Key to Love
by Judy Ann Davis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
When architect Elise Springer’s father is injured, she
immediately leaves San Francisco to care for him. The last person she expects
to encounter in her Pennsylvania hometown is her childhood friend Lucas Fisher.
Lucas is investigating his brother’s death, and Elise can’t resist lending a
hand.
Lucas longs for the close family ties he never had. He’s
back in Scranton to set up a classic car restoration business and build a
future. The torch he carries for Elise burns brighter than ever, but before he
can declare his love, he must obtain the legal rights to adopt his nephew—and
prove his brother’s death was no accident.
As they unearth clues pointing to find a murderer and a
missing stash of money, Elise faces a dilemma. Is her career on the West Coast
the key to her happiness, or is it an animal-cracker-eating four-year-old and
his handsome uncle instead?
EXCERPT
“What’s going on?” She draped the
plastic-encased garments over the top rail of the porch and bent to give the
dog an affectionate pat on her head. “I leave for fifteen minutes to get
aspirin and stop at the drycleaners and the place turns into a car lot.”
“The invasion of the lunatics,”
Fritz said and followed it with a sour scowl. “I’d kill for a double scotch on
ice. All I wanted to do was take Cindy out to Nay Aug Park for a quiet walk.”
“That bad?” Elise smiled. “Who’s
watching Todd?”
“Right now he’s upstairs trying
to find his Atlanta Braves baseball cap. He’s begging me to take him for some
ice cream.” Still scowling, he jerked a thumb over his shoulder. “Before you go
in there, I guess I’d better fill you in on all the whack jobs.”
“Whack jobs?” Her eyes traveled
past her brother’s shoulders to the screen door where a chorus of voices was
raised in angry pandemonium.
“Chuck Sanders is in the kitchen
and is hoping he can beg you to come back to work. Monique is in the living
room and is trying to beg Lucas to come back to her. Paul Winston is camped out
on the steps in the hallway, looking like he just stepped out of an episode of
the television show Mom always liked. You know, the one where you enter another
dimension?”
“The Twilight Zone?”
“That’s it. Oh, and Mort Levinson
is upstairs using your bathroom.”
She blinked, unsure she
comprehended the monologue. She looked down in horror at her cut-off jeans and
tank top. Why, oh why, didn’t she take time to properly dress this morning? She
looked like Daisy Duke in running shoes.
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Judy Ann Davis began her career in writing as a copy and continuity
writer for radio and television in Scranton, PA. Throughout her career, she has
written for both industry and education.
Over a dozen of her short stories have appeared in anthologies, and
literary and small magazines, and have received numerous awards. Nineteen of
them are now collected in UP ON THE ROOF AND OTHER STORIES.
Her first novel, RED FOX WOMAN, published in 2010, is a western,
mystery, and romance and was a finalist in the International Book Awards and
USA Book News Best Book Awards. Its stand-alone sequel, UNDER STARRY SKIES, was
released earlier this year.
When Judy Ann is not behind her computer, you can find her looking for
anything humorous to make her laugh or swinging a golf club where the chuckles
are few. She is a member of Pennwriters, Inc. and Romance Writers of America.
She lives in Central Pennsylvania.
Visit her on the web at these locations:
Website: www.judyanndavis.com
Twitter: @JudyAnnDavis4
KEY TO LOVE – Digital and Print
Barnes and Noble Link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/key-to-love-judy-ann-davis/1117269826?ean=2940148942894
Judy Ann will be awarding
a $25.00 Amazon Email Gift Certificate to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here:
I love the excerpt...lol.
ReplyDeleteThere's lots of humor in "Key to Love." Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteGreat excerpt! Sounds like an interesting read ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katie!
DeleteA big thank you to Rachel Brimble Romance for hosting KEY TO LOVE and me today. My novel is a heartwarming contemporary romance with lots of humor and a mystery-driven plot. For the blog tour, it has been reduced to $0.99 until the end of the month. Wishing everyone who stops by a great day!
ReplyDeleteThe humor shines through in your excerpt, Judy. Best of luck with KEY TO LOVE.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jana.
DeleteKEY TO LOVE captures your interest on page one and never lets go. The mix of romance and mystery is well-done.
ReplyDeleteJennifer,
DeleteThanks for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. There is lots of humor to help drive the story. Have a great evening.
This sounds wonderful, Judy. I love second chance romance, throw in some mystery and I'm there. Will definitely order!
ReplyDeleteRobena,
DeleteThanks for the support. My characters are a little quirkly, but funny. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great evening.
Great excerpt, thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Thank you for stopping by.
Delete