“I hate Shepard Prescott.”
“Of course you do. Heaven forbid you’re normal and think he’s hot like
the rest of the female population on campus.” Kelli rolls her eyes, flicking her
long, perfectly wavy brown hair over her shoulder. I dodge out of the way
before all that glossy perfect hair smacks me in the face.
“Do you really think he’s hot?”
The pointed look Kelli sends my way is answer enough.
It doesn’t matter if I think or Kelli thinks he’s good looking because he
just is. There’s no denying that fact. But his arrogant attitude and smug
personality cancels out the sexiness.
“Seriously. He’s an asshole.” I stare at the back of the asshole’s head.
His hair is this streaked golden brown that almost looks like he paid for those
highlights, which I really hope he didn’t because oh my God, that would make
him even more pretentious. Though I’m sure he received those naturally
glorious blond streaks by sailing on his family’s yacht or whatever. Or perhaps
sunning himself on the beach during one of the many tropical vacations he no
doubt takes.
To say we run in different crowds is putting it mildly. He’s older than
me by two years. He’s in a frat and I’m not in a sorority. He’s rich as hell and I
am most assuredly not. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for him to
know I exist and I’m fine with that.
Really.
“Even his name makes him sounds like an asshole. And his nickname is
stupid too. Shep.” I grimace. All rich dudes have stupid nicknames I swear.
“Sounds like a dog’s name. ‘Here boy. Here Shep. Mommy’s got a treat for
you’,” I sing song then roll my eyes. “Ridiculous.”
“I just bet Mommy’s got a treat for him,” Kelli says, her droll voice
dripping with sarcasm.
“Pfft. Please. He wishes.” I wave my hand, sending a cautious glance in
Shep’s direction. I may be mocking his ass but the last thing I want is for him
to actually hear me.
“You’re on a roll tonight aren’t you?” Kelli sounds bored. That’s
because we are bored. Holed up in a crappy little underground poker palace run
by the supposedly legendary gambler Shepard Prescott and all of his rich,
asshole friends. Our boyfriends brought us here so they could play against Shep
and his gambling posse because they have a reputation. As in, they bet big so
they tend to win big. But more often than not, they lose. Really big…
Our boyfriends are counting on the losing really big part.
“I can tolerate maybe two more rounds of this and then I’m walking,” I
mutter before I finish off the rest of the warm beer in my requisite red Solo cup.
Grimacing, I set the cup on the table behind me and heave a big sigh, earning a
quick glance from my boyfriend. Pretty sad he recognizes my irritated sighs but
we really haven’t been getting along lately so it’s no surprise. He flashes me a
tense smile before returning his gaze to the cards in his hand.
“He looks stressed.” Kelli nudges my side with her pointy elbow,
making me yelp. Does she sharpen those things or what? “Joel. Look at him.”
I’m looking at him. And she’s right. Joel does look stressed. What else is
new? “He’s been wearing that look a lot lately.” Lack of funds will do that to a
person. Instead of saving the money his parents gave him at the beginning of
the semester to bail him out since he lost his part time job, he went and blew it
on stupid stuff. Like that pair of designer sunglasses he promptly lost when he
was at one of those lake parties, got drunk and went swimming with them on.
In February.
My boyfriend doesn’t always make the best choices.
“He doesn’t have very many chips left either,” Kelli mentions, leaning in
close to me so she can see past Shep. But who can really see past that guy? He
has shoulders as broad as a mountain. And all that wild does he pay for
highlights or not hair that sort of springs up as if it has a mind of its own.
“Good. Maybe that means we can leave soon.” I grab my cup from the
table and bring it to my lips only to realize it’s empty and I frown. Not that I
want more warm beer but…
“Get her another.” Shep raises his hand above his head and snaps his
fingers, his finger pointed backward.
Right at me.
“How the hell did he do that?” I ask no one under my breath, glancing up
at the barely dressed girl who’s suddenly standing in front of me, fresh Solo
cup in hand outstretched toward me. I take the drink from her with a mumbled
thank you and she flashes me a toothy smile before she bounces away.
“Look.” Another nudge from Kelli’s pointy elbow—that should be an
illegal weapon—before she’s pointing at the wall across from us. There’s a
mirror mounted there.
And Shepard Prescott is looking right at us, a smug grin stretching his
lips wide, revealing perfect white teeth.
About FAIR GAME
Bad enough Jade Frost's boyfriend drags her to a boring poker game. Even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round...and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend. Now she supposedly belongs to the ultra rich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn't stop him. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more. When she finds herself starting to fall for him, Jade's confused. There's more to Shep than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. No way could he want a serious relationship with her...or could he?
Let's meet Monica!
New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children. She's a workaholic who loves her job. When she's not busy writing, she also loves to read and travel with her family. She writes new adult and contemporary romance and is published with Bantam and Avon. She also writes romance as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.
You can visit her at her website at monicamurphyauthor.com
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IN THE DARK
(Book 2) August 25, 2015
Stuck spending the summer
with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking
for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next
door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending
every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…
Lucy isn’t what she seems.
She doesn’t live next door—she’s the maid who’s been hired to house sit for the
summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe
she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that.
After the summer, she’ll never see him again.
They don’t count on running
into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich
girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s
scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the
truth?
SLOW PLAY
(Book 3) November 3, 2015
Newly broke girl Alexandria
Asher just wants to live a normal life. After her parents are
Tristan Chadwick is
everything Alex is trying to avoid. A seemingly egotistical, lazy, rich jerk,
she dumps her beer on his head when he comes on to her one night at a party.
This only spurs Tristan into action. He loves nothing more than a challenge.
And the beautiful Alex is exactly the type of challenge that intrigues him.
Despite her reluctance,
Alex finds herself quickly involved with Tristan. Underneath that playboy
exterior is a good guy, a sweet and sexy guy who she is undoubtedly falling
for. What they both don’t realize is the actions of Alex’s parents are the
reason for so much tragedy in Tristan’s family. And when Tristan discovers who
Alex and her family really is, can he forgive and forget?
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