Permanent by Kim Carmichael Review

Permanent by Kim Carmichael

Excerpt

Unable to stop herself, she opened what he called accounts receivable, jumping back when more papers poured out onto the floor. “You never thought of using a file folder?”

“I thought about it.” He picked up the papers, forced them back inside the cabinet and kicked the drawer closed as if trapping an animal.

“Out of curiosity, what happened to that thought?”

“I knew I wouldn’t do it, so I just kept this system.”

“At least you didn’t set yourself up for failure.”

“Exactly.” He furrowed his brow and turned away from the cabinet.

“What have you done in the past to file your tax returns?” If he said he guessed, no doubt a vein in her brain would blow.

“I estimated with my old accountant.”

She moved her hand to her temple, pushing her vein back in. “You had an accountant?”

“Yep, he’s out of business now and relocated.”

Speechless, she paced for a moment. Part of her wanted to dig into the cabinet, tear it apart and take over.

Another part of her wanted to run and tell him she didn’t sign up for this. This wasn’t her, not anymore. She was a corporate accountant who didn’t take on homespun businesses. And she didn’t play with bad boys because they were bad. She shoved her pencil in her mouth and spun back to face her new nemesis, the filing cabinet of horrors.

His phone rang. “Is the car fixed? Yeah, I know it’s only been a few minutes.”

All she needed was a strategy. When she observed his bill paying attempts, she knew this wouldn’t be an outpatient job. But this wasn’t her, she shouldn’t be there, and she stomped her foot.

While Shane talked about her car, she crept over to the cabinet and opened the top drawer.

More papers and a shoebox greeted her. She chewed her lip, and unable to stand the suspense she knocked the lid off the box.

For at least a full minute she stared at the contents while the shudder running down her backbone subsided. She bit the end of her pencil hard and the eraser came off in her mouth.

“If you’re hungry, we can go down to Pete’s and get some rations.” Shane returned and took the pencil. With a fast examination of the writing tool he held his hand out.

She spit the eraser into his palm and covered her eyes. Was there nothing she wouldn’t do in front of the man to embarrass herself? She sucked in a breath when he glanced down at the eraser, tilted his head and popped it in his own mouth.

He chewed a moment, nodded and swallowed. “I think I would rather have some sushi.”

My Review

This is such a fun read! Grab a lawn chair, sit by the pool and start reading. The characters are sweet, fun, and sometimes hilariously adorable.

Shane has to be the hottest tattoo guy ever (and there are quite a few that I can name). He has the best sense of humor, knows what he wants, and makes the decision to go after it. What he wants now? That would be his new neighbor, Lindsay.

Lindsay and Shane are polar opposites, but that’s the saying – ‘opposites attract’. Seems to be the case in this quick book. Our hero, Shane, is a total bad boy with a heart of gold and he wants to protect Lindsay. Lindsay is running away from something and she is doing everything in her power to stay away from Shane. Yeah, that works as well as you think it does. 😉

I love that this is a series, and that each book is about a different couple surrounding the tattoo shop. What makes it even better is that they are complete stories with a happily ever after. I’ve mentioned those are my fave stories, right? I cannot wait for the next book in the series.

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About the Author

Kim Carmichael began writing eight years ago when her love of happy endings inspired her to create her own.

A Southern California native, Kim’s contemporary romance combines Hollywood magic with pop culture to create quirky characters set against some of most unique and colorful settings in the world.

With a weakness for designer purses, bad boys and techno geeks, Kim married her own computer whiz after he proved he could keep her all her gadgets running and finally admitted handbags were an investment.

Kim is a member of the Romance Writers of America, as well as some small specialty chapters. A multi-published author, Kim’s books can be found on Amazon as well as Barnes & Nobel. From alcohol to makeup to infrared cameras and even scientific lasers studying the atmosphere, Kim has worked in some aspect of sales and marketing for over twenty years.

When not writing, she can usually be found slathered in sunscreen trolling Los Angeles and helping top doctors build their practices.

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