SECONDHAND ROMANCE
Brothers of Audubon Springs Series, #2
by RoseAnn deFranco
a Contemporary
Romantic Comedy
Annie O'Malley's dream of owning a secondhand
bookstore in tight-knit Audubon Springs is coming true. Still reeling from her
parents' sudden deaths, she believes that signs or messages can be found within
the pages of books. She loves her job and has made plenty of friends but longs
for the acceptance only love and a family can provide.
Tony Iuliano is there to fix the wiring in her
shop. He doesn't believe in fate, magic, or the power of a good book. All this
combined with his sexy-as-sin presence and all-knowing attitude infuriates
Annie. The quirky bookworm intrigues him enough to accept her bet to read a
book from her shop. When he discovers a stack of fifty-year-old love letters in
the book, he wants to leave the past alone, but seeing it as a sign, Annie
challenges him to read the letters and search for the long-lost lovers or lose
the bet.
While shaking the dust off several ill-fated
romances and fighting their attraction at every turn, the pair soon become the
town gossip daily special. If they can stop arguing long enough, they may just
discover this particular sign was meant for them all along.
Excerpt
“You should leave.” In a few jerky
strides she reached the door and swung it open. “Until you can admit why you’re
here, I don’t want you here.”
His hand came out of nowhere,
startling her. He pushed the door shut and stood behind her, towering over,
surrounding her with his heat. “What were you thinking, leaving with Quinn?”
His voice rough in her ear, set her every nerve ending on fire.
Shaking, she turned to face him, but
he didn’t step back. Instead he leaned on his forearm against the door above
her head. Their mouths nearly collided. His scent, of the ball field and man,
filled her lungs.
“I didn’t leave with him, he
followed me out.” Unlike with Quinn, where she wanted to flee, she wanted Tony
to lean forward, press his body against hers, give in to the desire in his
eyes, and the heat rolling from him wrapping her in delicious waves.
His gaze shifted to her mouth, he
licked his lips then looked back in her eyes. She bit her lower lip. Kiss me! His eyes drifted to her mouth
again. He cupped her jaw with his free hand, looked in her eyes, then stepped
away with a low curse. “What am I doing?”
“That’s what I’d like to know?”
Stunned and frustrated, she leaned against the door. Blood pumped in her ears,
a mix of desire and boiling anger. Impossible! How many times was he going to
do this to her? Bring her to the edge of desire only to turn away? Maybe she needed to ask, how many times she’d
let him? Chest heaving, she looked at
him, a solid wall of muscle and conflicted man.
She’d come to this precipice with
him as many times as it took.
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RETURN TO AUDUBON SPRINGS
Brothers of Audubon Springs Series, #1
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?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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 funny, steamy romance with heart. A NJ shore
transplant, she enjoys time spent at the beach with her family and would love
to one day live in a quaint shore town like the fictional town from her
BROTHERS OF AUDUBON SPRINGS series. More
information about these Contemporary Romantic Comedies can be found at radefranco.com.
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