Hi, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Laura
Haley-McNeil and her new book, “When Love Whispers”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
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When Love Whispers
by Laura Haley-McNeil
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GENRE: Romance
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BLURB:
Sometimes, love comes in packages.
As
the top ranked student at Charleston’s military academy, Preston Lowe excels in
class, in sports and with women. Only Willow Dockery, a barmaid at the city’s
trendy nightclub, sees the pain in his eyes when he’s out with friends having a
good time. But Willow doesn’t know how Preston inwardly struggles to forget a
past that could derail the career he’s worked hard to achieve.
Willow
wrestles with her own secrets. After a disastrous relationship leaves her broke
and disillusioned, she vows never to let anyone rob her of her dreams again.
But as she gets to know Preston, it’s as if their tumultuous pasts meld
together into something so startling it transforms their relationship and their
lives forever.
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EXCERPT TWO:
She
turned her sweet face to his. In her eyes was a softness that bordered on
melancholy. A lock of hair fell across her cheek.
Without
thinking, he slipped a finger beneath the lock and draped it behind her
shoulder. His hand rested on her delicate frame, her warmth sending a flood of
emotions through him.
She
stilled, her lips parting. A soft gasp escaped.
“Oh,
Willow,” he murmured, and the desire that ached inside him gushed forward.
He
pushed his hand through hair soft as silk and cupped the back of her head. She
didn’t pull away. She let him guide her face to his. The taste of her lips was
sweet and lush. She melted against him, her firm, round stomach pressed into
his. The urges deep inside him burst in confusing sensations he wouldn’t take
time to understand. For one heady moment, her mouth softened, her hand clinging
to his shirt. His mind darkened, pushing out all rational thought. He couldn’t
explain his feelings. What gripped his chest crushed reasoning.
She
pulled away.
His
eyes flew open. He released her. She stood before him, trembling, her lips
swollen and red. A sheen filled her eyes. He stared at her stunned. What had he
done?
“Willow,
I didn’t mean—”
“Don’t
say it.” Holding up her hand, she closed her eyes and shook her head. “Maybe we
should rethink—”
“If
that’s what you want, then we will.” His words were rushed. “But I’ll set some
ground rules right now and promise you this will never happen again.”
Something
flickered in her eyes.
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AUTHOR BIO:
A
native of California, Laura Haley-McNeil spent
her youth studying ballet and piano, though her favorite pastime was curling up
with a good book. Without a clue as to how to write a book, she knew one day
she would.
After
college, she segued into the corporate world, but she never forgot her love for
the arts and served on the board of two community orchestras. Finally realizing
that the book she’d dreamt of writing wouldn’t write itself, she planted
herself in front of her computer. She now immerses herself in the lives and
loves of her characters in her romantic suspense and her contemporary romance
novels. Many years later, she lived her own romantic novel when she married her
piano teacher, the love of her life.
Though
she and husband have left warm California for cooler Colorado, they enjoy the
outdoor life of hiking, bicycling, horseback riding and snow skiing. They
satisfy their love of music by attending concerts and hanging out with their
musician friends, but Laura still catches a few free moments when she can sneak
off and read.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Laura will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Laura ~ 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! :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Ally. Thank you for inviting me. It's wonderful to be here. Writing When Love Whispers took me on an exciting adventure where I met two wonderful people Willow and Preston. I'm delighted to share their story with your readers.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity to meet the Fabulous and Brunette readers!
DeleteAre any of the characters based on real people? Congrats on the release.
ReplyDeleteHi, Bernie. It's wonderful to meet you. I'm a great people watcher so my characters have bits and pieces of people I know or have seen, but as for one character being exactly like someone I know? That hasn't happened, but someday it could. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI liked the excerpt, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rita!
DeleteYour book sounds great and I'm glad I got to learn about it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, James. When Love Whispers was a fun book to write.
DeleteThank you, James. I hope you enjoy the book!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any ideas for your next book? Congrats on the release.
ReplyDeleteHi, Bernie. The first book in my new series, The Billionaire's Christmas Gift, will be released at the end of the month, then it's back to writing the next book for the Duvall sisters.
DeleteGreat cover.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bridgett. I hope you enjoy When Love Whispers.
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