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Jodi Linton | The Wannabe Smooth Talker

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Barclay Publicity's Summer eReader Giveaway!

More than 20 authors are sharing their best and worst pick-up lines during
this EPIC eReader Giveaway! Win dozens of prizes, including swag packs,
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Jodi Linton | The Wannabe Smooth Talker

Hey there!

This blog is dedicated to every wannabe smooth-talker.

My name is Jodi Linton. Iโ€™m the author of the Deputy Laney Briggs Series and my upcoming The Original Sinners Motorcycle Club Series with Entangled Publishing. Iโ€™ve lived in Texas my entire life. And no, Iโ€™m not married to a โ€˜realโ€™ cowboy. But I do share my suburbia home with a teacher who has a hobby moonlighting as a drummer.

Today I want to talk about horrible pick-up lines. You know, the ones that
make you cringe with their seediness. Iโ€™ve weathered my fair share of
creepy one-liners, and while Iโ€™m like, โ€œGet the hell away from me!โ€ at the
time, they can be quite hilarious in retrospect.

So when it came to needing a line for this blog post, I asked a fellow
author friend about the worst pick-up line ever used on her, and hers beat
any of mine hands down. Her lovely boyfriend shot off this heart-stopper
when they first met: โ€œHey, baby. You got five minutes to regret?โ€ Iโ€™ve
gotta say it is pretty good, and yeah, maybe back in the day when my husband
was trying every play in the book to snag a date with me this one wouldโ€™ve
made me laugh. And it probably would have made me say, โ€œBuy me a drink, and
then weโ€™ll see about the next five minutes.โ€

Tell me. Whatโ€™s some of your favorite worst pick-up lines ever?

Bye for now, yโ€™all,
Jodi Linton

About Jodi Linton

Jodi Linton is the author of the Deputy Laney Briggs series and the upcoming The Original Sinners Motorcycle Club with Entangled Publishing. She lives in Texas with her husband and two kids. When she is not writing about sassy females and dirty talking heroes, she enjoys long walks and family time down at the river. Join the Pink Pistol Readers! Jodi Linton's official Street Team for insider scoops on all her upcoming books. Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Google+ | Twitter
PRETTY LAWLESS

About PRETTY LAWLESS

She's about to go vigilante on his ass...

Laney Briggs was almost certain that her sexy-assed Texas Ranger, Gunner
Wilson, was gonna pop the question. Instead, he went and pulled one helluva
fast oneโ€”he arrested her best friend, Luke Wagner and skipped out. Now
Pistol Rock's firecracker deputy is ready to go Wild West on Gunner...if she
can just keep that raw, sexual chemistry under control.

Gunner was planning to propose, and it all went to hell. Now he's boots-deep
into an investigation with ties to the Dirty Southern Mafia and corrupt
cops. Yep, Laney is definitely gonna have his hide. Especially when she
finds out just how much he's been keeping from her...

But Laney has a weakness for Gunner's delectable cowboy hotness. And for him, she will break every rule in the bookโ€”including the ones she's sworn to uphold.

Comments

2 comments posted.

Re: Jodi Linton | The Wannabe Smooth Talker

author look confident and lovely, who is writing elegance
books which is related to love stories and thriller. i
have read all her books the central idea is really
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(Yumma Terra 8:06am July 30, 2015)

The only pick-up line I have for you is this one. Nice to meet the woman who's going to be the mother of my children! Instead of pick-up lines, I'd rather be picking up these great books and reading them!! Your book really sounds good, and I can't wait to see how it all plays out!! Congratulations on what I know is going to be a big hit!! I love the cover as well!! It's on my TBR list, and will make a welcomed addition to my Summer reading list!!
(Peggy Roberson 8:50am July 30, 2015)

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