Mariah
Ankenman will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
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Elizabeth Hayworth, tiny Peak Town, Colorado is a far cry from her life in
L.A., but working at her best friend’s cupcake shop makes her think things are
pretty darn good. Until she’s forced to spend time with said best friend’s
grumpy future brother-in-law.
Dade Denning takes
the hard work of running a horse ranch seriously. What he can’t take seriously
is his future sister-in-law’s flighty best friend. Lizzy is everything he’s
not—flirty, outgoing, and loud. The woman just rubs him the wrong way. So why
does he fantasize about rubbing her the right way?
When circumstances
force the two together, sparks fly and passion ignites. But sometimes the
wildest love can burn too bright and the consequences can leave a lasting
impression.
EXCERPT
“You, sir, have what we call stickbuttitis.”
He crossed his arms over his chest and glared down. “That’s
not a real condition, or even a real word.”
Crimson red lips tipped up in a teasing smile. “Oh yes, it
is. It means you have a stick up your butt.” Wouldn’t be the first time someone
told him that. “I’m afraid we are going to have to operate,” she added,
affecting a pouty frown.
Dade heaved a sigh of frustration. “What are you doing here,
Elizabeth?”
“Maggie invited me to dinner.”
Great. His night just got ten times worse. Not only did he
have this jerkoff suing him to think about, now he had to spend an entire night
trying to be nice to a woman he both wanted to strangle and take to bed.
“Fantastic.”
“See, there’s that stick again.”
He felt a massive headache coming on.
“Oooh, I can also see you have deathglareosis. A very tragic
condition. Thankfully, not fatal.”
“Any chance I’m contagious?”
Gray eyes brightened, and she smiled widely.
“Possible, but thankfully for me, I’ve had all my vaccinations.”
“Great.”
She walked past him, heading into the house. He watched her
go. Trying not to notice the sexy sway in her hips or how perfectly the round
cheeks of her ass would fit in his hands.
Tried and failed. Dammit.
Tonight was going to suck.
AUTHOR Bio and Links
RWA® Golden
Heart® Nominated author Mariah Ankenman began writing at the tender age of
five. Her first book “George and the Green Glob” received high praise from her
mother. Many years, and green glob stories later, Mariah received a playwriting
degree from the University of Wyoming. After a few years in Hollywood, working
in “the biz,” she came home to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. When she’s not
writing Mariah loves to read, crochet, and play her ukulele. She loves to hear
from readers.
Congrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
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ReplyDeleteYay! Hope you like it. Lizzy is my all time favorite character that I've written. Thanks for stopping by!
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DeleteCongrats on the book tour. It looks like a great read. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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