Wine Not?

With: Alexia Adams

Congratulations to "Anita H.", the winner in Alexia's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated!

“Wine a bit, you’ll feel better.” A few years ago my mother bought me a t-shirt with this slogan emblazoned in tiny bedazzling. Ah, she knows me so well.  When my second child became a teenager, I wanted to go to the liquor store and ask if they offered a discount for parents of multiple teens. Not that I’m advocating over-drinking or using alcohol as a way to avoid one’s problems, but a glass a day is a sure-fire way to warm this stressed momma’s heart.

So, it seemed almost inevitable that one day I’d write about a vintner. Your heroes may be military men, first responders, doctors or teachers… and I appreciate all these, too. But let’s face it, without winemakers the world would be a much sadder place.

However, as glamorous as it sounds, a vintner is really just a grape farmer who processes his crop rather delightfully. And with the uncertain world of agriculture and fickle consumer trends, winemaking is a hard business to make any decent money, unless you have multiple vineyards and a huge conglomerate backing you. 

But I write very rich alpha males who have it all, or so they think. How could I write a vintner who also filled these criteria? Unfortunately for Jacques, I had to give him another job. Although he’d rather be making wine full-time, the majority of his day is spent chairing board meetings and studying projected income forecasts and return on investment numbers. To add insult to injury, I then had a sexy, irrepressible biker chick come to claim ten hectares of his best grape vines. Poor Jacques, he thought his world was under his control until he met Maya. Here’s a snippet of their conversation about her inheritance:

“I’m supposed to meet with your grandfather at ten.”

He pulled apart a croissant. “Consider me as his stand-in. I left him a note saying you’d be with me today.”

“That was presumptuous of you.”

“I prefer the term self-assured. Makes me sound less obnoxious.”

“If you say so.” But she did want to see her inheritance. “Will you show me the ten hectares I own?”

His mouth tightened. “We need to discuss that. The land is an integral part of the winery and the whole estate. You must sell it back to the family.”

“I must do nothing.” She put down her cup and crossed her arms.

“Are you always this disagreeable?”

“Always. Still want to show me your estate?”

He sighed, although it was accompanied by a wicked smile. “I can see no other way.”

“Bite me.”

“With pleasure.”

Giveaway:

The Vintner and The Vixen releases on Monday, January 25th. Until then it’s at a special pre-release price of $1.99. To celebrate this first book in the Vintage Love series to be published, I’m giving away a $10 Amazon gift card to one commenter on this blog post. Just tell me what your favorite wine is, or if you don’t drink wine, what you enjoy imbibing at the end of a long day. And don’t forget to pre-order your copy of Jacques and Maya’s story before the price goes up on Monday.

Here’s to all the wines I’ve loved before…

Cheers, everyone!

The Vintner and The Vixen

It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love.

Maya Tessier needs a fresh start after her last boyfriend dragged her deep into an organized crime ring, putting her life in danger. After inheriting a cottage and acreage in France from her great-grandmother, she hopes to escape her turbulent past to concentrate on her art. Unfortunately, her inheritance is within the estate of a privacy-obsessed billionaire. And he wants it all back.

Jacques de Launay has led a life of rigid control, working hard to repair the family’s fortunes after his playboy father nearly destroyed them. His one attempt at happiness ended in tragedy when his pregnant wife was killed in a car crash. He’d rather be the last in the illustrious de Launay family line than open himself up to that kind of heartache again. Then Maya Tessier arrives on his doorstep and he discovers it’s not only the ancestral land he wants to reclaim.

But if he lets her stay, more than his heart may be at risk. 

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Author Bio:

Alexia once traveled the world, meeting new people, experiencing new sights and tastes. She’s lived in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, and France, as well as spent time in Panama and Russia. When life demanded that she stay rooted in one place, she took to vicarious voyages through the characters she created in her romance novels. Her stories reflect her love of travel and feature locations as diverse as the wind-swept prairies of Canada to hot and humid cities in Asia. To discover other books written by Alexia or read her blog on inspirational destinations, Journey to Love at http://Alexia-Adams.com and sign up for her newsletter to keep up-to-date with new books and adventures. 

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Books:

The Vintner and The Vixen
The Greek’s Stowaway Bride

Her FauxFiancé

Miss Guided (a Guide to Love novella)

Played bythe Billionaire (a Guide to Love novel)    

His BillionDollar Dilemma (a Guide to Love novel)

An Inconvenient Love

An Inconvenient Desire

SingaporeFling 

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