The House at Homecoming Cove
by Ginny Baird
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GENRE: Contemporary Paranormal Romance
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BLURB:
Seeking out solitude
in which to work, New York City music composer Melissa Carter rents a century-old
farmhouse on the Virginia Eastern Shore. There, she meets a loner with rugged
good looks and smoldering gray eyes, who has long-term ties to the property.
When strange things start occurring at the historic home, the handsome
groundskeeper comes to her aid, but is Melissa really safer in his arms?
When Stone Thomas
meets a pretty northerner with a musical gift, he's immediately drawn to her.
He's also determined to protect her from the increasingly odd happenings at the
fifty-acre farm where he's employed. Soon, Stone finds himself wondering
whether he and beautiful Melissa might share a future. Yet the secrets of
Homecoming Cove threaten to drive them apart.
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Excerpt One:
Stone awoke with a start to the raucous assault of sound.
Piano music peeled through the night, bantered about on the wind. This piece
wasn’t serene and soothing like the one he’d heard before. It was brutal,
almost angry: each violent strike of the keys pounding with more desperate
force. An ominous feeling gripped him, squeezing so tight, Stone feared he
couldn’t breathe. He gasped for air and leapt from the bed. Something was
desperately wrong.
The music continued at a fevered pitch as Stone raced for
the door. But when he yanked it open, Stone encountered nothing but whistling
winds. Stone cautiously eased out on the porch, listening again. Cool breezes
blew causing patchy dark clouds to skitter across the moon. That’s when Stone
glimpsed something in the distance. Beyond the field and its pond stood a
winding footpath. From this angle on the porch he could see around its bend to
where the dock stretched out onto the water. Melissa was walking along it,
barefoot and in only a nightshirt. Gusts of air combed through her hair sending
it flying behind her, as she strode forward with zombie-like steps. Panic
seized Stone with the certainty. She’s not going to stop!
Stone raced down the stoop leaving his cottage door ajar as
he tore across the icy field. Briars scratched his feet and twigs and rocks
poked up at him, but Stone ran on, zooming toward the dock. She had to be
sleepwalking and not in her right mind, because she was nearly to the ledge and
about to step off into the water. It was over twelve feet deep at that end,
deep enough to quickly submerge her, plus the waters were frigid. Stone raced
down the footpath then onto the grassy stretch adjoining the water. Then he was
up on the dock, uneven nail pops tearing at his soles as he went. His footfalls
thrummed against the floating walkway sending it wobbling on its pilings. But
if Melissa noticed, she didn’t react. “Melissa!” Stone gave a desperate cry as
she lifted one foot in the air just above the water. Then he lurched forward
and grabbed her from behind.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
NEW YORK
TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author Ginny Baird has published novels in
print and online and received screenplay options from Hollywood for her family
and romantic comedy scripts. She writes touching, often humorous, contemporary
romance about single women facing everyday challenges. Known for featuring
holidays and family themes in her work, Ginny frequently portrays the struggles
of single parents or others who've given up on finding true love.
Ginny has two
novella series, The Holiday Brides Series (holiday romance) and The Summer
Grooms Series (summer romance), as well as additional single titles available.
She is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author, a Top 10 Best Seller
on Kindle, NOOK and iBooks, and a #1 Best Seller in several Romance and Women's
Fiction categories. Visit Ginny's website www.ginnybairdromance.com to learn
more about her and her books.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Ginny will be awarding a $15 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $10
Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn host.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting me on your lovely blog today! Unfortunately, I'm embarrassed to say, the tour company provided the wrong excerpt for you to post. This is an *unedited* sample I submitted as a place holder when I booked the tour. The final excerpt I submitted to the company (but which is not posted here) was supposed to run with this blog today. Please accept my deepest apologies, as I take great care with my work and have an excellent team of editors in place. Rest assured, the final product is very well polished. Thank you again for your support. ~ Ginny
ReplyDeleteThank you for informing me about this book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by the blog today, Sara. I hope you'll try The House at Homecoming Cove and enjoy it. :)
DeleteThanks so much for the chance.Congrats!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover! Thank you for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading the excerpt and can't wait to read this book! Also, I totally love the book cover!
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