With: Michelle Major
Giveaway Alert!
When I was a little girl there was one thing I wanted to
change about my appearance. I desperately wanted to have red hair. Maybe it was
my obsession with Nancy Drew and her ‘titian’ colored hair or Anne of Green
Gables and her red hair, but it seemed to me that with a redder hue, I could
somehow change from the awkward, shy girl I was into someone with sass and
spunk and that red-headed adventurous spirit.
Well, my natural hair color is dark brown so red wasn’t
really in the cards for me—although I did try to dye my hair (without much
success) as a teenager. And I eventually grew out of my awkwardness (sort of!)
but I still think redheads are so special. Did you know that only 2% of the
world population has red hair, although in Scotland that number jumps up to
13%? Also, redheads normally don’t go gray because the red pigment just fades
over time – so they’re more likely to end up blond or with whitish hair but not
gray – another advantage!
The heroine of my current release, MEANT FOR YOU, is a
classic redhead with a fiery personality who sometimes (most times) acts before
she thinks. Jenny Castelli started as a secondary character early in the
series, and from the beginning she was so much fun to write. She was the friend
with all the great one-liners and sassy humor. But when it came to write her
story and her second-chance romance with Owen Dalton, I realized Jenny also had
a sweet and vulnerable side that she didn’t show many people.
Owen had his heart broken by Jenny once before and is
reluctant to trust her again, but she needs a fake fiancée and he’s the only
man she wants for the role. I hope readers enjoy both Jenny’s spirited side and
the sweetness she shows as she and Owen find love again.
I’d love for you to check out the excerpt below and comment
with your favorite hair color or style for a chance to win a $5 Amazon GC and
e-copy of MEANT FOR YOU.
Excerpt:
A bomb landing on his desk
couldn’t have rocked Owen’s world more than that one sentence.
“I don’t mean get married for
real,” she added in a rush. “Just one night.”
“One night,” he repeated, nodding
as if his body wasn’t reeling in shock. “You want to marry me for one night?”
“Marry
isn’t the right word.” Color rose to her cheeks, and he wondered if there was
anything more appealing than watching Jenny Castelli blush. Her normally creamy
skin flushed pink and somehow it was the perfect complement to her fiery red
hair.
He hadn’t seen her since Ty and
Kendall’s wedding last summer. While he relied on time to lessen the intensity
of his normal reaction to her, his body hadn’t registered the message.
Her hair was pulled away from her
face, and she wore a faded denim dress and work boots. The combination of the
soft fabric and the hard leather, with just the tiniest bit of leg peeking out
at the hem, about did him in. He’d always been too inclined to let his heart
lead him and still believed the combination of tech savvy and emotional
intelligence had led to his company’s success.
Jenny was the epitome of
temptation standing in front of him. Her lush mouth pressed into a thin line as
her caramel-colored eyes filled with uncertainty. He was used to watching her
head-butt her way through life, bulldozing through anyone who got her in way.
It couldn’t be easy for her to come to him, and he wanted to believe the fact
she had meant something.
MEANT FOR YOU
Single
mom Jenny Castelli has a temper to match her red hair. When the former mean
girls of her high school insult her son, Jenny fires off a big lie—that she’s
engaged to a rich, handsome guy and is bringing him to their ten-year reunion.
Now she needs to find the perfect fake fiancé for one night. And only one man
fits the bill.
Geek
turned tech entrepreneur Owen Dalton already had his heart broken by Jenny
Castelli. Still, he finds himself agreeing to her proposition—even as he
struggles to remember that the chemistry sparking between them isn’t real. But
when Jenny’s ex makes a play for custody and Owen is forced to deal with the
family who always treated him as “second best,” their arrangement suddenly
becomes very personal. And that lie they’ve been telling everyone? It
isn’t nearly as big as the one they’ve been telling themselves.
Author
bio and links:
Michelle
Major is the best selling, award winning author of over ten sexy and sweet
contemporary romances. She loves second-chances love stories, smart heroines
and strong heroes. A midwesterner at heart, she's made the Rocky Mountains her
home for over twenty years and is thrilled to share her books with readers.
Connect with her at www.michellemajor.com or on Facebook and Twitter
(@michelle_major1).
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Giveaway:
Michelle will be giving away a $5 Amazon GC and either a print or ebook copy of MEANT FOR YOU (winner's choice of format) to one person leaving a comment or email entry.
Giveaway ends 11:59pm EST March 30th. Please supply your email in the post. You may use spaces or full text for security. (ex. jsmith at gmail dot com) If you do not wish to supply your email, or have trouble posting, please email maureen@JustContemporaryRomance.com with a subject title of JCR GIVEAWAY to be entered in the current giveaway.
Congrats on your latest release and thanks for sharing excerpt from the book! I'm a naturally dark haired gal, but the funniest thing was, ever since I have them dyed black people thought my dark brown (when the dye starting to fade) was me getting my hair-colored. Does this even make sense? :)
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I too was obsessed with having red hair when I was young and now that you've mentioned the connection to Nancy Drew, that may have been where mine started! Good luck with the release as this is one of my favored story lines.
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My daughter has beautiful long dark red hair. She lets it grow until she can donate to the Cancer Society (and they really appreciate it), then starts all over.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child, I had red hair until I was 9 years of age, at which time it turned brown (but has an occasional red highlight still). I was called Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett for years (long before Carrot Top was born, thankfully). Perhaps that explains my feistiness....
Maureen has my email address....
Thanks for the giveaway
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My hair has changed over the years... born with strawberry blond, changed to ash blond and finally darkened to a ash brown.
ReplyDeleteI have straight black hair. The only thing I wished was different was for my hair to be curly.
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My sister was a redhead, but even I didn't know that redheads don't go gray. Looking forward to reading Jenny and Owen's story.
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I like the sounds of this one. I have natural brown blah hair that now is partly gray. I used to cover the gray but the last two women that have cut my hair told me to leave it alone because it's a pretty color. So, I'm living with my gray
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I love red/auburn hair, I've always been jealous of anyone with that color (as opposed to my black hair), especially if it was long and naturally wavy.
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I have long straight hair, I really envy those who can rock the short cuts like the pixie styles.
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