Hot Stuff: Surfing Love
by Carla Caruso, Maria
Lewis, Alli Sinclair and Tess Woods
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GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance
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BLURB:
Hot
sun, warm bodies, tight skin, electricity on the air ... four top romance
authors give you their take on summer.
From Carla Caruso - A
chance meeting with a pro-surfer on an island getaway ...
From Maria Lewis - The
world of women's surfing throws two recent bedmates together ...
From Alli Sinclair - A
world-famous performer finds her heart and a way to fight her demons in Rio de
Janeiro ...
From Tess Woods - A
Cornish beach retreat proves a full reawakening ...
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Excerpt:
The Bluff - Maria
Lewis
A shrill, piercing sound punctured Ever’s subconscious,
waking her with a start. The room was an impenetrable mass of black, and she
fumbled around in the darkness for the source of the unforgivable noise. She
tumbled ungracefully out of bed and landed on the floor — thankfully on her
phone — and groaned as she rolled over to answer it.
‘Ello,’ she said, her voice raw and raspy from the previous
night’s festivities.
‘It’s happening.’
‘Ardelia?’ Ever whispered, the words not sounding like they
came from her own mouth.
‘That storm cell we were looking at is happening. The low is
moving offshore and will make landfall in the next forty-eight.’
‘Holy shit.’
‘If we wanna do this, we gotta do this now. I called your
brother, and he can get the plane up in two hours. We’d be in Hobart before
sunrise and it would be a few hours’ drive before we get a boat out to the
break.’
‘I know, I know … ‘
There was a long pause as Ever’s mind ran over the finer
details and the timeline in her head. This would use up the last of what they
had in the sponsorship budget, and if the low dissipated before they got there
it would be a complete waste of time.
‘Ever?’
‘I’m thinking. Is Kitty in?’
‘You know Kitty; we did her trip to Brazil and my bucket
list is ticked off. This is all you.’
Ever bit her lip, feeling her heartbeat pulse beneath her
skin with anticipation. ‘All right, let’s do it.’
‘YES! Ha, this is so exciting! When can you make it?’
‘Uh …’ Ever sat up, looking around at the strange
surroundings now that her eyes had adjusted to the darkness. She peered over
the edge of the bed at the sleeping body that lay there. ‘I think I can be at
the airport within the hour. I need to pick up the big-wave boards from home
and the fins, but —’
‘Wait, it’s two in the morning and you’re not at home?’
Shit, thought Ever, mentally scolding herself.
Ardelia’s delighted smirk was almost audible through the
phone. ‘Ever, where are you, girl?’
‘I’m not one hundred per cent sure,’ she replied.
‘You went home with someone last night!’ Ardelia shrieked.
‘Ssssshhh, they’re still sleeping and if you keep speaking
at that volume I’m never gonna make it out of here without waking them up,’ she
said, getting to her feet and collecting her clothes, which were scattered
around the room.
‘Who is he? Or she? Were they good? Oh, my God, this is so
unlike you — I’m waking Kitty up.’
‘Don’t you dare.’
‘KITTY! Kitty wake the fu—’
Ever hung up the phone. She was going to cop the full
inquisition once she got on the plane, but right now she needed to focus on
making a hasty and silent exit.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Carla Caruso is a freelance journalist and former
gossip columnist. Her books include the Astonvale rom-com mystery series,
STARCROSSED, and UNLUCKY FOR SOME
Maria Lewis is a Sydney-based author, journalist
and pop culture commentator. Her novel WHO'S AFRAID will be released in 2016.
Alli Sinclair’s debut novel, LUNA TANGO, was voted 2014
Book of the Year for the AusRom Today Readers Choice Awards and 2014 Favourite
New Author by the Australian Romance Readers Association.
Tess Woods’s first novel, LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT, has
received worldwide acclaim and been nominated in the Best Books category of the
AusRom Today Readers Choice Awards.
Buy Links:
Tess Woods – interview for Teresa Noel
Are you
an avid reader?
Absolutely,
I’ve been a bookworm ever since I could hold a book in my own hands! I read
every night.
What is
your favorite Genre?
I love
contemporary women’s fiction the most, which is what I also write so I guess
that’s no co-incidence. I love character stories where I can get right into
characters’ headspaces.
If a book
was written of your life, what would you want the book named? Why?
I’d love
something to reflect my resilience and optimism I think. I had a difficult life
until I was an adult and left home but I’ve since created my own family and
have been able to give my children the happy childhood I missed out on. I am
eternal optimist too, it takes a lot to make me unhappy! So with that in mind
maybe something like, The Girl Who Kept
Smiling.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
The authors will be awarding an eCopy of
Hot Stuff: Surfing Love to 3 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the
tour, and choice of 5 digital books from the Impulse line to a randomly drawn
host.
Thanks for hosting!
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