RETURN TO AUDUBON SPRINGS
By
RoseAnn DeFranco
BLURB:
When Emma Grant
returns to her family's Audubon Springs beach house to fulfill the stipulations
of her father's will, she has every intention of forcing her former lover out
of the house for good. She's never fit into her wealthy family and would prefer
avoiding her past, but with her brother threatening to reveal her young
daughter, she has no choice.
Rafe Iuliano has other
plans. The wealthy Grants tried to bribe him out of Emma's life years ago, but
he's determined to prove once and for all that a master carpenter is worthy of
Emma and the house.
Their ridiculous and
steamy battle for the house reignites the love and passion that bloomed between
them years ago. But when Rafe discovers she's kept their daughter a secret for
two years, can he overcome anger and pride to claim his family and the love of
his life, or will the deception drive a final wedge between them?
Excerpt
“This
is your fault!” Emma shouted.
“My
fault?” Rafe blinked through the thick coat of flour. “You’re the one who
started this.”
“Me?”
“Yeah,
you—Miss Macrobiotic Princess!” They used the barstools for support, and pulled
themselves up from the slippery floor. “You’re immovable just like your
mother.”
“And
you’ve got about as much depth as a toenail. For the life of me, I can’t
remember why I was ever with you.”
With a
predatory look in his eyes and gait, Rafe advanced. In two long strides he
pinned her to the counter, his hands grasping her hips. “Don’t!” His voice, low
and dangerous, and his near proximity overwhelmed, charging her body with a
jolt of electricity rendering breathing impossible. His gaze locked on hers for
an eternity, then without warning, he dipped his head and licked lavishly at
the syrup on her chest and neck.
Need
and heat consumed her at his touch, fraying what was left of her nerves. She
dropped her head back, shivered, and her knees buckled. He held her steady,
fully pinned against the counter and continued to feast on her neck. Then with
a shake as if waking from a dream, he stepped away, taking his heat with him.
Emma
swayed and gripped the counter. Goose bumps rose on her flesh at the storm
brewing in his eyes.
“Say
or do anything you want to push me out of this house, but don’t ever say you
don’t remember.”
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
RoseAnn DeFranco
grew up in upstate NY with her nose in a book and a song in her heart.
Following the pursuit of a musical theatre career in NYC, she turned her
creative energy to writing romance. RoseAnn blogs about her writing experiences
with her critique partners at www.the violetfemmes.com. A NJ shore transplant,
she enjoys time spent at the
beach with her family. She would love to one day live in a quaint shore town
like the fictional town Audubon Springs from her BROTHERS OF AUDUBON SPRINGS
series. More information about these
Contemporary Romantic Comedies can be found at www.radefranco.com.
Web links: www.radefranco; www.thevioletfemmes.com;
@radefranco; https://www.facebook.com/#!/roseanndefrancoauthor
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