Heck, they saw each other in person for visits more than they called each other. The last time they’d spoken on the phone was two years ago when Rosie’s dad died. As they grew up and long-distance telephone calls became less of a big deal, Rosie stubbornly clung to the idea of a weekly handwritten letter-you didn’t just abandon a tradition that had been going strong for fifteen years-though they also emailed and texted pretty much daily.īut calling? Jo knew Rosie hated the phone. Since then, they had religiously exchanged a letter per week. Rosie had been exchanging paper letters with her best friend Jo since Jo’s family moved away when both girls were twelve.

Texting was one thing-it had been grandfathered into their friendship-but talking? With their voices? Something had to be wrong for Jo to call. Her initial reaction- what the hell?!-was followed by panic. And if he lets it slip that they’re engaged, all the better.īut all’s fair in love and blackmail, and Rose is ready to play a few cards of her own…Īmazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Google PlayĪmazon | The Ripped Bodice | Love’s Sweet Arrow | Indie Bound | Books-a-Million Chapter One Marcus has enough dirt on Rose to “convince” her to play along. A bleeding-heart lefty from the wrong side of the tracks, Rose has never met a stray dog she didn’t love or a polka-dotted mini-dress she couldn’t rock. Which is why the sexy Rose Verma is the perfect date for his family’s charity ball. The black sheep of the old-money Rosemanns, advertising executive Marcus has made his own way in the world-and done extremely well for himself-but his family is still pressuring him to join their investment firm and settle down with a quiet, unobjectionable girl.

The Engagement Game by Jenny Holiday