Who
can resist a good love story, especially if it’s set in Texas. Not me, so I’m
delighted to be a part of the Release Day Blitz for author Lynnette Austin’s CAN’T
STOP LOVIN’ YOU.
This
is the third installment in Lynnette’s Maverick Junction series. To celebrate
the release, Lynnette is sharing an excerpt from the book with us and is giving
away ten (10) print copies of CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU. Be sure to
check out the giveaway details at the end of the post.
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Title: CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU
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Author: Lynnette Austin
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Series: Maverick Junction, #3
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On Sale: July 25, 2017
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Publisher: Forever
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Mass Market: $7.99 USD
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eBook: $4.99 USD
Maggie Sullivan can't wait
to get out of Texas. Luckily, she just got the break she needed to make her
big-city dreams a reality. But then Brawley Odell swaggers back into Maverick
Junction, looking hotter than ever in his dusty cowboy boots and well-worn
jeans. He's the guy she still dreams of at night. The guy who broke her heart
when he left her behind.
Fed up with city life, Brawley jumps at the chance to
return home and take over the local vet's practice—and get back to the smart,
sassy woman he's never been able forget. He couldn't be prouder of Maggie's new
wedding-dress business... until he realizes it may mean losing her all over
again. Determined to win her back, Brawley must find a way to convince Maggie
that their one true home is with each other.
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THE MAVERICK JUNCTION SERIES
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LIKE YOU, #1
NEAREST
THING TO HEAVEN, #2
CAN’T
STOP LOVIN’ YOU, #3
Here’s
an excerpt from the book for your reading pleasure.
“You’re
staying,” Maggie whispered.
“I am.”
“You’ll
be happy here, Brawley.”
“I’ll
miss you.”
“You’ve
lived without me for a long time.”
“But I
always knew you’d be here. That I could get my Maggie fix whenever I needed it
with a couple hours’ drive.”
“Brawley—”
“I
know.” He held up a hand. “Not fair. I won’t ask you to stay. I know better
than that. This is something you have to do.”
“It is.”
“Once
you’re in New York, though, if you don’t like it, I’ll be here.”
“That’s not going to happen.”
“Red, if
there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never say never.”
“Fine.”
Her heart hammered in her chest. She moved to the leather love seat, her hand
stroking it. “This is yummy.”
“So are
you.” The thought tumbled out before he could stop it.
She
turned, so close he could feel her breath on his face.
He
hadn’t meant for it to happen. He hadn’t brought her here to make a move. But
damn if he could keep his hands, his mouth, off her.
He’d
watched her all day, that gorgeous red hair done up in a tumbled mass, curls escaping
and trailing down her neck. He’d itched to pull out whatever pins held it and
spill the fiery strands around her. Wanted to run his hands through it, feel
the silky softness.
More, he
wanted to unzip that swath of silk and let it slide to the floor. Wanted to
touch the creamy white skin beneath. Needed to taste her. Her lips, the back of
her knees, her stomach.
Needed
to know if she still wore the little silver ring through her belly button.
Needed
almost more than his next breath to hear her quiet little sighs, her cries of
delight as they made love.
His gaze
drifted to her red, red lips when her tongue peeked out between them.
“Maggie—”
“Brawley?”
“Yeah?”
He raised his eyes back to hers. They always reminded him of a Texas meadow
right after a spring rainstorm. What man could resist? Sure as hell not him. He
caved. Pulled her to him. Felt her heat.
The
first kiss was tentative. After that initial foray, though, he lost sight of
his good intentions, of right and wrong.
Soft. So
very soft.
His hand
moved to the back of her neck, drawing her closer still. Inching into that
silken mass of hair, he removed the pins one at a time, sighed when the strands
spilled loose over his fingers, his hand, his arm.
His
mouth left hers, traced a path along her chin, over her cheek. He buried his
face in her hair and breathed deeply. God, she smelled good.
Maggie
gave him those little sighs, those moans he’d been craving.
His lips
trailed back to hers. When they parted, he slid his tongue inside to dance with
hers. He backed her up till she was against the sofa.
Sliding
a hand beneath her knees, he scooped her up and laid her on the soft leather,
then followed her down. His hands ran the length of her, his fingers trailing
beneath the hem of her dress.
He felt
her cool hands on his heated flesh. Somehow she had his shirt out of his pants
and half unbuttoned. Her head lowered, and she trailed a line of kisses across
his bare chest. She stopped at the small scar just above his navel, flicked her
tongue over it.
Brawley
sucked in his breath. Maggie had been the one to mark him there with a stick
when they’d been eight-year old pirates fighting it out with pretend swords. He
put a finger beneath her chin and raised her head to taste her lips again.
She had
matured, ripened. Was everything the eighteen-year- old Maggie had been and
more. Much more.
“Oh,
Mags,” he whispered into her ear. “You’re killing me.”
She
answered with a long, deep kiss.
He
groaned. “I want you so badly it hurts.”
“Shut up
and kiss me, cowboy.”
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| Lynnette Austin Credit Glamour Shots |
She's
been a finalist in RWA's Golden Heart Contest, PASIC's Book of Your Heart
Contest, and Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie Contest. Having grown up in a small
town, that's where her heart takes her-to those quirky small towns where
everybody knows everybody...and all their business, for better or worse.
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Thanks
for stopping by today. What do you think it is about Texas that inspires so
many love stories?
The heat of a Texas summer matching the heat of a steamy love affair?
ReplyDeleteThere's something about cowboys and romance, isn't there, Mason? And the small town setting can work really well for this sort of novel. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese books make me miss writing romance! I never did the ranch/cowboy thing well, though. I always wanted to put a city girl in the situation and editors were always saying my heroine wasn't likable. I finally figured out it was because my heroine didn't want to be on a ranch in the middle of nowhere!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great excerpt! Sounds like steamy summer romance.
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