Forbidden Desires: A Contemporary Romance Box Set by Annie J. Rose

Author:Annie J. Rose [Rose, Annie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Abby

Josh Mason was an amazing kisser. If there were Olympic medals in kissing, he would win all of them: gold, silver, and bronze—every time, both winter and summer games.

But that didn’t mean I should marry him.

He didn’t push the marriage of convenience idea during dinner, and once I set his kitchen on fire, it would have been awkward to start the subject on my own. But I knew it was on his mind. He had seemed determined when we’d spoken of it the first time, and he was clearly not a man to give up until he got what he wanted. He could be patient, but it was a tiger’s patience, the assured wait of a powerful animal that knew he would get the prize in the end. Waiting cost him nothing. It just made victory all the sweeter.

I understood him better than I wanted to admit. The challenge itself was thrilling. I had been starved for adventure with Wyatt. The temptation was too strong—for fuck’s sake, it was Josh Mason. Up close and very personal, he was extremely, panty-meltingly charismatic—commanding, sexy, funny, and confident. Everything that made me want to drop my clothes on the floor and spread my legs for him.

When he asked me out for the next night, I walked on air all day. In the production meeting, I was assigned to work on the midseason cliffhanger which I’d lobbied for. I was excited, focused, ready to speak up for the integrity of the characters and the wishes of the audience. I had done some more research and found out there were some pretty active subreddits shipping a pair of characters who’d never been matched onscreen. I floated the idea of giving the large and vocal audience a dream sequence or something that featured the pairing. The head writer immediately shot it down, saying “pandering to the viewers never works,” but the executive producers liked it. Anything that might translate into advertising dollars was popular with them, and the fact that I was the only person in the room who’d ever been on a subreddit gave me an embarrassing amount of credibility.

“There’s also a Twitter movement. It’s #brane for Brindl and Thane. That’s their ship name.”

“If it’s an online trend, we’d be foolish not to pursue it. Look at what online support has done for other shows. When a fan-favorite couple finally gets together, it’s ratings gold,” he said.

I could start laying the groundwork immediately. I knew it could be an immensely popular storyline and might even attract former viewers who defected after the second season to come back to see old favorites as a couple. It would be an achievement if I could woo back a few lost rating points.

I knew that some of my reservations about the show, some of the hardcore alpha male vibes, the relentless battles and assassinations, could have alienated a segment of the audience who tried the show because of the historical accuracy and the soap opera promise of a costume drama set in medieval times.

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