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:
“This is your
fault!” Emma shouted.
“My fault?” Rafe
blinked through the thick coat of flour. “You’re the one who started this.”
“Me?”
“Yeah, you—Miss
Macrobiotic Princess!” They used the barstools for support, and pulled
themselves up from the slippery floor. “You’re immovable just like your
mother.”
“And you’ve got
about as much depth as a toenail. For the life of me, I can’t remember why I
was ever with you.”
With a predatory
look in his eyes and gait, Rafe advanced. In two long strides he pinned her to
the counter, his hands grasping her hips. “Don’t!” His voice, low and
dangerous, and his near proximity overwhelmed, charging her body with a jolt of
electricity rendering breathing impossible. His gaze locked on hers for an
eternity, then without warning, he dipped his head and licked lavishly at the
syrup on her chest and neck.
Need and heat
consumed her at his touch, fraying what was left of her nerves. She dropped her
head back, shivered, and her knees buckled. He held her steady, fully pinned
against the counter and continued to feast on her neck. Then with a shake as if
waking from a dream, he stepped away, taking his heat with him.
Emma swayed and
gripped the counter. Goose bumps rose on her flesh at the storm brewing in his
eyes.
“Say or do
anything you want to push me out of this house, but don’t ever say you don’t
remember.”
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
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ReplyDeleteThank you for featuring Return to Audubon Springs!
ReplyDeleteI love this moment between Emma and Rafe. Only a couple with such a long history could have such a delicious ending to a food fight!
Have you ever been in a food fight? I've only been in water fights. They aren't nearly as messy to clean up!