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lovelies! It gives me great pleasure
today to host Jacki Kelly and her new book, “In Pursuit of Perfection”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
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In Pursuit of Perfection
by Jacki Kelly
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GENRE: Romance
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BLURB:
The
next man in Macy Rollins’s life must be perfect. She’s had enough impostors and
isn’t willing to settle for anything less. All she has to do is get through the
company contract negotiation season and she will get that promotion she has
been working so hard for. Avery Malveaux – one of Philadelphia’s most eligible
bachelors – has been hired to work with her as legal counsel for the company.
From the moment they are forced to work together tensions are high and
expectations are low. He questions her ability, she questions his intentions.
After Macy is suspected in an accounting shortage, she accuses Avery of
betraying her confidence. Has she once again been deceived by a man she thought
she could trust? Can she clear her name and win her job back? And can there be
any hope for Macy’s pursuit of perfection.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Macy
rubbed her forehead. Right now, wasn’t the time to fire Michelle and start
interviewing for a new assistant. The world needed to stop spinning for just a
few moments. Her job depended on finding that money. She picked up the phone
and dialed accounting.
“Connie,
I need your help,” she said. “Can you run monthly balances on my account,
starting with January?”
“You
want everything? That’s a lot.”
“Yeah.
How soon can you get it to me?”
“Give
me a day or two.”
“Connie,
one more thing. I’m seeing a lot of new accounts. Several that I don’t
recognize. I know we’re going after market share, but I didn’t expect this
many. If I send you a list of the names, what information can you provide on
them?”
“Well,
I can tell you when the account was set up, by who, and purchasing activity.
What else would you need?”
“That’s
a good start. Thanks.”
Macy
ended the call, but the nagging didn’t subside.
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GUEST POST:
Falling in Love with the Main Characters:
Books
are all about the characters in them and whatever it is they want to accomplish.
When In Pursuit of Perfection came to me, I saw a female lead that was like
ninety percent of women. Most women are insecure about something, whether it’s
our hair, body image, or something as simple as our eyebrows or the fullness or
lack thereof of our lips. Ask any woman if there was one thing she could change
about herself and I’m willing to bet every one of them would come up with
something. And if they are anything like my heroine, they might come up with
two or three. I didn’t want Macy Rollins to be perfect because there’s no such
thing. Macy has doubts and sometimes she feels insecure. Readers don’t fall in
love with perfect characters because there is nothing for them to overcome, and
nothing to draw the reader into the story and invest their time in reading the
book.
The
hero – Avery Malveaux, while he’s wealthy and has the career he’s always
wanted, he’s not living in a perfect world. Nobody does. Everyone knows money
doesn’t buy happiness, so when it comes to finding the right woman, Avery has
run into obstacles. While money can buy almost anything, it hasn’t bought him
the perfect woman. I think readers can connect with Avery because who doesn’t
want to find someone to love for a lifetime?
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AUTHOR BIO:
Men
and women have always sought the promise that only love can offer. Jacki invites
you into an intriguing world where romance abounds around every corner and down
every street. You’ll be amazed at the crazy things we do and don’t do for the
promise of love.
Jacki
has been writing since her fourth grade teacher made her keep a journal for a
grade. Now she does it to keep track of all the fascinating and heartbreaking
moments that life throws our way. Poetry, personal essays, short stories and
novels have all occupied space in her heart and her hard drive.
Jacki
lives in the northeast where the winters are too cold and the summers are warm.
But, she wouldn’t trade it for anywhere else, well maybe for a fabulous house
on the sunny sands of Miami Beach in February. Her loveable husband and
adorable floppy eared dog endure her long periods behind the computer creating
happy-endings for her amazing hero and heroines. Romance makes the world go
round and Jacki is enjoying the ride.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jacki will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Jacki ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Ally. Thanks for having me this morning and allowing me to share my book with your audience.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI encourage reading so having a family who loves to read I sure support.Thanks for sharing your terrific read with us.
ReplyDeleteJames, I agree with you. I come from a family of readers, too.
ReplyDeleteAre any of the places in the book based off of real places that you visited?
ReplyDeleteHello Bernie, yes, I've visited all the places, Queen Anne, Maryland, Philadelphia, Geneva and Oviedo in Asturias.
DeleteSounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteRita, thank you. I hope you'll give it a try.
DeleteWhich genres do you enjoy reading the most? Would you mind sharing some of your favorite books and authors?
ReplyDeleteThanks. Victoria.
ReplyDeleteBea, I love to read, so I read a little of everything. Of course my Kindle is filled with romance, but I also have women's fiction and some thrillers. I like Brenda Jackson, Liane Moriarty, Kerry Lonsdale, which is only a few of my favs.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jacki. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my query. Like you, I read a bit of everything. In addition to everything romance, I love sci-fi and fantasy stories the best.
Deletethank you for sharing the excerpts and the guest post. I enjoyed reading them
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