym for author J.M. Snyder, who publishes gay erotic and romantic fiction under her full name. For those curious, the initials stand for “Jeanette Thomas” and Marie is her middle name. She also writes gay young adult romance under the pseudonym J. Tomas.A graduate of George Mason University, Jeanette worked as Fantasy Editor of the school’s sci-fi and fantasy journal, The Fractal, for two years. After college, she created and maintained an online webzine, Disenchanted, to further a love of fantasy fiction. For more information on her non-gay fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, please visit her website.

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      As Advertised - J.T. Marie

      As Advertised

      By J.T. Marie

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2016 J.T. Marie

      ISBN 9781634861069

      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

      Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

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      As Advertised

      By J.T. Marie

      My cellphone rings just as The Simpsons is going off. I’m comfortably nestled in my stitching corner of the couch, my cat Machu Picchu cozied up alongside my leg as I work on finishing off an afghan for a coworker whose baby shower is next week. My iPhone is beside me on the arm of the couch or I’d let the call go to voicemail. But I see Kev on the display, and if I don’t answer it, he’ll hang up and ring back until I do.

      Or, worse, call our mother to see where I might be, which will only worry her. Then she’ll call me, too, and my quiet Sunday spent crocheting in front of the TV will turn into a harried evening of explanations and apologies. As much as I don’t want to be bothered, sometimes it’s easier to answer the damn phone.

      Pausing in mid-stitch, I swipe across the screen and press the speaker button. Hey, Kevin, I say. What’s up?

      Nicole, my older brother says. There you are.

      It’s nine o’clock on a Sunday night. Where else would I be?

      Though Kevin turns forty later this year, he still sounds like the same little boy I grew up with so long ago. It’s hard to believe sometimes that we’re both adults now. Well, hard for me to believe; he has three kids, one of whom is in high school already, and he started losing his hair when we were in college. I’m sure some mornings he wakes up and feels every single day he’s been alive so far weighing down on him.

      But me? I live alone with a cat in an apartment I decorated cheaply at Goodwill when I first moved out on my own. I work as a customer service rep for a cable company and hate my job. All my wild oats are sown, and nowadays I’d much rather crochet or read than do anything else. Unfortunately, I can’t pay bills by selling handicrafts alone—I know, I’ve looked into it. Some days the only reason I get out of bed is because Mr. Machu needs to be fed, and from the moment I wake up, the

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