Hi lovelies! It
gives me great pleasure today to host Gina Conkle and her new book, “Waiting
for a Girl Like You”! 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 an Amazon Kindle Fire 7”!! Also, come back daily to interact with Gina
and to increase your chances of winning!
This book is on
sale during the book tour for ONLY $0.99!!!
See below for more details.
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by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Waiting for a Girl Like You
by Gina Conkle
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GENRE:
Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
(Two stories in one Book)
Proper Care and Feeding of a Broken Heart
Bookstore clerk
Abbie is off-the-charts nervous her first night moonlighting in a sex-for-hire
job. If she only kept her mouth shut…but nothing goes as expected, including
the intense blue-eyed surfer who walks through her door. Mark wants to work out
a few kinks —and leave the lifestyle for good. Past mistakes still haunt him,
but sweet Abbie turns Mark’s plans upside down, and two broken hearts discover
honesty is the hottest aphrodisiac.
Anything But Safe
Former trophy wife
Jennifer wants to thrive again, but when her new life hits a speedbump, her
unlikely hero is rough working man AJ. The woman he rescued is out of his
league, but the two together are magic. Jennifer smooths his hard edges, and
when she’s with AJ, her true, quirky colors show. A surprise threatens to
derail the two who quickly learn…love is anything but safe.
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EXCERPT
ONE:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
“I
don’t know what Mrs. Smith told you but when she said ‘fresh face’ that was
code for I don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve never done this before. Any of it.
Not sex for hire. And certainly not BDSM. Much as I want to bolt, I need the
money. So can we get this over with?”
Another
dry chuckle. “You know how to get a man going.”
I
glared at him through my bangs and hugged myself tighter. Music pulsed from the
room next door, but I couldn’t say what the song was. Did they need a sound
track to get going? The frazzled side of me surrendered to how little I knew
about sex. Despite standing bravely, I was small and adrift on an unknown sea.
Surfer
Man stepped within touching distance, his blue eyes on the verge of grey, lit
with a strange mixture of hard shell and tender patience. A faint line traced
the left side of his mouth like contempt came easy.
“First
rule,” he said evenly. “You only talk when spoken to.”
“Then
what am I supposed to call you?”
The
question startled us both. I was throwing out the no names rule and for good
reason. Something dawned on me. With the closed door, it was just the two of
us. This square room was my island. Control could go either way. Surfer Man’s
mouth opened, but an adrenaline rush took over and my hip cocked sideways. In
the world of fight or flight, my body tensed with its version of fight.
“Oh,
let me guess. You’re going to say Call me master or some crap like that. I work
at a bookstore. I’ve read those please spank me Mr. Billionaire books.”
I
liked a few of them. Reading the books was one thing. Living them was another.
One
side of his mouth curved up. “Maybe you should tell me how you really feel.”
I
exhaled slowly, blowing bangs off my forehead. No sense in telling him what I
really thought. Talk about a mood killer. No man wanted to hear me say this
place is for losers who can’t find a girl. Yet, this guy was no loser.
“Real
billionaires don’t look like you do in those jeans of yours.”
He
chuckled, his blue eyes flaring wider. “I’m no billionaire.”
Oh,
but you are one hot man. Thankfully my filter worked and I kept that to myself.
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INTERVIEW:
Good morning Gina!
Welcome to Fabulous and Brunette!
We are thrilled to have you here and can’t wait to learn more about you
and your new book, “Waiting for a Girl Like You.”
First off, such a hot and intriguing book cover! Tell us how it came about.
Thanks for hosting me. I’m happy to talk
romance books. The Waiting for a Girl Like You cover came about because I
wanted a kissing couple because the series name is Kissables. The wet on the
beach part came because Abbie and Mark are in Laguna Niguel, a southern
California beach town. There really isn’t much beach action though in the
story.
What 3-5 words would you use to describe your book?
Hot. Deeply felt.
So this book is actually a two book set – with two different
stories included. Is there any
connection or relation to these two stories or are they two completely separate
stories? Which couple is featured on the
front cover?
They are two completely unrelated
stories. I want to do a “what’s next” for both couples. Mark and Abbie are sort
of the cover models (more Mark than Abbie because Abbie has long blonde hair
and is younger than the cover model).
Let’s first talk about the first story, “Proper Care and Feeding
of a Broken Heart.” The main character,
Abbie moonlights as a sex worker. How
does Abbie land in this line of work?
She shares her financial woes with a
fast-living friend who puts her in touch with “Mrs. Smith” the woman who runs
the brothel.
There is so much chemistry and passion between Abbie and
Mark. It basically leaps off the
page. What was your inspiration for
these two character’s relationship?
They took on a life of their own, didn’t
they? It was intense! I knew a woman who moonlighted in a job similar to what
Abbie did, but any similarity ends there. Writing Mark and Abbie in first
person helped with deep dives into both characters.
Abbie and Mark both have some baggage. Do you think this common ground brings them
closer or makes things more complicated?
I think it made things more complicated.
Abbie’s a straight arrow to Mark’s random, squiggly line.
Now, let’s shift to the second story, “Anything But Safe.” The main character, Jennifer, a former trophy
wife, is looking for change and a new life.
What are some of Jennifer’s characteristics?
She’s a social butterfly type with
insecurities. Her current life circumstances feel like shifting ground and she
has to decide to keep going on the old path that made her unhappy or strike out
on new ground.
I love that Jennifer and AJ bring out the best in each
other. That’s truly what one always
wants in their partner. To have your
other half make you want to be the best version of yourself. This couple also has steamy passion
scenes. What was your inspiration for
these two character’s relationship?
A chance parking lot encounter years ago
was the seed for Jennifer and AJ (and a class conflict in romance talk).
What is your favorite chapter or section of the book in either
or both stories?
I love Mark and Abbie’s first meet when
she gets nervous and a tad snarky. She tells Mark she works in a bookstore and
knows about those “please spank me Mr. Billionaire” books. You just have to
read the scene to fully appreciate the banter.
Give us an interesting fun fact about your book.
These are two of the fastest stories
I’ve ever written.
As an author, what is your favorite word you love to include in
your books?
Love!
Do you write your books with a pen or type writer or computer?
Pen and computer.
For your own reading, do you prefer ebooks or traditional
paper/hard back books?
I prefer paperback novels first, ebooks
second.
What book(s) are you currently reading?
Non-fiction: Deep Work and Fiction: Wolf
and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss (one of my throwback favorites).
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
Life is good. Why not?
What is your favorite flavor of ice-cream?
Talenti’s Coconut
Yum! Good choice! Talenti’s makes such incredible ice-creams!
What is your favorite TV show?
It’s a tie between “Fixer-Upper” and
“Vikings”
What is your favorite movie?
Gladiator
Such a classic! Great
choice!
What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Get in the habit of writing and with
your first draft, let the writing flow. Kick your inner editor to the curb with
your first draft.
What's next for you? What are you working on now?
What’s next are two Georgian romances
from the Midnight Meetings series releasing this year, Meet a Rogue at Midnight
(October) and The Lord Meets His Lady (December).
Right now I’m working on a
Georgian/Highlander proposal set in 1753 and my Forgotten Sons series (Viking
romance) sold so I’m balancing both projects at once.
Wow it sounds like you are quite busy! But it also sounds like it’s going to be a
very successful year for you as you have lots of exciting new projects coming
up!
Thank you so much for spending time with Fabulous and Brunette
readers and sharing your exciting new book with us! We wish you all the best on your book tour!
Thanks again for having me!
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AUTHOR
BIO:
Gina Conkle writes Viking and
Georgian Romance with a new dip into hot Contemporary Romance. She grew up in
southern California and despite all that sunshine, Gina loves books over
beaches and stone castles over sand castles. Now she lives in Michigan with her
favorite alpha male, Brian, and their two sons where she’s known to
occasionally garden and cook.
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FREE
BOOK!!!:
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require a coupon or promo code. This
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INFO:
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Hi Gina ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! Thank you again for taking the time of out of your day to talk with me about your exciting new book! :)
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