With: Wendy Byrne
Giveaway Alert!
Revenge is a
four-letter word for: this will not end well. Now of course I
know that revenge consists of more than four letters, but you get where I’m
headed with this. When I think of all the movies and TV shows centered on revenge,
it’s mind-boggling. Heck, there was a TV show called Revenge. There’s a whole
list of movies on the subject. The first ones that come to mind are Kill Bill, Braveheart, Mad Max, Carrie, Man
on Fire. Each time the hero/heroine wins in the end and leaves behind a
trail of dead bodies in their wake—although sometimes their own is included in
that body count as well.
There are a lot
of movie quotes out there about revenge:
“Go ahead punk, make my day” from Sudden
Impact. “Forgiveness is between them and God and I’m about to arrange a
meeting,” from Man on Fire. “Are you
going to do something, or just stand there and bleed,” from Tombstone. And probably, the most famous
revenge movie quote of all, “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse,” from The Godfather.
But do they
really win? Is revenge ever productive, or does it only give the illusion of
success that’s short lived? Is there any satisfaction in the concept of
revenge?
I started to
think about the hero in my book The Millionaire’s Revenge. Luke wants to get
even with Cyrus Whitaker for stealing a property he wanted for himself and is
using the man’s daughter to exact his revenge. But somehow what starts out as a
simple exercise of getting even, ends up much more complicated than that.
Here’s an
excerpt.
“I’m
sorry. Garrett, this is Luke.” Grace made the introduction. It must have been
his imagination that she didn’t seem real thrilled with Luke being here right
now. Maybe she was embarrassed being escorted by an accountant instead of some
society boy. “Garrett and I go way back. Middle school?”
“Actually,
I think grade school. Remember when…” Luke blocked out the remainder of the
conversation, because he couldn’t get his mind off the fact that Garrett still
had his arm around her waist. Not ten seconds later, the guy spirited her off
to the dance floor when Stay with Me
by Sam Smith came on.
That’s
when Luke headed toward the bar and tried to keep occupied while wearing a
hideous tuxedo and watching Grace and that jerk slow dance like they were ten
minutes from taking their clothes off. His jaw clenched. Something territorial
swarmed around him as he fought against the sensation.
What the
hell kind of BS was this? He didn’t even like this woman. All right, he might
like her, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t go down. Still didn’t explain why
his teeth kept gnashing.
It
seemed like the song lasted forever as he watched them joke and laugh together.
His natural drive to be the top dog must be the reason for this tight feeling
in his chest. Nobody bested Luke McCall, especially not a spoiled little rich
boy.
The Millionaire’s
Revenge
Real estate tycoon Luke McCall has a plan to take down the
underhanded competitor messing with his livelihood. He intends to romance the
man’s daughter, gain her trust, and get the information he needs to put his
rival out of business once and for all. He just didn’t plan for the way she
makes him feel.
Grace Wilson is tired of men using her smarts, social
position, or her father’s status for their personal gain. It’s time for a new
philosophy: Test. Screw. Dump. But after she meets Luke, she’s not sure she’ll
be able to walk away. Not only is he sexy and charming, but he survives every
test she puts him through. But can she trust a guy who seems too good to be
true?
Find it online:
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-millionaires-revenge-wendy-byrne/1124811870?ean=9781633757868
About Wendy Byrne:
Wendy has a Masters in Social Work and worked in the child
welfare field for twelve years before she decided to pursue her dream of
writing.
Between teaching college classes, trying to get her morbidly
obese cat to slim down, and tempering the will of her five-year-old
granddaughter, who's determined to become a witch when she turns six so she can
fly on her broom to see the Eiffel Tower and put hexes on people—not
necessarily in that order—somehow Wendy still manages to fit in writing. She
spends the remainder of her days inflicting mayhem on her hero and heroine
until they beg for mercy.
Connect with Wendy:
Website: http://www.wendybyrne.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbyrneauthor
Revenge may not be my favorite trope in romance, but boy this blurb sounds like it's really gonna be a yum read. Thank you for this post - for waving this title on my radar. :)
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I like reading about top dogs, it's going to be fun seeing how Luke evolves from revenge to love.
ReplyDeleteahui89 at hotmail dot com
I'm not a big fan of the trope, but if it's well done it can make a book. I'll just have to give this story a try a see for myself. Thanks.
ReplyDelete"... She spends the remainder of her days inflicting mayhem on her hero and heroine until they beg for mercy...." You made me laugh. Well said (and now I'm looking forward to reading your books!). Mission accomplished.
ReplyDeleteRevenge tropes aren't usually at the top of my favorite lists but this sounds like an interesting read. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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This is a storyline that I don't read a lot of but this one does sound very interesting.
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