Lucky Charm
by Marie Astor
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BLURB:
Twenty-eight-year old Annabel Green is
about to tie the knot with her college love, an aspiring author Jeremy Blake,
but her plans for an ideal wedding are rudely interrupted when she catches
Jeremy kissing his gorgeous book agent.
Shell-shocked by Jeremy’s betrayal, Annabel
retreats into the quiet routine of TV dinners and solitary evenings. It is then
that Annabel’s best friend, fashion designer Lilly Clayton, sets herself on a
mission to draw Annabel out of her shell. In an attempt to persuade Annabel to
keep an open mind on dating, Lilly takes Annabel for a stunning makeover, but
after Annabel passes on a date with a dashing entrepreneur, Lilly decides that
more drastic measures are needed. Lilly invites Annabel to see a palm reader
who gives Annabel a lucky charm that is supposed to help her find true love.
A few weeks later, Annabel meets a new love
interest, and as the two embark on a whirlwind romance, she starts to believe
in the power of the talisman the palm reader has given her. But what Annabel
doesn’t know is that Lilly is hiding a secret that could unravel her faith in
her newly found luck in love.
EXCERPT:
Etienne pulled out a chair for her
and took his seat beside her. “First things first.” He reached for the bottle
of champagne in the ice bucket and expertly popped the cork. Then he filled
Annabel’s glass as well as his own. “To a wonderful night.”
Annabel nodded, blushing slightly
as she raised her glass to the toast. As she took a sip of the golden, bubbling
liquid, her eyes met Etienne’s intent gaze, and she felt her body quiver all
over.
“So how long do we have in this
place?” Annabel asked after they finished their meal. It was a delicious
supper: duck pate for appetizer, elk for main course and profiteroles for
desert.
“We have all night.” Etienne’s
eyes looked at her intently as he drained his champagne glass. “Would you like
to see the rest of the place?”
They walked into the next room,
which must have served as the master bedroom at one time. The walls were lined
with exquisite tapestries, and in the middle of the room
stood a vast bed with a tapestry canopy of royal blue.
“Look at how magnificent the
tapestries are,” Annabel murmured, sensing Etienne’s hands around her waist.
“Yes, they are absolutely
magnificent,” he whispered.
Annabel felt Etienne’s lips on the
nape of her neck and turned around.
“You are not even looking!” she
exclaimed in playful indignation.
“Guilty.” He nodded. “But in my
defense, I was distracted by a much more beautiful view.” He leaned in closer,
his lips running along the right side of her neck and then the left.
Annabel gasped for breath as
Etienne’s hands swept over her body. It’s
too bad we are in a museum, she thought, wishing they could make love right
here and now on this vast, magnificent bed.
Etienne’s caresses became more intense,
and now he was kissing her on the mouth, his rock-hard body pressing against
her. It was getting hotter by the minute, and Annabel’s head was swimming. All
she could think of was how much she wanted Etienne. A distant voice inside her
reminded her that at any minute someone could walk in on them, but she no
longer cared.
“I want you,” she whispered. “Make
love to me now.”
“I thought you would never ask,”
Etienne’s voice was hoarse with desire. With one swift motion, he lifted her
into his arms and carried her onto the bed.
What if we get caught? The last remnants
of reason rang in Annabel’s mind, but the urges of her body drowned out the
caution of her mind, and she gladly gave in to Etienne’s caresses.
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Marie Astor is the author of contemporary romance novels This Tangled
Thing Called Love, Lucky Charm, On the Rim of Love, romantic suspense, To Catch
a Bad Guy, and a short story collection,
A Dress in a Window. Marie is also the author of young adult fantasy
adventure novel, Over the Mountain and Back.
Books by Marie Astor:
This Tangled Thing Called Love – a contemporary romance about overcoming
one’s inhibitions, learning to tango, and finding one’s true love match.
Lucky Charm – a humorous contemporary romance about love, luck and
friendship.
On the Rim of Love – a contemporary romance about the unexpected power
of love.
A Dress in a Window – a collection of short stories about love,
coincidences, and fate.
http://www.amazon.com/A-Dress-Window-ebook/dp/B004E112TO/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
Over the Mountain and Back – young adult fantasy adventure novel about a
boy who takes his snowboard for a ride and finds himself in a magical, hidden
world he never knew existed.
Social Media Links:
Website: http://www.marieastor.com/
Twitter: @marieastor
Marie will be awarding to five
randomly drawn commenters at the end of the tour (US ONLY), one of the
following five custom-designed jewelry prizes:
Prize 1: Smoky quartz necklace
with sterling silver flower clasp
Prize 2: Lapis and labradorite
necklace with sterling silver clasp
Prize 3: Kayanite and turquoise
sterling silver necklace
Prize 4: Onyx and red agate
sterling silver bracelet
Prize 5: Jade, amber and red
agate necklace
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Comments??
Thank you for featuring Lucky Charm today!
ReplyDeleteMarie
In a museum? OMG. That's a first.
ReplyDeletecatherinelee100 at gmail dot com
Wow, that's a new one for me. A museum? You go girl!
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