Title: Working Back
Series: Cook Brothers Novel
Author: BJ Harvey
Genre: Second Chance Romance
Release Date: October 23, 2019
Girls weren’t on Bryant Cook’s radar until the day he moved next door to the most beautiful girl he’d ever seen. Fortunately for him, Faith Baker fell just as hard that first day as well.
From age eight to twenty-two, it was the ‘Faith and Bryant’ show, and their happily forever after seemed certain. Until it wasn’t.
Now she’s back after twelve years and she wants what they had.
That’s when Bryant issues a challenge. One Faith can’t resist. After all, her future—their future—is riding on it.
She said she’d do anything. She just didn’t think he meant *that*..
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Working Back is a full-length, second chance, childhood soulmates, house flipping romantic comedy that can be read as a complete standalone and is book 3 in the Cook Brothers series.
"OMG!!! Talk about ROMCOM PERFECTION!" - Reading Is Our Satisfaction.
“If you’re looking for light, fun, flirty, and a whole lot of steam, it’s right here.” – Goodreads review.
“You will swing from rolling around on the floor laughing to swoon worthy moments that will have you weak in the knees and your heart so full.” – Goodreads review.
“Bryant!” Faith shouts. My body goes still; then, I jerk into action. I drop my bottle to the ground. I rip the door open and race to her room.
“What’s wrong?” I ask, hanging off the side of her doorway when I reach her.
Her face is pale, her eyes snapping to mine as soon as I enter the room. She’s standing on top of the bed—more like cowering, really. Her finger points to the floor on the far side of the bed.
“There… there’s a…” She’s near-on shaking her bottom lip trembling.
“What, Faith?”
“There’s a spider under the bed,” she says, shaking her head from side to side, her hands covering her face. “And it had babies!”
I freeze, unable to comprehend what I’m seeing.
“Faith, how on earth can you still be scared of bugs?”
“You don’t know what bugs are until you’ve lived in Australia, especially spiders.”
“You’re a biologist,” I say, remembering how she hated to be put in a ‘specific scientific box.’
“Zoologist actually. Which is a lot different than those bug people who study things like—you know—big-ass spiders, Bryant Cook.”
“Are you full-naming me, Faith Baker?”
“You bet your ass I am, and I’ll keep doing it till you remove said spider and all its spider babies from my room.” She’s shriek-shouting by the end of her demand, and it’s cute as hell.
I lean against the doorframe and cross my arms over my chest. “So no future as an arachnologist?”
“Bry…” she hisses. “I’m begging you.”
“Say please then.”
“What?”
“Please. It’s usually followed by a thank you when the person completes the task you’ve asked them to do. It’s Manners 101. I know Mrs. Baker taught you all about that.”
“He brings my mom into it,” she mutters dryly, looking to the ceiling as if seeking answers—or a weapon to throw at me. Her eyes plead with mine. “Please, Bryant. Torture me with anything else but not bugs.”
I sigh, fighting—and failing—to stop a small triumphant grin making its home on my face.
“Smug much?” she mutters as I round the bed and drop to my hands and knees. “What are you doing?”
I crane my neck to look up at her from the floor. “I’m trying out a new yoga position. What the hell do you think I’m doing? I’m looking for the spider mama and her babies.”
“Like that?”
I sit up on my calves and look at her, dumbfounded. She’s always had a fear of spiders, but this is bordering on ridiculous. I arch a brow. “Got a spare hazmat suit lying around?”
“No need to get snippy.”
My lips twitch. “Never been called snippy before.”
“Never thought I’d need to say the word,” she retorts with a half-smile.
“What exactly does being snippy entail?”
She puts her hands on her hips and narrows her eyes. “Are we really standing here arguing about your behavior?”
“Well if you’d stop, then I could get on with ridding your room of all the creepy crawlies you hate.”
Her face falls. “You think there’s more than this?”
Ah, shit. This is not good. “No. I mean—”
“I can’t… I mean…” Her eyes fill with tears, and I feel like the biggest asshole on the planet.
I stand and open my arms, holding my breath as she looks at my hands then back to my face a few times before slowly moving forward and letting me comfort her. When she bends down and lays her head on my shoulder, a warm feeling settles in my heart.
“You probably think I’m a big baby,” she mumbles against my T-shirt. I smile, rubbing her back and cupping her head, keeping her close, enjoying this far more than I thought I would so soon. I swear this woman has superpowers when it comes to me.
“Can we fumigate the house?” she asks, her soft voice full of hope.
Without answering her, I tighten my arms around her waist and pull her off the bed. “Hold on, babycakes.”
She lets out a squeak as I carry her across the room. Her legs circle around my hips, and her arms strangle me as they tighten around my neck.
Once we’re in the hallway, I gently lower her to the ground, her fingers gripping my shoulders as she tips her wide eyes up to mine. Where I expect to find a spark of anger, there’s soft heat that I’m not prepared to see. She’s still standing close, her chest brushing mine. Her tongue darts out and traces along her bottom lip, and I can’t tear my gaze away.
“Thank you,” she whispers.
“Can’t have you being scared of your own room.”
Bryant Cook's book is more than I could ever have imagined and I felt so many emotions as I read! Even shedding tears in certain moments! But there was laughter to be had too, quite a bit really!
I loved so much about this story especially the witty banter and the beautiful friendships and the family bond they all have! Incredibly beautiful! Its an entertaining storyline but it also says that you should be open and honest with the person you love! Which is definitely true and important!Bryant Cook's book is more than I could ever have imagined and I felt so many emotions as I read! Even shedding tears in certain moments! But there was laughter to be had too, quite a bit really!
I loved so much about this story especially the witty banter and the beautiful friendships and the family bond they all have! Incredibly beautiful! Its an entertaining storyline but it also says that you should be open and honest with the person you love! Which is definitely true and important!
I loved how after all the years that Faith has been gone that Bryant can shock everyone as to what happens! This book was amazing and a wonderful addition to the series! Literally chomping at the bit for the next ones in the Cook Brothers series!
Definitely a great Rom com!
Bryant Cook’s story is the one I have been waiting for and it did not disappoint, it was everything I expected and so much more. Working Back has all the feels so be warned you will laugh you may even shed a tear during this highly entertaining read.
The Cook brother's are back doing what they love flipping houses, they are back in their close knit group of family and friends and for me one of the highlights of this series is this authors talent of making you feel part of this amazing group of people as they find love in the most unexpected places.This second chance romance is a slow burn that’s about family and friendships, it’s about honesty, it’s beautifully written and it’s the perfect addition to the series. What’s next for these brothers who knows but I’m excited to see where this very talented author takes us next.
What happens when the girl you fell in love with suddenly returns? That is the position Bryant Cook finds himself in when Faith Baker suddenly re appears in his life.
I loved Bryant from the time he was introduced in the first book, and all this book has done has made me fall even more in love with him. This series is a great example of RomCom writing at it’s finest; there is nothing that I did love about this book. From the first to the last page I was totally invested and all in with Bryant and Faith. I so wanted them to work through all their issues and to get the happily ever after that they both deserved.Faith hurt Bryant badly when she abruptly left 12 years ago, leaving behind Bryant and all their dreams. Bryant has buried himself in his family business and become a partner in the renovation business led by his brother Jamie, never getting over Faith.
It is obvious to everyone around them that Bryant and Faith are meant to be together but can they overcome the hurts of the past, forgive and move forward? Or will circumstances tear them apart again?
As with the other books in this series, Working Back is a laugh out loud romantic comedy with lots of heart and family who love and support one another and those they love. However, it is not all sweetness and light, it also shows you how important communication and trust is.
This a feel good story that will leave you with a smile on your face and anxious for more from the Cook family.
BJ Harvey is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Bliss Series. She regards herself as a smut peddler, suspense conjurer, and a funny romance thinker upper. An avid music fan, you will always find her singing some hit song badly and loving every minute of it. She’s a wife, a mom to two beautiful girls, and hails from what she considers as the best country in the world—New Zealand—although she currently lives in Perth, Australia.
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