Griff Montgomery, Quarterback
by Jean Joachim
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Two people, two tragedies, two deep, devastating secrets…. Griff Montgomery is the headline-making, heart-breaking star quarterback of the Kings – a 6’4”, 33 year old womanizer. Lauren Farraday is a beautiful young interior designer, bitterly scarred by divorce, whose life is falling apart. Though they violently oppose one another in court over her beloved pug (she thinks he’s arrogant and conceited, and he thinks she’s a bitch on wheels), something happens....
These are the bare bones of this sizzling romance, riddled with passion -- the first in a brand new series that’ll tantalize football fans and have readers glued to every page and on the edge of their seats!
Griff looks like a super hero with his tousled, mahogany hair, dazzling smile, dark, sexy eyes, and a body that does something indescribable to a tight pair of jeans. Though Lauren’s sworn off men forever, one look sends shivers down her spine, making her feel lonelier than ever before. Her lustrous, long hair, sparkling green eyes, and nonstop curves make his fingers tingle at the thought of touching her. How do they deal with their cataclysmic attraction? Will they be able to drop their protective facades – his to camouflage his grief over his sister and her family, for whom he was a surrogate father, moving 3000 miles away…. And hers’ to shield her from the incalculable loss of her husband and hoped for child?
For Griff, the thought of falling in love is as foreign as toe shoes and a tutu. For Lauren, it’s like putting on cleats and a helmet and running 50 yards…. Can they, will they, risk it?
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EXCERPTS (Exclusive Excerpt):
In an old Victorian house across town, Lauren Farraday
lugged a suitcase to her small car. Her newly ex-husband, Bob Decker, stood on
the front porch, watching.
“That’s a big suitcase for a couple of days.”
“I don’t know how long I’m going to be there,” Lauren said,
taking the steps one at a time.
“Linda doesn’t want the dishes, so I’m leaving them for
you.”
“Good.” She returned to the porch, plopped down on the
loveseat, and took a sip of iced tea.
“But she does want the vacuum. I thought that was a fair
trade.” He took a slug of beer from a can.
“Whatever.”
“I want to be fair.”
“I don’t care.” She struggled to keep anger out of her
voice.
“But I do. I don’t want you to feel dumped or anything.” He
shifted his weight.
“I don’t,” she lied.
“Fine. You know we only got married because of…that and so,
I mean, it’s only fair—”
“Shut up, Bob. I get it. I didn’t argue with you about the
divorce. I didn’t fight you for stuff. Let it be, okay? It is what it is. I’ve
accepted that.”
“It’s not like you were madly in love with me.”
She sat up. “Don’t go there.”
“I mean, just saying—”
“I know exactly what you’re saying. We’ve said it a thousand
times in the last three months. Can you please let it go already?” She crossed
then uncrossed her legs.
“Okay. As long as you’re all right.”
“I’m fine.”
“Sure got over me fast,” he mumbled.
“You can’t have it both ways, Bob. Me crying my eyes out
over losing you and then being cool when we split up. Make up your mind.” Her
brows knitted, as a note of irritation crept into her words.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Jean Joachim, wife and mother of two sons, is owned by
a rescued pug, named Homer. She’d been writing non-fiction for what seemed like
forever until she got up the nerve to try fiction. It was love. Now she spends
her days in New York City in the company of her characters, with a cup of tea
and a secret stash of black licorice.
Jean Joachim is a best-selling romance fiction author,
with books hitting the Amazon Top 100 list since 2012. She writes mostly
contemporary romance, which includes sports romance and romantic suspense.
Buy links:
Amazon (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Griff-Montgomery-First-Ten-1/dp/1517486696
Amazon (audio) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6CASBU
Audible (audio)
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Griff-Montgomery-Quarterback-Audiobook/B01C6CBFSA/
iTunes/Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1037359895
iTunes/Apple (audio) -
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/griff-montgomery-quarterback/id1088056444
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/575684
My links:
Website – http://www.jeanjoachimbooks.com
Amazon author page: Amazon author page:
http://www.amazon.com/Jean-C.-Joachim/e/B001ITRQKY/
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GIVEAWAY
Jean will be awarding a $25 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Congrats on the blog tour; thanks for the excerpt, I enjoyed reading it :)
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