Spotlight: Tabloid by Jackie Paxsonby
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Romance
with a splash of humor
Dirty
Laundry #1
Date
Published: 5/25/19
1
gossip writer + 1 A-list movie star = 1 fake relationship…or does it?
After
breaking a story that rocks Hollywood, Talia is the top gossip writer around.
One night will put all of that into question. The writer becomes the story when
she gets caught doing the walk of shame from A-lister Zee Jaxon’s home.
To
save both of their reputations he suggests a fake relationship. Pretending
should be easy. It shouldn’t mean the fake feelings become real. Accepting the
real feelings means the lies they’ve told are even harder to hide.
When
the truth comes out can their love survive or will everything just fade to
black?
Excerpt
“I
forgot to tell you something.” Zeke said
as they walked hand and hand to baggage claim.
“What?”
“Please
don’t hate me.” He kissed their linked
hands.
“What
did you do?”
As
Zeke and Talia turned the corner to pick up their bags Talia saw a giant poster
being held by a tall muscular guy wearing a too tight t-shirt and dirty
jeans. Scrawled on the poster were the
words she was going to have etched on her brother’s grave.
WELCOME
HOME, TALLY!
SORRY
PORN DIDN’T WORK OUT FOR YOU!
GLAD
YOU GOT THE HELP YOU NEEDED IN REHAB FOR THE FIFTH TIME!
“You
asked Rex to pick us up?”
Zeke
bit his lip trying not to laugh at the poster.
When Rex saw the poster had gotten their attention, and many others
around them, he flipped it over.
WELCOME
HOME, ZEKE!
I
GOT THAT MEDICATION FOR YOUR STD!
HOPEFULLY
THE SORES ARE NO LONGER LEAKING!
“I’m
seeing my mistake now.” Zeke said.
“I
bet you are.”
Rex
strode over to Zeke and Talia. He
dropped the poster and opened his arms wide.
Talia walked up to give him a hug, but landed a swift punch to his nuts. Air whooshed out of his lungs. Rex collapsed on the ground. Fellow passengers walked around him. The granny from the plane caught my eye and
gave me a thumbs up.
“Hello,
Rex.” Talia stood with her hands on her
hips watching her brother struggle.
“I’m….telling…mama.”
“Go
ahead. Then I’m going to show her the
poster you made.”
“Fine.” Rex managed to get off the ground.
“Thanks
for picking us up, ass wipe.” Zeke said.
“No
problem. How could I strand my best
friend and sister at the airport?
Especially when they are now seeing each other.” Rex looked at them skeptically.
“What
car did you bring?” Talia changed the
subject before questions could be asked.
“The
pick-up.”
“What? Why didn’t you bring mama’s SUV?”
“Why
would I? My pick-up is fine.”
“It’s
a bench seat. “
Rex
smirked at her. “Yep. We will be getting real close for the next
hour.”
“Hour? It takes close to an hour and a half to get
to Grandin. How fast do you plan on
going?” Talia stopped and looked to her
brother.
“You
didn’t tell her?” Rex asked.
“I
didn’t have a chance. We had a bit of an
issue on the plane.”
“What
happened?”
“Never
mind that tell me what is going on.”
Talia stared at Zeke.
“We
are going to go to my farm. It’s a half hour outside of Grandin.”
Talia
glared at both of the men in front of her.
Turning on her heel she grabbed her bag and marched off toward the short
term parking. She easily found his beat
up truck. Slinging her bag into the bed
she stood next to the passenger door.
“In
a hurry to get to your love nest, Tally?”
Rex asked.
Talia
ground her jaw as she stared at her skeptical twin. When Zeke’s arm wound around her waist,
pulled her close and kissed her temple Rex groaned and wrenched the door open.
About
the Author:
Jackie
is a single mom of a rambunctious boy and his dog, Cady. She is an avid reader with a blog under the
name of The Book Maven. Reading has been
a passion of hers from the time she could pick up a Sweet Valley High
book. Writing is a new adventure where
she gets to curse, be clumsy and fall in love with every page.
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