Wasted Words (The Austens #1)
Staci Hart
May 19, 2016
Some universal truths refuse to be ignored.
Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs are best friends forever. And guys like Tyler Knight don’t go for girls like Cam Emerson.
She knew from the second she met him that he didn’t belong on her bookshelf, the six-foot-six ex-tight end with a face so all-American, it could have sold apple pie. So she shelved him next to the supermodels and rock stars and took her place on her own shelf — the one with the flannel-clad, pasty-faced comic book nerds. Most of her boyfriends have existed between the pages of books, but rather than worrying over her own lacking love life, she puts all her energy into playing Cupid, using her job at the book bar, Wasted Words, as her stomping ground.
Tyler Knight always looks on the bright side. His career-ending injury turned into a job as a sports agent. A horrible breakup led him to Cam, his quirky, smart roommate who is far more beautiful than she realizes. She’s made it perfectly clear she’s not interested in him — not like that at least — but if she ever changes her mind, he won’t hesitate. Because he doesn’t see the lines she’s drawn between them, as much as she insists that they’re there. Deep down he knows that despite their differences, they’re a match well made.
*A romantic comedy inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma*
Peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and meat balls, Cam and Tyler?
Cam swears she’s a match maker, her friends and co-workers beg her to give this up, sometimes the people she sets up, usually people she knows from her job at Wasted Words, work out but, other times they don’t. Yet, for the life of her she is convinced her and Tyler would never work out, he’s a tall, ex football star turned sports agent, extremely good looking guy out of her league.
Tyler spends all of his free time with Cam, either at home or at Wasted Words watching her pair up these other people. Tyler has had feelings for Cam for a while, but has been content just being her friend since she hasn’t shown interest in him. But, when Cam tries to play match maker for Tyler, he decides it’s time to tell Cam about his feelings.
Staci Hart puts her own twist in this modern day version of Jane Austen’s Emma, I love how this book is in both the Heroine and Hero’s POV, and I especially love a good best friends to lovers romance. Cam’s quirkiness paired with Tyler’s upbeat personality make for a good read.
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life: a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom to three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, even though she’s certainly not the cleanest, nor is she the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party–especially if she’s been drinking whiskey–and her favorite word starts with f and ends with k.
From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north in Denver, where snow is magic and the mountains have become home. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gaming, or designing graphics.
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