The Boys' Club
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Title
Copyright
About the author
Sunday, September 29th
Monday, September 30th
Tuesday, October 1st
Wednesday, October 2nd
Thursday, October 3rd
Friday, October 4th
THE BOYS’ CLUB
London Prep: Book Two
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JILLIAN DODD
Copyright © 2020 by Jillian Dodd
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ISBN: 978-1-946793-96-6
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jillian Dodd® is a USA Today and Amazon Top 10 best-selling author. She writes fun binge-able romance series with characters her readers fall in love with—from the boy next door in the That Boy series to the daughter of a famous actress in The Keatyn Chronicles® to a spy who might save the world in the Spy Girl® series. Her newest series include London Prep, a prep school series about a drama filled three-week exchange, and the Sex in the City-ish chick lit series, Kitty Valentine.
Jillian is married to her college sweetheart, adores writing big fat happily ever afters, wears a lot of pink, buys way too many shoes, loves to travel, and is distracted by anything covered in glitter.
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List of Books by Jillian Dodd
London Prep
New exchange student Mallory is causing quite the stir at London Prep -- specifically with best friends Harry and Noah. Their fast friendship makes way for a tricky love triangle in this entertaining tale of high school drama!
The Exchange
The Boys' Club
The Kiss
The Key
The Country House
The Keatyn Chronicles®
Gossip Girl meets 90210 in this breathless romance series filled with swoon-worthy characters and suspense set in a glittering celebrity world. A USA TODAY BEST-SELLING SERIES.
Stalk Me
Kiss Me
Date Me
Love Me
Adore Me
Hate Me
Get Me
Fame
Power
Money
Sex
Love
Keatyn Unscripted
Aiden
That Boy Series
Small-town contemporary romance series about falling in love with the boy next door.
That Boy
That Wedding
That Baby
That Love
That Ring
That Summer
That Promise
That Forever
Kitty Valentine®
When author Kitty Valentine’s latest novel totally bombs, her editor suggests she dates different kinds of men for inspiration in this fun chick-lit romance series.
Kitty Valentine dates a Billionaire
Kitty Valentine dates a Doctor
Kitty Valentine dates a Rockstar
Kitty Valentine dates a Fireman
Kitty Valentine dates an Actor
Kitty Valentine dates the Best Man
Kitty Valentine dates a Cowboy
Kitty Valentine dates a Hockey Player
Kitty Valentine dates Santa
Crawford Brothers
Vegas Love
Caught up in a firestorm of tabloid gossip, actress Ashlyn Roberts doesn’t expect to end up in Vegas — or to wake up married to the sexy Cash Crawford. A USA TODAY BEST SELLER.
Broken Love
Does catching the garter and bouquet at a wedding really mean you belong together? For Palmer and Cade it could be the second chance they’re looking for in this sexy romance.
Fake Love
When the girl that got away shows up at Carter Crawford’s door and asks him to pretend to be in love with her at her sister’s wedding, will he be pretending?
Spy Girl® Series
A sizzling romance series filled with action and adventure. Fans of The Selection and The Hunger Games will discover a heart-pounding thrill ride of espionage and suspense set in glittering high society. (And there’s a really handsome prince.)
The Prince
The Eagle
The Society
The Valiant
The Dauntless
The Phoenix
The Echelon
Girl off the Grid
Thrown together on an eco-trip to Costa Rica, fashion blogger Camille and photographer Adam instantly hate each other. But as they journey off the grid together, they realize there’s a fine line between love and hate.
Books by my daughter, Kenzie Hart:
The Curious Swan
A sweet, whimsical romance set in the English countryside with a Jane Austen/Alice in Wonderland vibe.
I Fall Apart
This beautiful love story told in verse will take you an emotional journey—from the happiness of falling in love to the sadness of heartbreak.
Sunday, September 29th
I was in total shock.
9:10am
My mouth drops open.
Again.
For about the tenth time this morning as thoughts race through my mind.
Do I want him?
And he said I would give in?
Does that mean he wants me to?
What is going on?
Noah gives me a half-smile before disconnecting his eyes from mine and putting his toothbrush into his mouth.
I navigate my way around Noah’s towering body, trying to escape the bathroom. I practically fall onto the floor when I get into my room.
Because what was that?
My heart is pounding, and I don’t know what to do. Noah has my head—and my body—completely frazzled.
I search for my phone, immediately hitting Mohammad’s number.
He doesn’t pick up.
Shit.
I try again, hoping he’ll understand that this is urgent and that he needs to answer.
After five calls, I decide he isn’t ignoring me and probably doesn’t have his phone.
Should I call home?
No. My mom would freak out. I can talk to her about almost everything, but she tends to get too invested in the story and wants constant updates.
My dad … well, he would throw an absolute fit. After all, I am sleeping in the room next door to Noah. I suppose I could talk to Helen, but it would be so awkward because, well, Noah’s her son.
Maybe I’ll call Anna. Talk to her about it. But I’m not sure she would understand. She has no context and doesn’t know any of the people I woul
d be talking to her about. Maybe that’s better though? To get an outsider’s perspective.
But what would I even say?
I decide to open up a new text message, hoping writing it out might make it easier to explain.
Me: Hey, Anna. So, I’m kind of dating this guy, Harry. And his best friend is Noah, who happens to be part of my host family. Noah and I get along—for the most part—but we are always arguing about something. And Harry, he’s kind of a dream. Well, when he isn’t letting me down or having an emotional breakdown of his own. But last night, everything was perfect. After a rough couple of days, Harry came to the door after everyone was asleep and told me he wanted me to be his girlfriend. I said no, only because I think we should date first. I don’t want to rush into anything, and that might be because I’m scared. Scared he’s going to hurt me.
But anyway, everything was perfect. We were all getting along. But then, this morning, Noah had to come in and ruin it all.
Because my life can’t just be simple.
I can’t have a boy like me and have friends.
No, that would be asking too much.
Because Noah decided to declare that he thought I wanted him. He put the moves on me, Anna. He told me he thought I liked him, and I’m pretty sure he told me that he liked me too.
I mean, not too.
That would require me liking him. Ugh! Anyway, he didn’t say he liked me, but he said he would give in if I tried something with him. Such a guy thing to say, first off. And secondly, it was hot, Anna.
I was in total shock. He was flirting with me. He had his finger on my lip and … I thought he was going to kiss me. I’m so confused. Because Noah was sweet to me yesterday when I needed him, but Harry, well, I could probably give him my heart.
The idea settles into my stomach.
I erase the message, realizing I was making no sense, when Mohammad’s name pops up on my screen.
“Where the fuck have you been? I’ve called about a million times,” I shout into the phone.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. I just saw your calls. What’s up?” he asks, obviously not too concerned.
“I have to talk to you about something,” I say, sucking down a gulp of air.
My chest is pounding from me just thinking about telling Mohammad what happened. And I’m not even sure if it’s right to tell him this. I don’t want to mess with their friendships.
“Mallory, what’s going on?” he asks.
“Wait, is Harry with you?” I suddenly realize they might still be together.
“No. Why? What’s going on?” he asks again.
“You have to promise to keep this a secret.” I drop my voice lower and look over to make sure my bedroom door is tightly shut. I also listen for any noise coming from the hallway.
“All right …” he replies, urging me on.
“There was this moment—this incredibly super-intense moment—with Noah, just now in the bathroom,” I whisper.
“A good or bad moment?” Mohammad asks. “Just tell me what happened.”
“Well, nothing actually happened. But Noah was so intense this morning. Instead of being kind of annoying but cute Noah, I got I’ll leave you in a puddle of hot, melted lava Noah.”
“What?” Mohammad asks, his voice rising.
I can tell he’s as confused as I am.
“Like, this was not the Noah we know, Mohammad. This was the determined, I’m going to stare at you until you crack Noah. He was dirty,” I admit, my eyes going wide at the memory.
“Holy shit. He talked dirty to you?” Mohammad almost shrieks, something finally registering. And he sounds the way I feel.
“Yeah, he did. He said that I wanted him, Mohammad. He said that he was going to have me practically begging for him,” I say a little quieter, “before he gave in to me.”
I pause, my heart feeling like it’s going to rip out of my chest as I wait for Mohammad’s response.
“Oh shit. My man is good,” he says fondly.
“Mohammad!” I reply, annoyed. “I need help here!”
“Relax, Miss America,” he starts. “Look, I have to ask because I think it’s what you want to talk about. Does that change things for you with Harry?”
I think about his question. I don’t know how I’m feeling, but Mohammad is right. I wanted him to ask me that question. I wanted him to be the one to bring it up.
“There’s nothing going on with Noah. And Harry is adorable. And sweet. And after last night, well, I feel a lot closer to him. He wanted to be my boyfriend.”
“But …” Mohammad pushes.
“I’m sorry you have to hear this. But Noah was like melt my panties hot. I mean, my whole body freaked out this morning.”
“Okay, okay. Eww. Too much information.”
“Honestly, I think it just took me by surprise though. I’ve never seen that side of him.”
“The I’m intense and going to get exactly what I want side?” Mohammad asks with a sigh, like he understands.
“Well, when you put it like that …” I say, thinking about Noah’s personality. “I guess he’s just been kind to me lately.”
“Oh, come on. Noah’s one of the best-looking guys in school. He’s never had a problem with getting girls,” Mohammad replies.
“He gets girls?” I ask, my eyes going wide.
Mohammad laughs into the phone, and I instantly want to pull him through from the other end and punch him.
“When you first got here, your head was so far up Harry’s bum that you didn’t even notice you’d ended up being friends with the hottest guys in school.”
“First off, rude.” Because honestly! “My head wasn’t up Harry’s bum. Was it?”
“I apologize,” Mohammad concedes. “But seriously, did you not realize that Noah is, like, the shit? Because if you didn’t know before, I’ll tell you now. He is. Which is why I find this whole thing so entertaining.”
“This is ridiculous. I think it’s just a power thing with Noah. It’s probably his attempt at breaking me apart from Harry, so he doesn’t have to be around me as much. I doubt he even cares about me,” I huff.
“You know that’s not true,” Mohammad cuts in.
“I know. But if he likes me, why tell me now? And why in that way?” I ask, feeling desperate. Desperate to know the answer.
“Because he had to get your attention,” Mohammad replies simply.
“I think it’s more likely that he just enjoys taunting me. He wants me to think that I made the wrong decision.”
“And have you made a decision?” Mohammad asks. “Harry was happy when we left last night, but he didn’t really say.”
“I’m not officially his girlfriend yet, but we’re together. I’m with Harry.”
“Noah probably thinks this is his only chance. Harry asked you to be his girlfriend, and you said no. Noah must think you said no for a reason.”
“But I said no because I want to give Harry and me a little time. So much has happened since we met that I know him, but I don’t really know him. Like, what is his favorite color? What does Harry like to do when we aren’t out or dealing with drama? Stuff like that.”
“Well, there’s your answer then. Guys don’t think like that. Noah probably thinks you wouldn’t commit because you aren’t sure. And that’s an in.”
“Would he really risk his friendship with Harry like that though? I mean, this whole time, he’s been concerned about me coming between them. And now, he’s knowingly putting himself into it?”
“I was thinking the same thing,” Mohammad admits. “We’ve been friends forever. He would never jeopardize that. Which can only mean one thing. Noah must really like you. He would never let something come between him and Harry. It’s just not Noah.”
“Oh shit. That’s it,” I reply, my breath catching. I’m overwhelmed, like I can feel the blood pounding through every vein in my body.
“What are you trying to say?”
“I’m saying that we know that Harry an
d I made up last night. But Noah must not. The last he heard, Harry and I were over. I was pretty upset after seeing Harry and Olivia together at the pub. And after, I made some strong declarations to Noah about how I obviously didn’t mean anything to Harry. That we weren’t anything.” I swallow hard, knowing that I’m really in over my head.
“Oh fuck,” Mohammad breathes out. “This is bad, Mallory. This is really bad.”
“I realize that! But I need your help,” I say, trying to figure out what to do.
“No, no, no. This is on you. You have to tell Noah. Like, immediately. Now.” Mohammad’s voice is stern but laced with concern.
“I’m not sure that’s going to go over well,” I reply.
Because I know I can’t do it. Things are already going to be weird. And I don’t know how to just throw that in there. Like, Oh, hey, by the way, I know you practically had your lips on mine this morning, but in case you don’t know, your best friend was over here last night, and his lips were on mine, and we’re now officially dating. Yeah, right.
“Mallory, you need to tell Noah before he finds out from someone else. And Harry can’t know about this.”
I nod my head in agreement.
“I know,” I admit. “I’m sorry I’ve put you in this situation, Mohammad. Are you okay with, well, keeping it a secret?”
I cross my fingers, hoping his answer is yes. If he isn’t, I could not only lose Noah and Harry, but I could lose Mohammad too.
“I’m not going to tell Harry because I don’t want to hurt him. But you need to decide, Mallory. Noah or Harry. And if you choose Noah, you should understand that you will probably destroy his friendship with Harry in the process. You’re only here for two more weeks. Is it really worth ruining everything, just to leave us?” His words are harsh and cold.
“I won’t do that. I promise.” I let out a shaky breath.