Runaway Love Story by Sadira Stone, Book
Two in the Book Nirvana Series.
Release date: June
24, 2019
ISBN(s):
978-1-5092-2704-4 Paperback
978-1-5092-2705-1 Digital
ASIN B07QBHS1ZQ
Page
Count: 392
Word Count: 90094
Genre: Steamy Contemporary
Romance (Explicit love scenes, M/F, no kink)
Setting: Eugene, Oregon
Back-Cover Blurb:
She hates average...he's
as average as they come.
High school history teacher Doug Garvey is trying to enjoy his
last few weeks of summer vacation, but receiving his final divorce decree hits
him harder than expected. After a brief fling fizzles, he fears love just isn't
in the cards for him. If only he could find someone who's real, someone
interested in something beyond herself…maybe a new running partner who can keep
up with his more carnal appetite. When sexy, straight-talking Laurel runs
across his path, he dares to hope again.
He's done with
social-climbing posers...she's ambitious and has big dreams.
Fired from an art gallery, Laurel Jepsen shelves her pursuit of an
art career in San Francisco to help her beloved great aunt Maxie move into
assisted living. While out on a morning run, she's harassed by a group of teens
until a tall, broad-shouldered hottie steps in, pretending to be her boyfriend
with a kiss that makes her wish it were true. But she's only passing through,
not looking for a relationship.
Their fierce chemistry burns up the sheets—and the couch, the
shower, the forest—but falling in love would ruin everything. Laurel can't stay
in Eugene, and he can't leave. Doug's only hope is to convince her the glittery
life she's after could blind her to the opportunities already in her path.
Excerpt:
“I’m
sorry she called you the S word.”
“Huh?”
“Sensible.”
She laughed. “Yeah. That’s a curse
word, as far as I’m concerned.” She leaned her head on his shoulder.
“I’ll strike it from my
vocabulary. Your S word is sparkle.” He traced her jawline with a feather-light
touch. “Look at you, Laurel. You’re blinding.” His twilight-blue gaze made her
heart dance—a steamy tango with swirls and dangerous dips. He kissed her, and,
for a moment, she forgot all about caution, about cutting things off before
they became too serious, about San Francisco. Her focus narrowed to his lips on
hers, his nearness heating her whole body, opening her like a blossom, soft and
willing. Ripe for the plucking.
“God,
I’ve missed you.” He scooped her legs across his lap. One hand cradling her
nape, the other gripping her thigh, he kissed her senseless. His velvet tongue
teased her lips apart. He tasted of sugary coffee. The world around them
faded—just two bodies, calling and answering, breathing in sync, their pulses beating
the same rhythm.
Book tropes and
themes:
Seasoned romance (hero is 39), beta hero, teacher hero, artistic
heroine, opposites attract, indie bookshop, unsupportive family, dealing with
dementia, caretaking for elderly relatives, social media, small-town vs.
big-city, ambition vs. family obligations, feisty old lady, heroine with
commitment issues, divorced hero, running, inconvenient attraction, irresistible
chemistry
Goodreads Link
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Author Bio:
Ever since her first kiss, Sadira’s
been spinning steamy tales in her head. After leaving her teaching career in
Germany, she finally tried her hand at writing one. Now she’s a happy citizen
of Romancelandia, penning contemporary romance and cozy mysteries from her home
in Washington State. When not writing, which is seldom, she explores the
Pacific Northwest with her charming husband, enjoys the local music scene, belly
dances, plays guitar badly, and gobbles all the books. Visit Sadira at www.sadirastone.com.
Inspiration
for the Book Nirvana Series:
I have never had so much fun with
a writing project! My first steamy romance, Through
the Red Door, nearly wrote itself, though it damned sure didn't edit
itself. I've totally immersed myself in the world of romance, gobbling books
like popcorn, filling my ears with romance podcasts, and joining the
Romance Writers of America. From skeptic to romance mega-fan in two short
years, I’m totally addicted to passionate, heartfelt stories with happy
endings.
Why set the series in a bookshop? Ever since I was a wee lass, I
dreamed of owning one. Add to that my fascination with historical erotic art
and literature, and you’ve got the Book Nirvana series, set in an indie bookshop
with an extensive erotica collection behind a locked red door.
I love stories in which a couple’s powerful physical attraction
leads them to consider a partner outside their usual M.O.—one who just might
turn out to be their perfect match. That’s how it happened for my husband and
me, and my romance fiction contains that element.
I sort of pulled the setting out of a hat. I wanted to set my
series in a college town. I’d heard that Eugene, home of the University of
Oregon, has a lively arts scene and a rich counterculture legacy from the
hippie era. After much online research, correspondence, and hours on Google
Earth, I finally made the trip. Eugene is even lovelier than I’d imagined. Kate
Rock, a resident author, kindly shared her knowledge of the city’s history and
the flavor of the different neighborhoods. I look forward to many return trips.
Social
Media Links
Author
Website: http://www.sadirastone.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sadirastone/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SadiraStone
Goodreads author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18568049.Sadira_Stone
Press:
Radio Interview with
Readers Entertainment Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/circle-of-seven/2019/04/04/readers-entertainment-radio-presents-author-rhonda-gilmour
Praise for Through the Red Door (Book One in
the Book Nirvana Series):
"…a beautiful love
story filled with wonderful characters and if you like your romance hot, hot,
hot look no further. It is a story about being able to begin anew and still
love the one you lost."
-- Linda Tonis, RWA Paranormal Romance Review
Team
"The erotic scenes
in this book were off the charts - even the ones that were only Clara's
"dreams." Ms. Stone's debut novel is a rich mix of love, sex, and
thoughtful introspection as she tries to move on with her life."
-- Peggy Jaeger, author of
Christmas and Cannolis
“This book is in a class by itself...from the graphic
descriptions of the erotica collection that's locked in a room of widow
Claire's bookstore to the hot-hot-hot interactions she has with a certain
hot-hot-hot widowed professor with an intellectual interest in that
collection... What elevates this book is the excellent writing, the
memorable characters, and the captivating story. PLUS...parts of it are verrrry
funny. I mean laugh-out-loud funny. There are also some very touching parts,
too. Parts that'll bring tears to your eyes.”
-- Susan
Flett Swiderski, author of Hot Flashes
and Cold Lemonade
Thanks for hosting me today, Amber!
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