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Protecting the Dream:
Detective
Jordan Delany is back and contemplating her most challenging mission
to date—moving in with Tyler McGee.
After
receiving commendations for their last successful drug bust, Jordan
and Ty are planning a vacation.
Or
are they?
Jordan
allows Ty to keep their destination a surprise. But instead of
whisking her away to a warm Caribbean beach, as her not-so-subtle
hints alluded to, he detours to an old estate that he has loved since
childhood and asks her to move in with him.
Sparks fly when
Jordan is blindsided by Ty’s proposal. He wants to buy the aging
horse ranch, start renovations, and begin a life with Jordan. But can
Jordan overcome her deepest insecurities and commit to living with
Ty? And if so, will she be able to navigate the one other minor
hitch: the spirit inside the house who is determined to show Jordan
the home’s deadliest secret?
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Excerpt:
The
blindfold was purely for Ty’s own self-preservation. If Jordan
could see, it’d take her no time at all to draw her weapon and aim
it at his head when he pulled in front of the broken-down old ranch
house in lieu of a tropical beach. He took a deep breath to slow his
thundering heart rate.
Today
Ty planned to convince Jordan to move in with him.
Her
hints about wanting a beach and some water to play in hadn’t
exactly been subtle, and a beach would have been damned easy to
deliver. But, no. He’d come up with the bright idea to take her to
the middle of nowhere and show her a house with no heat and weedy
overgrown pastures. He peeked over at her.
What
the f*** was I thinking? She’s going to rip my head off!
Jordan
exhaled a giant impatient sigh and crossed her arms. “We’re not
heading to the airport, are we?”
“Not
exactly.” He swallowed hard. Shit, her instincts were sharp enough
to split hairs. What made him think a blindfold would fool her?
“The
train station?” she asked.
“Nope.”
He sighed, debating whether to keep driving toward the lackluster
property or turn around. A couple of weeks ago the plan had seemed
like a romantic gesture, a step toward commitment without scaring her
off with a marriage proposal. Now his strategy felt foolish.
She
sighed again. Heavily. “Hopping on a bus?”
“Un-uh.”
“What
the hell, cowboy? I happen to know there are no tropical beaches in
Missouri.”
Nerves
had eaten away most of his composure. “Could you maybe just be
quiet for, like, five more minutes?”
He
turned on the gravel road that led to the gated entrance of the old
Henderson estate, a onetime horse ranch. His heart was thundering so
hard he could feel the wall of his chest vibrate. The woman he loved
had been handed double doses of intelligence, bravery, and
compassion. But she’d missed the patience line altogether.
He
put the truck in park. “I’m hopping out for just a second.”
She
reached up to pull the scarf from her eyes, but Ty grabbed her hand.
“Listen,
I promise to have you at a beach by tomorrow night if that’s what
you want, but I have one surprise that I need you to see first. If
you trust me, please keep your eyes covered for another minute or
two.”
He
brushed a kiss against her lips, and thankfully she nodded.
What is your
favorite thing about reading and writing romance? By Michelle Sharp
Hmm. I think my love of romance has
been evolving since I was young. Even as a teenager, very few things
in life would make me happier than being swept up in a great love
story. So, obviously before I started writing books, I was an avid
romance reader. I suppose most writers probably start out as
voracious readers. I’ve always been especially drawn to romantic
suspense. When you add the element of danger, things heat up that
much more.
So often I would read a novel and
think, “Wow, wouldn’t it have been awesome if this had
happened.” Or maybe, “I want to know how the hero would react if
that had happened.” So I’d kind of rework favorite scenes
in my head.
Soon the obsession evolved more. I had
a ton of ideas for books of my own. I’d be driving down the road or
in the shower and think, wouldn’t it be cool if there was a book
featuring this kind of character. And she’d meet this guy,
and he’d be that kind of character. Eventually my vivid
imagination and my journalism degree just sort of naturally evolved
into a passion for writing.
Unfortunately, unless you’re very
gifted or very lucky, most people don’t sit down at a keyboard and
hack out a worthy novel the first time around. I don’t want to make
it sound easy-breezy, like I had all these ideas, and voila, a novel
appeared. It so did NOT happen that way. It took several years of
writing classes, workshops, and contests before I had something I’d
dare to release to the public. Even now, with two books published and
two more releasing in the next couple months, I’m still taking
classes, diving into workshops, and trying to hone the obsession into
something that will bring an audience pleasure.
So to answer the original question, I
didn’t think anything could get better than reading a great
romance, but I was wrong. Writing romance is pretty freaking fun,
too. Maybe because of the power an author has. What other line of
work do you get to invent a world and control what everyone does,
where they live, all their thoughts? I don’t know if I have a very
favorite thing about writing romance. But I can say a new fantasy
comes to life with every “the end” I write—and that just never
gets old.
Guest Post;
Award-winning author, Michelle
Sharp, has been nominated for a 2014 National Readers Choice Award
for Best Romantic Suspense and Best First Book. In addition, her
debut novel Dream Huntress has been selected as a finalist in the
2015 Daphne Du Maurier award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense.
Although she has a degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois
University, she finds weaving tales of danger, deception, and love
much preferable to reporting the cold, hard facts.
As most authors probably are, she is
an avid reader. Growing up in St. Louis has made her a die-hard
Cardinals fan, and having a child with Down Syndrome has made her
passionate about any issue regarding special needs kiddos. She’s
also a fairly big sucker when it comes to anything with fur or
feathers. Michelle is a proud member of Romance Writers of America
and Missouri Romance Writers. You can learn more about her at
michellesharpbooks.com.
About
Michelle Sharp:
Award-winning
author, Michelle Sharp, has been nominated for a 2014 National
Readers Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense and Best First Book.
In addition, her debut novel Dream Huntress has been selected as a
finalist in the 2015 Daphne Du Maurier award for Excellence in
Mystery and Suspense. Although she has a degree in Journalism from
Southern Illinois University, she finds weaving tales of danger,
deception, and love much preferable to reporting the cold, hard
facts.
As
most authors probably are, she is an avid reader. Growing up in St.
Louis has made her a die-hard Cardinals fan, and having a child with
Down Syndrome has made her passionate about any issue regarding
special needs kiddos. She’s also a fairly big sucker when it comes
to anything with fur or feathers. Michelle is a proud member of
Romance Writers of America and Missouri Romance Writers. You can
learn more about her at michellesharpbooks.com.
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