Allison M. Azulay

Book Birthday! Number 8 in the Candy-coated series and my 33rd book!!

Excited to tell you all that my new thriller, Red Zone, is now available as an audiobook. Conner Goff and Sharon Huff (the narrators from my two series) work together for this collaboration. I hope you enjoy listening. https://www.audible.com/search

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All 8 ebooks in the Tess Schafer-Medium series are available for 99 cents on Amazon! Get your copies now before the price goes back up! Book 9, SPIRIT MATTERS, ...will be available on 31 October, it is currently open for pre-orders! https://www.amazon.com/Tess-Schafer-Medium-8-B//B07FF6RT9Z See more

Working on A Christmas Courtship, the last book in next year's Berlin Bookmobile series today! So fun to spend my day thinking about books, bookmobiles, and Christmas!

Christmas Rings, Book#6 by Tess Thompson Author releases on Thursday! If you haven't pre-ordered the final book in the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge, do it today! https://books2read.com/u/3RKP6v

Shall we test that theory, then? I jump at the sound of the sexy British accent coming from behind me in the next booth. There’s a familiarity to his voice th...at catches me off guard, but I can’t quite place where I know it from. I swallow, because Tara wasn’t kidding about the accent thing and this guy sounds like a snack. Oh Crap. Tara. He must’ve been eavesdropping on our conversation. What theory is that? I ask, both annoyed and embarrassed. I tell myself off for getting ahead of myself, because I don’t even know how much of our conversation he heard The one where your panties soak at the sound of my accent. Kill me now. What, no response? he teases. We can talk about something else if you want. Like how your friend abandoned you? She’s getting our drinks. I’m curious who this guy is, but also way too embarrassed to turn around. This has got to be the longest drink collection in history, he remarks. And I’m pretty sure I saw her disappear around the back with the guy behind the bar. Okay, yeah, she’s abandoned me, I grumble. I guess I’ll join you then. I sit straight upright, because suddenly, he’s right there, sliding into my booth across from me. My eyes widen, because this isn’t just some random guy trying to hit on me. It’s Ben, my brother’s best friend, the source of the rumors all those years ago, and the one person I didn’t want to run into. Ever. I silently curse Tara for choosing this bar of all places, and then I hold my breath and wait for the recognition to spark in his eyes, but it doesn’t. I stare right at him and he smiles back, his lopsided grin enough to send my heart into overdrive. My heart thumps as it hits me. He has no idea who I am. Are you okay? I jump at the sound of his voice and force myself to nod. That accent sounds so fake now that I know it’s Ben. I have to stop myself from laughing. Is this what he does, hang around in bars, pretending to be someone he isn’t just so he can pick up? I shiver at the thought of going home with him, because silly accent aside, he’s still the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen. He’s even hotter than he was the last time I saw him, which was almost five years ago. Those intense green eyes feel like they’re penetrating my soul and every now and then he casually rakes his long fingers through his dark, short cropped hair. When he rubs his lightly stubbled jaw, I lean forward as my nipples harden against the raw silk of my top. Cold? he smirks. I go red. He nods at my arms in explanation. Goosebumps. Oh. I’m Ben, by the way. I’m Louise, I finish, using my middle name instead of Liv. Louise, he repeats, my name rolling off his tongue. I swallow, because my middle name has never sounded so sexy. So, you’re alone and I’m alone It appears that way, I squeak. So His eyes meet mine. No panties, huh? Oh god. I’m so embarrassed. I look away and immediately wish I hadn’t. My heart races as I spot Jake walking toward the exit. When he stops and turns around, I do the only thing I can think of; slide under the table until I’m on the floor, much to the amusement of Ben. He peers down between his legs, a smirk on his lips, like he’s trying to work out what the heck I’m doing. My face flames, because God only knows what he’s thinkingprobably that all his dreams are about to come true. I’m not going to lie, this has taken a turn I wasn’t expecting, he admits. Don’t flatter yourself, I snap, my face even redder. I dropped an earring. Really? That’s what I’m going with? You dropped an earring? he repeats, a bemused smile on his face. Is that even a thing? Do earrings really pop out at the most inconvenient of moments that leave you crouching between the legs of your date? He leans down so we’re face to face. Funny, looks to me like you have both earrings where they should be. Date? I chortle, conveniently ignoring his observation. When did this become a date? When your friend abandoned you and I felt obligated to step in? he suggests. I’m sorry you felt obligated to step in, I huff, glaring up at him. And my friend didn’t abandon me. She had something come up. Not a complete lie. Or maybe she saw me talking to you and left? he suggests, his eyes sparkling. I roll my own eyes in response. Which I must say is very irresponsible of your friend, he continues. I mean, how does she know I’m not a serial killer or a rapist? Knowing my friend, she’d have taken a photo of you before she left and used it to track down your life history. I grin. Sorry if that spoils your plans. Only momentarily, he murmurs. You know what they say. A thousand ways to kill, a thousand places to bury someone. I blink up at him. He’s lucky I know exactly who he is, or I’d be running right out of here. Relax, I’m kidding, he assures me with a chuckle. And they say Brits aren’t funny, he adds, shaking his head. So, do you need a hand down there? Maybe I should climb under the table so we can continue our conversation down there? No, it’s fine. I’m getting up, I mumble. Good. Then can I buy you a drink? So you can get me drunk and take advantage of me? I ask, distracted as I search the room for Jake. I was under the impression all I had to do was open my mouth to do that. I blush and try to muster up a response, impressed at how well he’s keeping up with the accent. Before I can think of anything even remotely witty to say, I see Jake again. This time leaning against a booth, chatting up some woman. My heart thumps. I thought he’d already left. I have to get out of here now. I jump up, pocketing my phone as I ease myself out of the booth. I’m sorry. I have to go, I say apologetically. Really? So soon? Was it something I said? It was everything you said, I grin. 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