For the Win
Brenna Aubrey
Releasing: June 16, 2015
Brenna Aubrey
Releasing: June 16, 2015
Blurb:
Millionaire bad boy Jordan Fawkes has problems. Big
problems.
That molten-hot intern he hooked up with at Comic-Con is now
his assistant. No one can know they’re the stars of the cosplay sex tape that
broke the Internet.
Business school hopeful April Weiss has drama. Big drama.
Working under the CFO of Draco Multimedia should be the
opportunity of a lifetime for her, but Jordan Fawkes is the boss from Hell—a
sexier-than-sin boss from Hell who holds all the cards for her future career.
And then there’s the small problem of a certain video…
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About Brenna Aubrey:
I’m a USA TODAY Bestselling Author of contemporary romance
featuring geek culture. My bestselling romance series, Gaming the System, is
available in eBook and print format across all vendors.
When I’m not dreaming up people and worlds and writing them
down, I’m also a mom, wife, teacher, avid reader, a proud geek-girl, a
self-confessed gaming addict, a French-speaking Francophile, lover of nature
and beautiful sunsets.
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Excerpts:
Excerpt #1
Jordan glanced
around and then looked at me, eyes wide. “What the hell was that about?”
I turned my head
away from him, quickly brushing tears away with the back of my hand. “That was
about getting the hell away from you. Too bad you can’t take a hint.”
His eyes
narrowed as he watched me, then his thumb brushed across my cheek as if to
verify what he was seeing. “Are you crying?”
I gave a sniff
and jerked my head away. “No. Go away now.”
He ignored me,
of course. “What’s going on, Weiss? Did that bartender say something to you?
I’ll go fuck him up.”
“No. I’m fine. He was nice. Nicer than any other guy
I’ve talked to in months.”
He didn’t say
anything in reply, just scowled. If possible, he looked even hotter when he
scowled—it was an intense sort of look, with his eyes narrowing like darts that
could punch a hole right through me. Then he cleared his throat and looked
away. He pulled a bar napkin from his back pocket and handed it to me.
I took it
without a word, blotted tears from my cheeks and blew my nose. “How much have
you had to drink?” he asked quietly.
“No alcohol. I
do stupid shit when I drink.”
He frowned. “So
what’s with the crying then?”
I shrugged.
“You’re my boss, not my psychotherapist.”
“Are you going
home with that bartender?”
“Is that any of
your business?”
He moved in
close, standing right in front of me, bracing a hand on the wall above my head.
My heart hammered in my chest. He ran a finger along the line of my jaw, giving
me that intense look again. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he visibly swallowed.
“I’m making it
my business.” Then his finger slipped down the column of my throat, over my
collarbone and right to the deep cleavage of my neckline. Where his finger
traced my skin, his touch burned. I felt it clear down to my bones. My chest
squeezed tight. I couldn’t breathe. He pissed me off and turned me on like no
other man could. I froze as his head dipped so that his lips were mere
millimeters from mine. I could feel his breath on my face. And I didn’t smell
alcohol like I’d expected to.
“You’re a good
girl, April Weiss. And those are the worst kind.”
Excerpt #2
He was kissing
me. My boss. The man I loathed. That smoking hot dude in the swim trunks with
the surfer’s bod. He was kissing me.
My lips were
bruising and swelling from the pressure he put on them as he forced my mouth
open and slid his tongue inside. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to resist that
all-consuming tingling feeling that was starting at the back of my throat,
slithering down my spine, coiling in my center like a traitorous snake. I may
have been annoyed with him, but this kiss and his hold on me aroused me in
seconds.
Jordan’s arm remained
locked around my rib cage, pressing me against him. The other hand traveled
down my back, sliding along the silky material of my dress to fondle my ass. A
low growl rose in the back of his throat and suddenly I was finding it hard to
remain standing.
In my mind, I
tried to summon up the memories of all those times he sent me back to the
coffee shop. Considering it was almost every damn day, you wouldn’t think it
would be that difficult. But his smell—that hint of spice and sage and a salty
tang—filled my nose, turning my insides into warm goo.
His breath was
coming fast, and that mouth—those lips, that tongue—were doing wicked things to
me. All at once I was aching, from my breasts to the dull throb between my
legs. Aching with desire, hot, thick and heavy.
There was a fire
in my belly that only he could put out. The feel of his solid abs against my
rib cage, his hot arousal against my stomach. His mouth teasing mine and never
letting up. Everything in my body trembled and everything inside my brain was
taking a back seat to this new feeling of pure, seething lust.
Excerpt #3
“Check that,
will you? I want to make sure it’s not the asshole banker backing out on our
meeting.”
Gingerly, I
picked up his phone and saw the text that popped up on the notification screen.
My brows climbed sky high as I read it.
“It’s not the
banker,” I said.
“Oh? Who is
it?”
“Uh…well, you
have her in your contacts as Sexilicious Sondra.”
He snorted, but
didn’t seem to want to know the contents of the text message. I provided them
anyway. Because they were too juicy not to share.
“She wants to
know if she left her pink fuzzy handcuffs at your place last time she was
there.”
I enjoyed the
slow creep of color up his neck from the collar of his dress shirt. Without
looking at me, he reached up and held out his hand for the phone. I slipped it
into his palm.
“You shouldn’t
read it while you’re driving.”
“I’m not going
to.” He set it down in its own little cubby specially designed to hold it.
“Sure you don’t
want me to reply? You can just unlock it with your thumbprint, and I’ll let her
know whether you still have her handcuffs or not. And I can tell her where she
left her vibrator while I'm at it.” My cheeks started to hurt from the grin I
was wearing.
“That’s okay,”
he said between clenched teeth.
“It also showed
that you had five other unread texts, but they had scrolled off—”
“All right,
Weiss. I get it. You’re amused. Can we move on?”
“Well, you don’t
want to keep your lady friends waiting. I’m very concerned that they might feel
neglected.”
In truth, the
idea of him with another woman made more than a little heat rise under my own
collar. I clenched my jaw at that thought. Was I…was I jealous? I promptly told
myself I was being silly and forced myself to ignore it.
“And in what way
does that concern you?”
I shrugged,
trying not to feel the sting those words caused. “It is in my best interests.
If you have a lack of regular…companionship,
you might get even grumpier than you already are.”
Excerpt #4
While she tidied
up, I packed up my stuff, ready to finish this godforsaken day. When she came
out, she quietly leaned on the edge of the doorway, tilting her head and
watching me again. This time, her face was easier to read as her eyes slipped
down my body, warming parts of me I’d like her hands touching instead. She
licked her lips when her gaze met mine again.
Fuck. I was in trouble with this one.
Deep, deep trouble. I knew that and yet I allowed myself to get pulled into
dangerous waters again and again, either oblivious or willingly ignorant to the
pull she had on me. And any good surfer knew you avoided a riptide whenever you
could. They were nothing but danger—a massive expense of energy to escape with
your life intact.
“Quitting time,”
I said, because I honestly had nothing else to say. And I was trying not to
remember the taste of her from last night. Trying to push my way out of that
dangerous current that was my attraction to her.
Author Q&A
How did you come up with the idea for this story?
How did you come up with the idea for this story?
I had the idea for a cosplay sex tape story
around the time that I was writing At Any
Price and I was dying to get to it. I love taking weird set ups and giving
them a geeky spin. I knew I was going to have to wait a few books (because Adam
and Mia’s story became a trilogy) before I could write it. When the character
of Jordan became fully formed in book 2 of the trilogy, I thought it would be a
fantastic set up to put him in so he could learn a lesson about his player
ways!
Where
do you find your inspiration?
Anywhere and everywhere—in books, TV shows,
news stories or just the strange wanderings of my not-so-conventional mind. I
figured out a long time ago that I don’t think like everyone else.
Is
there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Time management! It’s very hard to do—to
plan a book from beginning to end and know exactly when it’s going to be ready
for publication. I’m still working on scheduling each and every little phase.
My books require a team of editors and graphic artists working with me to make
it the best it can be so coordinating all of that along with my own writing
schedule has been a challenge!
What
are your current projects?
I’ll be working on the next Gaming The
System novel, For The One, as soon as
I can start it. But I plan to take a little time off to spend with my family
earlier in the summer. And I have some shorter and collaborative projects up my
sleeve as well.
Tell
us about your first book. What would readers find different about the first one
and your most recent published work?
My first book, At Any Price, has been beloved by many readers and I’m so grateful
but I honestly do not feel it is my strongest work. I feel like I learn more
and progress more in my craft with writing and with storytelling and so each
book becomes better than the last one. At least I hope that’s the case!
Is
there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
There is a lot of ground covered in this
latest novel—namely sexual equality in the workplace, how women treat other
women with regards to their sexuality and issues like slut shaming. The novel
explores the nature of power and equality in a sexual relationship as well as
the nature of that power balance at the office.
Does
music play any type of role in your writing?
Yes for brainstorming purposes and it also
helps me while I daydream about my characters—something that I do a lot
of. Every one of my books has a “theme
song” which encapsulates the emotion and thematic elements of each couple’s
love story. I usually share that with my readers shortly before releasing the
book. My play lists and theme songs are on my web site listed on each book’s
page. The theme song for For The Win is “The Heart Wants What It
Wants” by Selena Gomez.
Are
experiences based on someone you know, or events in your life?
Occasionally I’ll pick out elements of a
characters’ background or their back-story from my own life or those of people
I’ve known but no one character is based on any one person or event. I’m kind
of like a knitter who goes to my box of yarn ends to pick something out and
incorporate into my design. It might be the leftovers from a baby sweater I
once worked on or the last project, a blanket, that I barely finished. Writing
is a lot like that only with words—and my “yarn box” is actually my really
weird brain. J
What
books have influenced your life most?
Wow so many to name but the most
impactful: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer
Bradley. Persuasion by Jane Austen. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.
Are
there any new authors that have grasp your interest?
There are so many talented indie
authors! I could name a ton of them but
some of my favorites are Natasha Boyd, Marquita Valentine, M. Malone, Roxie
Rivera… the list goes on and on. Check them out! Their books are sexy!
Do
you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Yes! I big huge THANK YOU for reading the
books, caring about the characters and for talking about the books to your
friends. You are so important to me and I’m grateful for your support. I have
the best readers ever J
How
can readers discover more about you and your work?
My website is the best place or they can
try some of my work for free. My debut novel, At Any Price is currently free at all vendors. I have a novella
available to borrow in the Kindle Unlimited program. It’s called It Was Always You.
Do
you have a special time to write? How is your day structured writing-wise?
I work full time so my writing time is
whenever I can slip it into the cracks between my work day and being Mom in the
afternoons and evenings! I’m usually most productive in the evening after the
kids are in bed or on the weekend when I can get it in!
Why
did you choose to write Contemporary Romance stories?
I love writing love stories and setting
them in the contemporary, geeky world.
What
is for you the perfect book hero?
He’s sexy, strong, intelligent and deep.
He’s handsome, perceptive and very, very
much into his heroine.
When
you start a book, do you already have the whole story in your head or is it
built progressively?
My stories come to me layer upon layer. I
get the groundwork down based on the plot hook, the situation and the barest
bones of a background for the hero and the heroine. Upon that scaffold, I build
more about them—fleshing out their histories, their attitudes, the why of how
those attitudes formed and the protective barriers they erect to prevent them
from finding love with the other character. I rewrite my stories at least four
or five times before they are ready to polish up and share with the world. With
each pass I add more layers, more motivations and more realism to make the
characters and their world all the more believable.
When
and why did you begin writing?
I started writing to shut my brain up!
People lived and talked and dwelled in there and the voices wouldn’t stop. Yes,
it sounds like I am certifiable but that’s actually how a storyteller’s mind
works. Before the story comes out of a persons mouth or out through their
fingertips, it has lived in that person’s brain for quite some time beforehand.
When
did you first consider yourself a writer?
I think I’ve always considered myself a
writer. It’s a “heart” type of thing. My brain has always drifted into daydream
land where stories are manufactured. I’m of the school of thought that says “If
it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” So…if a person thinks like a writer…
List
three books you have recently read and would recommend.
Deep
Blue Eternity by Natasha Boyd: Deeply emotional,
hauntingly beautiful. The setting, the language and the characters are to die
for!
Gabriel’s
Inferno by Sylvain Renard: My first book by this author, I loved the
take on the forbidden professor-student relationship with the literary elements
of classic literature and art interwoven within the story.
Hero
by Samantha Young : I love everything she writes—sexy, emotional and authentic.
Tell
us something that people would be surprised you know how to do.
I speak fluent French as a self-confessed
Francophile. I try to use it every chance I can get J
Will
you write more about these characters?
I definitely think there is more in store
for Jordan and April. Some threads were left open to explore in future books as
a secondary storyline, but I think Jordan and April may get another book. They
were so much fun to write—their chemistry is explosive and the tension between
them electric. Most especially, I loved their banter. They got high marks from
me in the banter department!
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