Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Barbara
Valentin and her new book, “Order Up”!
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Be sure to make it to the end
of this post to enter to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Barbara
and to increase your chances of winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Order Up
by Barbara Valentin
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GENRE: Romantic Comedy
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BLURB:
Nancy
Braley is the Chicago Gazette's food editor with a taste for hot chefs and
talent for replicating their "secret" recipes. But when she finally
gets up the nerve to ask out a hot local café owner, Doug Johnston, she's
crushed when he says she's not the "marriage material" he's looking
for.
Doug
is perplexed by his attraction to Nancy whose take-no-prisoners personality
reminds him way too much of his cheating ex. To keep Nancy and his conflicted
feelings at bay, he throws out the only excuse he can come up with—she's just
not marriage material.
Not
one to be deterred, Nancy becomes obsessed with figuring out what exactly that
means—partly because she doesn't want to emulate her oft-married but
divorce-settlement-wealthy mother, and partly because her attraction to Doug is
driving her to distraction. So when a married and very pregnant colleague gets
put on bed rest until her baby arrives, Nancy volunteers to feed her family,
hoping to get a first-hand look at what marriage is all about. And when Doug's
ex opens a new coffee shop nearby, stealing business from his café, it's Nancy
who comes to his aid! Eager to call Doug's bluff, can she convince him she's
the real deal?
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EXCERPT TWO:
"Ladies.
What can I get you this morning?"
Caught
off guard, a rather loud gasp escaped Nancy's surprised lips.
I'm a
successful, award-winning, well-connected professional, I'm a successful,
award-winning, well-connected professional…
The
mere sight of Doug, wearing a gray T-shirt that read I'm an English Major. You
do the math was enough to trigger a weird little tug in her chest.
Despite
a rush of warmth threatening to turn her complexion from the color of uncooked
bread dough to a ripe pomegranate, Nancy shifted in her seat to better face the
man who had hijacked her cooking class (and may very well have shoved her name
to the top of the layoff list).
"I'll
have the daily brew, Doug, with just a pinch of sugar and…" Before she
could stop herself, Nancy reached over and put her hand on his forearm, giving
it a gentle squeeze as she asked, "What did you say the specials were
today?"
Her
touch seemed to spellbind him. His gaze trained on her, Doug recited,
"Lemon poppy seed scones and asparagus Swiss cheese quiche."
"Oh,"
Nancy gasped, finally releasing his arm. "The quiche sounds delicious.
I'll have that."
Granted,
he could have said "toilet paper," and she would've still ordered it
on the spot.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Author
of the popular Assignment: Romance series, Barbara was named "Indie
Star of 2015" by Publishers Weekly when her first book earned a coveted
starred review. A member of Romance Writers of America, she looks forward to
the days when her to-do list includes tasks such as “Attend premiere of movie based
on my book” or "Accept Godiva's request to be a taste-tester” …much better
than “Vacuum hallway” or “Pick up clothes from dry cleaners,” don’t you think?
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for featuring my latest release!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed getting to know your book and thanks for the chance to win :)
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