{"id":10626,"date":"2020-08-31T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=10626"},"modified":"2020-08-30T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:57:35","slug":"new-release-the-anti-boyfriend-by-penelope-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/31\/new-release-the-anti-boyfriend-by-penelope-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release: The Anti-Boyfriend by Penelope Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Title: The Anti-Boyfriend
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date:<\/strong> 31 August 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From<\/em><\/strong> New York Times <\/strong>bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, my neighbor Deacon frustrated me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, he was great-looking and friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But our walls were thin, and on occasion, he\u2019d bring women to his place and keep me awake while he \u201centertained\u201d them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a single mother to an infant, I didn\u2019t appreciate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, finally it was my turn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my daughter wouldn\u2019t stop wailing one night, Mr. Manwhore came knocking on my door.
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Miraculously, at the sound of his voice, Sunny stopped crying. And when he held her\u2026she eventually fell asleep in his arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deacon was rough on the exterior, but apparently on the inside? Mr. Single-and-Ready-to-Mingle was a baby whisperer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that night, we became friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019d go for coffee runs. Come over to chat. Normal friend stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But over time, our conversations ran deeper. We got closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until one night we crossed the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our friendship turned into a complicated mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d gone and fallen for a guy who\u2019d sworn off commitment and kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew Deacon was starting to care for me too, even though Sunny and I didn\u2019t fit into any plan he\u2019d ever imagined for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was wrong for me\u2014so wrong that I\u2019d dubbed him the \u201canti-boyfriend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then why did I wish more than anything that I could be the one woman to change him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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About Penelope Ward:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Penelope Ward<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Penelope Ward: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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