{"id":39830,"date":"2019-01-18T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=39830"},"modified":"2019-07-11T17:32:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T21:32:47","slug":"cover-excerpt-reveal-handle-with-care-by-helena-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=39830","title":{"rendered":"Cover & Excerpt Reveal: Handle with Care (Shacking Up, #5) by Helena Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"

HANDLE WITH CARE
\n<\/strong>(Shacking Up, #4)<\/h4>\n

by Helena Hunting<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Releasing – 27\u00a0 August 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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PRE-ORDER TODAY!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb coming soon!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hero<\/b>: \u00a0Lincoln Moorehead<\/span><\/p>\n

Need a refresher as to who the heck Lincoln\u00a0is inside The Shacking Up world<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Lincoln is Armstrong Moorehead’s older brother. You don’t\u00a0 meet him directly in any of the previous books, but he’s mentioned in Hooking Up. He also happens to be besties with Griffin Mills, the oldest Mills brother. So there’s that to consider. And moving on . . .<\/p>\n

You may remember Armstrong as the douchey ex-fianc\u00e9\/husband\u00a0of Amalie Whitfield\u00a0in Shacking Up<\/a>\u00a0and her very short term husband in Hooking Up<\/a>. Their marriage lasts all of 12 hours as a result of\u00a0Armstrong\u00a0 cheating on Amalie during their wedding reception, and the whole sordid thing is broadcast to the entire reception.<\/p>\n

Yeah. Imagine having that douchenozzle as\u00a0your brother. Fun, right?<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Handle with Care<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0and visit the WEBSITE LINK<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

*NOTE: This is an unedited excerpt. Content is subject to change, excuse any typos and my terrible use of commas.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019m startled out of my thoughts when my brother jumps up and shouts a bunch of profane nonsense, hands flailing like he\u2019s trying to swim on land, or approximate the chicken dance while on an LSD trip.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t do this! It\u2019s absolute bullshit!\u201d Armstrong yells.<\/span><\/p>\n

I look around the table, trying to piece together what I missed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Armstrong. I know this is a shock, but we feel it\u2019s in the company\u2019s best interest to put Lincoln at the helm during this transitional stage,\u201d G-mom says firmly.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the helm<\/span><\/i>? I look to G-mom who\u2019s busy not looking at me.<\/span><\/p>\n

Armstrong jabs at finger at himself. \u201cBut I\u2019m the one who\u2019s put in all the time here! I deserve to run the company! Lincoln doesn\u2019t know the first thing about Moorehead. All he knows how to do is dig wells and forage for food in the wilderness. How are those valuable assets here?\u201d He turns his attention to our mother. \u201cDid you know about this? How can you let this happen? Look at him. How can <\/span>that <\/span><\/i>be the face of our company? He looks like he crawled out of a gutter and mugged a twenty-year-old college kid on a bender. How is this better for our bottom line?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

My mother clasps her hands in front of her. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, Armstrong, but this decision wasn\u2019t mine to make. I know this is hard for you, but your grandmother and fath\u2014\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Armstrong stomps his foot, exactly as a toddler would. \u201cThe company is mine! Lincoln can\u2019t have it!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I raise a hand, half to quiet my brother and also to find out what the freaking deal is. \u201cWhoa, let\u2019s back this bus up. \u00a0Can someone explain what\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve been appointed as the CEO of Moorehead Media, according to the will,\u201d Christophe\u2014no R, because that would make it far too pedestrian a name\u2014my father\u2019s lawyer says.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m working on trying to remain calm as I address my grandmother. \u201cYou didn\u2019t say anything about me being CEO. You said you needed my help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRunning the company, yes,\u201d she says through a practiced, stiff smile.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s her warning face, but seriously, when she said she needed my help for a few months I figured it meant I\u2019d be keeping Armstrong in line while she sorted out who was going to take over the company, which I realize now was a stupid assumption.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think that meant CEO. How am I going to run a company with this dickhead on staff?\u201d I motion to my brother.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe name calling is unnecessary,\u201d G-mom replies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLincoln\u2019s not even part of this family! He hasn\u2019t attended one event in the past five years except for Dad\u2019s funeral. He didn\u2019t bother coming to my wedding and now he\u2019s going to run the company? How is that fair?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I snort. \u201cYour wedding was an expensive joke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He crosses his arms over his chest. \u201cI was set up. Amalie had cold feet and made me out to look like the bad guy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The woman beside him shoots him disgusted look.<\/span><\/p>\n

Armstrong clears his throat and tugs at his collar. \u201cMy wedding is not the real issue. The point is that you\u2019ve never involved yourself in any part of this family and now you think you can come in and take over. I will not stand by and let this happen!\u201d He keeps jabbing his finger at me, as if he\u2019s engaged in a finger sword fight.<\/span><\/p>\n

I lean back in my chair and lace my fingers behind my neck. Armstrong has always been reactive. And self-absorbed. For a while it seemed like he finally had it together\u2014back when he was engaged. But ever since that fiasco of a wedding he seems to have come completely unglued. Again. But worse this time. \u201cSomeone needs a timeout.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shacking Up World<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"\u00a0\u00a0\"\"\u00a0\"\"\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Shacking Up (#1)\u00a0<\/strong>(Bane & Ruby)
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Hooking Up (#2)\u00a0<\/strong>(Lex & Amie)
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I Flipping Love You (#3)\u00a0<\/strong>(Pierce & Rian)
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\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon<\/a> | B&N<\/a> | Books-A-Million<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a> | !ndigo<\/a>\u00a0| Paperback<\/a>\u00a0| Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Making Up (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(Griffin & Cosy)
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\nBuy: Amazon US<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Amazon Worldwide<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Kobo<\/a>\u00a0| Google Play<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0iBooks<\/a><\/p>\n

Handle with Care<\/strong>\u00a0(#5)<\/strong> (Lincoln & Wren)
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\"\"Getting Down: A Shacking Up World Novella<\/strong> – takes place before\u00a0Hooking Up<\/em><\/a>
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\n*Originally part of Eye Candy: A\u00a0Halloween Anthology*<\/p>\n

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Shacking Up Series Bundle
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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

New York Times\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0USA Today<\/i>\u00a0bestselling author of the\u00a0PUCKED<\/a>\u00a0series, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She\u2019s writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.<\/p>\n

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