A Wedding at Meadows Shore
by Eva Charles
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Meadows
Shore is the childhood home of the five Clayton sisters and the six Harrington
brothers, the family seat where these irresistible characters gather
regularly…or whenever they need the comfort of Portuguese home cooking and the
love and wisdom of elder women.
After Sophie Clayton
catches her husband in bed with a young intern, she creates a new life for
herself as the executive director of a failing domestic violence agency. It’s
the perfect job for a woman born to fix everything. A friend’s broken heart, a
tattered agency, a flat tire—she’ll roll up her sleeves and make it as good as
new. Sophie rarely encounters anything she can’t fix…until she meets the
devastatingly handsome and insufferably arrogant, Max Parker. One of Boston’s
most eligible bachelors, he’s never without a stunning young woman on his arm
and in his bed.
When Sophie’s forced to
deal with Max, sparks fly, and somewhere in the crossfire of verbal daggers and
clever barbs, she discovers his darkest secret.
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Excerpt One:
“Do you mind if I throw this in the freezer?”
“Of course not, dear. You may need to move a few things
around, but there should be plenty of room. Max, my hands are wet, would you
help Sophie get that ice cream into the freezer—the one in the pantry. What
flavors did you end up making?”
Sophie headed toward the pantry off the kitchen. “Coffee for
Daniel, vanilla, and mint chocolate chip. I thought they’d all work with
chocolate cake.”
He took the cooler from her. “You made the ice cream?”
She nodded, opening the freezer.
“I’m impressed. Mint chip is my favorite.”
“Really? I would’ve pegged you more as a rocky road kind of
guy—dark, with bitter chunks, and nuts—not too smooth.”
He could only see her back at the moment, but he knew her
eyes were twinkling and the corners of her mouth were curved up. He could hear
it in her voice.
He grabbed a piece of ice from the freezer and reached
around her, touching the icy half-moon to the hollow of her neck, the sweet
spot right where it meets the collarbone. The very spot he wanted to kiss. She
jumped, startled by the unexpected cold against her skin, and raised her hand
to swat him away.
“I don’t think so,” he crowed. Letting the ice cube fall to
the floor he grabbed both her wrists, holding them while she struggled to get
free. He leaned against her, pinning her between his body and the refrigerator
door. Even the chill from the open freezer wasn’t enough to cool what was
smoldering between them. He could feel her pulse racing, saw her lips part in
anticipation. He bent to kiss her, but caught himself just in time, emitting a
low growl instead. As much as he wanted it, this wasn’t the time or the place
to steal a kiss.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Eva Charles is
the author of the multi-titled Meadows Shore Series that chronicles the lives
and loves of the Clayton-Harrington family. She invites you to visit their
beloved Meadows Shore nestled in the charming seaside town of Fair Harbor,
where you’ll enjoy love, laughter, loyalty, and an abundance of mouth-watering
food, Portuguese style.
After being a
confirmed city-girl for more than thirty-five years, Eva moved to beautiful
western Massachusetts in 2014. There, she found herself living in the woods
with no job, no friends (unless you count the turkeys, deer, and coyotes
roaming the backyard), and no children underfoot, wondering what on earth she’d
been thinking. But as it turned out, it was the perfect setting to take all
those yarns spinning in her head and weave them into a romantic tale.
When she’s not
writing, trying to squeeze information out of her tight-lipped sons, or playing
with the two cutest dogs you’ve ever seen, Eva’s creating chapters in her own
love story.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Eva
Charles will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading the excerpt, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting A Wedding at Meadows Shore today! I'll be available all day to answer questions from readers, and I have a question for them, too: Sophie Clayton has a large, loving, but meddlesome family, which is familiar to some readers. Are your family members comfortable poking into one another's lives, like Sophie's, or do they mind their own business?
ReplyDeleteHello Nikolina, Thank you for your kind words!
ReplyDeleteSome of my nearest and dearest definitely have a savior complex!
ReplyDelete--Trix
Hi Trix, Just like Sophie! It's always a tough call on how to deal with them, because lots of love and support usually also comes from those meddlers.
DeleteI liked the excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteHello Rita! You're very welcome, and thank you!
DeleteThanks for sharing the excerpt, I enjoyed reading it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Victoria! Good luck with the contest!
DeleteThank you for letting me spend time on your blog today connecting with readers. Have a lovely week!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading the excerpt. This book sounds like such an interesting and intriguing read. Looking forward to checking out this book.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the excerpt!! Loved it!
ReplyDeleteI have added this book to my TBR list and look forward to reading this book!
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