With: Barbara DeLeo
To my big surprise, I often find
that while I’m getting to know my characters, they’ll turn out to have some
kind of quirky passion or talent that I never expected. For example, Kirin in Dishing up Desire collects salt and
pepper shakers and Fleur in Last Chance
Proposal is an expert cupcake maker. When I was writing Erin, the heroine
in my latest book, The Wedding Wager, I
found out that she collected mermaids.
She has wall plaques and statues,
letter openers and tie pins – and in the course of the novel she’s gifted two
of the most beautiful mermaid’s she’s ever seen.
The
interesting thing, though, is that no one but her sister Faith knows about Erin’s
collection - that is until she meets Nick Katsalos and he turns her world
upside down. The thing is that she’s used to being strong and independent like
those willowy women of the deep and she has to decide if she’ll have to give up
too much of the real her – just like her mermaids would - to be with the man
who makes her eyes shine.
How about
you? Are you a collector? A secret
mermaid lover?
The Wedding Wager
Nick Katsalos
has a foolproof plan to save his parents' floundering wedding venue. The
last thing he expects is for Erin O'Malley, the captivating daughter of his
parents' biggest rival, to waltz in and charm the client who could finally get
the family business back on track. Nick would be furious--if only he could stop
thinking about her.
When Erin and
Nick enter into a wager to determine who will win the contract she prepares for
the worst...and is surprised by the glimpses of warmth she sees in the man
behind the numbers. But Erin isn't about to forfeit what could be the
biggest wedding of the decade to a man as cold as Nick. Especially since
securing it means she could finally prove to her father she's just as capable
of handling the family business as him.
But as the
competition heats up, Erin and Nick must decide what's more important—winning
or love.
About the author:
Barbara DeLeo’s first book,
co-written with her best friend, was a story about beauty queens in space. She
was eleven, and the sole, handwritten copy was lost years ago, much to
everyone’s relief. It’s some small miracle that she kept the faith and is now
living her dream of writing sparkling contemporary romance with unforgettable
characters.
After completing degrees in
Psychology and English then travelling the world, Barbara married her winemaker
hero and had two sets of twins.
She still loves telling
stories about finding love in all the wrong places, with not a beauty queen or
spaceship in sight.
Website: http://barbaradeleo.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarbDeLeo
I like collecting horse and dragon statues...
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