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Review & Release Blitz ~ Stalemate by Lisa Suzanne


Stalemate by Lisa Suzanne

Release Day Blitz

Emme Ford loves her job as a bar promoter. She runs in the same circles as musicians and socialites, getting paid to party with them. She’s content with life just the way it is, and she has no interest in marriage, kids, or growing up. But what happens when the party’s over?

Axel Jones wants to marry Emme, but she denied his proposal. They both pretend it didn’t affect their relationship, but it did. A wedge divides them, and now they’re stuck in a stalemate. What do you do when one person wants more and the other doesn’t?

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“I just wanted to come here to talk.” He finally looks up at me and tugs on his hair again before running a hand over his beard. “I’m frustrated, Emme.”

“I know you are,” I say softly. “But I’ve made it clear what I need.”

“Yes, you have, but what about what I need?”

He’s right, and I know that. He’s got needs that are different from mine, and his aren’t being met in this relationship.

I don’t answer, because I don’t actually have an answer for that.

“We’re stuck, Ems. We’re at an impasse. A stalemate. What do you do when only one person wants more?”

“You wait.” My voice comes out with more vehemence than I intend, and I suppose that’s maybe the first real sign of emotion Axel’s heard from me in a while.

“What if I don’t want to wait?”

I glance away from him, because something deep in my heart knew where this was leading. “Then we have some decisions to make, I guess.” I say it softly because it’s not what I want. I don’t want to end things with Axel.

“I think we do.” His voice is quiet, too.

As soon as I finished Clickbait, I knew I wanted...no needed to know more about what went down with Axel and Emme and man, did I love digging in. What a fun read. I loved that this was a story about the man being the one wanting the commitment and the woman having cold feet. Even better was reading both of their journeys as they try to find middle ground on how to move on from their stalemate. The party girl not wanting to settle down and the guy in a party career that his dream is to settle down. The push and pull is frustrating and fabulous at the same time. "We're at an impasse. A stalemate. What do you do when only one person wants more?" You freak out for the next book, is what you do. There is not a total cliffhanger, but more of a "I gotta know" kind of moment. I cannot wait for Outwait!!

ARC provided for an honest review.

Lisa Suzanne is a romance author who resides in Arizona with her husband and baby boy. She’s a part-time college instructor and former high school English teacher. When she's not cuddling baby Mason, she can be found working on her latest book or watching reruns of Friends.

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