Accidental Attachment

Accidental Attachment Published by Max Monroe LLC © 2023, Max Monroe All rights reserved. ISBN: 979-8-9881190-1-2 Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners. Editing by Silently Correcting Your Grammar Formatting by Champagne Book Design Cover Design by Peter Alderweireld TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Author’s Note Dedication Intro Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One Chapter Forty-Two Chapter Forty-Three Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five Chapter Forty-Six Chapter Forty-Seven Chapter Forty-Eight Chapter Forty-Nine Chapter Fifty Chapter Fifty-One Chapter Fifty-Two Chapter Fifty-Three Epilogue The Bet Excerpt Intro Chapter One Chapter Two Acknowledgments Accidental Attachment is a full-length romantic comedy stand-alone novel that tells a tale as old as time. Not the one where a Beast keeps you captive inside his castle that showcases a library only dreams are made of, but the tale where you accidentally send the wrong file (or message) to someone (and that someone just so happens to be your crush and the file you send them just so happens to be an entire romance book you wrote about them). VERY IMPORTANT WARNING: You’re not just going to be a fan of Chase and Brooke’s story, but we guarantee, after you read this hilarious, lovable, all-the-things book, you’re going to be a whole damn air conditioner. VERY IMPORTANT FUN FACT: This is one of our longest books to date! And some of the most fun we’ve ever had while writing. Seriously, to us, this book is magic. We needed it. And we think you might need it too. Also, due to the hilarious and addictive nature of this book’s content, the following things are not recommended: reading in public places, reading in bed next to a light-sleeping spouse and/or pet and/or child, reading on a date, reading on your wedding day, reading during the birth of your child, reading while eating and/or drinking, reading at work, reading this book to your boss, and/or reading while operating heavy machinery. Also, if suffering from bladder incontinence due to age/pregnancy/childbirth/etc., we recommend wearing sanitary products and/or reading while sitting directly on a toilet. It might seem like a long list of places not to read, but we assure you, if you do it in the right setting, it’ll be worth it. Happy Reading! All our love, Max & Monroe To anyone who has ever crushed on someone so hard it made them do stupid things. And to Henry Cavill’s right testicle. Some might say it’s his best testicle, and well, we agree. Sunday April 8th Brooke Spending a week with a serial killer, a car-crushing interstate pileup, and deadline day. This may not seem like a list of events you’d group together, but the truth is, they all have a bevy of horrible things in common. Bloodshed. Tears. Begging to be put out of your misery. I realize that may sound a tad dramatic to say about a writing deadline, but I’m in the pits of deadline hell, and I won’t apologize for it. I’m a writer. A novelist. It’s my duty to paint a portrait with my words. To reel a reader into my web of description in such a way that they’ll never escape its clutches. This is what I do, and normally, I revel in the task. In the past, I’ve even been praised and awarded for it. I’ve been on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists, have topped the charts on online retailers like Amazon and iBooks, and was awarded Author of the Year by the Author’s Guild two years ago. I have three of the most successful books of the last decade with one of the biggest publishers in the United States—Longstrand Publishing—and have even become somewhat of a household name, thanks to an upcoming show on Netflix about my first series. At least, that’s what you’d learn about me if you took to Google. My Wikipedia page is just one big “Everyone come see how great Brooke Baker is!” commentary, but none of it even scratches the surface. On the inside, I’m a no-good, talentless hack, and the book I’m about to turn in to my new editor at Longstrand might as well find a home at the bottom of the Staten Island dump. In defense of my inward pointing offensiveness, writers are known for being self-deprecating, no matter how successful they might be on paper. Pretty sure it’s part of the job description. Still, this book is a piece of crap. Frustrated, I huff out a breath, shove away from my keyboard, and stand. But in the process, I bump into my sweet German shepherd Benji who’s curled up at my feet. The abrupt motion propels me forward into a running fall. “Shit, Benji,” I mutter as I bang my foot on the coffee table, do a three-sixty spin, and finally come to a stop when my lower back slams into