Hi
lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Melissa Shirley and her new
book, “Breaking Hearts!” For other stops
on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or
any of the images in this post.
Be sure to
make it to the end of this post to enter to win a digital copy of “Breaking
Hearts” by Melissa Shirley AND a digital copy of “Head Over Heels” by Crystal
B. Bright – ALL to ONE lucky winner! Also, come back daily to interact with
Melissa and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for
stopping by! Wishing you lots of luck in
this exciting giveaway!
**Please
note that this post and giveaway are part of a two-part book tour event. This post and the above post share the same
giveaway as both books in a digital format are the prize for ONE lucky
winner.**
Breaking
Hearts
A Storybook
Lake Romance
by Melissa Shirley
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Can
tragedies have a happy ending in Storybook Lake?
Every town
has one—a mean girl, hell-bent on taking down everything in her path—and
Danielle Ranier played the role to a tee. She broke up Storybook Lake’s most
beloved couple and to save herself from a lifetime of lectures on morality, she
hopped on the first plane out of town. Six years, one child, and a big secret
later, she’s back, fleeing from her abusive husband, who isn’t quite willing to
set her free. Now on trial for a murder she didn’t commit, Simon Hunter, the
only man she’s ever loved is offering her a lifetime of love and security. If
she could only reveal the secrets long-held inside her, a family that never was
might finally come together...
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EXCERPT ONE:
How it
all started.
Since the
moment I first noticed boys in fifth grade, Simon Hunter was the boy I saw
myself growing old with. He had the best smile, the most expressive
honey-colored eyes, and a way with people that made an entire town love him.
Even when he didn’t know it, he was everything to me. Any minute I could sneak
into his presence was a minute I savored and cherished.
When we
got around to the business of being adults, our schedules seldom coordinated,
but we spent most Fridays together. I’d skipped out on the last three, wanting
him to see what it would be like without me. I wanted him to miss me with a
desperate passion.
The
missing only happened on my end, and I had the phone log to prove it. As it
went to voice mail, I glared at my phone and left my tenth message…a pitiful,
I-miss-you-please-call-me-and-let-me-know-you’re-okay kind of message. Since
high school, he’d been my reason for waking up in the morning, the hero in the
dreams I had every night, and the focus of all the moments in between. And damn
it. Friday was our day.
After a
quick makeup check, I left my apartment, the one we’d planned to share up until
a few months ago when he started making all those trips to LA with Gatlin. I
kicked the jealousy away with the toe of my shoe against a rock on the
sidewalk.
For three
full blocks, I took my frustration out on chunks of concrete until I strolled
past the bakery. It took every ounce of my will not to press my nose against
the window to see if he’d decided to loiter inside while his sister worked, or
if he’d just run in to get some free pastries. His car was parked out front, so
I leaned against it for a few minutes, waiting…remembering the first time he
kissed me…the way his hand cupped the side of my face, the brush of his lips so
softly over mine. Had we been sixteen? Seventeen? It was a lifetime ago.
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AUTHOR BIO:
As an author, Melissa
Shirley believes in fairytales, happily ever after, and destiny. Born and
raised in Illinois, and a mother of eight, she lives with her husband and three
youngest children in a quiet town in the southern part of the state where she
spends her time writing and watching her children grow into the people she has
always dreamed.
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CONNECT WITH MELISSA:
Website:
Blog:
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Amazon Author Page:
Email:
melissashirley2@gmail.com
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
The authors will be awarding a digital copy of both
books to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and
Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions. Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not
Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are
solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
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