His 1-800 Wife by Shirley Hailstock

Author:Shirley Hailstock [Hailstock, Shirley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novella, romance, Valentine's Day, contemporary, wedding, wife, husband, romance, fiction, consultant, PR firm, heartwarming, beach read, vacation companion, Shirley Hailstock, African American, Washington DC,
Publisher: Shirley Hailstock
Published: 2014-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

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He was, Jarrod told himself. like her real-marriage, he was a real-bastard. The guest room was at the end of the hall, on the side of the house that faced the backyard. Jarrod closed the door and leaned against it. He hadn't done anything like what he'd just done to Catherine in his entire life.

She tied him in knots in more ways than one. He should have understood her moving his things. They should never have been put in her room. They had agreed to an in-name-only marriage, but her do-good sister didn't know that.

And he'd agreed to the rules Catherine set. He knew where the boundaries were, yet in the past two days he'd broken them. He thought she wanted to break them. After last night there was no way he could think she wanted to live separately, sleep separately. They'd been together, seen the wonders they could create in each other's arms. How could she decide she wanted no part of him in her bed after that?

That had angered him. Jarrod wanted to teach her a lesson, but it hadn't worked. He didn't feel any better after what he had done. In fact, he felt like a heel, worse than any practical joke had ever made him feel.

He'd make it up to her. He'd apologize. He shook his head. Catherine wasn't in the mood to listen to anything he had to say, even if it was an apology. Maybe he could buy her something. Jewelry was sup­posed to work. He pictured her throwing it in his face. It didn't matter if it was diamonds or glass, Catherine would never be pacified with trinkets. Things were getting out of control. He needed to lighten the mood. She'd done it on their honeymoon, kept things from getting serious. He'd failed in the attempt to do the same here, but he wasn't down yet.

An apology wouldn't be enough. Jarrod was going to have to do something better--something outrageous.

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