With: Patrice Wilton
Congratulations to "Ada H.", the winner in Patrice's giveaway. Thank you to all who participated!
Kiss Me, Thrill Me! Those words sighed softly in a lover’s embrace were the inspiration for this collection of seven contemporary romance novels by New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors.
Whether you’re looking for the humor of romantic comedy, the adventure of fantasy romance, the thrilling locales of international romance, the poignance of a second chance at love, or the ever-popular forced marriage romance and medical romance, Kiss Me, Thrill Me has it.
Some of these novels are heartwarming and some are heart-throbbing. Some are set in exotic locales like France and the Greek Isles, and some are homegrown in the United States. Some will make you laugh and some will make you blink back tears.
All of these emotion-drenched love stories will touch the hopeful romantic in you and make you believe in the magic of love.
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Joan Reeves, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Cinderella Blue
In this funny, sexy cop romance, Andrea–call me Andie–and Benton are two commitment-phobic cops with nothing in common—except the desire sizzling between them.
Mimi Barbour, NY Times and USA Today Bestelling Author, The Surrogate’s Secret
An international love story to delight the romantic. Miguel forces his dead brother’s surrogate to marry him so he can take her and her twin babies to Chile to save his beloved, sickly mother whose only cure is to see her grandchildren.
Dani Haviland, USA Today Bestselling Author, Aye, I Am a Fairy
This time-travel romance is an adventure with assaults, arson, a 230-year old video on a solar-powered smartphone, and two very different women awaiting the sharp British lord with a great secret. What will lovely Leah, the sassy heroine, do when she learns the truth?
Alicia Street, USA Today Bestselling Author, Touch Me and Tango
A lost love returns for one more dance–and a second chance at love. They fell for each other long ago, but reality intruded and broke them apart. When they meet again, the same passion flares between them. Can love prevail this time?
Mona Risk, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Right Name, Wrong Man
What's a girl to do when she whispers another man's name while in her fiancé's arms? In this international medical romance, forbidden dreams about the sexy French surgeon, Dr. Yves Malroux, assail Mary-Beth at every turn. Torn between two lovers and not ready to pledge love and commitment to her fiancé, she flies to France to confront her past and the lover she left behind.
Patrice Wilton, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, For the Love of Candy
Fun, flirty, a little sexy, and a lot of humor–that’s chick lit romantic comedy at its best. Harrison Wolfe doesn't want his twenty-year-old daughter to marry Candy's son. Candy hasn't met her yet, but knows they are too young. How can the parents keep them apart without their own attraction getting in the way?
BONUS: Her Greek Tycoon by Mona Risk, NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
For another international romance, attraction sizzles between American attorney Ashley and Greek tycoon Stefano when they meet incognito on Mykonos Island. Later, when they meet in court, they’re ready to tear each other apart to protect their grandparents’ opposite interests. Will the heavens align for the grandchildren of thwarted lovers?
EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER ONE
How could I tell my dear friends that it was time for me to
move on? I knew they’d do anything, say anything to rope me down and keep me
here.
I returned to my spot behind the bar, my source of comfort.
I sucked in a couple of deep breaths and then straightened my shoulders,
determined to say what had to be said. My stomach rolled with nerves.
“As you all know, the Candy Bar hasn’t been doing so well
lately. Business has slowed to a trickle during the week, and is about half of
what we used to bring in on the weekends.”
“It’s the end of the season. Things always get slow,” Lydia
said, her tone defensive.
I shook my head, and fought back my emotions. The head had
to overrule the heart.
“This neighborhood has changed in the last couple of
years. It used to be quiet, set back
from South Beach, but the action has crept here. I’ve seen drug deals go down
on the streets and I’m pretty sure there’s some prostitution three blocks over
by the gas station.” Before they could speak, I rushed on. “The cops are
everywhere, but they don’t, or can’t, stop the progression of crime. It’s
killing my bottom line. I need to sell before it’s too late to see even a small
profit.” Although it wasn’t about the
money. Not really.
Fran’s brow creased with concern. Her honey-toned pixie
spikes bobbed as her chin rose. “There’s a new sports bar down the street, and
that dance club, Dominique’s, which opened last year.” She rubbed her fingers
together. “They are packing in the crowds, and don’t seem worried about the
crime element.”
Probably paying off the right people, I thought.
Fran was like a determined terrier-once she sunk her teeth
into something, she’d hang on to the bitter end. “So, if it’s just slow
business, we’ll think of something to bring the crowd back here. Won’t we,
girls?”
I rested my elbow on the bar. “My regulars are disappearing
and it’s not likely they’ll be coming back. Not unless I sink a lot of money
into the place.” My friends opened their lips to argue, so I raised my hand and
continued, “And the club crowd, well, they are so young and flaky, that I’m
just as happy not serving them. Jake and I had to crack down on fake ID. It
hasn’t made us popular. We don’t condone drug use on the property, which has
become a real problem.”
“Drugs are a problem everywhere,” Lydia said. “And it seems
the criminals are getting younger every year.”
I expelled a breath. “I don’t want the Candy Bar taking a
nose-dive. I worked too hard to make it a place to be proud of, not some cheap
pick-up spot for hustlers.”
“It won’t. Not this magical place,” Susie said with some
heat. Her delicate features belied a strong will. “This is the best bar in
South Beach, isn’t it girls?” She didn’t wait for an answer. “You don’t have to
worry about the riff-raff. You’ve created a sophisticated ambiance, and you’re
the savviest person around. Plus you’ve got Jake, the best looking hunk of a
bartender in the state of Florida, and magic, to boot. The other bars can stick
their head down a toilet, because the Candy Bar is here to stay.”
I slowly shook my head.
“You can’t sell.” Fran twisted her hands in her lap, her
face blotchy. “You can’t. This is as much our place as it is yours.” Her cheeks
turned a solid crimson.
“Fran,” I said, my heart aching. “This was a hard decision
to make, but I have to get out from under the bar before it buries me.” I also needed a change. It was time to be
something more.
Fran cleared her throat and lifted her chin, a pint-sized
country rock maven ready to do battle. “That sounded selfish of me, but I don’t
care.” Her lovely voice rose with passion. “Hell, Candy. You can’t do this.”
She glanced around the room, her gaze lingering on the empty stage, and then
back at her friends. “This is the place where we found our true loves. Where
dreams come true. Susie’s right. It’s a magical place, and you can’t let it go.
Not for love or money,” she paused and added, “or someone like Jay.”
I backed up a step, struck. “Jay has nothing to do with it.”
Other than being an impetus toward getting my life together. What had I been thinking, hoping to change a
man who liked all women? I’d never accept being one of his groupies, so I
had to end it, or continue down a path of heartache and self-loathing. It had
been fun for awhile, but that short affair was over.
Giveaway:
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Giveaway:
Patrice will be giving away a $10 Amazon gift card to one lucky person leaving a comment or email entry!
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