Hey lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Petie
McCarty and her new book, “Par for Cinderella”!
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Par for Cinderella
by Petie McCarty
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Billionaire
Aidan Cross longs to escape his life of celebrity and become a regular guy, if
only for a brief time. His chance comes when his yacht breaks down near quaint
Cypress Key, Florida—the site of his planned five-star golf resort. The golf
resort no one in town wants.
Casey
Stuart has given up her dream of escaping to the big city. She refuses to
desert her uncle, even when he hires the new stranger in town to replace her at
their golf course. Casey vows to steer clear of the stranger called Aidan and
the danger their inescapable chemistry provokes. Aidan’s stay is temporary, and
falling for him promises only heartbreak.
When
Casey discovers Cypress Key’s mayor is making underhanded business deals, she
ends up on the wrong side of the powerful autocrat. Aidan steps in to rescue
her, but secrets from his past threaten to bogey their new-found relationship.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Aidan
hurriedly finished his sandwich and chips, anxious to get back to the clinic to
check on Casey, Frank’s warning notwithstanding.
Frank
got the message. They swiftly locked up, climbed into the truck, and hustled
back to the clinic. Oddly, the back of Aidan’s neck prickled like it always did
when danger lurked nearby. He glanced over at Frank, but the man just looked
grim again, seemingly as anxious to get back to Casey as Aidan was. He tossed
off the weird prickling sensation as leftover adrenaline and nerves. Until he
and Frank stepped into the clinic.
A
barrel-chested, gray-haired law officer stood in the middle of the waiting
room. The embroidered stitching over his pocket read, Sheriff Sam Watson. “You
Aidan?” he asked.
He
nodded, the neck-prickling expanded to full danger mode.
“What’s
your last name?”
“Why?”
“I
need to see some identification.”
“Why?”
Aidan asked again.
He
probably wouldn’t have been difficult if he didn’t have a crack team of lawyers
in his back pocket, which was all his back pocket held at the moment since he’d
gone and left his ID and wallet on the yacht.
“Because
I asked,” Watson snarled.
Aidan
didn’t care for the belligerent attitude. “It’s Doe,” he said, just to be
stubborn.
The
sheriff glowered. “Aidan . . . Doe, you’re under arrest for assault.”
Watson
handcuffed him, read him his rights, and then marched him straight out the door
to the waiting cruiser.
Aidan
didn’t know which felt worse. Being arrested for the first time in his life or
the look of anger and betrayal on Frank’s face.
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BOOK REVIEW:
This
book was such a fun, exciting, entertaining, enjoyable read!
This
book was such a fantastic modern day take on the classic Cinderella fairytale
story!
This
book keeps you totally engaged from page one through the very last page! I honestly had a hard time putting this book
down!
I
really liked the main characters, Casey and Aidan. They were genuine, kind, and realistic. Casey was fierce and sassy, but also sweet, and
kind-hearted. She was smart, beautiful, and
caring. She had big dreams about getting
to the big city, but put her Uncle, the man who raised her, first, by returning to Cypress Key after college to help him run his failing business. Aidan was handsome, rich, famous, and in need
of a break from his regular crazy, busy – but glamourous lifestyle. Aidan just wanted to be a regular guy for once. He was charming, intelligent, charismatic, athletic,
and accomplished. Yep - totally book boyfriend material and I fell hard for him lol!!
I
really liked Casey and Aidan together!
They were so adorable! Their
silly, witty banter was beyond entertaining and led to many real LOL’s!! Plus, their chemistry was just off the
charts!!! You could feel the passion leap
off the pages!! It was obvious these two
were meant to be together, whether they knew it or not lol!!
Unfortunately, Casey does not know about Aidan’s big financial status secret and the fact that he’s been lying to her everyday since they’ve met. This is definitely going to lead to some drama when she finally finds out. And can she forgive him??
I
really enjoyed reading this book and totally had a smile on most of the time I
was reading it! Furthermore, this book
will definitely have you laughing-out-loud so probably not a good idea to read
it at a library or class or work lol!
I
loved that this book was a sports romance book!
Two of my favorite things in a book!
I loved all the sports excerpts which were fun and entertaining. Even if you’re not a golf fan, it’s not
overwhelming or difficult to follow the sports references.
This
book has a great storyline that flows, terrific writing style with detailed
scenes, well-developed characters, is steady paced, and keeps you completely
entertained through the last page.
There are a few exciting twists and turns and
unexpected moments that will keep you guessing!
But this book shouldn’t really be considered as a suspense/thriller
book. However, it isn’t just a romance
book either as this book deals with corruption, drug smuggling, vandalism, arson, suicide,
murder, drug cartels, and so much more! This book has a lot to offer its readers and will
totally keep you engaged!
I like that this book touches on many topics such as love, romance, friendship, hard life lessons, second chances, change, dedication, perseverance, growth, humor, deceit, deception, corruption, compassion, empathy, integrity, unity, determination, devotion, faith, hope, forgiveness, moving on, starting over, new beginnings, overcoming obstacles, and so much more!
This
book is the third book in the Cinderella Romances Book Series. I had not read either of the books in this
series before reading this book. I did
not get lost or confused, so this book can be read as a standalone. However, there are many references to the
previous book and the characters seem to overlap. However, since I liked this book, I would
suggest getting in from the beginning and starting with book one, so you don’t
miss anything.
All
in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend this
book to all contemporary romance readers!
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AUTHOR BIO:
Petie spent a large part of her career working
at Walt Disney World -- "The Most Magical Place on Earth" -- where
she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own
romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances.
She eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to write her stories
full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels to her regency
time-travel series, Lords in Time, and her
cozy-mystery-with-elements-of-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel Romances.
Petie
shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist
husband, a spoiled-rotten English Springer spaniel addicted to pimento-stuffed
green olives, and a noisy Nanday conure named Sassy who made a cameo appearance
in Angel to the Rescue.
Visit
Petie's web site online at http://www.petiemccarty.com or her Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/petie.mccarty.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Petie will be awarding an ebook of Betting on
Cinderella (Book 2 of the Cinderella Romances series) to 5 randomly drawn
winners via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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