Joan Chandler is here today as part of her Book Tour for The Christmas Dare, a Contemporary Mainstream Romance (spicy imprint) available December 19, 2012 from Siren-Bookstrand Publishing.
Joan will be
awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card, winner's choice, to a
randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
Follow the tour and comment to better your chances of
winning. The tour dates can be found here:
The Christmas Dare
by Joan
Chandler
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BLURB:
Self-professed Christmas addict Gia Dixon, and
by-the-book Ethan Castle have been best friends all their lives. When tragedy
strikes Ethan’s family, Gia’s the rock he depends on to pull him through the
darkest days. Then, a shared, long-forgotten memory leads to an unexpected yet
tender kiss. Can a simple Christmas dare
help them find true love?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
She made a face at him as she prepared to get out of the
car, and then flipped around to her knees to reach between the seats to gather
up her packages. As she pulled everything forward through the gap, she leaned
over to kiss his cheek.
He caught her by surprise when he turned to face her,
causing their lips to meet. Her eyes widened, while his turned dark.
“Gia,” he said, the name coming out of his mouth in a low
rasp.
She closed her eyes but didn’t move. She couldn’t speak.
Then she sensed when he was about to kiss her again. She tilted her face up to
receive it, her lips parting to let him know she wasn’t opposed.
Ethan put his hands on either side of her head, his long
fingers wrapping around to bury themselves in her thick, blonde hair. “Gia,” he
whispered again as he closed his mouth over hers and slipped his tongue inside.
She twirled hers around it, gently sucking. They were lost in the moment,
oblivious to whether anyone else was around or not. They forgot where they
were. They even forgot who they were. And in their place, these two sensual,
passionate creatures tangled their arms around each other and kissed as if
their lives depended on it.
Finally, Ethan sighed and pulled back a little. “Tell me
that this is okay with you. Please say that it is.”
Gia had trouble finding her voice, so instead she pulled his
mouth to hers again and greedily kissed him. When it ended, she asked
breathily, “Does that answer your question?”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Joan Chandler
is a Florida native who has lived in the Deep South all of her life. She is
married with two children who are her pride and joy. She lives a double life of
sorts, holding down a nine-to-five job during the day, and writing steamy
romance at night—often with her black cat curled up in her arms as she types.
When she’s
not spending her spare time working on her next novel, she loves to go camping,
sharing girls’ night out with her friends, walking her two dogs, and watching
football.
Twitter
account: @joanchandler1
Find me on
facebook: Joan Chandler
Previously
published works are Perfectly Imperfect, and No Regrets. Both are available at:
Bookstrand.com: http://www.bookstrand.com/joan-chandler
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=joan+chandler
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/joan-chandler?keyword=joan+chandler&store=allproducts
5 comments:
Thank you for hosting
I am excited to have the opportunity to be a guest on your blog today. Thank you for hosting me, and for allowing me to share my holiday romance with your readers.
Having so much fun finding all these new blogs and authors and their books as I follow you on this tour :-) I hope you don't work to hard today.
Nice excerpt.
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I like that he asked her if it was okay he kissed her - kind of a little old fashioned but let her know he cares not only about her as a woman but also wants to maintain their friendship. Congratulations on the new release!
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