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releases including Working It by Leah Marie Brown, Spooning Daisy by Maggie McConnell, Not Second Best by Christa Maurice, and Could This Be Love by Lee Kilraine. Please leave a
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Working It
By Leah Marie Brown
About the book:
With her trust fund and
coveted job at Christian Dior, Fanny Moreau believes she has it all. But when
her best friend finds a fulfilling new career abroad—and a dreamy relationship
with a great guy, Fanny’s fabulous life suddenly feels empty. Inspired to find
her true purpose, she trades her cushy lifestyle in San Francisco for an
adventure in the Alaskan wilderness.
Everyone thinks Fanny has
gone off the deep end. What’s a girl with a Ph.D in Prada doing teaching in an
Inuit village? Even Fanny is wondering, especially when she comes face to face
with Calder MacFarlane. The Scottish search and rescue pilot is everything
Fanny is not—selfless, heroic, and used to living on the edge. He’s also the
man who once loved her best friend. Yet something in Calder’s sexy gaze has her
believing that she’s a woman capable of great things—a woman who might just
find her own happily-ever-after, in a place where she least expects it.
EXCERPTThe worst day of my life started with an unfortunate spritz of perfume.Every tragedy can be traced back to one fatal mistake, one seemingly insignificant miscalculation that sets into motion a series of small blunders resulting in utter catastrophe.Take James Cameron winning the Oscar for Titanic over Gus Van Sant for Good Will Hunting. If the Titanic’s wireless operator had known how to work the Marconi efficiently, he might have translated the warning messages about ice in the area, the unsinkable ship would have remained afloat, and James Cameron wouldn’t have won the Oscar for a hopelessly insipid movie.If Christian Lacroix had added jet beads to his pared-back coat dresses and peplum skirts, his ’09 Fall Collection might have been the buzz of the season; instead, fashion editors and snarky bloggers lamented the loss of his talent.One seemingly insignificant snowball-sized mistake starts its journey down the mountain, and before you know it, a shit avalanche is descending upon you.My best friend, Vivian—her name is Vivia, but I call her Vivian because it’s more glam—coined the phrase “shit avalanche.” It’s an unpalatably graphic and overblown phrase and not one I use often, but it superbly describes my situation.My shit avalanche started with an unwelcome spritz of Kitty Kat’s Purrfect. Kitty Kat, the bubblegum pop singing phenom, might know a thing or two about writing hit songs, but she doesn’t know a thing about the delicate art of blending scents to create an intoxicating perfume.How could a spritz of perfume cause a disaster?I will start at the awful beginning, but only because I hope my tragic story will serve as a cautionary tale. The Titanic. James Cameron.
Christian Lacroix. Stéphanie Moreau. The world has suffered enough disasters. Read and learn, mon amie.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Leah Marie Brown has worked as a journalist and photographer. An
avid traveler, she has had adventures and mishaps from Paris to Tokyo. She
doesn't buy cheesy tee-shirts or useless bric-a-brac, but prefers friendships
and memories as souvenirs from her travels. She lives a bike ride away from the
white sand beaches of Florida’s Emerald Coast with her husband, children, and
pampered poodles. She is hard at work on the next novel in The It Girls series,
but loves to hear from readers. Please visit her website at www.leahmariebrown.com
Publisher Page: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/31669
Website: http://www.leahmariebrown.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leahmariebrown
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Spooning Daisy
About the book:
Her mango chutney is exquisite; her blueberry sauce is to die for. But
right now, Chef de Cuisine Daisy Moon is a woman without a kitchen--and without
a fiancé. Unceremoniously dumped from her place of business and her
relationship, Daisy sells her belongings, plus a few of her ex's, and packs her
bags. Maybe smashing all the china in her former restaurant was a bad move.
Stripped of her Golden Spoon for "un-chef-like" conduct, she is now
blacklisted all over Seattle. Her sole job offer is from the Wild Man Lodge. .
.in Otter Bite, Alaska.
Too bad Daisy can't even get out of Dodge without incident. By the time
she boards a ship for Alaska, she's got a trail of new troubles behind her, and
suddenly Otter Bite is sounding pretty good. But the vessel turns into her own
personal Titanic when a series of close encounters confirms her terrible taste
in men--including one very good looking bad luck charm named Max Kendall. She
vows to dedicate the rest of her days to chowders and brulée. Yet even Alaska
isn't far enough away to shake the memories of the sexy shipmate who rocked her
cabin--and her world. Thank goodness she's done with surprises--but they may not
be done with her. . .
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Golden Heart nominee Maggie
McConnell spent her childhood in Asia and South America as the daughter
of US diplomats. Attending college in Illinois, she earned a BA in Art and an
MBA while working at the local animal shelter. At 26, she packed her dog and
cat into a Ford truck and drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska, where she spent 23
years exploring The Last Frontier in single-engine Cessnas. An animal-rights
advocate and vegan, Maggie provides a sanctuary on her Arizona ranch for all
creatures great and small. Her compass still points north.
Publisher Page: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/31732
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Not Second Best
By Christa Maurice
Drawn to the Rhythm, Book 5
About the book:
As a lawyer at Touchstone
management, Tessa's position brings her up close and personal to some of the
world's biggest heartthrobs. Sometimes that intimacy crosses professional
lines, which is understandable considering Tessa's impressive contact list. But
when rock star Brian Ellis set her aside for the girl of his dreams, Tessa
can't help wonder if "spinster aunt" is her true vocation. Which
explains her hook-up with rising star Brett Cherney at Brian's celebrity
wedding . . .
As the lead singer of
BroRide, Brett has lived the rock-n-roll bad-boy lifestyle to the very hilt.
But when the girl of his dreams marries fellow rocker Brian Ellis, he buries his
disappointment in the arms of an older woman. The following morning, Brett
realizes what he experienced was only the beginning of a song he's been trying
to write all his life. It's a seductive theme, which Tessa falls for again and
again, but getting her to believe they have a hit is turning out to be far from
a sure thing . . .
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Christa Maurice has been obsessed with rock stars from early
childhood when her older brother started randomly quizzing her on rock trivia.
How many first graders know who the headliners were on the Black and Blue Tour?
Christa did. (Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult.) When not listening to music
and/or writing, she enjoys traveling, reading and science fiction. Readers can
find Christa on Facebook, and visit her website at christamaurice.wordpress.com.
Publisher Page: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/29516
Twitter: https://twitter.com/christamaurice
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Could This Be Love
By Lee Kilraine
Cates Brothers, Book 2
About the book:
Everyone in Climax, North Carolina, knows the Cates brothers. But Sijan
Cates is famous far beyond his quaint hometown--and when he comes back, he brings
trouble with him. . .
Avery Danford urgently needs to get back in touch with her estranged
family. If only she could get her picture in the papers, maybe they'd track her
down. . .and what better way to accomplish that than to squeeze into the world's
tightest dress and cozy up to the world's hottest actor, Sijan Cates? It's a
crazy idea, but it just might work. And though the former actress has sworn off
Hollywood hunks, she's got to admit this desperate measure might be a pleasure.
. .
Scandal-plagued Sijan has come home for some peace and quiet--and to
stay out of the tabloids. Then a woman claiming to be his number-one fan plants
a hot kiss on him--in front of a pack of paparazzi. There's only one way to
protect his reputation: tell the world they're engaged. It's all just a show,
as they use each other to get what they need. But in this sleepy Southern town,
love stories have a way of coming true. . .
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
A former Air Force spouse, Lee
Kilraine moved seven times over eighteen years before finally settling
with her husband in the pine woods of North Carolina. She has worked as a
physical therapy aide, a cashier, a waitress, an English tutor, a ballet
teacher and a stay-at-home mom. Holding tight to her mother’s motto, “There’s
nothing you can’t do if you try hard enough,” Lee returned to college as an
adult and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Writing thirty-one papers in two years (she counted) rekindled her love of
writing, and she set her sights on her other dream—writing romance. When she
isn’t swinging on her front porch swing or watching another of their four young
adult children leave the nest (she swears she isn’t pushing them out!) you can
find her typing away on her computer with her golden retriever, Harley,
destroying something at her feet. Lee is a 2014 Golden Heart® Finalist.
Publisher Page: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/author.aspx/31749
Website: http://www.leekilraine.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeKilraine
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ReplyDeleteWhat’s the one genre you haven’t written in yet that you’d like to?
ReplyDeleteOoh, great question, Mai! I've had a plot for a women's fiction book swirling around in my head for over a year now. Also, as the mother of four kids who loved reading with them, I'd love to write a young adult book.
DeleteThank you for hosting us today, Maria!
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