Title: Keep the Beat
A Band-Com for Romance Geeks Author: Kata ÄuiÄ Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Blurb
Sophia Reston has never been bothered by the term band geek. The definition of geek is an enthusiast or expert in a particular field or activity. She loves marching band with all her heart, so the term is appropriate. Of course, one of the lesser known definitions of a geek is a carnival performer who is often billed as a wild man and whose act typically includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake. This definition also seems accurate since there is one snake Sophia fantasizes about maiming in the most deliciously torturous waysâher archnemesis, James Fossoway.
He has a stupid nickname, stupidly attractive muscles, a reputation for sleeping around, and he is a fellow band geek. Unfortunately for Sophia, heâs also an enthusiast of pushing all her buttonsâand not in a good way.
When their rivalry leads to one final showdown during the competition for head drum major, the entire band is invested in the outcome. And James has some new tricks up his sleeve to win the last battle theyâll ever wage against each other.
Because, after years of pranks, James isnât out for revenge. He wants Sophiaâs heart.
Or maybe it's just another dumb challenge.
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Excerpt
âWhy is it so hard to imagine that I could put the needs of the band before my own? You might hate my guts, but you canât deny you know me. I love band, James. Iâll do anything to make our senior year successful.â
Silent laughter dances in his eyes. This is not the reaction I was hoping to get from calling him James again. âYou mean, youâll do anything to make your senior year successful.â
He never denies hating my guts. Thatâs noteworthy. Or not.
âItâs no secret or surprise every one of us wants the head drum major spot for ourselves. You, me, and the other guys are all going to be trying to get the votes. Donât make it out to be some sort of covert operation that only Iâm participating in.â
Only I am. And so are they.
Screw being an attorney. I should be a spy. I actually think I just said all that with a completely straight face.
âIs that right?â James nods, his gaze sweeping over my face like heâs trying to play hide-and-seek with all the lies piling up between us in this room.
âYes, thatâs right.â I struggle not to nod and raise my voice to the liar, liar, pants on fire octave.
âOkay.â James crosses his arms over his chest without stepping back, nearly knocking me off-balance. âProve it.â
âProve what?â That physical move was meant to reinforce this mental one. âThat I love band?â
âProve that weâre friends now.â He swings his finger in the miniscule distance between us.
Distance that feels stifling all of a sudden. Did the AC break down? Maybe I am dehydrated after all. Iâm sweating while chills skitter down my spine.
âHow?â
He rolls his eyes up and sticks his tongue in his cheek, making a big show of pretending to think about it when itâs obvious he already has a suggestion waiting to pounce out of his throat like a bloodthirsty tiger. When he focuses his intense blue eyes on me, a sneery sort of smile creeps along his lips until he looks like a lopsided Joker. Itâs turning into a freaking circus in this tiny, tiny room.
âKiss me.â
Author Bio
Kata ÄuiÄ lives in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three teens. Sheâs an actual marching band geek, and she attends alumni events for both high school and college whenever her schedule allows. Her children wouldnât exist today if she hadnât fallen clarinet over tuba in love with her spouse during their shared time in marching band. Coincidentallyâor notâthe kids are following in Mom and Dadâs footsteps. Band family isnât fictional at all.
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