Love on the Wild Side
by Mariah Ankenman
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
For 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.
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Excerpt Two:
Surprised by his offer, she narrowed her eyes. Two minutes ago, he almost needed dentures because he was mad she planned on staying in town, and now he wanted to take her to some out of the way romantic waterfall?
Ha! He’s probably planning to murder me there.
“It’s a really tough hike. Think you can handle it?”
He pierced her with that ice-blue stare.
She saw the challenge in his eyes. He didn’t think she could do it. Poor city girl is going to take one hike and go running back to LA. Was that his plan? Well, he didn’t know jack squat about her.
“I’ve been walking since I was ten months old. I think I can handle it.”
His lips curled into a snide grin. “Better get some hiking boots. Those toothpicks you call shoes will break your ankle up on that trail. It can be treacherous.”
She glanced down at her black and white polka dot heels. She liked her shoes. Wait, he noticed her shoes?
That meant he liked them. Usually, a man mentioned a woman’s shoes when he was thinking about seeing her in them…and nothing else.
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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.
Social media:
Website: www.mariahankenman.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mariahkenmanauthor/
Twitter: @MAsBooks
Buy links:
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Mariah Ankenman will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
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DeleteWhere did you get the name Dade Denning from?
ReplyDeleteDade came from the Miami-Dade police department. I was watching a lot of Dexter when plotting Peak Town and I thought it'd be a fun name, lol. Denning I just picked out of a name book. Thanks for stopping by!
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DeleteHi everyone! Thanks for stopping by to say hi and thank you Teresa for hosting me!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome. Best wishes to you and all of your books.
DeleteI just loved your excerpt and I would love to read your book. It sounds like something I would really enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I had a lot of fun writing Lizzy and Dade. I hope you enjoy their story:)
DeleteThanks for sharing the excerpt, I enjoyed reading it! Have a great weekend ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and a good weekend to you as well:)
DeleteCongrats, thanks for hosting :)
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for stopping by and thank you Teresa for hosting. I will be in touch with the raffle winner after the tour. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria, the links to your FB page don't work :(
ReplyDeleteapologies MARIAH!
DeleteWhat books are you looking forward to reading in 2017? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!
ReplyDeleteHope you've enjoyed the tour Mariah. It must quite an experience!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading the excerpt! This book sounds like such an interesting and intriguing read! Looking forward to checking it out!
ReplyDeleteAll the very best for the future!
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