Take
a Chance on Love
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by
Christi Williams
Sensual
Contemporary Romance
Published
April 15, 2013 by Whiskey Creek Press/Torrid Books
blurb:
When
Chancie de Leur meets highway patrol trooper Micah Taylor one frosty
Wyoming night, instant sexual heat kindles between them. Chancie’s
a lonely young widow who owns her own business and Micah is divorced,
so there shouldn’t be anything holding them back. But Micah wonders
if Chancie’s obvious wealth might become an issue, or the fact that
she’s apparently the second woman in his life who has zero interest
in ever having his baby.
Micah
has no idea of the real problem between him and Chancie, until he
meets her son. Ten-year-old Jamie de Leur is determined to break up
his mom and her lawman, and Micah questions whether any relationship
with Chancie is worth dealing with the spoiled kid she’s raising.
In
a showdown over Jamie breaking the law, Micah has to decide if he
wants to be Chancie’s cop—or her family man.
excerpt:
Micah
tossed his Stetson in the back seat. Chancie got in, put the car in
gear, and started to back out of the parking space.
“Stop,”
he said.
She
turned her head to look questioningly at him.
“Seat
belt.”
“I
never wear one. I had a car once whose belt wouldn’t unbuckle.
Scared me to think I couldn’t get out if I needed to.” She smiled
ingratiatingly, expecting to have her way.
He
didn’t smile back. “I don’t mean to be a hardass, Chancie. But
I’ve seen too much damage done in wrecks to sit here and let you
drive without a belt. I insist you buckle up.”
She
drew in a breath. “Would you arrest me?”
He
grinned. “I could. But I wouldn’t. I’m asking you nice, though.
Please buckle up. For me, if not for yourself.”
“All
right, Micah.” She reached for the belt, clicked it into the lock.
“Better?”
“Much.”
He faced forward again, leaning his head back against the rest.
She
finished backing up, then drove through town and out past the city
limits. At a little turn-out called Fourteen Mile that featured a
spring fed pond, frozen over now into a solid sheet of ice, she
pulled off and parked. She let the car idle, hands on the steering
wheel and eyes straight ahead. A glow suffused the bluff overhanging
the pond, and soon the moon began to rise, a sliver of gold that
seemed so close she could almost reach out and touch it.
Even
though the little traveler’s stop featured restrooms, Micah doubted
if they’d be disturbed at this time of night. As she sat and said
nothing, he began, “Chancie.”
“This
isn’t as romantic as I thought it would be,” she said.
He
felt a laugh rumbling deep in his chest. “Honey, we haven’t done
anything yet. You want me to hold you, meet me halfway over the
console.”
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Giveaway:
What
do teddy bears have to do with Take
a Chance on Love?
You would have to read the story to find out! But go ahead, take a
chance: A lucky commenter here on Storm Goddess Book Reviews &
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signed by Christi.
Thanks for the spotlight on Take A Chance on Love! I like books that feature a second chance romance and include kids and this one sounds really interesting. Thanks for the giveaway!
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