Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Victoria
Grant and her new book, “Stranded in Love”!
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 ONE of THREE signed copies of her
featured book!! That’s right – there will
be THREE lucky winners!!! Also,
come back daily to interact with Victoria and to increase your chances of
winning!
Thanks for stopping
by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
Please note that this
giveaway is only available to North America residents. Sorry INTL – please check out other giveaways
on this blog.
Stranded in Love
by Victoria Grant
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
If a
gold medal was awarded for Worst Day Ever, Laney Calderone would win it today,
hands down. She’s just discovered she's pregnant, her fiancé abruptly dumps her
when she tells him, and her new car refuses to start as a brutal snowstorm hits
Toronto.
Good
Samaritan Tyler Hammond offers to take her home; however, with the heavy snow
falling and his patience dwindling, Laney’s gold medal day isn’t over yet.
Storms
intensify both outside and in as Laney finds herself inexplicably attracted to
this tall, dark and very handsome but infuriating stranger.
Can
Laney fight her unwanted yet increasing desire for this man long enough to get
through the relentless storm? And will Tyler let her walk out of his life as
easily as she came into it?
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EXCERPT FOUR:
Tyler
took Laney into his arms and pulled her close. The music changed to that
unforgettable jazz melody she knew so well, and out of the corner of her eye
she noticed Stephen on the balcony with the band leader, a devilish grin on his
face. Up to his old tricks again.
“You
look ravishing tonight, Ginger.” Tyler whispered in her ear. “Did I ever tell
you red is my favourite colour?”
Laney
tried to move to the rhythm except her feet would not obey. She felt clumsy and
self-conscious dancing with Tyler with so many people watching, especially her
family.
“You
feel a little tense, my love. Relax and enjoy.”
She
closed her eyes wishing she could walk away, but that wasn’t going to happen.
Tyler held her tight and guided her effortlessly around the floor. The
mesmerizing scent of his cologne reverberated through her senses and she
surprised herself when she realized she was smiling. The Tyler Trap, she
thought. You’ve gotten stuck in it again, you idiot!
With
a deep sigh, she let herself surrender and leaned into him. He smiled and
pulled her even closer. It didn’t matter to her anymore who saw them, who
noticed they were so close; she didn’t care.
As
she floated around the hall Laney became immersed in her surroundings. The
Christmas tree lights twinkling, the distant chatter and laughter of the
guests, the captivating tune, and the wonderful feel of this amazing man in her
arms.
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GUEST POST:
Who Inspired Your Love for Books?
Thanks so much for letting me share my
words with you today, Ally. It’s such a pleasure to be here.
My
parents inspired my love of books. They always read to me and my sisters at
bedtime, we’d visit the library as a family every couple of weeks, and we were
always reading – in winter cuddled in a blanket by the fire, and in summer
sprawled on that same blanket underneath the huge maple tree on our front lawn.
I loved it. Some of my favourite books
from my childhood were The Wind in the Willows, anything by Beatrix Potter, and
I loved the Nancy Drew series. I even
volunteered in the school library when I was in Grades 5 and 6, I just loved
being around books, and still do.
I
began writing stories as a child, and that love grew as I did. My compositions
always earned top marks and several teachers suggested I seek out a career that
would involve writing. My creative
writing teacher in high school told me my dialogue ‘sizzles’ and that I should
become a playwright. I haven’t yet
penned a play, but you never know!
My
love of writing romance novels began years ago. I’m a girly girl and just love
the thought of meeting that handsome prince and living happily ever after. It sounds like a fairy tale, but it does
happen. I know, because it happened to me!
I met Larry in 1995, we were married in 1997 and, if it hadn’t been for
his on-the-job injury, we would’ve lived out our happily ever after until we
were old and grey. Sadly, he passed away in 2017, but not before leaving me
with many wonderful memories and some fabulous ideas for new romance novels.
I
will always write. It’s exciting, comforting, and an escape from this everyday
world that can be so brutal and unforgiving.
It’s nice to open the pages of a book and know that you’re welcome in a
whole new world. So I invite your
followers to open up Stranded in Love and get lost in the exciting world of
Laney Calderone and her family. It’s
Book #1 in the series, Book #2 will be available early next year.
~Thanks!~
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AUTHOR BIO:
Born
in England to a Monty Python-loving dad and a Lawrence Welk-loving mum - tea
drinkers all - we moved to Canada when I was seven. "Say book, say
look" my new classmates would hound me just so they could have a good
chuckle at my accent. But being incredibly shy, this was a great way for me to
make friends.
My
love of words and a creative imagination prompted English teachers to urge me
to write for a living, especially after I got a letter from the Prime Minister
who thanked me for writing to him! So
cool for a twelve-year-old!
Through
the years, I wrote while I earned a living as an Administrative Assistant in
various companies; then I owned a Wedding Coordination business for six years
(talk about romance!), all the while being happily married to the love of my
life.
These
interesting jobs plus wedded bliss gave me oodles of ideas for romantic plot
lines, tall, dark and handsome heroes and feisty, beautiful heroines, and, of
course, the happily ever afters.
I
currently live in Mississauga and spend time with family and friends, and
struggle daily with the wine and chocolate that somehow magically appear in my
house...
And,
amidst the endless cups of strong tea, while the dead parrot sketch and Cole
Porter songs whirl around in my brain, I write. I will always write romances
because I love creating fascinating characters whose lives I can make
completely miserable before I give them their happily ever after.
~Victoria~
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Victoria will be awarding 3 signed paperback
copies of the book to randomly drawn winners (North America Only) via
Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Victoria ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ally! It was fun to be here! I look forward to visiting again when my next novel is published. :)
DeleteSounds great! You are always welcome :)
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your post, Victoria. Good luck with the tour!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane! So glad you liked the post!
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