The Mix-Up
Melanie Munton
(Southern Hearts Club, #3)
Publication date: April 6th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance
She thought she accidentally slept with her bossā¦
Then she met his twin brother.Real talk: I slept with my boss. Back before he even was my boss. Back when I had no clue who he was.
Real talk: My boss is an arrogant jerk. I hate him. If we didnāt work so well together, I would have told him exactly where he could shove his pompous attitude a long time ago.
Turns outā¦my boss has a twin. Identical twin.
Now I know why heās always acted like our one night together never happened. Why he acted like heād never met me before when I started working for him.
It wasnāt him that night. It was his brother.
A brother whoās just as gorgeous as my boss and a hell of a lot nicer.
Real talk: Iām kind ofā¦bothered that it wasnāt my boss that night.
But thatās before certain revelations about that night come to light.
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EXCERPT:
āWhy did you keep working here?ā
My head snaps up, my confused gaze colliding with Ryderās. āWhat?ā
His expression is inscrutable, but itāsā¦intense. Whatever is going on behind his blue eyes must be a doozy. āIf you thought you had slept with your boss, why didnāt you just quit?ā
āYou really want to talk about this now?ā While sober?
I do confrontation best with some liquid courage.
He says nothing. Just watches me and waits.
I toss my pen onto the table. āBecause if you didnāt remember it happening, then I could pretend like it never did, too. Clean slate.ā
When his tongue slowly drags over his lower lip, I canāt tell if he likes that answer or not.
I roll my eyes with a huff. āPlus, not to add to your already inflated ego, this is the best market and ad firm in the area, despite your abhorrent people skills. It was a dream job for me.ā
He taps his finger against the gleaming wood of the table. Tap, tap, tap. āYou made it clear right from the start that you werenāt my biggest fan. Can I now assume that was because you were angry that I, from your perspective, didnāt remember us having sex?ā
I have no answer.
What the hell am I supposed to say to that? Iām afraid the truth will make me sound like a naĆÆve girl who became obsessed with a guy after only one night.
FYI, I didnāt.
Tap, tap, tap of his finger. āBut being angry implies that you wanted me to remember.ā A muscle pops in his jaw. āIt was that good for you?ā
āKay, now Iām rattled.
Because now I know that I never slept with Ryder Colson. My long-time annoyance with him is unfounded, yet it feels as strong as ever and I donāt know what to do about it.
āWeāre not talking about this,ā I state firmly.
āWhy not?ā
Seriously? āBecause now I know it wasnāt you. Which means that none of this is your business. WeāāI gesture between usāānever slept together.ā
Your brother and I did was the unspoken part of that sentence.
He hears it. And his nostrils flare.
āYouāre right,ā he admits gruffly. āIt wasnāt me. Because if it had been me, I wouldnāt have forgotten a single detail. Like Myles obviously did.ā
My face goes slack.
Did he justā? Did I hear him sayā?
Ryder just took us into another realm. Another dimension. For the first time ever, he turned a sexual corner with me. One I thought we both silently agreed to never even approach, let alone maneuver around.
But he went there. He put it out there.
āAre you saying Iām not worth remembering?ā
His face darkens, hardens. āFuck, no. Iām saying anyone who doesnāt remember a night with you didnāt deserve to have you in the first place.ā
I just stareā¦
ā¦mouth agapeā¦
ā¦and stare some moreā¦
ā¦and drool a littleā¦
I shake my head. Like a dog. What the frig is happening right now?
Is Ryder saying that he wants a night with me? Or is this just some male chauvinist thing where he has to assert himself as the most virile man in the village because he senses another encroaching on his territory?
He does realize Iām not his territory, though, right?
Iām not his anything. Except employee.
āIād say itās for me to decide whether or not someone deserves me,ā I eventually say, my voice oddly hoarse.
Tap, tap, tap. āYou never answered my question.ā
I know which one heās talking about, but I still ask. āWhat question?ā
Tap, tap, tap. āWas it good for you?ā
I cross my arms over my chest, assessing him. Okay, fine. He wants to go there? Letās do this. āWeāre talking about your brother here. You really want to know?ā
Tapā¦tapā¦tap. āHe may not remember it, but you clearly do. It couldnāt have been the worst youāve ever had.ā
āWhat if I said it was the best?ā
His face reflects a range of emotions in a matter of seconds that confuses the crap out of me. At first, his eyes crinkle in the corners, as if heās pleased. Then they narrow to slits as banked fury emanates from them.
āThen Iād say thatās because I havenāt had you.ā
My jaw unhinges like a snakeās.
He slowly nods, his eyes burning holes through me. āYeah, duchess. I said that.ā
Author Bio:
Traveler. Reader. Beach-goer. St. Louis Cardinals fan. Pasta-obsessed. North Carolina resident. Sarcastic. Bit of a nerd.
Author of the Cruz Brothers, Possession and Politics, and Timid Souls series, Melanie loves all things romance, comedies and suspense in particular because itās boring to only stick to one sub-genre! From light-hearted comedies to sexy thrillers, she likes to mix it up, but loves her some strong alpha males and sassy heroines.
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Gretchen has met her match when it comes to Ryderās determination and charm. The interactions between them are humorous and hot and there is a great cast of secondary characters that enhance the story.