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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?
Teaser 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.
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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Hello! Thanks for having me here today. I love this moment between Emma and Rafe. She's so determined to be strong and then ends up in the mulch the first time she sees him in three years. I wonder if anything equally as embarrassing has ever happened to you or your blog followers?
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