Title: The Anti-Boyfriend
Author: Penelope Ward
Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 31, 2020
Blurb
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.
At first, my neighbor Deacon frustrated me.Sure, he was great-looking and friendly.
But our walls were thin, and on occasion, he’d bring women to his place and keep me awake while he “entertained” them.
As a single mother to an infant, I didn’t appreciate it.
So, finally it was my turn.
When my daughter wouldn’t stop wailing one night, Mr. Manwhore came knocking on my door.
Miraculously, at the sound of his voice, Sunny stopped crying. And when he held her…she eventually fell asleep in his arms.
Deacon was rough on the exterior, but apparently on the inside? Mr. Single-and-Ready-to-Mingle was a baby whisperer.
After that night, we became friends.
He’d go for coffee runs. Come over to chat. Normal friend stuff.
But over time, our conversations ran deeper. We got closer.
Until one night we crossed the line.
Our friendship turned into a complicated mess.
I’d gone and fallen for a guy who’d sworn off commitment and kids.
I knew Deacon was starting to care for me too, even though Sunny and I didn’t fit into any plan he’d ever imagined for himself.
He was wrong for me—so wrong that I’d dubbed him the “anti-boyfriend.”
Then why did I wish more than anything that I could be the one woman to change him?
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But one night of crossing the line and suddenly that friendship is in danger. Can these two keep their friendship intact even as they take steps to further that friendship? Can they really have it all? A beautiful friendship AND a relationship that gives them each what they crave - emotional and physical intimacy? Perhaps...if Deacon's issues don't overwhelm him, and if Carys can see her way to forgiving him for letting those issues potentially sever everything they had found with each other?
The light that emerges from darkness.
"You know how you felt when you saw the sun that day, Carys? Pretty sure that's exactly what I felt the first time I looked into your eyes."
"You know how you felt when you saw the sun that day, Carys? Pretty sure that's exactly what I felt the first time I looked into your eyes."
Gah this story got me right in the heart! It's so beautifully told, and Deacon and Carys are just one of those couples you can't help but love, even when they're going through something so horrible that it hurts you as you're reading. That's how it was for me. I was hurting for these two as they were hurting too. Some of the hurt was entirely preventable, which made it harder, some not, but in the end, it was all worth it because Deacon, Carys and Sunny made for a beautiful unit of love and acceptance. Acceptance of differences, acceptance of mistakes made, and acceptance that everyone deserves love.
Author Bio
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.
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.
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