Heart Stopper – Jillian Dodd

Jake lets his dogs off their leashes, and we watch as they meet up with their friends. I can tell my comment made him think, and a moment later, he explains why he got so thoughtful, “I wasn’t always this way. You know, like you said. Easygoing. Playful, which is a word I would never have thought to use for myself.” “I hope you don’t take it as an insult.”

“Not even close!” He touches my shoulder, sending a shiver down my spine. “In fact, it’s nice to hear. I’ve tried really hard to adapt to a better lifestyle, I guess you could say.” “Is it prying for me to ask, why? I mean, what brought that on?” And please, can you keep touching me? Of course, I would never ask that, but the impulse is there. “I had a little bit of a scare a few years ago.”

He taps his chest. “I thought I was dying.” “My gosh, what happened?” “It was a panic attack, though it felt like a heart attack to me. It’s one thing to know in here that you’re not having a heart attack.” He taps his temple. “It’s another thing to actually feel something happening to yourself, you know? I thought I was dying. I thought I was literally experiencing my last moments. That’s not the sort of thing you forget.” “I am so sorry.”

“I’m not. Don’t get me wrong,” he adds with a wry chuckle. “It sucked. But it gave me perspective, and it forced me to make changes to my life. It all starts up here.” Once again, he taps his head. Then, he claps his hands hard. “Remus, stop that!”

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Published by Swoonworthy Books, an imprint of Jillian Dodd, Inc. www.jilliandodd.net Jillian Dodd is a registered trademarks of Jillian Dodd, Inc. Editor: Jovana Shirley, Unforeseen Editing ISBN: 978-1-946793-89-8 OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE Well? Are you gonna do it? Or are you gonna sit there and stare at it?”

I know I shouldn’t since this is an important moment and my best friend is already annoyed with me for hemming and hawing and doing anything I can to avoid what needs to happen. But I can’t help it. “That’s what she said,” I quip, chuckling at my own rather lame and outdated joke. Hayley merely rolls her eyes. “I knew you were going to say that as soon as the words were out of my mouth.”

And why not? We’ve known each other for years. She’s the sister I never had. Because she’s known me for so long, she knows too well what’s going on here. I can’t hide much from her. “You’re stalling.” “Am not.” Why don’t I fold my arms and stick out my tongue while I’m at it?

Maybe I can threaten to hold my breath until I get my way. That would be super mature. “Are too.” She taps the device sitting between us in the center of the table. “All you have to do is activate the spinner and let it tell you who you’re gonna date next. It’s pretty simple.” Pretty simple. Easy for her to say. Ever since my editor informed me of my tanking book sales and basically dumped all over my writing style, life has been … interesting.

It was Hayley who came up with the idea for this spinner thingy she created, where all I have to do is take a spin and let fate decide the trope I’ll be tackling in my next book. Only it’s not so simple. I’ll be seeking out and dating the type of man indicated by the spinning wheel. Because I love to torture myself. “You know you need to get started on a new book.”

At least she sounds mildly sympathetic and concerned. She isn’t all but prostituting me, the way my editor would gladly do. Maggie even recommended I participate in a three-way, for Pete’s sake.

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