Christmas
At The Cove
by
Rachel Brimble
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GENRE:
Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
More
family for Christmas?
Scott Walker doesn't have time for a relationship. The sexy mechanic has career ambitions, not to mention a mother and three sisters to take care of. The last thing he needs is Carrie Jameson, the beauty he never forgot, arriving in Templeton Cove over the holidays with some unexpected news.
Scott still finds Carrie irresistible, and he's not one to shirk responsibility. Scott's issues with his own dad make the prospect of parenthood a minefield. But if he and Carrie can overcome their fears, this Christmas could bring them the best gift of all.
Scott Walker doesn't have time for a relationship. The sexy mechanic has career ambitions, not to mention a mother and three sisters to take care of. The last thing he needs is Carrie Jameson, the beauty he never forgot, arriving in Templeton Cove over the holidays with some unexpected news.
Scott still finds Carrie irresistible, and he's not one to shirk responsibility. Scott's issues with his own dad make the prospect of parenthood a minefield. But if he and Carrie can overcome their fears, this Christmas could bring them the best gift of all.
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Excerpt :
She
glanced around the garage. “I’m sorry to turn up unannounced like
this, but I’m here and we need to talk.”
He
stared at her in disbelief as questions, demands and weaknesses
hurtled around inside him, battling with the intense sexual
frustration storming through his body. “Just like that, you turn up
and say, ‘We need to talk’?” He shook his head and turned away
from her, lest he get caught in the snare of her wide, impossibly
gorgeous eyes. “Go away.”
“No.”
Keeping
his back to her, he uncrossed his arms and planted his hands on his
hips. He tipped his head back and smiled as insanity rushed his
bloodstream. He wanted to grab her, shake her, kiss her and make love
to her. God, he wanted to drop to his damn knees in front of her and
beg her to tell him where she’d been and now she was back, was she
back for good?
“Scott?”
He
closed his eyes, barely resisting the urge to cover his ears with his
hands and block out her tempting voice, achingly laced with the
unmistakable sound of a plea. “Whether you want to see me or not, I
have to talk to you, and I won’t leave the Cove until you hear me
out.”
Her
heels clicked closer and his body tensed, waiting for what came next.
The dangerous, musky scent of her perfume wafted under his nostrils
and he inhaled. She approached the bench beside him and put down a
business card. “My number’s on there. I’m staying at the
Christie. Call me when you’re ready to talk. It’s important or I
wouldn’t have come.”
He
glanced at the card. Carrie Jameson. Producer.
She
turned and walked away. He let her go, feeling like a smashed up car
after a hurricane, tossed and turned through the air before being
spewed crudely across the highway, left to rust and burn.
He
picked up the card. His hand shook and the rare sting of tears shamed
him. What the hell was he supposed to do now? Carrie was back and his
libido told him only too clearly there was no way in hell he wouldn’t
go to her. How was he supposed to let her go a second time when he’d
lived the last three years regretting he didn’t stop her the first
time?
Review: I have been a fan of Rachel Brimble for ages now. When you read one of her books, you feel like you are reading about people that you could know and that is something that I always enjoy in a book, especially in romance where things often go the route of he unrealistic.
I liked the plot of the two lovers who had a one night stand that resulted in a child and the complications that arise when Carrie seeks out her daughters biological father. There's a lot of tension between her and Scott and a lot of chemistry as well.
Both characters end up being just what the other needs and they are characters that you will absolutely love. I also love returning to Templeton Cove. I really love having a cozy small town that isn't somewhere in the US.
This is another winner for Rachel.
Rating: 5 stars
I liked the plot of the two lovers who had a one night stand that resulted in a child and the complications that arise when Carrie seeks out her daughters biological father. There's a lot of tension between her and Scott and a lot of chemistry as well.
Both characters end up being just what the other needs and they are characters that you will absolutely love. I also love returning to Templeton Cove. I really love having a cozy small town that isn't somewhere in the US.
This is another winner for Rachel.
Rating: 5 stars
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Rachel
lives with her husband and two teenage daughters in a small town near
Bath in the UK. After having several novels published by small US
presses, she secured agent representation in 2011. Since 2013, she
has had five books published by Harlequin Superromance (Templeton
Cove Stories) and three Victorian romances by eKensington/Lyrical.
Rachel
is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers
of America, and was selected to mentor the Superromance finalist of
So You Think You Can Write 2014 contest. When she isn’t writing,
you’ll find Rachel with her head in a book or walking the beautiful
English countryside with her family. Her dream place to live is
Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England.
She
likes nothing more than connecting and chatting with her readers and
fellow romance writers. Rachel would love to hear from you!
Links:
Amazon
Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Brimble/e/B007829ZRM/
My Favorite Things About The
Holidays…Rachel Brimble
The first thing I love about the
holidays is that few days before the 25th when everything
is done and all I have left to look forward to is eating, drinking
and spending time with family and friends exchanging gifts and having
a good time.
Leading up to Christmas I’m a mess of
stress worrying about gifts, food, where we need to be and when.
It’s become a bit of tradition for us
to have Christmas lunch with our good neighbors and friends at Ronnie
Scott’s (the famous jazz club) in London around the 18th
or 19th. This marks the start of the holidays for me –
what hasn’t been done by the time Ronnie Scott’s rolls around,
it’s not going to be done!
Another thing I love about the holidays
is that Mr. B takes a full two weeks off work, which means we get to
spend some good family time together with our two teenage daughters.
The family time kicks off on Christmas Eve. We have a tradition with
our neighbors and several friends that we each take it in turn to
host a night of food, drink, games and celebration.
We always have great fun and because
there’s about five families involved, we only host every five
years, lol!
For the big day, I love getting up
early with Mr. B and the kids and heading downstairs to open the
presents. Even though my girls are older now, I try to add a
completely unexpected gift to their pile. Fingers crossed, I’ve got
it just right every year so far…last year’s surprise of Ed
Sheeran concert tickets resulted in a LOT of happy tears!
This year I am looking forward to my
mother-in-law’s amazing home-cooked lunch and spending time with my
husband’s family and mine around the same dining table. Later in
the evening, we plan to head home to slump in front of the TV until
bedtime. Cannot wait for the Downton Abbey finale! That is on the top
of my Christmas viewing this year.
Happy holidays!
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