Show Time (Juniper Ridge Romantic Comedies Book 1)
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Lily finishes swiping the lipstick off James’s face and turns to join our conversation. “We’re sort of hoping once she finishes her dissertation, she’ll become one of us,” she says. “Binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy and Stranger Things over large quantities of wine.”
“Dare to dream.” Gretchen holds up the dill and takes a step back. “I’d better finish my chowder. Gabe—come on over when you’re ready. It’s the cabin next door. Jon and Blanka’s place.”
I know I should get on the road. I’ve got a ninety-minute drive ahead of me. This is my chance to back out. To be alone. To get in my car and drive far, far away.
But as I look at Gretchen, I know I’d walk on my lips across crushed ice to eat a bowl of cold oatmeal with her.
“I’ll be right over.”
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to the best street team an author could ask for, Fenske’s Frisky Posse. I’m especially grateful to Nicole Westmoreland, Rachel Kennedy, Kim Adams, Jennifer Holter, and Regina Dowling for your help catching typos in the advance reading copies. Big hugs to Adrienne Bird for naming Andrea, and to DeeJay Sakata, DeAnna Caudillo, Dawn Bekenyi, Karen Fernandez Vickers for naming all the Judson siblings.
Much love and gratitude to Susan Bischoff and Lauralynn Elliott of The Forge for being kickass editors (though I should probably consult you on whether “kickass” is one word or two). I’m also super-grateful to Lori Jackson Design for the teaser graphics and banners.
Meah Meow, you’re the most badass assistant I could wish for, and I appreciate everything you do to keep me organized and sane. Okay, just organized.
Thank you to Judah McAuley for the awesome little math sequence in Vanessa’s inner monologue in chapter 12. Hopefully my math-challenged author brain didn’t warp it too much.
As always, I’m thankful for Michelle Wolfson of Wolfson Literary Agency for talking me off more ledges than I can count.
Huge hugs and smooches to my family, including Aaron “Russ” Fenske, Carlie Fenske, and Mr. Paxton, along with the best parents in the universe, Dixie and David Fenske, and my awesome kiddos, Cedar and Violet.
And to Craig Zagurski for being the best quarantine companion I could have asked for. Let’s grow old disgracefully together.
About the Author
When Tawna Fenske finished her English lit degree at 22, she celebrated by filling a giant trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until she’d read them all. Now she’s a RITA Award finalist, USA Today bestselling author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Publishers Weekly has praised Tawna’s offbeat romances with multiple starred reviews and noted, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.”
Tawna lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, step-kids, and a menagerie of ill-behaved pets. She loves hiking, snowshoeing, standup paddleboarding, and inventing excuses to sip wine on her back porch. She can peel a banana with her toes and loses an average of twenty pairs of eyeglasses per year. To find out more about Tawna and her books, visit www.tawnafenske.com.
Also by Tawna Fenske
The Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedy Series
Studmuffin Santa
Chef Sugarlips
Sergeant Sexypants
Hottie Lumberjack
Stiff Suit
Mancandy Crush (novella)
Captain Dreamboat
Snowbound Squeeze (novella)
Dr. Hot Stuff (coming soon!)
The Juniper Ridge Romantic Comedy Series
Show Time
Let It Show (coming March 2021!)
Standalone Romantic Comedies
The Two-Date Rule
At the Heart of It
This Time Around
Now That It’s You
Let it Breathe
About That Fling
Frisky Business
Believe It or Not
Making Waves
The Front and Center Series
Marine for Hire
Fiancée for Hire
Best Man for Hire
Protector for Hire
The First Impressions Series
The Fix Up
The Hang Up
The Hook Up
The List Series
The List
The Test
The Last
Standalone novellas and other wacky stuff
Going Up (novella)
Eat, Play, Lust (novella)