Shine With Me: A With Me In Seattle Novella by Kristen Proby
“No one does swoony alphas, strong women, and sexy love stories like Kristen Proby.”
—Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author
Shine with Me, a new 1001 Dark Nights novella in the With Me In Seattle series filled with sizzling chemistry by New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby is available now!
ABOUT THE BOOK
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes a new story in her With Me In Seattle series…
Sabrina Harrison hates being famous. She walked away from show business, from the flashing bulbs and prying eyes years ago, and is happy in her rural Oregon home, dedicating her life to her non-profit.
Until Hollywood calls, offering her the role of a lifetime. In more than ten years, she’s never felt the pull to return to the business that shunned her, but this role is everything Sabrina’s ever longed for.
Now she has to get in shape for it.
Benjamin Demarco’s gym, Sound Fitness, continues making a name for itself in Seattle. And now, he finds himself with the task of training Sabrina, getting her in shape for the role of her life. He’s trained hundreds of women. This is his job. So why does he suddenly see Sabrina as more than just another client? His hands linger on her skin, his breath catches when she’s near.
He knows better. Soon, she’ll be gone, living her life. A life that doesn’t include him.
**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**
“There will be no more kissing.” I’m staring at myself in the mirror. I have sleepy eyes, my face is clean of makeup, and my hair is up in a bun with a headband in place to keep the flyaways off my face while we ride. I’m giving myself a stern talking-to. “No kissing.” I point my finger at my mirror image. “Yes, he’s hot, and his hands are crazy amazing, and it would probably be the best sex of your life.” I frown. “No one said anything about sex. Now you’re taking it too far, Rina. Keep your hands and lips to yourself and just work on getting ready for this role. That’s the job. Doing Ben is not the job here.” I narrow my eyes at myself and then nod once in satisfaction. That’s been decided. Ben suggested I wear layers, and I followed orders. I’m in workout pants and a t-shirt with a sweatshirt over that. I have a scarf to put around my neck if I need it. It’s winter in Seattle, which means it could be seventy or thirty. You never know. But I do know that it’s cooler by the water. Though the fresh air will feel good. I’ve just finished eating a bowl of cantaloupe when the doorbell rings. It’s six on the dot. He’s right on time. “Always punctual,” I murmur as I unlock and open the front door. “Good mor—” He sweeps in, pulls me against him, and plants those lips on mine. I loop my arms around his neck and let him have his way with me. Because I’m a red-blooded woman, and Ben is hot as hell. Hot. As. Hell. My stern bathroom conversation goes right down the toilet as he pushes the door closed with his foot and spins me around to pin me against it. His hands skim down my sides, then move back up again to frame my face as he thoroughly explores my mouth. I was still half-asleep when he arrived. I’m fully alert now. He’s breathing hard when he pulls away, and his blue eyes are on fire as he stares down at me. “Good morning,” he says. “Hi.” “I couldn’t help myself.” “Not complaining.” I feel the smile slowly spreading over my face. “I gave myself a pep talk earlier, explaining that we weren’t going to do that again.” “Sorry, I didn’t get the memo.” I swallow hard as he backs away. “It’s okay. I don’t mind. Is it hot in here?” He laughs and points at my sweatshirt. “You’re dressed for cold weather.” “Right. Yeah. Okay, so we’re going on a bike ride?”
Meet Kristen
Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.
During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.
Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.
Sabrina is a big Hollywood former star who left that world behind and lives in Portland, OR. In the previous book, Imagine With Me #15 in this series, Shawn and Nora wrote a screenplay together from a book Nora wrote for Luke and they have decided Sabrina is the perfect lead for this movie.
Luke and her go way back and she agrees to do the movie but that means she needs to move to Seattle for several months while she gets into shape for the role of a kick add FBI agent. Ben who is best friends with Nic, who married to one of Luke's brother in laws, Matt and who now owns and runs a gym is tasked with getting her into shape for the movie.
And so starts this really wonderfully warm and heartfelt story about lust and love at first site between two very different people but also ones who Luke's family and friends bring into their hearts as well. It was a wonderful story about falling in love while Sabrina gets into shape for the movie. We get tons of scenes with all the With Me cast of characters like Nate, Jules, Natalie, Luke, and there whole families.
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