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What’s Wrong with Mr. Perfect
Magically Perfect Series
Book One
Sherri Shaw
Sherri Shaw
Genre: Contemporary
Romance and fantasy
Date of
Publication: 9/14/2013
ISBN:
978-0-9899878-0-6
Number of pages: 58
Word Count: 19,000
Cover Artist:
SherribyDesign.com
Book
Description:
Chef
Ivy Turin is great with food, but not so good with men. When a mysterious
vendor gifts her with a jade necklace guaranteed to find true love, she is
skeptical. But no sooner does she put on the necklace then star football
player, Sam Rockney, walks into her restaurant. Athletic, intelligent, not to
mention drop dead gorgeous, Sam seems like the perfect man for her. Too
perfect. Is the sexy Seattle quarterback for real, or is there something wrong
with Mr. Perfect?
Excerpt
Chapter One
Seattle, Washington, July, 2013
“Have you noticed nobody holds hands anymore?” Chef Ivy
Turin picked up a tomato from the pile of neatly displayed produce at Pike
Street Market. “It was my favorite part of dating in high school. There was no
PDA allowed in the halls, but my boyfriend would sneak up next to me and slip
his fingers through mine. That simple little gesture made me feel special.”
Beth, her sous chef, eyed her with sarcastic amusement. “You
are special.”
Ivy selected several more tomatoes and put them in the cloth
grocery bag. Handing the items to the cashier, she fished money from her
pocket. “Me? You’re as jaded as the necklaces in the next stall.”
“I’m jaded? You’re the one who hasn’t had a date since you
dumped Kevin,” Beth said, examining an odd-looking fiddlehead fern. “Although I
suppose I can’t blame you for being cautious after what he did to you. Stealing
from the restaurant to cover his gambling debt was beyond wrong, but there are
good guys out there.”
“I’m well aware of that,” Ivy said, accepting the change
from the cashier. Although nine months had passed since the breakup, Kevin’s
betrayal still stung. It wasn’t as much about the money he embezzled. It was
the deceit it was predicated upon.
“I realize it’s cliché but you need to forget about him and
move on. Maybe you could start with your perfect high school boyfriend,” Beth
said, moving to the next stall. “He might be available.”
“Are you searching for the perfect man?” the jade vendor
behind the counter asked. He had an Australian accent and pale grey eyes
disconcerting in their intensity.
Beth pointed at Ivy. “Her, not me. She’s—well, she used to
be—a hopeless romantic.”
The vendor gave Ivy a speculative look before lifting up a
simple silver chain with a green jade amulet hanging from it. “If you truly
want to find this elusive perfect man,
and restore your faith in true love, this necklace will be your good luck
talisman.”
He tried to hand it to Ivy. She refused. “It’s beautiful—”
Leaning forward, he clasped her wrist and pressed the
necklace into her palm. “It’s a gift.”
Ivy expected the jade to be cool to the touch, It heated her
skin, sending an unexpected jolt of energy throughout her body. Pulling away,
she dismissed the unusual sensation as a consequence of the double espresso
she’d recently finished. All of this talk of magic was giving her the creeps.
“I couldn’t. It’s too much.” She tried to pass it back. He
merely grinned.
“The first step to finding true love is acceptance,” he
said, winking at Beth. “Take the necklace. Wear it with hope in your heart, and
when you find the perfect man, everything will become clear.”
About the Author:
To Sherri,
the only thing better than reading a good book is writing one. She penned her
first novel at seventeen and although she inevitably graduated to a keyboard,
she is still creating stories full of adventure, romance, and humor. In
addition to writing, she designs her own book covers.
Check out more
information at www.sherrishaw.net
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