Corporate Merger
by Elisabeth Roseland
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BLURB:
Amy Connelly has gotten used to the taste of shoe leather.
Every time she opens her mouth to talk to gorgeous co-worker Eric Lewis, she
puts her foot right in it.
Tired of the painful sight of her turning into a hopeless
motormouth or tongue-tied fool at Eric’s approach, Amy’s friends take steps to
remedy the problem. Her thirtieth birthday present is three desensitization
dates with Derrick Vaughn, an Ebony Nights escort and an Eric look-a-like.
It’s magic. Communicating with Derrick is easy, especially
when it’s their bodies doing the talking. He’s even helped her rediscover the
kinky side she’s repressed for so long.
Eric? That’s a different story. She’s failed miserably at
two of Derrick’s three assignments for her—asking Eric to lunch and
dinner—thanks to a meddling, flirty co-worker who’s suddenly vying for Eric’s
attention. If shy, awkward Amy is to have a chance, she’ll have to kick it up a
notch…or three.
Warning: This book contains an awkward motormouth heroine, a
painfully shy hero, and a sexy male escort who knows how to set them on the
course of true love.
EXCERPT:
“You are going to laugh, but I
like ‘Arena’ from the Original Series.”
Amy stared at him, her bottle
poised at her lips. “Not the Gorn episode.”
“Yes. The Gorn episode. Isn’t
that terrible?”
“It is terrible. That’s like the
cheesiest one.”
“I know. And the worst thing is,
I can’t even tell you why I like that one.” Eric shook his head. “I think it’s
the combination of the terrible costumes and the awful fight-scene music. Dun
dun da-da-da-da—”
“—da-da-da-da—” Amy laughed as
she sang with him. “And Kirk looking like he’s about to rip that giant rubber
mask right off the guy. Terrible. Just terrible.” She could feel the relaxing
effects of the beer beginning to overtake her, and with it came a touch of
boldness. “Hey…” she placed her hand on his knee, “…thanks for saying yes to
this. I’ve never…I’ve never really asked a guy out on a date before. So—”
“I’m glad you did.” Eric covered
her hand with his own. Underneath her palm, his leg felt solid. She squeezed it
firmly. There was very little give. Eric set his bottle down on the bar.
“Amy…I…I really…” He began to lean toward her.
Kiss me please kiss me please
kiss me please kiss m—
His lips approached hers slowly.
She tentatively reached up and touched the side of his face, running her
fingers along his jawline.
Kissmekissmekissmeki—
She closed her eyes and could
feel the heat radiating from him. Her body shook in anticipation of the touch
of his lips, the taste of his tongue.
Kisskisskisskisskiss. Ye—
A phone rang.
Elisabeth Roseland spends her days dreaming up ways to throw sexy heroes
and strong heroines together. Her characters explore the wonderful, agonizing,
joyful, heartbreaking and complicated human experiences that are sex and love.
She also hopes to inspire readers to grab the nearest consenting adult and do
something fun. She lives in Chicago with her very own Happily Ever After.
Check out her website: www.elisabethroseland.com
Connect on Twitter: @E_Roseland
Find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/EbonyNights
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ReplyDeleteA big thanks to Rachel Leigh for hosting me today. I'm very excited to be doing a blog tour for my newest release, Corporate Merger. To celebrate, I'll be giving away a free copy of the first book in the series, Advertising for Love, to a random commenter. So please stop by and say hello!