When Opposites Attract...
When I want something, I find a way to make it mine.After a near-fatal accident, Hollywood hotshot Grant Carter never imagined returning to the equestrian world. But producing a movie about a racing dynasty means he has no choice. Luckily Tessa Barrington, star jockey, provides the distraction he needs–feisty attitude, stunning looks…and a surprising innocence he can't resist.Tessa won't give herself to just any man, especially a smooth-talking player like Grant. Once filming wraps, how can she trust he'll stick around? He's already keeping secrets. Besides, Tessa has her eye on bigger prizes…unless falling in love is the biggest prize of all, for both of them.
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âCity boy canât handle the heat?â
Grant laughed. âActually I thought you might need a break.â
âI donât take breaks,â she told him, tilting her chin in defiance. âAnd a little heat never bothered me anyway.â
Unable to stop himself, he stepped forward and slid a stray hair behind her ear.
âGood to know you can handle activities that work up a sweat,â he murmured, mentally cursing himself for crossing into the carnal-thought territory.
Tessa reached up, put her hand in his and smiled. âYouâre going to have to do better than that, Slick. Clever innuendos wonât work on me.â
âOh, Iâm just getting warmed up, Country. Throwing you off your guard is my main goal here.â
âI thought producing and directing this movie was your main goal.â
He leaned in, close enough to smell her musky scent, feel her warm breath on his face. âIâm an expert at multitasking..â
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When Opposites Attract ⦠is part of The Barrington Trilogy: Hollywood comes to horse countryâand the Barrington familyâs secrets are at the center of it all!
Welcome to the first installment of The Barrington Trilogy! If youâve been following my Hollywood series, you will recognize many of the secondary characters in this trilogy. Iâve been plotting for a while how I could incorporate horses and Hollywood. Hey, why not film a movie around an iconic family? Throw in a little mischief and scandal and youâve got a nice recipe for a juicy plot!
The Barringtons are a dynamic family in the horse-racing world, and with twists and turns and a grand surprise coming in book three, you wonât want to miss a moment of this familyâs saga!
First up is the very beautiful, very detail-oriented jockey Tessa Barrington, who canât help but fall for hunky Hollywood producer Grant Carter. But Grant has a demon from his past that threatens any relationship he wants to pursue.
So sit back and enjoy this journey as I introduce you to the Barringtons, who live on a grand horse farm in Virginia, the film crew who invade the estate and the secrets that are about to be uncovered.
Happy reading!
Jules
National bestselling author JULES BENNETTâs love of storytelling started when she would get in trouble as a child and would tell her parents her imaginary friends were to blame. Since then, her vivid imagination has taken her down a path sheâd only dreamed of. And after twelve years of owning and working in salons, she hung up her shears to write full-time.
Jules doesnât just write Happily Ever After, she lives it. Married to her high school sweetheart, Jules and her hubby have two little girls who keep them smiling. She loves to hear from readers! Contact her at [email protected], visit her website, www.julesbennett.com, where you can sign up for her newsletter, or send her a letter at PO Box 396, Minford, OH 45653, USA. You can also follow her on Twitter and join her Facebook fan page.
This entire trilogy is for my amazing agent, Elaine Spencer, who, when I mentioned a horse series, said, âHorses? Iâm more familiar with dogs, but go for it.â From one animal lover to another, thanks for holding my hand during this journey.
Also, a special thank-you to F. J. Thomas, my Twitter buddy who answered many questions regarding the world of horses and racing. Any mistakes are mine alone.
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With a nice, round backside greeting him as he stepped over the threshold of the fancy stables, Grant Carter was more certain than ever that accepting this film project was not only a chance of a lifetime, it was a gift from God.
He might be looking to settle down and calm his ways, but to ignore the perfection displayed before him would be a sin. Besides, Grant knew his place, and he hadnât worked this hard in Hollywood to blow it just because temptation seemed to be glaring right in his face. Literally.
Temptation would have to wait, because producing a film revolving around horse-racing icon Damon Barrington was an opportunity he couldnât pass up...no matter the nightmares that followed him here.
The shapely woman in front of him might be a slight distraction, but thatâs all she could be. The new clause typed up in his contract had been reinforced before his arrival at Stony Ridge. Apparently, fraternizing with anyone involved in this film was a no-no. Shame, that.
Besides, even without the clause, nothing could cripple him more than being thrust back into the world of horses. But he could compartmentalize and he could be a professional on set. He simply couldnât let personal conflicts pass the barrier heâd built around his heart.
