*~*Love Notes: Alastair to Remi – Maid in England by Brenda St. John Brown*~*

Title: Made In England (The I Do Crew Series Book #1)

Author: Brenda St. John Brown

Genre: Contemporary Romance

TO: The guy who dumped me

FROM: The woman hired to advance your career

RE: I am 150,000% over you.

Alastair,

I’m on the 11:14 train out of London, so I’ll be there by 3:00. To make this as painless as possible, I thought it would help to establish key ground rules:

No rehashing our past relationship. Yes, we were engaged, but it’s been twelve years and I’m over you.

I’m very good at my job and that job is to help you shed the “reclusive” part of the whole “reclusive rock star” vibe you’ve got going on. Brace yourself.

My plan is to have this wrapped up by Friday, so save your smoldering looks until I’m gone, please. (I assume you still smolder?) I’m immune now. See item #1.

I’ll see you in a few hours.

Remi

P.S. My cousin is getting married at the beginning of August. Guess who’s a bridesmaid? Funny, huh? Almost as funny as the fiancée you dumped because you thought she was married to her job now saving yours. Have I mentioned I’m totally, completely 150,000% over you?

Alastair knows how to apologize very well…

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Dear Remi

Before I go any further, let me reassure you that Ziggy is not secretly plotting to kill you. He’s a Labrador Retriever. The only thing he’s plotting is his next nap, and possibly how to steal your lunch. He really loves chicken with garlic mayo on a soft baguette, and can be surprisingly stealthy when a chicken sandwich is involved. I know this from experience. But, I promise, his intentions are good.

Much like mine.

Okay, that’s not the smooth segue it sounded like in my head, but it doesn’t make it any less true. I know we have a rocky past, but we were young and stupid. Or, rather, I was young and stupid. If I need any proof of that – besides the fact that I let you go in the first place – I just need to look back at my long hair in our old college photos. How you ever found that appealing, I’ll never know. But I thank my lucky stars that you did.

Until I blew it.

I’m not going to rehash it all – you were there – but I feel like we’ve been given a second chance, and I’m trying my damndest to get it right this time. I’m willing to bide my time. Work together. Do things your way. I’ll even do a music video if it helps prove to you that I’m not the same insecure dickhead who let you go all those years ago. I know we’re worth a second chance, Remi. Seeing you again has made me even more sure of that.

I’m not trying to make you uncomfortable. I’m just…trying. Trying to tell you how much you mean to me. What you’ve always meant to me. I know what I had. I know what I lost. I know what I want.

For about thirty seconds, I thought about taking a page out of Ziggy’s book and throwing myself at your feet. But it hasn’t worked for him, so I’m going to take a hard pass on that and go for Plan B.

Sexy spaghetti.

Temptation by tagliatelle worked before and I’m not above resorting to a bit of saucer-y if it means we end up ca-noodling.

Too corny? I can see you rolling your eyes from here. But I think you might be smiling, too, and that gives me hope. What do you say we start with a slow simmer and see what happens?

Yours in second chances,

Alastair

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Brenda is a displaced New Yorker living in the English countryside. She’s lived in the UK long enough to gain dual citizenship, but still doesn’t understand Celsius. However, she has learned the appropriate use of the word “pants”. And how to order a proper bacon bap/barm/buttie. Because, well, bacon.

Brenda writes contemporary romance to make you giggle and swoon. When she’s not writing, she enjoys hiking, running and reading. In theory, she also enjoys cooking, but it’s more that she enjoys eating and, try as she might, she can’t live on Doritos alone.

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