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About UNTIL THERE WAS US
Megan Montgomery has always been the careful type. Except…one time at her cousin’s wedding when she threw caution to the wind and had the steamiest hook-up of her life. But that was two years ago—why can’t she stop thinking about it? So when Megan accepts a job at her cousin’s company, she does everything she can to avoid Alex—knowing he’ll shake up her carefully crafted world. Alex Rebat’s been living a good life. He loves his career and friends, but like Megan, hasn’t been able to stop thinking about their passionate encounter. And once Megan moves to town, Alex makes it his personal goal to show her that maybe it’s time to start taking a few more risks… Add UNTIL THERE WAS US to your Goodreads TBR here!Grab your copy of UNTIL THERE WAS US today!
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Alex was drinking coffee and looking out at his backyard. He loved his
home, his property. Living in the suburbs was something he had always wanted to
do, and when he found this house, it had everything he needed—lots of green
space and room for him to put in the pool he now had and the kind of
landscaping that ensured his privacy. He wasn’t antisocial or trying to avoid
his neighbors, but he had thought if he was able to work with clients out of
the house, they’d appreciate the privacy.
With June almost here, the weather was starting to turn warm, and he’d
opened up the pool the previous weekend. The water level was perfect, and so
were the chemical levels. The pool was heated, and maybe in another week or
two, he’d be able to start using it.
Off his back porch was a hot tub, and for now that worked fine.
He was considering changing and doing a little soaking when his phone
rang. When he saw Megan’s name on the screen, he was pleasantly surprised.
“Hey,” he said when he answered
and hoped his enthusiasm wasn’t too obvious.
“Oh my God, Alex,” she began breathlessly. “I’ve lost Maylene!”
“Um…what?” She immediately relayed what had gone on, and she was getting
to the point of near hysteria. “It’s going to be all right.”
“You don’t understand, Alex! I had one job to do— one stupid job!—and I
screwed it up. I have to find her, and I have no idea where to look!”
He was already grabbing his keys and locking up the house. “I’m on my
way. I’ll be there in ten minutes, and I’ll be on the lookout for her as I
drive over.”
“What do I do? Where do I even begin to look for her?” she cried.
“Go and grab her leash and start walking up one side of the block and
then down the other. I’ll be there as soon as I can. I promise.”
He heard the shaky breath she let out. “I have to find her, Alex,” she
said quietly. “I can’t believe I lost her.”
“You haven’t lost her, Megan. She’s a handful— Ethan talks about that
all the time. She’s gotten out before, so we will find her. Trust me.”
“I…I don’t know…I’m not sure where to even start…”
At that moment, he hated how he wasn’t there already with her. He could
hear the devastation in her voice and knew she was going to have a serious
meltdown any minute. “Megan,” he said, his voice going firm and authoritative,
“you need to do what I’m telling you. Get Maylene’s leash, and then start
walking down the block to the right of the house. I have a feeling that’s the
direction she’d go in first. Start there, and I’ll be there as fast as I can.”
That seemed to work because by the time she hung up, she sounded a
little more in control of her emotions. Back when they had dated—and he used
the term loosely—he had never seen Megan get emotional. She got frustrated,
sure. But never emotional—never to the point of tears. And he wasn’t sure how
to react to it. His initial response was…well…it made him like her a little
more. It softened her and showed how she wasn’t as cold as she’d seemed when
they had ended things.
That memory instantly got pushed aside because now was not the time to
be focusing on it. The important thing right now was to get to her and help her
find Maylene.
Luckily, traffic was on his side, and he didn’t hit any red lights and
turned onto Summer’s block six minutes later. Alex immediately spotted Megan
and pulled over, rolling down his window. “Megan! Hop in! We’ll hit the other
side of the street now.”
Nodding, she quickly jogged over and climbed into the truck. It was
pointless to ask if she’d had any luck— the simple fact that there wasn’t a dog
on the end of the leash told him she hadn’t. He pulled over close to the right
side of the road and drove slowly. They each called out to the dog as they
went. After two blocks, Megan rested her head on the back of the seat and
sighed loudly. He pulled over.
“It’s no use,” she said miserably. “She’s gone. She’s just…she’s gone!
I’m going to have to break it to Summer that I lost her dog!” She looked over
at him, her brown eyes brimming with tears. “She loves that dog! Do you have
any idea how much this is going to kill her?”
Unfortunately, Alex did know how much Summer loved her dog, and no doubt
this was going to be devastating for her. Reaching over, he took one of Megan’s
hands in his and gently squeezed it. “We’re not giving up, okay? We’ll keep
driving around. We’ll knock on doors. We’ll put up posters and post on social
media if we have to. I’ll drive around all night if that’s what it takes. All
is not lost here, okay?”
The hesitant look on her face told him she didn’t think it would do any
good, but he refused to quit. Not after only two blocks! With her hand in his,
he started driving and was relieved when she turned and called out to Maylene
again.
They drove for several more blocks and then turned around and made their
way up the other side. By the time they were back in front of Summer’s, Alex
decided to pull into the driveway and park. “We’ll knock on doors now,” he
said.
“Maybe we need to go off the block,” she suggested.
It was possible, he thought, but he had a feeling if they were on foot,
they’d have more luck. “Why don’t you go and grab a handful of her treats? This
way if we spot her and she thinks we’re playing, we can lure her over with a
snack. What do you think?”
“Sounds good.” Megan took off up the driveway, and Alex watched her
disappear around the back of the house and into the yard. A minute later, she
called his name, and he quickly jogged back to her. At the gate, he spotted her
pointing to the far corner of the deck. When he stepped closer, he started to
chuckle. “Don’t you dare laugh.”
He knew she was trying to sound intimidating, but there was a hint of
laughter in her own voice.
There, sitting in the corner of the deck in Ethan’s hammock, was
Maylene—peacefully sunning herself. Alex glanced at the dog and then to Megan.
“Um…”
“She was not there earlier. I
swear.”
“Okay.”
“I’m serious, Alex! She didn’t come when I called her, and she wasn’t
there when I brought the mail in and put it inside either of the houses. I
heard her barking when I came out of the main house, but by the time I came out
of mine, she was gone!”
“I believe you,” he said carefully and took a step closer to her. “I’m
sure she was just playing with you.”
She shot him a bland look. “Seriously? That’s what you’re going with?”
He laughed a bit, unable to help himself. “I’m not sure what else I can
say. The thing we should be focused on here is that she’s not lost. She’s home
and in the yard, and even though I happen to know for a fact that Ethan doesn’t
like her sitting in the hammock, it’s better than the alternative.”
REVIEW
Completely in love with Alex Rebat!!!
Once again we are among the festive, rowdy and "almost" perfect Montgomery.
I said almost because, like any human being, like any family, they have problems to be solved. And believe me, there are several. But still, they are strong and charismatic characters.
This is the time of Megan Montgomery's story.
A computer girl, a techie, who loves her job, but who most often exaggerates the time she spends on it, keeping all the people she loves an arm's length.
And then we meet Alex, the same physical therapist who helped Zach Montgomery after the accident.
Alex and Megan met each other at the wedding of Zach and Gabriella. The connection was instant and during that weekend everything was magical. Alex was sure to have found his soul mate.
But Megan proved to be more difficult than he imagined. And for 3 months, while living in separate cities, they kept in touch by phone. But when Alex went to NY to have a romantic weekend with her, Megan was afraid and stood him up.
Two years later, Megan was back in Portland to change the operating system of the branch where Zach worked.
Megan would have all the support of Zach/Gabriella and Summer/Ethan while she was in town. And it turns out that Alex had become a close friend of the two men.
Again, Megan and Alex would be in the same environments. And finally Alex could find out why Megan ran away from him two years ago, and this time, he would do anything to not make the same mistakes, and get a second chance with the woman he can not forget.
Get ready!! Very romantic moments, but also tense.
Both Alex and Megan need to discover themselves before they enter into a romantic relationship, and one ends up being healing and support for the other.
Great story.
Don't miss the other books in the Montgomery Brothers series!
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