This is my stop during the book blitz for Saying I Do by Tracey Alvarez. This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 19 till 25 May. See the tour schedule here.
Saying I Do (Stewart Island #8)by Tracey Alvarez
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 19 May, 2017
Blurb:
Marriage and happily-ever-after are for suckers…
Joe Whelan was fooled once on the way to the altar, and the Irish doctor isn’t about to be an eejit over a woman again. Especially not one who witnessed his broken-hearted humiliation years ago. He won’t be swayed by the sparks that fly whenever his eyes meet MacKenna’s or distracted by her sweet kisses. The only thing Joe cares about is preventing his sister from making the biggest marital mistake of her life.
MacKenna Jones loves a good wedding—so long as she’s sewing the bride’s gown, not walking down the aisle herself. Falling for Joe Whelan’s sexy bedside manner wasn’t on the cards, neither was a seven-day road trip with him to Las Vegas, the Marriage Capital of the World. When the stakes are so high, will these two gun-shy cynics ever say I Do?
You can find Saying I Do on Goodreads
EXCERPT:
Feet moving of their own accord, Mac stomped over to
him. “You can learn a lot about someone in a short amount of time, and I’ve
learned this about your sister already—if you push her too hard too fast,
she’ll dig in her heels. So back the hell off for a bit. You’re too
heavy-handed.”
His jaw bunched, and suddenly he wasn’t leaning
against the door anymore—she was—with Joe’s big hands still clamped on her
arms, which was how he’d twisted her around and pinned her.
“Heavy-handed, am I?”
Deeper and rougher than his usual silky tone with a
hint of Ireland, his accent came out in force. It wasn’t the voice of a doctor
with a charming bedside manner, but the voice of a man who could walk through
the rougher parts of Dublin with confidence.
“Yes.”
The word came out high-pitched like a chick’s peep
because his grip had loosened on her arms. Both his thumbs stroked over the
curve of her biceps, and, dear God—she couldn’t for the life of her stop a
delicious shiver from skimming down to her toes. Oh. And the shiver made a
couple of pit stops at her nipples along the way.
Her breath shuddered out on a gasp. Even though she
knew how to break away from a man by inflicting enough pain to ensure he
wouldn’t grab her again, Mac couldn’t do anything but curl her toes and stare
at the working of Joe’s Adam’s apple.
She licked suddenly dry lips. “You, ah, need to use a
gentler touch.”
“Do I, darlin’?”
The mean streets of Dublin had left his voice, and a
new tone appeared. One she’d never heard from him. One that a tiny corner of
her heart recognized with a skittering jump, conjuring up a fantasy of a stone
cottage on a lonely, Irish cliff top, the sea roaring below and a man whispering
Irish endearments in her ears.
His hands skimmed up her shoulders, and one finger
traced the line of her jaw, coming to rest in the cleft of her chin. “That’s
how you expect a man to handle you, no doubt. As if you were made of spun
glass, and a kiss that was anything but gentle would shatter you.”
“A kiss won’t shatter me.” That didn’t make sense, but
then nothing did when she could barely hear his words over the pounding bass
and the pounding thrum of blood firing through her veins.
“Are you sure now? Because I’m not wantin’ to be
gentle.”
He dipped his head and brushed his lips along the path
his finger had taken a moment before. A total contradiction of his words. Mac’s
stomach dropped in a giddying free fall, and her hands—which had found their
way onto his hips—bunched in the soft wool of his sweater.
“Anyone ever tell you you talk too much?” she said.
When she’d meant to say, “I need you to kiss me,
fool.”
Apparently, his diagnostic powers were good because he
figured out what she needed, and he cupped one big hand behind her neck,
lowering his mouth to hers. Warm, firm lips teased hers, not quite a kiss, more
testing for reaction as he drew back a fraction, waiting for her to broach the
hairbreadth of distance between them again. And with a ragged inhale, she did,
parting her mouth slightly to draw him in deeper. If she was going to kiss Joe,
then, dammit, it was going to be a good kiss. A grand kiss.
A not gentle, not
polite, not going to stop thinking about
it for days kiss Listen to the soundtrack for Saying on I Do on Youtube
You can buy Saying I Do here:
- Amazon US
- Amazon UK
- Amazon CA
- Amazon Australia
- Barnes & Noble
- Kobo
- iBooks
- Smashwords
About the Author: Tracey Alvarez is a USA Today Bestselling Author living in the Coolest Little Capital in the World (a.k.a Wellington, New Zealand). Married to a wonderfully supportive IT guy, she has two teens who would love to be surgically linked to their electronic devices.
Fuelled by copious amounts of coffee, she’s the author of contemporary romantic fiction set predominantly in New Zealand. Small-towns, close communities, and families are a big part of the heart-warming stories she writes. Oh, and hot, down-to-earth heroes—Kiwi men, in other words.
When she’s not writing, thinking about writing, or procrastinating about writing, Tracey can be found with her nose in her e-reader, nibbling on smuggled chocolate bars, or bribing her kids to take over the housework.
Follow Tracey on Twitter as @TraceyAlvrezNZ or Facebook as http://www.facebook.com/TraceyAlvarezAuthor
Her website is http://www.traceyalvarez.com and don't forget to sign up to her newsletter here: http://bit.ly/JR3Asu
You can find and contact Tracey here:
- Website
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Giveaway
There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Saying I Do. This giveaway ends May 25th.
One winner will win a prize pack (over $65 value) which includes:
~ Playing For Fun signed paperback (Playing For Fun is Book 6 in the series, and features Mac's cousin Holly)
~ Fun NZ theme tote bag
~ New Zealand Wild Ferns Pure New Zealand Manuka Honey Rejuvenating Face Pack
~ New Zealand Wild Ferns Pure New Zealand Manuka Honey Conditioning Lip Balm
~ Alpine Silk Manuka Honey Hand Cream
~ Alpine Silk Manuka Honey with Propolis Triple Milled Luxury Soap
~ Handcrafted in New Zealand woven Hessian Kete with feathers
~ 4 New Zealand Paua Shell Wine Glass Charms
~ Author magnet (not pictured)
~ Author bookmark (not pictured)
Giveaway rules
* Prizes are not exchangeable for cash or anything else.
* All due care will be made in ensuring the prize arrives at the winner’s address, but the author is unable to refund prize value in any way should it not arrive due to postal disaster.
* Entries close on May 25th and winner will receive a direct e-mail from me shortly after – so please ensure Tracy Alvarez’s e-mail address is added to your safe/contacts list. If the author doesn’t receive a reply from the winner in 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.
For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below.
To qualify for the bonus 5 entries, you'll need to purchase Saying I Do and answer this question in the space provided in the rafflecopter. The question is: What is the last 4-word sentence at the end of Chapter 13?
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