{"id":7435,"date":"2019-10-08T09:51:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=7435"},"modified":"2019-10-20T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:04:18","slug":"cover-reveal-knox-by-brenda-rothert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/08\/cover-reveal-knox-by-brenda-rothert\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Reveal: Knox by Brenda Rothert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Knox<\/a>
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Title: Knox (Chicago Blaze #4)
Author: Brenda Rothert
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: October 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

About the Book:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting ditched at the altar is nothing compared to being humiliated there in front of three hundred shocked guests. Apparently I\u2019m no good at spotting the signs your man\u2019s a cheating liar. So I set off solo on my honeymoon to Hawaii, where I realize I\u2019ve got this life thing down just fine on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friendships and laughter? Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adventures? Absolutely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But relationships? Hell no. Never again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a man of few words. My reputation as a moody prick is deserved, but only the handful of people who really know me see the man beneath the professional mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a protector. A warrior. That part is true. But the world doesn\u2019t get to see the rest of me. And women don\u2019t seem to mind my gruff exterior\u2014my bed\u2019s always warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m content with life\u2014loving it, even\u2014or so I thought. But when I meet a beautiful pastry chef with a broken heart and a smile that softens me down to my soul, I realize I wasn\u2019t really content at all before her.I only wish I had the words to let her know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Knox Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Eric Darnell. I\u2019ve practiced saying it and writing it, but it still doesn\u2019t feel real. There\u2019s a part of me that\u2019s still scared, but this is the right thing. After nine years together, where else can our relationship go? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the sound of a sniffle, I turn to my maid of honor, my best friend Mandy, who\u2019s already crying. I never knew her to be a softie. The ceremony hasn\u2019t really even started yet. She takes a tissue out from around her bouquet and wipes the corners of her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore we begin the ceremony, let us pray,\u201d the pastor says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHang on,\u201d Eric blurts out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did he just say hang on<\/em> as our wedding ceremony was about to start? My heart skips several beats as I look around to see what\u2019s going on. Is there a medical emergency? Why else would Eric go off script?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pastor and I both stare at him as he closes his eyes and grimaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he says, sighing as he opens his eyes and lets go of my hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my hands drop to my sides, an icy shiver zips down my spine. He let go. I only asked him for one thing when we talked on the phone this morning, honoring the tradition of not seeing each other on our wedding day. Hold onto my hands the entire time.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The church is still, everyone seeming to hold their breath as they wait for Eric to speak. My heart races and my hands start to shake as I realize something\u2019s not right here. There\u2019s no medical emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReese.\u201d Eric\u2019s tone is both apologetic and pleading. \u201cI need to tell you something. I want to go into this marriage with a clean conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I swallow back the bile that rises in my throat. This can\u2019t be happening. In all my worst-case scenarios about what could go wrong on my wedding day, I never imagined this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I worried I\u2019d be having a heavy period today. That I\u2019d trip on my way down the aisle and face plant in front of everyone. Or that the last week of stress eating would catch up with me and my dress wouldn\u2019t zip up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this? Never this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric lets out a shaky breath and says, \u201cPlease forgive me. I did something so stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandy\u2019s crying intensifies. I feel like I could pass out at any second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh\u2026\u201d the pastor looks between me and Eric. \u201cDo you two want to step out for a moment?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did you do?\u201d I ask Eric, my voice nearly a whisper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sound and scent of the ocean has vanished. I can only feel my racing heart and a creeping sense of complete dread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo now it was stupid<\/em>?\u201d Mandy demands loudly. \u201cEight months together and you\u2019re saying it was a mistake?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guests collectively gasp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it sets in, I\u2019m too stunned to even breathe. Eric. Fucked. Mandy.<\/em> A lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My bouquet falls to the ground, making a whooshing sound as it hits. My breathing is more of a pant now, an angry, breathy pant with a growl now surfacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Brenda Rothert:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Rothert is an Illinois native who was a print journalist for nine years. She made the jump from fact to fiction in 2013 and never looked back. From new adult to steamy contemporary romance, Brenda creates fresh characters in every story she tells. She\u2019s a lover of Diet Coke, chocolate, lazy weekends and happily ever afters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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

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