It’s here at last! I’m so excited–Holiday House Swap is finally going live at all your favorite outlets today! I had so much fun with this story and I’m delighted to be able to share it with you at last. This is a fluffy, feel-good story that I hope you’ll enjoy reading as much as I did writing it. đ
Best of all, today only, until 11:59 EST 12/21/16, Holiday House Swap is on sale at Dreamspinner Press!
Be sure to check out this delightful 5 star review from Bayou Book Junkie too!
Blurb:
Reclusive writer Noah Kinley is facing a dilemma: how to confess to the world heâs really the author of a best-selling romance series. For years, his friend Julie has been the face of his brand, but she wants her life back now. Fast running out of ideas for his popular series, Noah wants to break out into other genres. Not that heâs writing much of anything at the moment anyway, thanks to paralyzing writerâs block. With his publisher breathing down his neck for the next installment, he hopes a change of scene will get his writerâs juices flowing again. Desperate enough to try anything, during the holidays Noah swaps his isolated cabin in the woods for a gentrified horse farm.
USAF Major Connor Harrison has chosen forced retirement over facing charges for an unauthorized mission to rescue a buddy from behind enemy lines. No one expects him home for the holidays, and he certainly didnât anticipate finding a stranger in his house, much less Noah Kinley with his acid tongue and a wry sense of humor that pierces all of Connorâs defenses.
Both men need to figure out what the next chapter in their lives will beâand whether it will include each other.
Excerpt: âKinley. You gonna get up or what?â
Noah had a moment of extreme disorientation as he tried to recall how the guy with the sexy drawl happened to be standing in his room. It came to him all at once: the decision to leave the cabin, the intense drive from the airport, and then meeting the owner of the house, who turned out to be a Captain America freak when everyone knew Iron Man was the coolest superhero. The pounding headache suggested perhaps finishing off the second bottle of wine hadnât been wise, considering how seldom he drank. Only then did he realize the worst.
âIf youâd rather not go to the barn, thatâs cool.â Harrison spoke in that oh-so-causal manner that by this time in their short acquaintance meant this was really kind of a big deal to him.
âItâs not that,â Noah croaked, wincing at his sore throat. âIâm sick.â
âHoly shit, you werenât joking when you said you were coming down with something. You okay? You sound terrible.â Concern was written clearly on Harrisonâs face as he stepped closer to Noahâs bed.
Damn if he wasnât wearing cream-colored breeches and tall boots too. No burgundy jacket, however, to complete the Beau Brummell look from Noahâs fantasy the night before.
âI donât own a burgundy jacket. Are you sure youâre okay? Youâre not making much sense.â
âI canât be sick.â Noah groaned. He hadnât meant to say anything about the Regency clothing out loud. âNo, no, no. This isnât fair. I never get sick! The one time I leave the cabin in years and I catch a cold? This is so not fair.â He shivered and hunkered down under the blankets. âItâs freezing in here. Can you turn up the heat or something?â
Harrison placed the back of his hand on Noahâs brow. âJeezus. Youâre burning up. Wait here. Iâm going to get a thermometer.â
Not Harrison, though. Connor. You couldnât drink a manâs wine and stay up half the night arguing the finer points of science fiction, or picture the hottie dressed in Regency costuming, and still call him by his last name. Connor. Such a sexy name. It suited him.
Noah must have dozed off again, because he started when Connor touched him on the shoulder. âHere. Put this in your mouth.â
Noah opened his mouth obediently, thinking surely there had to be a sexual innuendo in there somewhere, if he could only think of it. He closed his lips on the digital thermometer.
Connor snorted suddenly, making Noah look up at him.
âWhat?â Noah mumbled around the thermometer.
âDo you always say whateverâs on your mind when youâre running a fever?â Connorâs smile made Noah feel accepted in a way he hadnât felt in a long time. Fortunately the beeping of the thermometer kept him from having to answer. âOne-oh-three degrees. Thatâs pretty hot, Kinley.â
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