While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (English) Paperback Book

Description: While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Berkley. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An instant New York Times bestseller!One of TIME Magazines 100 Must-Reads of 2021!Two people realize that its no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy, family drama hes trying to ignore and his advertising job to focus on. When Ben lands a huge ad campaign featuring movie star, Anna Gardiner, however, its hard to keep it purely professional. Anna is not just gorgeous and sexy, shes also down to earth and considerate, and he cant help flirting a little…Anna Gardiner is on a mission: to make herself a household name, and this ad campaign will be a great distraction while she waits to hear if shes booked her next movie. However, she didnt expect Ben Stephens to be her biggest distraction. She knows mixing business with pleasure never works out, but why not indulge in a harmless flirtation? But their light-hearted banter takes a turn for the serious when Ben helps Anna in a family emergency, and they reveal truths about themselves to each other, truths theyve barely shared with those closest to them. When the opportunity comes to turn their real-life fling into something more for the Hollywood spotlight, will Ben be content to play the background role in Annas life and leave when the cameras stop rolling? Or could he be the leading man she needs to craft their own Hollywood ending? Author Biography Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of six romance novels, including The Wedding Date, The Proposal, and the upcoming While We Were Dating. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time. She lives in Oakland, California. Review "Jasmine Guillory is the undisputed queen of the modern-day romance, and this novel—in which a budding movie star and the ad guy tasked with making her famous fall hard for one another before encountering lifes many complications—is yet another jewel in her crown."—Vogue"This romance will sizzle off the page, and leave you excited for whatever Guillory writes next."—Real Simple"Jasmine Guillory has long since established her reign as the romance queen, and yet with each new release she reestablishes her dominance. While We Were Dating is as good as youve come to expect from the author—stuffed with glamour and wit, the story follows an advertising professional who falls for a Hollywood actress when she stars in his latest campaign. Its juicy yet meaningful, like every Guillory classic."—Elle"Romance author Jasmine Guillory spins another dazzling love story."—TIME"The novel introduces thoughtful commentary on mental health, racism and body image issues in Hollywood, while still tying together all the components readers want from a dreamy celebrity romance."—USA Today"An Instagram-flavored remix of Notting Hill. Glamorous and sexy? Sounds like the perfect beach read."—Harpers Bazaar"Love yourself and pick up this witty, glitzy novel."—Vulture"A delectable tale."—GoodMorningAmerica.com"The best-selling romance novelist does it again, this time with a delicious tale of an advertising executive and the movie star he casts in his new campaign."—Entertainment Weekly"A ridiculously fun narrative that is grounded in reality while offering a much-needed escape from it...A cheery romance thats not afraid to dip into the hard stuff...A book that honors its readers by taking its genre seriously all the while providing humor and scenes of charm and delight."—TIME"Guillory has turned many a romance-novel skeptic into a true believer, and her newest release will garner even more converts . . . [a] charming, sexy love story."—Elle"Three things in life are certain: Death, taxes and Guillory will always deliver a satisfying rom-com."—E! News"Steamy and swoon-worthy."—PopSugar Review Quote "This romance will sizzle off the page, and leave you excited for whatever Guillory writes next."-- Real Simple "Romance author Jasmine Guillory spins another dazzling love story."-- TIME "The novel introduces thoughtful commentary on mental health, racism and body image issues in Hollywood, while still tying together all the components readers want from a dreamy celebrity romance."-- USA Today "An Instagram-flavored remix of Notting Hill. Glamorous and sexy? Sounds like the perfect beach read."-- Harpers Bazaar "Love yourself and pick up this witty, glitzy novel."--Vulture Excerpt from Book One Ben Stephens was running late to work, clutching a cup of coffee, and about to get on the bus when his boss called. Shit. Hed meant to get to work early this morning because of that pitch they had later for a huge client, but hed woken up in the bed of last nights date and had to race back home, shower, change, and then get to work. He was honestly proud of himself for only running fifteen minutes late, and now this. "I hope I caught you before you left home," Lisa said. He looked from side to side. Was he being watched? Was this a trick question? "Um, no, Im on Muni, on the way to the office," he said. Which was true! He was one step onto Muni by the time he said it. "Okay, well, go back home and get your car," she said. "I know we were supposed to drive down to that pitch together today, but Im stuck at LAX, along with everyone else who was supposed to be there today; if it was any other client wed postpone, but if we do it for this, theyll just give the ad campaign to someone else." Ben was already off the bus and on the way back to his apartment. "So do you want me to do it alone?" He felt a burst of adrenaline at the thought of it. He was great at client pitches, and he never got to lead them at this ad agency. But this was a much more top-down agency than the ones hed been at before, and while hed gotten to work on some fantastic campaigns, he had a lot less autonomy. "We may not have a choice," Lisa said. "Were scheduled to be on another flight that leaves in an hour, so if traffic is with us, we may not be there too late, but youll almost certainly have to at least start it on your own. Can you handle it? I just emailed Vanessa and told her to meet you there; shell bring everything you need. You already have the PowerPoint." He didnt just have the PowerPoint, hed written almost the entire thing, but they both knew that. "Sure, I can handle it, no problem. I know the vision for this ad campaign inside out." Which was absolutely true. Hed done the bulk of the work for it, but hed always known he wouldnt play much of a role at the pitch today. He knew he would be there partly so they could look to him to fill in the blanks they didnt know, and mostly to show the "diversity" of their ad agency. He could hear the relief in his bosss voice. "I knew I could count on you, Ben. Even if promptness isnt your strong point, your ability to win over clients is. And I know how hard you worked on this. See you soon, I hope. Text me if you need anything, okay?" He let himself back into his building and pretended he hadnt heard that crack about his promptness. Especially since it was true. "Will do." He changed into his lucky shoes, grabbed his car keys, and headed to his car. This ad campaign was top secret-it was to launch a splashy new phone, and theyd all had to sign the most draconian nondisclosure agreement hed ever seen in order to even get to work on it. The client had already secured the talent-an actress who they were paying untold amounts of money to do this. His agency had done a bunch of work for them, but then, so had lots of other ad agencies-three of them were pitching today. Which was why he was now on 101 South alone, wishing that he could read through the PowerPoint as he drove. He wasnt nervous about the actual presentation-his boss was right, he was great at that part. It was the pressure of having this huge pitch on his shoulders that made him want to study. He called his brother as soon as he hit traffic. "I need a pep talk," he said when Theo answered the phone. "You do?" Theo asked. "This is Ben, right? My little brother? The one who always has a supreme amount of confidence in everything he does?" Ben managed to shift into a slightly-faster-moving lane. "Yes, yes, your brother, your only sibling. Now that weve gotten that over with-I have a . . . big work thing that I just realized I cant tell you the details of, but trust me, its big. And I want to get it right." Hed caught himself just in time before he told Theo everything. He took a very careful gulp of coffee. He definitely couldnt spill today. "Okay," Theo said. "Do you know your shit? Really, do you know it, inside and out?" He thought about how hard hed worked on this. "Yeah. I really know it." "Then youre going to be fantastic, no matter what this is," Theo said. "Youre going to kill it. You know that." He did know that, actually. But it helped to hear Theo say it. "I sure as hell am." An hour later, he pulled into the elaborate tech company campus and gave his name to the security guard. He grabbed his bag, crossed his fingers that Vanessa would be there soon, and walked to the big glass doors. After passing through a maze of security, someone eventually showed him into a conference room, where-thank God-Vanessa was waiting. "Oh good, youre here," she said. "I have the PowerPoint all set up on the laptop here, if you want to flip through it before I turn the projector on." Bless her, yes, he did. They were the first presentation of the day, which the bigwigs at his company had lobbied for, because they all thought it was the best position. They were probably all kicking themselves now that they were stuck in L.A. He skimmed the presentation and took the opportunity to make a few of the edits hed been outvoted on. If he was going to do this, he was going to do it his way. Someone brought him and Vanessa coffee, but unfortunately, no one brought them snacks. Tech companies had such good snacks, but they were always stingy about sharing them, damn it. And he hadnt had breakfast. Oh well, this much coffee on an empty stomach would either make him keel over or give him all the energy he needed. He was excited to see which one it was. Finally, a group of four people walked into the room without ceremony. "Is this everyone from Legendary?" the guy in front asked. Ben walked across the room to greet him. "Just the two of us for now-Im Ben Stephens, and this is Vanessa Hernandez. The rest of the team got stuck at LAX and theyre on their way, but we know your time is valuable, so we dont need to wait for them." Everyone sat down, and Vanessa cued up the presentation. And then the door opened again, and a woman stepped inside. "Hi, all-sorry Im late. It took longer to get through security than I accounted for. I guess the front desk didnt get the message that Id be here today." Everyone at the table stood up automatically. It was impossible not to, when you looked at her. She was astonishing. Ben thought he knew what beautiful women were like, but hed never seen anything like her before. He couldnt stop looking at her. She was luminous, like there was a spotlight on her somehow. She had golden brown skin, big brown eyes, and lips that . . . okay, he had to stop staring. "Hi," she said. "Im Anna Gardiner." Everyone in the room had known that before shed said it, of course. Anna Gardiner. The famous actress. Here for his pitch. His last-minute pitch. Thank God he hadnt known she would be here on his drive down; he would have needed a much longer pep talk. "Ms. Gardiner!" Okay, from the tone of his voice, the guy representing the client hadnt known she was coming, either. "Im sorry, I didnt realize . . . Of course, you had a standing offer to come today, but we . . ." Ben walked around the table. Someone had to save this guy from himself. "Ms. Gardiner, Im Ben Stephens, from Legendary advertising agency. Thanks so much for coming today." "Nice to meet you, Ben," she said. "Please call me Anna." Her voice was low, but warm. He wanted to listen to her talk for hours. She smiled at him. Oh my God. Hed thought she was beautiful before, but with that smile aimed straight at him, "beautiful" seemed far too pedestrian a word for her. He smiled back at her. Then he forced himself to remember why he was there today. Work, the pitch, he was their only hope, right. He couldnt let this surprise appearance of the most beautiful woman hed ever seen blow him off course. "Anna, then. Im so glad youre here." He went back to his spot at the head of the table and watched the client representatives surround Anna. He nudged Vanessa-she looked at him with eyes full of terror, but he shook his head. "Go meet her!" he said under his breath. She still looked terrified, but she walked around the table and greeted Anna. Once the introductions were over, Anna sat down at the foot of the table and looked at him expectantly. He nodded at Vanessa, who now had a huge smile on her face. "If everyone is ready, well get started," he said. Now that Anna Gardiner was here, he wasnt sure whom he was supposed to impress. The talent rarely attended meetings like this; he assumed they often had veto power over ad campaigns, but they were never in on the ground floor, making decisions; that was always the client. But honestly, who the fuck cared about any of that right now? Because he sure as hell knew that the only person who mattered in this room right now was Anna. He smiled at everyone in the room. "Good morning, everyone. We at Legendary were thrilled to be invited to present our vision for this major ad campaign for your new phone. As youll see, its ambitious, but were known for our ambition." Clients always lapped up that line; he could already see the dudes in the room puffing up their chests. "But its also tailored just for you and your needs. Lets begin." Anna sat back to watch. She Details ISBN0593100859 Author Jasmine Guillory Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0593100859 ISBN-13 9780593100851 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-07-13 NZ Release Date 2021-07-13 US Release Date 2021-07-13 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Pages 384 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2021-07-13 Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. DEWEY 813.6 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137924269;

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