Kiss
of a Stranger
by
Lily Danes & Eve LKincaid
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GENRE:
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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BLURB:
Maddie
Palmer lost everything when her ex-husband betrayed her. Years later,
she’s rebuilt her life. It’s safe and stable—everything she
thought she wanted. Until a dangerously sexy ex-con appears in Lost
Coast Harbor...
Gabriel
Reyes just did six years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
Now he’s returned, determined to expose the men who set him up. His
best chance at redemption is seducing the straight-laced woman
working for the enemy…until he realizes he’s the one being
seduced.
As
passion ignites, Gabe and Maddie find themselves drawn deeper into
the corruption behind the town’s richest family… even while
facing the greatest danger of all—losing their hearts.
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Excerpt
Gabe
walked straight to the corner and ran his fingers across the leaves
of a ficus, his eyes almost soft.
He moved
around the room, studying each plant, touching a few others with
gentle fingers. “It’s like a jungle in here.” Gabe’s hand
hovered near the orchids she kept on the mantel, but he resisted the
urge to stroke the temperamental plant. “They’re all real, too.”
“Of
course they are,” Maddie said, indignant. She might not be able to
keep a relationship alive, but plants were another matter. They
thrived under her care.
She
wasn’t prepared for his expression when he turned to her. He
looked…grateful?
“You
don’t realize all the things you miss.” It didn’t seem like he
was talking to her.
“Not a
lot of plants in prison, huh?” She fought a shudder at the thought.
Life without a bit of dirt and a few seeds sounded so sterile, though
her rational mind knew it was nothing compared to the other things
prison took from him.
“Not a
lot of all sorts of things.” He shook off the melancholy, and she
could practically see his inner devil return. Gabe’s eyes raked
her, a smile tugging at his lips. “This isn’t the home I expected
from a straight-laced professional woman.”
Maddie
winced. “New furniture isn’t cheap.”
His
laugh was unexpected. “I don’t think I’ve sat in a new piece of
furniture in my life. No, I mean this.” His gesture took in
everything, from her plants to her clothes to the afghan spread
across her sofa. “Are you secretly a softie, Maddie?”
She
glowered, and he laughed. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep your secret,”
Gabe assured her.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Like so
many good ideas, Lost Coast Harbor was inspired by a few rounds of
margaritas. One sunny afternoon, Lily Danes and Eve Kincaid went to a
Mexican restaurant for snacks and tequila and left with the idea for
a new series. Inspired by their love of noir movies and 1940s crime
novels, they imagined a gritty small town full of crime and
corruption, where intrigue and mystery can lead to love and passion.
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Love the book cover! :) Congrats on the release.
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ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt! I'm always intrigued by co-written books. How do you guys do it? Do you write separate chapters, characters, or work jointly nonstop throughout the whole process?
ReplyDeleteLoved the excerpt! I can feel the chemistry. :)
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