Book Excerpt
Paul
I handed the judge the
file he'd requested.
A silent Carly perched on the arm of a chair that was as far
away from Judge Whiting as she could get without being in the next room,
rubbing her thumb into her palm over and over as she studied her shoes.
Pale and
tear-streaked--why had she been crying?--she was still lovely, her sun-bleached
hair curling up around her face in messy layers, her green blouse setting off
her hazel eyes above her Cupid's bow of a mouth that looked too perfect to be
real.
Although it had certainly felt real several weeks ago, when
Carly had made one of my fantasies come true. Well, almost. My forbidden
daydreams about kissing that luscious mouth involved both of us being willing
and sober. God knows I'd been willing. But she hadn't been sober.
And that, for me, was an absolute deal-breaker. My jaw tightened
as I thought about my broken mess of a brother. On every possible level.
I'd been pretty cold to
her afterward. But that was because I was furious with myself, not her. Getting
suckered in by her bad girl appeal--ridiculous. I knew better. Shouldn't have
allowed it to happen. Shouldn't have wanted it to happen. Headstrong, reckless,
unpredictable Carly was the opposite of what I needed to have around.
Well-practiced routines
made my life run just the way I liked it. Classic clothing that functioned as
both uniform and armor. Pleasant women whose appearance in my life was
welcomed, but whose disappearance made scarcely a ripple.
Not jacked-up, cocky
skiers whose kisses left me rock hard and dangerously close to losing control.
About the Book
Title: Winner Take AllAuthor: Mary Rodgers
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Hot shot skier and unrepentant party girl Carly Carrington is on top of the world until a disastrous crash destroys her championship dreams. Can she lower her guard long enough to trust the one man who might be able to heal her body…and her heart?
When it comes to sports doctors, buttoned-up Paul Blackburn is the best of the best. But when Carly upends his carefully ordered little world, will Paul fight his one chance at true love, or go for the gold in… WINNER TAKE ALL.
Author Bio
A
career performer and storyteller, Mary was the keyboardist and lead
vocalist in an all-female rock band for a number of years, and has acted
in leading roles in plays and musicals across the globe.
Her first screenplay, Common Ground, was a finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival competition, and she is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild/AFTRA and the New York chapter of Women in Film and Television.
An avid gamer and unrepentant nerd, Mary’s been a fan of romance, science fiction and fantasy novels since she was old enough to hide them between the pages of her textbooks during geometry class in high school. She is delighted to introduce the first book in her new contemporary romance series, Winner Take All.
Her first screenplay, Common Ground, was a finalist in the Moondance International Film Festival competition, and she is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild/AFTRA and the New York chapter of Women in Film and Television.
An avid gamer and unrepentant nerd, Mary’s been a fan of romance, science fiction and fantasy novels since she was old enough to hide them between the pages of her textbooks during geometry class in high school. She is delighted to introduce the first book in her new contemporary romance series, Winner Take All.
Links
Twitter – @mb_rodgers
www.mary-rodgers.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075TRJ4SP
Thank you so much for hosting me today!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCheers,
Mary