Publication date: March 16th, 2022
Synopsis:
Nate Pearson was my first everything.
My first friend, first love, and first heartbreak. Now he's just my ex-husband.
It's been three years. It's time to let go of the past. When a man covered in tattoos walks into the bar where I work, with a guitar case slung over his back and a determined swagger, I think I'm finally ready to move on... until I see his guitar. I'd recognize it anywhere. It was the last gift Nate ever received from his father.
The man holding the guitar is different than the one I left behind in Nashville, but one thing remains the same, Nate Pearson will always be the love of my life.
The reasons why I asked for a divorce haven't changed. Only problem is, Nate Pearson says he still loves me, and this time he's playing for keeps.
Authors Note: Love & Tequila Make Her Crazy is a brother's best friend, steamy, full-length, stand-alone, contemporary second-chance romance filled with emotion, that features both Nate and Amelia's past and present.
Trigger warning: Death of a parent, 9/11, and sexual assault.
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Excerpt
"Permission to come aboard?" she calls as I hear the familiar sound of her feet jumping onto the boat. When she peeks into the cabin, my heart literally skips a beat at the sight of her. Her blonde hair is pulled back into two braids like she had it at the Linden Place event, and she has a light gloss on her lips. With her signature ripped shorts and a white T-shirt, Amelia is wearing my favorite outfit, and she knows it. She gives me a quiet smile--it's my favorite kind. The one that tells me that she's just happy to be with me. Not because I said something funny or teased her about something--she has different smiles for those--but this one, this one is the Nate Pearson smile, and I fucking love it.
"What's mine is yours, sweetheart. You never have to ask permission."
She rolls her eyes, but her smile remains. "I brought Chinese," she replies, ignoring my flirting.
"Dad's favorite."
Amelia nods. "But if you lay a finger on my Crab Rangoon, I'll cut you." She glares at me, and I laugh. I always pretend to find the entire idea of a pastry stuffed with cream cheese and imitation crab meat as disgusting and then I eat her last one. The truth is I do hate them, but I like riling Amelia up more, so I always swallow the taste just to get a rise out of her.
"As if I would touch them," I say, playing along with our old game.
She rolls her eyes and shakes her head again. It's her go-to response with me these days. "Oh, Amelia Pearson," I sigh out, "have I ever told you, you're my favorite person?"
Amelia's hand stops midair as she puts the food down, and she stares at me entranced. As if she's really hearing me for once. She closes her eyes and just sits in the moment. I take the opportunity to step closer and remove the bag from her hand, placing it on the table.
"You make even the worst days, my best ones. I would live this day a hundred times over if I could end it right here with you."
Amelia's head tilts toward me, as if my words are an actual caress against her cheek. I lift my hand to her face and rub my thumb against her velvety soft skin. "I love you more than you know, and like you even more than that."
She whimpers in protest and opens her eyes, piercing me with her brokenness. "Nate, please, I want to be here for you tonight, but I can't do this..." She pauses and motions between us. "Let me be your friend."
The raw pain in her gaze, the hurt I see in her expression, slices me. I pull her against my chest and whisper into her hair, "I can be your friend." As I go to pull away, she pulls me back and hugs me tightly.
"You've always been my favorite person," she whispers against my chest.
Tears that have threatened to spill all day break free, and a sob escapes as I realize that I'm finally home.
Brittanee Nicole is an author and practicing lawyer who lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two children. Her town is a character in itself in all of her books. when she is not writing she enjoys spending time outdoors by the water with her children, reading at the beach or by the pool (or really anywhere), dancing with her friends, singing Karaoke, spinning, bike riding and boating. Some of her favorite authors are Sophia Kinsella, Elin Hilderbrand, Liane Moriarty, Mary Higgins Clark, Meghan Quinn, Daphne Elliott, Amy Alves, Claire Kingsley, Melanie Harlow, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne and Sarah Adams. Clearly, she has a problem and can't pick favorites.
