Bottle It Up

Lisa Shelby

Jul 2020 · Lisa Shelby Books, LLC

About this ebook

From USA Today bestselling author Lisa Shelby comes a new contemporary happily ever after. Two years isn't that long to be fake engaged to your best friend, unless you fall head over heels for your very off-limits bodyguard. 

When you grow up in a small town, your friends become your family. Family, you’d do anything for. 

Which is why, when my best friend, turned Hollywood’s hottest bachelor, needs a fake fiancé, my only question is, “Do I get to pick out the ring?” We don’t see each other nearly enough now that he’s a famous heartthrob, so it’s a win - win. Help Josh keep his hard-earned career afloat and load up on quality time while taking advantage of the Tinsel Town perks.

But being Josh’s plus one comes with a serious dark side. When a string of death threats brings bodyguard Max Hopper into my life, his handsome, stoic, built-like-a-lumberjack vibe threatens to complicate an already fragile situation. 

For two years, I’ll be engaged to another man. 

Why does that suddenly feel like a lifetime?

Bottle It Up was previously released as Dangerous Distraction. All Books in the Between the Pines Series can be read as standalone novels.

 

Ratings and reviews

Lisa Shelby is fairly new to me but with each book I pick up I’m left struggling to understand why she hasn’t crossed my radar before now. I loved everything about Bottle It Up which is book 3 in the Between the Pines Series and I certainly need to play catch-up with the previous books in this series. Emmett Ford and Josh West have been friends for many years and even when Josh moved to Hollywood their friendship survived even though the didn’t have a lot of time to catch up and when Emmett needs to get out of their hometown Josh comes to her rescue, she may need to get away but he needs a fake fiancée so why not kill two birds with one stone..... Can Emmett get used to Hollywood life and can Josh give her the protection she needs if she stays .. This is a story thats well written with wonderful characters and it’s not just Emmett and Josh that I fell for, I fell for the whole crew and I can’t wait to read more from this group of friends. Looking forward to the next instalment from Between the Pines.

5 star Review Bottle It Up (Between The Pines #3) by Lisa Shelby Lisa Shelby is a relatively new author to me and how I have not come across this author before I have absolutely no idea. From the first to the last page I was hooked with Bottle It Up. It was a romantic love story that ticked the boxes for me, with characters you cannot help but fall for. Emmett Ford and Josh West have been friends for years, although with Josh in Hollywood they don’t have a lot of opportunities to catch up. Emmett wants to get out of their home town and since Josh is in need of a fake fiancee he asks Emmett to help out. There were times that I was frustrated by Josh and his behaviour but overall I really liked Josh and Emmett and was so invested in the story that I stayed up late into the night to read. However when danger rears it’s head, they have to hire bodyguard Max Hopper and that is when the complications intensify. This was a well written story that I had a hard time putting down. It was great to be back with the crew and I cannot wait to see what Ms.Lennon has in store for the rest of the gang.

About the author

Lisa Shelby is a best selling contemporary romance author who calls the Pacific Northwest home where she resides with her husband, their son and two dogs. Reading has been an obsession and writing has been a secret passion of hers. It was that passion that led her on the journey to write a book for her husband. What began as a gift turned into an inspiration of love, and with the encouragement of family and friends the desire to share that love with everyone.