Hello lovelies! It gives me
great pleasure today to host Aidee Ladnier and her new book, “A Hundred
Promises of 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 a $50 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Aidee
and to increase your chances of winning!
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by! Wishing you lots of luck in this
fabulous giveaway!
A Hundred Promises of Love
by Aidee Ladnier
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GENRE: Contemporary, Holiday
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BLURB:
For
Ethan and Nico, a broken millefiori ornament is more than a few shards of glass−it’s
a chance at finding love at Christmas.
Ethan
Carson wants to treat his mother to the perfect Christmas while she’s visiting
over the holidays. He’s spent all his savings on presents and bought an
enormous tree that takes up half his living room. But when he starts to trim
the tree with the family heirloom decorations, he finds her favorite ornament,
the one his late father bought on their honeymoon, is broken.
Glassblower
Nico Kazan doesn’t celebrate Christmas—unless you count trying to sell the art
glass in his gallery to holiday shoppers. When Ethan, the object of his secret
crush, asks him to recreate a broken Murano ball, he knows it will take more
than his skill and time. Can he risk his heart to give Ethan back a symbol of
love and family for Christmas?
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EXCERPT ONE:
On
the Christmas card, two fluffy Persian cats sporting felt antlers stared at
Ethan in disgust. Behind them a miniature sleigh sat empty. A thought balloon
rose above one cat with the words, “Pull your own sleigh, fat man.” Ha. Ethan
tried to smother the chuckle, but it escaped.
“Are
you laughing at your Cousin Emmylou’s lumbago?”
His mom’s disapproving question snapped Ethan back to the conversation
on his phone. He shoved the card back in the rack and lined them up from where
the last customer picked through them.
“What?
No. What is lumbago, anyway?” His Cousin Emmylou always had some ailment
discussed ad nauseam by the family. A pang of regret thrummed in his chest as
Ethan realized he wouldn’t see Cousin Emmylou or any of the extended family
this Christmas.
At
least his mom would be here to celebrate.
“It’s
a three-dollar word for back pain.” Ethan’s mom sighed. “Last month it was
impetigo. I swear that woman is a walking health hazard.”
“Well,
you’ll get a week off from Cousin Emmylou. I’m looking forward to your visit,
Mom.” And he was. His mom traveled little, and he wanted to pamper her this
Christmas. He’d spent his cash, extra savings, and maxed out his puny credit
card to buy spa day gift certificates, theatre tickets, and a special weekend
stay at the Opryland hotel. He’d even sprung
for passes to see his mom’s favorite performer in concert. He’d need to watch
his budget through January to make sure he didn’t overdraw his checking
account, but she deserved it. Christmas was always hard, now that Dad had
passed. And with her move out of the family home this year... He wanted her new
memories to be just as special.
“I
can’t wait to spend quality time with my baby boy again.”
“Well,
it will be a whole new experience to see Nashville at Christmas. Don’t forget
to bring a warm coat.”
His
mom’s laughter sparkled through the phone’s speaker. “No shorts for Christmas?”
“I’m
hoping for snow.” Ethan chuckled at his mom’s exaggerated “brrr” noise in
response.
“There’s
something else I—” She began but movement beyond the coffee shop’s plate glass
window caught his eye.
Ethan
recognized the tall, delicious figure in purple lens sunglasses striding toward
him. He interrupted her mid-sentence. “Oops. Gotta go, Mom. Love you.”
“Love
you too, baby boy.”
Ethan
rammed the phone back in his pocket and ducked behind the counter a minute
before the bell over the door jingled.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Award-winning
author Aidee Ladnier began
writing at twelve years old but took a hiatus to be a magician’s assistant,
ride in hot air balloons, produce independent movies, collect interesting
shoes, fold origami, and send ping pong balls into space. Don’t tell anyone,
but she secretly likes to watch Hallmark Christmas movies because she’s
convinced that the holidays are the most romantic time of year.
You
can find her on her blog at http://www.aideeladnier.com or on her favorite
social media sites – listed below.
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