Chill
Out
Candy
Hearts Series
Jana
Richards
Genre:
contemporary romance
Publisher:
The Wild Rose Press
Date
of Publication: January 4, 2016
Number
of pages: 90
Word
Count: 20,000
ASIN:
B018L29ZUY
ISBN:
978-1-5092-0370-3
Cover
Artist: RJ Morris
Book
Description:
Renata
Cabral needs to hide for the weekend. Her cousin’s Valentine’s
Day wedding means she’ll face embarrassing questions from her
large, extended family. Questions like “Why aren’t you married
yet?” Since the breakup of her last relationship, she’s not
ready to answer that question. She invents a work-related excuse and
escapes to a friend’s lakeside cottage.
Noah
Brownlee has been hiding for two years. But now he’s ready to come
home and mend his broken relationship with his brother. When a friend
offers the use of his lakeside cottage, Noah arrives in the middle of
a blizzard with his English Mastiff, only to find the place is
already occupied. With her big brown eyes and quirky sense of humor,
Renata stirs feelings he thought long dead.
As
the blizzard rages, the candy hearts predict love. Can Valentine’s
Day work its magic between them?
This
is part of a multi-author series of novellas The Wild Rose Press has
put together for Valentine’s Day- all can be read as standalone
titles
Excerpt
“Dylan
wasn’t just my brother, he was my best friend, and in some ways, he
was like a father. When our mother died, he petitioned the court to
make him my legal guardian so I wouldn’t have to go into care. He
made sure I studied, pushed me to apply to med school, helped me with
expenses.”
“He
sounds like a wonderful big brother.”
His
lips curved in a sad smile and Renata’s heart ached for him. “He
was, and I know he’s going to be an amazing father. I want this
animosity between us to end. I want my brother back.” His voice
cracked. “But I’m not sure he feels the same way. I said some
ugly things…”
“Perhaps,
with the baby coming, he wants to mend the rift between you as much
as you do.” She hoped she was right.
“Maybe.
I’ll find out tomorrow. I’m going to phone Dylan and try to
arrange a meeting.”
“It’ll
work out. You’ll see.”
He
leaned toward her, the corners of his eyes wrinkling with his smile.
“I appreciate the pep rally.”
“Well,
I was a cheerleader in high school. Rah, Rah.”
He
laughed softly, then cupped her face with his hand, his thumb idly
stroking her cheek. Her breath hitched at his tender touch. “Thank
you for making this easier for me, Renata.”
He
leaned in and her heart pounded in anticipation of his kiss. When his
lips touched hers, a firestorm of longing ignited inside her. She
strained toward him, needing his kiss, needing to heal his pain. His
lips parted against hers, and she opened her mouth eagerly, reveling
in his taste as his tongue danced with hers. The world faded away,
and nothing existed for her except this man and all the tenderness
she felt for him. It felt so right to kiss him, so perfectly,
completely right.
About
the Author:
When
Jana Richards read her first romance novel, she immediately knew two
things: she had to commit the stories running through her head to
paper, and they had to end with a happily ever after. She also knew
she’d found what she was meant to do. Since then she’s never met
a romance genre she didn’t like. She writes contemporary romance,
romantic suspense, and historical romance set in World War Two, in
lengths ranging from short story to full length novel. Just for fun,
she throws in generous helpings of humor, and the occasional dash of
the paranormal. Her paranormal romantic suspense “Seeing Things”
was a 2008 EPPIE finalist.
In
her life away from writing, Jana is an accountant/admin assistant, a
mother to two grown daughters, and a wife to her husband Warren. She
enjoys golf, yoga, movies, concerts, travel and reading, not
necessarily in that order. She and her husband live in Western Canada
with their Pug/Terrier cross Lou and several unnamed goldfish.
She
loves to hear from readers. Connect online at:
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