{"id":18358,"date":"2019-08-12T09:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=18358"},"modified":"2019-08-12T09:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:27:49","slug":"get-a-first-look-inside-nina-boccis-on-the-corner-of-love-and-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/get-a-first-look-inside-nina-boccis-on-the-corner-of-love-and-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a First Look Inside Nina Bocci’s ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve Got an Excerpt from the Book Hitting Shelves August 20<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nina Bocci steps out next week with ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE<\/a>, the first book in her Hopeless Romantics series. This small town romance focused on a mayoral election brings together Emma and Cooper. They’ve known each other since they were kids and Emma knows better than to get involved with Cooper. But as part of his mayoral run, he needs to clean up his reputation as the local lothario, and if there’s anyone who can help him do it, it’s Emma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a look at the first chapter now in the excerpt below. We’ll have more with Nina later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE<\/strong><\/a> hits shelves August 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get it at <\/strong>the Ripped Bodice<\/strong><\/a>| <\/strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Add it on Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thud. Whoosh. Slap.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thud. Whoosh. Slap. <\/em>The trio of irksome sounds repeated another half-dozen times. My eyes darted upward, a silent prayer falling from my lips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear God, please give me the strength not to shove that tennis ball somewhere that would require surgery. Amen. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My coworker casually leaned back in his chair, his long legs out- stretched and crossed at the ankles on the shiny surface of the con- ference room table. Beneath his brown leather loafers sat a report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His unfinished-yet-due-tomorrow <\/em>report. I marveled at his ability to multitask. It would have been more appropriate if he had been, say, working. Instead, he was tossing a ball against the conference room wall with one hand while texting with the other. Even though he didn\u2019t take his eyes off his phone screen, he caught the ball every single time. If I hadn\u2019t been so annoyed, I would have actually been impressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clock ticked against the pale yellow wall above his head. With each passing tick, the ball struck with a thwack <\/em>to its right. \u201cCooper, could you please stop?\u201d I finally said, rubbing my temples to ease the headache that was forming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thud. Whoosh. Slap. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCooper,\u201d I repeated, glancing up from my laptop. \u201cHello?\u201d Thud, whoosh, slap <\/em>was the only response I got. Sliding back my chair, I stood up and walked around the long maple conference table. It was only when I got close enough to see the scantily clad woman in his text window that I noticed the wireless earbuds that were blasting music into his ears. As the ball left his hand, I touched his shoulder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Startled, he lost his grip on the ball, sending it sailing behind him. \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d he sputtered, quickly pulling his earbuds out. I didn\u2019t miss his hand sliding his phone into his pocket. He looked every bit like a teenager caught red-handed by the principal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you kidding me?\u201d I exclaimed. \u201cYou\u2019ve had music on this entire time? I read nearly two pages of the brewery expansion proposal out loud to you twenty minutes ago!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least he had the decency to look remorseful. \u201cI thought you were talking to yourself, so I\u201d\u2014he motioned to the black Beats\u2014 \u201cfigured I\u2019d give you your privacy while I caught up on work.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My eyebrows must have reached my hairline, because with a mildly guilty expression he pulled his legs down from the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I snorted. \u201cYes, I start all sentences with, \u2018Cooper, what do you think about\u2019 when I\u2019m talking to myself. Were you just smiling and nodding for my health?\u201d Shifting in his seat, he straightened. I huffed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The small laugh lines around his mouth became more pro- nounced, an indication that he was fighting back a smile. \u201cEm- manuelle,\u201d he purred smoothly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t Emmanuelle <\/em>me,\u201d I clapped back. \u201cThat tone may work on your fan club, but not me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He held his arms up in a defensive position. \u201cOkay, okay, I\u2019m sorry. What did I miss?\u201d He grabbed for the papers in my hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holding them back against my chest, I scowled. \u201cHope Lake Brewing Company. Expansion. Asking for input before it goes to the town council for approval.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He whistled and rocked back in his chair. \u201cCouncil is going to reject anything that comes across their desk from them. They hate the \u2018vibe\u2019 the brew house brings, and the addition would make the council\u2019s heads explode.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I nodded. \u201cYep, which is why the guys asked us <\/em>for help. To try and edit the proposal to appeal to them. It\u2019s also why I booked us the conference room for this meeting that you just Tindered your way through.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not a word, and I wasn\u2019t\u2014\u201d he began, patting his pocket absently. Probably making sure the evidence was tucked away safely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I held up my hand. \u201cSave it. I don\u2019t care what or who you\u2019re doing. Just that you\u2019re not paying attention. Again.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the owners of HLBC, Drew and Luke Griffin, first came to our department, Cooper and I had championed their proposal to build a brewing company, tasting room, and outdoor entertainment space just along the lakefront. It was one of the first projects Cooper and I had worked on together, and it was just what we\u2019d needed in town back then\u2014a fun, innovative business that catered to every age. Now, six years later, HLBC was one of Hope Lake\u2019s most popular spots, and the brothers were looking to expand their space to include rooms for private events and a small restaurant. Cooper and I were supposed to be discussing how to approach the town council about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looked like I\u2019d just been talking to myself instead. \u201cI\u2019m going back to my office, where I can work in peace,\u201d I said. Exasperated, I started gathering up my stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a few seconds of awkward silence, he cleared his throat. \u201cYou\u2019re right. I\u2019m sorry. Let\u2019s go over it. Again.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stacked my files, feeling my blood starting to boil. Having to repeat myself irked me, but I needed his input whether I liked it or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glancing up, I noticed Cooper readying to say something else when our shared assistant, Nancy, hurried in with the main office calendar and a fistful of Sharpies clutched in her hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been searching for you two everywhere,\u201d she said, looking wide-eyed at each of us in turn. The conference table, at least on my side, was covered in charts, graphs, and photos of the lake- front. On Cooper\u2019s side\u2014well, there was a lot of polished maple visible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you discuss the project?\u201d she asked hopefully, her face falling when I shook my head. \u201cOkay, well, I guess you\u2019ll handle that, uh, later. I\u2019m sure.\u201d She gave me a look. \u201cI hope,\u201d <\/em>she mouthed, then cleared her throat and pulled out the head chair of the confer- ence table and sat down with the main office calendar in front of her. \u201cIt\u2019s time for the afternoon rundown\u2014are you ready?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper groaned. Not at Nancy but at the calendar she had opened. It had been on my desk this morning when I\u2019d filled it with upcoming appointments and meetings. By the looks of it, Nancy had managed to fill almost every empty space that remained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We kept it old school at our office. Instead of using Google calendar or iCal, we used a large paper desk calendar with a color-coded legend, labels, and tabs to keep our government of- fice running like clockwork. It\u2019s not as though we hadn\u2019t tried to modernize, but some of the, ahem, <\/em>older department staff were frosty toward change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy, Cooper, and I worked at the Hope Lake Community Development Office on the top floor of Borough Building. In a small town like Hope Lake, my department was sort of the home base for everything. From simple things such as parade permits to more detailed ventures\u2014for example, helping to secure funding for business owners like HLBC\u2014the CDO, as we tended to call it, had its hand in pretty much everything. It wasn\u2019t big, but what we lacked in size and staff we made up for in energy and results. \u201cThe upcoming week is brutal,\u201d Nancy apologized, looking at Cooper, who, not surprisingly, was on his phone again. \u201cEmma, I\u2019m afraid you\u2019re a bit overscheduled.\u201d She tapped a Sharpie on the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I waved a dismissive hand. \u201cIt can\u2019t be any worse than that week the staff came down with the flu.\u201d I had practically run the office that week even though I was heavily medicated myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s close.\u201d She held up two fingers barely an inch apart. \u201cYou\u2019re back-to-back Monday. There is a pocket of time during the event this weekend with the future Mr. Mayor here and his opponent.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper perked up then. He knocked twice on the wooden table. \u201cDon\u2019t jinx me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, sure, you\u2019re paying attention now. <\/em>\u201cYou\u2019re a shoo-in. People love you, Cooper. And with the mayor already behind you, how can you not be?\u201d Nancy assured him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy wasn\u2019t blowing smoke. Cooper had decided to run for office this year, and his magnetic personality made him the per- fect political candidate. He was brilliant, liked by the majority of the town, and had confidence to spare because he <\/em>knew he was the best choice for the job. Even I could admit that, and we were often at odds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma, I know you wanted to have a sit-down with Drew and Luke from the brewing company about the proposed expansion before they go to the council, but I don\u2019t see how it\u2019s going to happen.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy jotted a note onto the calendar. Over the years, we\u2019d gotten our system down to a science: orange for me, blue for Cooper, hot pink for our department administrative assistant, green for Nancy, and red for the mayor, because red was my dad\u2019s favorite color. Blue, not surprisingly, was the color least vis- ible on the entire calendar. It was sporadically used, even from my vantage point, which meant that Cooper had a light schedule this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shocking. <\/em>I chewed the pen cap, irritated. Nancy continued reading off meeting after meeting throughout the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese two on Thursday\u2014I can probably sit in on them to give you a break, Emma,\u201d she offered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking over Nancy\u2019s shoulder, I marveled at the Technicolor scheduling system. It might have been old-fashioned, but at least it looked <\/em>good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaking my head, I pointed at the partially torn yellow Post-it stuck on the edge of the frame. That was how my father added mayoral meetings to the calendar. Stickies. He was nothing if not professional. \u201cNo can do, my friend. You\u2019re going to be at a ribbon cutting with Mayor Dad.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She looked up, her lips a thin, flat line. \u201cI am? He didn\u2019t tell me.\u201d Sighing, she jotted the information down. \u201cI wish he\u2019d told me I was supposed to go, too!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took her calendar duties very <\/em>seriously. I for one appreci- ated it, and I knew my father did, too, even if he did use his own odd system to add to it. It kept all of us in line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together, Nancy and I figured out the rest of the week, Cooper staying silent and, surprise surprise, on his phone. We looked over the days, pointing and crossing out, trying in vain to find somewhere to squeeze in a last sit-down. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to work,\u201d I lamented, sinking into the chair beside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, someone <\/em>from the department needs to at least show their face at the city events meeting,\u201d she urged, looking point- edly at Cooper. A notebook was now on his lap, his hand moving swiftly over the page. He didn\u2019t look up when she said his name or when she repeated it a few seconds later. He was too deeply invested in whatever he was doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least he\u2019s off the phone. <\/em>Tearing the Post-it off the calendar and balling it up in her fist, Nancy lobbed it at him. \u201cCooper!\u201d she shouted, snapping her fingers as if she were telling a dog to sit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitting. <\/em>He smiled at her. \u201cI\u2019m listening.\u201d \u201cUh-huh, we need you to take a meeting or two on Thursday so Emma can head down to the lake to meet Drew and Luke. Unless you\u2019d rather take the HLBC meeting.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThursday?\u201d he repeated, sliding his phone out from behind the notebook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did he take that out? <\/em>He was stealthy like a teen texting in class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a shrug, he shook his head. \u201cSorry, I\u2019m booked all day and I\u2019ve got a campaign publicity debrief at noon. That\u2019s taking up most of the afternoon.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDoesn\u2019t that just mean you and Henry are meeting at the diner to play on Facebook and Twitter together?\u201d I scoffed, feeling the blood rushing to my face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henry was one of my and Cooper\u2019s oldest friends. As a teacher, he had limited time to meet up with Cooper, so I understood Cooper\u2019s reticence to reschedule, but\u2014 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it hit me. \u201cWait . . . why are you having mayoral meet- ings during work and school? How\u2019s Henry getting out of class to meet you?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting his phone down, he stood and straightened his tie. \u201cI\u2019ll have you know, I\u2019m meeting him at the high school. I wish I could help, but alas\u2014\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t,\u201d I finished, sliding out of my chair to stand myself. With Cooper running for mayor of Hope Lake, the brunt of his work at the CDO was taking a backseat. I noticed, the staff noticed, and the mayor noticed. If it had been anyone else, they probably would have been fired, but Cooper was Hope Lake\u2019s golden boy. Once he was elected, we could hire someone new to replace him. But until that happened, it fell to us to pick up his slack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper walked toward the door, leaving his phone\u2014aka his most prized possession\u2014on the conference table. Surely he would be back in for it the second he realized it wasn\u2019t attached to his hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait, you can\u2019t leave!\u201d Nancy called after him. \u201cI need the theater proposal paperwork. You guys have that meeting with the council on Monday and the mayor wants the weekend to review the specs. Cooper, it has to be before end of day since you have the <\/sub>debate tomorrow! Everything is done, right? Please tell me it\u2019s done.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s handled,\u201d Cooper said smoothly over his shoulder, tap- ping his temple. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not a debate. It\u2019s a photo op, remember? Pose, smile, shake hands. You know, the usual.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank God. I don\u2019t have time today to do it if you didn\u2019t,\u201d she said, pretend wiping her brow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smiling broadly, he clapped his hands together. \u201cOh, come on, Nance. Have I ever left you hanging?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her silence spoke volumes. If she\u2019d had the time, and the inclination, she could have created a depressing list of how often that had happened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking uncomfortable at Nancy\u2019s lack of response, Cooper disappeared through the door, only to reappear two seconds later. \u201cThat would have been bad!\u201d he said with a tight smile, jogging in to grab the iPhone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCooper, are you sure you can\u2019t reschedule your Thursday plans with Henry until after <\/em>work so Emma isn\u2019t pulled in nine- teen directions?\u201d Nancy said quickly. \u201cIt\u2019s just about the local sports participation in the Thanksgiving parade. They\u2019re looking for guidance with the floats and theming\u2014it won\u2019t exactly take up all your brain space. The other is an initial meeting to see if the CDO can finally purchase the old bank.\u201d Nancy already had a blue Sharpie at the ready, clutched between her fingers. \u201cOr if you wanted to switch with Emma, you could meet with Drew and Luke and Emma could handle the parade instead. You\u2019d probably get some free beer out of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a moment, he looked like he was going to agree. His jawline ticked anxiously, a habit he\u2019d had since we were kids. It appeared whenever he struggled with a decision. Reluctantly, I admitted to myself that it was happening more often than not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really sorry, I can\u2019t,\u201d he finally said. \u201cYou know how im- portant these meetings are for the core of my campaign. I\u2019ve got to run. I\u2019m late.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I glanced at the clock. \u201cIt\u2019s barely four.\u201d \u201cI have a thing.\u201d \u201cYou came in at ten because of a \u2018thing.\u2019 \u201d I air-quoted it be- cause although he said those things <\/em>were for the mayoral cam- paign, I didn\u2019t believe him. Call it years of experience or just a gut feeling. \u201cCooper, I need you to focus. You\u2019re all over the place, and things are going to start falling through the cracks here. We can\u2019t afford any missteps. Not when we\u2019re under a microscope. The council is looking for any reason to put the screws in this department.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper\u2019s opponent, Kirby Rogers, had been on the town coun- cil for the past few years. He had made it his mission to strip the CDO\u2014funding, staff, all of it gone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With nothing but a grimace, Cooper left, leaving no opening for discussion. I shook my head at his retreating form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cForget him, I\u2019ll figure it out,\u201d I said, glancing between the cal- endar with the work appointments and my nearly empty personal calendar. \u201cI can pop over to the brewery and see Drew and Luke on my way home Tuesday or Friday night. They owe me dinner, anyway,\u201d I said with a weak laugh, an attempt at loosening the anxiety-ridden ball in my stomach. How am I going to accom- plish all of this? <\/em>\u201cJust see when they\u2019re free.\u201d I tapped away on my phone. Making a note, I double-checked my iPhone\u2019s calendar as Nancy read off the rest of the upcoming schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma,\u201d she said with a heavy sigh, \u201cI don\u2019t want you to over- work yourself.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine. It\u2019s an adjustment we\u2019re going to have to get used to since we\u2019re going to be picking up all the Cooper slack,\u201d I insisted, knowing that she was always worried about me in a big-sisterly sort of way. \u201cPromise,\u201d I said after seeing her frown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Months ago, before he had decided to run for mayor and before he had become so distracted by the election, Cooper had been an asset. I longed for those days. He had a gift, an ability to coax the very best of ideas out of you, and he transformed them into solid plans that we then presented to Mayor Dad and the town council. <\/sub>His undivided input would have been valuable here.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That <\/em>part of Cooper I respected and enjoyed working with. Pre-candidate Cooper. Except lately, so much had changed. I missed the focused Cooper. The guy who would pull together a presentation in just a few hours. The guy I could count on to bring the best ideas out of me when I thought I had hit a wall. Or even the guy who got his work done on time. I hated myself a little bit because I was missing that coworking partnership. We did make a good team when we weren\u2019t arguing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot for anything, but you\u2019d think he\u2019d want to head over to Hope Lake Brewing Company to see the guys.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis head was so buried in his phone, he probably didn\u2019t hear you mention them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy nodded. \u201cWhat do you think? Is this going to get better or worse as the campaign progresses?\u201d She packed up her Sharp- ies and hoisted the large calendar off the table, mindful not to drop any of the Post-its and papers tacked to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I slung my arm over her shoulder. \u201cWorse. So much worse.\u201d\u00a0
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