Need You Now
by Dei Araujo
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GENRE: Romantic
Suspense
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BLURB:
Nothing compared to the horror Amaranth Wallace felt upon
discovering her babysitter beaten and her autistic son missing. To get him
back, she must put all her faith in her ex-lover, the very man she vowed to
avoid forever.
One steamy and mind-blowing night with Amaranth and Nicholas was hooked. But when she chose his half-brother over him, Nicholas turned his back on her and love. Now fate has brought them back together, and Nicholas must revisit old wounds that run deep with the woman who broke his heart.
Can Amaranth and Nicholas put their torrid history aside to find her son and get a chance at love?
One steamy and mind-blowing night with Amaranth and Nicholas was hooked. But when she chose his half-brother over him, Nicholas turned his back on her and love. Now fate has brought them back together, and Nicholas must revisit old wounds that run deep with the woman who broke his heart.
Can Amaranth and Nicholas put their torrid history aside to find her son and get a chance at love?
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NOTE: The book is on
sale for only $0.99.
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EXCERPT
A sigh escaped him. He was wound
tight from the stress of the day, and his only desire was to relieve it by
getting some shut eye. Unfortunately, her presence in his room drove all
thoughts of sleep out the window.
“What are you doing here?” Nicholas
picked up a black T-shirt and donned it.
“I needed to speak with you,” she
said to the walnut stained door of his bedroom. She stood with her arms hugging
her waist as if she was cold, a gesture he noticed she had a habit of doing
when she was nervous. Her body was slim, but had curves in all the right places
and he had the pleasure of viewing one of those places now. She had a nice,
round apple bottom that begged to be grabbed and nibbled. The woman was a
magnet, and he was her polar opposite, drawn inexplicably to her. He found his
feet moving to stand behind her, his steps muffled by the plushness of his
carpet. He inhaled her scent and catalogued it to his memory. She smelled of
lavender, vanilla and a hint of something citrus. In a word, she smelled
delicious.
“You do know you can turn around,”
he said, his voice ruffling the wisps of wayward hair. “Your innocent eyes are
protected.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Dei
Araujo knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of 11 after writing a short
story that drew a raucous response from her dad. Her love for romance came
through her mother who encouraged Dei’s voracious appetite for reading. She
went on to win writing awards in high school to include a first-place award for
poetry in honor of her father who served during the first Gulf War.
After
graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in
Journalism/News Editorial, Dei was commissioned in the Air Force as a public
affairs officer where she utilized her skill as a writer to tell the Air Force
story. Her military career took her all over the world and exposed her
different cultures and people.
While
serving as an Air Force reservist, Dei completed her MFA in Writing Popular
Fiction at Seton Hill University and rediscovered her voice as a romance
writer. She’s living out her real-life love story in beautiful Miami, Florida,
with her soulmate, and their four rambunctious boys.
Need
You Now, a romantic suspense, is her first novel and the first in the Love’s
Paradise series.
Dei
is a member of Romance Writers of America.
Social
Media Links:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/DeiPAraujo
Twitter
ID: @dei_araujo
Website
link: www.deiaraujo.wordpress.com
Goodreads
author page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/16944251.Dei_Araujo
Buy
Links:
The
Wild Rose Press:
https://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/5082-need-you-now.html
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
Dei Araujo will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thank you so much for hosting my debut novel, Need You Now. I look forward to answering any questions you or guests may have.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover & I'm looking forward to checking this one out.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Victoria. The artists at the Wild Rose Press are extremely talented and my artist did a fabulous job. I wanted to incorporate a landmark that represented Puerto Rico and the colonial fort, El Morro, was added.
DeleteWhat surprised you about this book, as you were writing it?
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that surprised me while writing Need You Now would have to be Amaranth's son, Kenyon, who is Autistic. I enjoyed writing him and trying to get into his mind. I have four boys and one of them is Autistic and I spent a lot of time observing him and how he sees the world. My son tends to be obsessive with certain things and I tried to bring that same compulsion to light in Kenyon. Although I love my primary characters, Nicholas and Amaranth, Kenyon, hands down became my favorite.
DeleteThank you, Lisa and good luck.
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