Critters at the Keyboard
Presents
RETURN TO AUDUBON SPRINGS
BY ROSEANN DEFRANCO
RoseAnn will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
BLURB:
When Emma Grant
returns to her family's Audubon Springs beach house to fulfill the stipulations
of her father's will, she has every intention of forcing her former lover out
of the house for good. She's never fit into her wealthy family and would prefer
avoiding her past, but with her brother threatening to reveal her young
daughter, she has no choice. Rafe Iuliano has other
plans. The wealthy Grants tried to bribe him out of Emma's life years ago, but
he's determined to prove once and for all that a master carpenter is worthy of
Emma and the house. Their ridiculous and
steamy battle for the house reignites the love and passion that bloomed between
them years ago. But when Rafe discovers she's kept their daughter a secret for
two years, can he overcome anger and pride to claim his family and the love of
his life, or will the deception drive a final wedge between them?
Excerpt
“It’s good to see you too, Emma.” Rafe smiled. A flash of dimples tugged on her memory and heart. “Is falling into men’s flower beds a habit or should I feel special?”
“As it happens, I don’t see this as your flower bed, but rather my own.”
Covered in dirt, Emma feasted her eyes on
Rafe.
She didn’t try to stand. Instead she pushed her hands further into the sticky
mulch, needing something to hold on to, momentarily thankful to be on solid
ground. She licked her lips. He looked good. “Finally here to claim what’s yours?”
“Are you going to help me up or not?” Rafe took a deep breath, and reached out
a hand. When they touched, the same powerful jolt of electricity that used to
exist between them ran up her arm and straight to her heart. He pulled harder
than necessary and Emma slammed into his chest. She took a quick step back,
needing space, and almost landed in the garden again. Rafe held on and steadied
her.
“Whoa, easy. I don’t think the shrubs can take anymore.” Her stomach twitched at the sound of his voice, so close it resonated in her ear and vibrated down her spine. His scent, masculine and fresh from-a-shower-clean, mesmerized her. He surrounded her even though he only stood in front of her, balancing her.
“Let go of me,” she whispered. He complied by raising his hands, palms out, in the air as if they’d been burned. His heat lingered on her skin, and she ached with the loss of his touch. Emma went to work brushing the gritty mulch from her shaking hands.
“You always were a bit clumsy, huh, Ems?”
She snapped her head up, and her eyes
landed on his playful grin.
The Author's idea writing space
Hello and thank you for having me as a guest at
Critters at the Keyboard! Today I have been asked to describe my ideal writing
space. It could be old man winter has me down and feeling rather like a
shut-in, but honestly when I think of my ideal writing space, I think of Emma
and Rafe’s ocean side home in my fictional town, Audubon Springs. The town is a fictionalized version of my personal
favorite Jersey shore town, Spring Lake. The house itself is a mix of two homes
you’d find on pristine Ocean Ave. The
homes are lovely sprawling Victorians with large covered porches and amazing
views of the ocean.
So what does the ideal space within the home look
like? The office is on the second story of the house with a set of French doors
leading to a porch that boasts a white wraparound railing. This setting affords
me the opportunity to work indoors with the doors flung open wide, the long white
curtains billowing in the wind, carrying the fresh scent of the sea into the
room for inspiration. Outside on the porch, I’d have a chaise lounge for when I
take a break to read, or from where I can work on my printed edits. The porch
would also have a table with chairs so I could sit and have a meal while jotting
down notes for my current work in progress.
The sights from the porch, that of the ocean and nature, and knowing my
family was close by within the home…that is my ideal setting in which to
write.
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
RoseAnn DeFranco
grew up in upstate NY with her nose in a book and a song in her heart.
Following the pursuit of a musical theatre career in NYC, she turned her
creative energy to writing romance. RoseAnn blogs about her writing experiences
with her critique partners at www.the violetfemmes.com. A NJ shore transplant,
she enjoys time spent at the
beach with her family. She would love to one day live in a quaint shore town
like the fictional town Audubon Springs from her BROTHERS OF AUDUBON SPRINGS
series. More information about these
Contemporary Romantic
Comedies can be found at www.radefranco.com.
Web links: www.radefranco; www.thevioletfemmes.com;
@radefranco; https://www.facebook.com/#!/roseanndefrancoauthor
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18586846-return-to-audubon-springs
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Return-Audubon-Springs-Brothers-ebook/dp/B00FDSL792/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380163799&sr=8-1&keywords=return+to+audubon+springs
BUY LINKS:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1gUBz1o
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book, I can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteKit3247(at)aol(dot)com
This sounds like it will be steamy!
ReplyDeleteHello. Thank you for featuring Return to Audubon Springs today. Emma and Rafe were a fun couple and I enjoyed writing their story.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, a house on the shore is a perfect getaway for many reasons!
ReplyDeleteThank for the contest.
ReplyDeletejfitze2@hotmail.com
This book is intriguing....can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteYour ideal space sounds a lot like mine! Your excerpt shows the heat between Emma and Rafe and sounds like a perfect book to read to warm up on a cold winter night. Best of luck with the release!
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