Coffee, books and me: Act Like You Love Me by Cindi Madsen blog tour

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Enjoy the excerpt from Act like you love me by Cindi Madsen :)

Title: Act Like You Love Me

Author: Cindi Madsen

Entangled Bliss

June 10, 2013

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What would you do for a second chance with your first crush?
Brynn McAdams isn’t the awkward drama geek she was in high school—she’s grown up and confident, or at least she likes to think so. But when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer Raines, comes back to town to direct her community play, Brynn finds herself determined to be someone other than the girl he doesn’t even recognize. Good thing she’s an excellent actress.
After his bad breakup in NYC, the last thing Sawyer wants is to get involved with another actress. But the glamorous and beautiful Brynn draws him in, even though as her director, he knows she’s off-limits. There’s just something about the woman that feels…familiar. Like home.
As Brynn’s lies start to snowball, she struggles to stop acting and come clean. But what if Sawyer is already falling for the fake Brynn, not the Brynn she truly is?

“This one’s for you.” Sawyer extended the fishing pole to her. Brynn took it, but instead of moving away as she’d expected, he stayed right next to her. “Summer’s a good time for top-water baits.”

She wrinkled her forehead, like this was all news to her. The ditzy act was actually working. He was so proud to explain something to her that she’d learned when most girls were playing dress-up princesses.

“Okay, so casting is a bit tricky.”

There was acting, and then there was straight-up lying. Brynn figured this landed in column B. “Actually, I do know how—”

He put his arms around her, one hand on her hip and the other moving down her arm to the hand holding the fishing pole. “What was that?” he asked, his breath against her temple. She could feel the heat coming from him, not to mention the hard muscles underneath his clothes, and suddenly, she didn’t remember how to cast.

“Where do I put my hand again?”

“Hold this button down with your thumb. We’re going to swing it back…” He pulled her arm and his fingers gripped her waist tighter. Heat was spreading from his touch, pooling low in her stomach. “Then we’ll swing it forward and let go of the button. Ready?”

She nodded. He started to move her hand forward and she hit the release button way too early. Hey, if she was going to act, she might as well go all out.

She faked a pout. “Guess I’ll be catching all the fish that swim in the grass.” She looked over her shoulder at him, and he was so close she could see the stubble along his jaw and his pulse beating at the base of his neck.

Keeping his arms around her, he reeled in the line. “Don’t worry, it sometimes takes a couple tries, even for people who’ve been doing it for a while.”

Brynn bit back a smile. All this time, she’d been wracking her brain, trying to figure out how to get a guy, but ruining it by talking about things like acting. Who knew that all she needed to do was to use her performance skills on them?

On the second cast, she let go at the right time.

Sawyer picked up his fishing pole and cast his own line—too far, because he was obviously trying to show off. When he moved closer to her, she didn’t move away, even though their lines were probably going to get tangled. He grinned and nudged her with his elbow. “Fun, huh?”

It was impossible not to return his smile. “Totally.” Oh yeah, she was totally rocking the LA girl persona now.

“So why’d you— I think I got something.” He jerked up the pole and sure enough, the end was bent and the line tight. “You wanna reel it in?” he asked. “Drop your pole and get over here. I’ll help you.”

Well, if he was going to help her… She set down her pole and moved toward him. He put both arms around her and let her take over. “Spin it as fast as you can. He’s hooked good, so don’t give him any slack. You got it,” he said, his lips right by her ear. When the large bass finally came out of the water, she couldn’t help but squeal like it was actually her first time catching a fish. She glanced over her shoulder to find him grinning back at her.

And it took everything in her to keep from dropping the pole and kissing him again.

About the Author:

Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. She is the author of YA novelsAll the Broken Pieces and Demons of the Sun, bestselling short romance Falling for Her Fiancé and the women's fiction novel Cinderella Screwed Me Over.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CindiMadsen

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Website: http://cindimadsen.com/

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