Blurb
Fearing
him is necessary.
Trusting
him could be a deadly mistake.
Born
deaf and living with an anxiety disorder, Brooke Hartley manages life
in five-minute intervals. It’s all she can do to get out of bed
each morning. She’s hidden inside her sister’s apartment for over
a year.
Everything
changes when Brooke’s sister goes missing. Her fragile world
crashes. She is desperate to find her, and she’ll need help.
Haunted
by a past he needs to forget, Scott Derrico keeps to himself until
his gallery manager, Autumn Hartley, suddenly disappears. He is
forced out of his isolation to help a woman that needs him with a
terrifying intensity.
Scott
tries to deny his attraction to Brooke. He doesn’t want to get
emotionally involved but he craves her like nothing else. And, for
her, he is a dark and sexy diversion to overcome her fear.
With
a genuinely flawed and relatable heroine and a mysterious and
protective hero, you won’t want this love story to end. You’ll
beg…for another five minutes…
Excerpt
Scott
stopped so he could stare at Autumn’s sister. He’d
forgotten—again—that she was coming. Maybe if he’d remembered,
he would have been more prepared.
Brooke
was absolutely beautiful.
Her
eyes met his, and he couldn’t look away. Those large, gorgeous eyes
held him in place better than steel bars could have. He could stare
at those eyes for the rest of the day, or week, or longer.
He
suddenly remembered his manners. He’d told Autumn he would make
this easier for her. He forced a polite smile, completely aware his
behavior was not going unnoticed.
With
a pointed stare, Autumn stepped toward him. “What’s wrong? And
don’t answer where she can see you. She reads lips.”
He
turned sideways, away from Brooke, opened his mouth to respond, and
shrugged instead.
“Did
you change your mind about her working here?”
“No,
of course not.”
“Okay.
So why are you looking at her like that?”
Again,
he shrugged. What was he supposed to say? Sorry, but I don’t want
to have the hots for your sister. You should have told me she was so
beautiful.
“Oh,”
she said, her eyebrows lifting.
Oh?
What the heck did she mean by that?
“You
realize I have a picture of my sister on my desk, right? It shouldn’t
be a surprise to you that she’s pretty.”
He
hadn’t noticed the picture. Obviously. And, she was way more than
pretty.
Her
look of surprise suddenly changed. “Scott, don’t you dare make a
move on my sister. I mean it. That’s the last thing she needs right
now.”
“That
won’t happen.”
“Good.
Now, please turn back around and say hello. I want her to feel
welcome.”
Right.
He turned back, shoved his hair away from his face, and instantly
went right on staring. “Hey. Welcome to the team.”
Was
that his voice? It was much softer than normal. He had to snap out of
this.
She
gave such a small smile that he wondered if he imagined it.
Had
she understood what he’d said? Maybe he hadn’t spoken slowly
enough?
He
looked back to Autumn to make sure she wasn’t still glaring at him.
She was. Oh hell. He walked away to his studio. This day was not
going to get any easier.
Another Five Minutes comes out today, August 24th!
About
the Author
Destiny
Booze is an interesting name, true? Destiny’s mom found her first
name in a romance book. Her last name was a gift from the man she
loves.
She
writes novels with intense conflicts, ongoing suspense, romance, and
happy endings. She grew up at a campground where she spent her
summers working long hours mowing, cleaning bathrooms, lifeguarding,
and leading activities.
Destiny
resides in Botetourt County, Virginia where she strives to be the
best wife, mother, and writer that she can be. Her family is always
priority number one. Other things of great importance to her are
friends and her readers!
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Destiny
Booze will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
9 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you so much for being a part of my book release tour! :)
Thank you, Victoria! That means a lot! :)
Thanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)
Welcome to Beyond Romance, Destiny! So sorry I couldn't be here yesterday - the world intervened...
I love the fact that you have created a heroine who is deaf and suffers from anxiety. So many romance heroines are perfect.
I hope the book does really well.
Thank you so much, Cali! Lisabet, I completely understand. The world does that too often. Thank you for saying that about my heroine. She was an interesting character to write. I really admired her for her strength during the story. I hope I did her justice. Have a great weekend! :)
To be honest I came for the giveaway but this is actually really interesting, good job
I'm okay with anyone coming by for the giveaway. Good luck! Maybe you'll win! :)
How did you come up the story for your book? Congrats on the release. Bernie Wallace BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com
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