Book info:
Title: Holiday Spice
Author: Samantha Chase
Series: The Shaughnessy Brothers #6
Release Date: October 3rd, 2017
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Synopsis:
Darcy Shaughnessy has gotten used to her
overbearing brothers chasing away any man she wants to date. But a chance
meeting with a brooding – and deliciously handsome – artist is about to make
this holiday season one to remember.
There's only one thing Benjamin Tanner
loves more than his woodcarving: solitude. Then he gets snowed in with Darcy in
his cozy cabin in the woods, and their heated feelings begin to melt the icy
barrier between them.
With Ben's need for privacy and Darcy's
love of family and social life, will opposites still attract once the snow
clears and the holiday festivities come to an end?
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Excerpt:
It had been tempting to watch her for a little bit longer.
Everything about Darcy was so expressive that even though Ben hadn’t heard one
word of her exchange with the security guard, he had been able to imagine the
entire conversation based on the look on her face.
It
was highly entertaining.
“What
are you doing here?” she asked, her expression one of total confusion.
“Savannah
called me and told me you weren’t able to get on a flight. So here I am,” he
said, offering her a small smile.
She
frowned.
Seriously?
Even when he came to save her, she was
still pissed at him?
“What
if I had gotten on a flight between the time Savannah called you and the time
you got to the airport?”
He
shrugged. “Then I would have made a very perilous trip for nothing. I would
have gotten here sooner, but people don’t
know how to drive in the snow. I passed a bunch of accidents.”
“You
could have been one of them.”
Another
shrug. “I have a truck that happens to be exceptional in the snow, and I’m used to driving in it. It wasn’t
a big deal. You need to drive slowly, and
you’ll be all right.”
Darcy
looked around and made a noncommittal sound. “So you just got here, huh?”
“No,
I’ve been here for a while. I couldn’t
get past security, and it took some time to page you. I tried calling you
several times, but I kept getting a message that all circuits were busy. I
guess with the storm moving in and all.” He paused and gave her a lopsided
grin. “Anyway, I saw you when you were on the escalator,
but you didn’t see me.”
“There’s,
like, a million people here,” she said with a hint of sarcasm. “And I wasn’t
looking for, well, you.”
He
frowned at her tone. “What did you think you were coming here for?”
“Honestly?
I thought my brother had been able to charter a
plane for me.”
He
couldn’t help but chuckle. “Sorry to disappoint you. But the only charter you
have is me—in the form of a truck and a trip back to the lake.”
“Oh.
So I guess I’ll get a room at the hotel,” she said,
and he noticed she wouldn’t look directly at him.
“I
just planned on bringing you to the cabin until the storm is over and flights
are back to normal. It won’t be more than a couple of days. No need for you to
have to go to a hotel or anything.”
Now
she did look at him. “No, really, it’s okay. I’d prefer to go to the hotel.”
She
was looking at him with a hint of defiance,
and he figured he’d let her have her way for now. The sooner they got on the
road, the better. There was already a very real possibility they weren’t going
to get home until after dark. It would be pointless to drag this out.
“That’s
fine. No problem.” He motioned toward her suitcase. “I’ll take that for you.
Let’s get going.”
“Oh.”
Ben
could hear the relief in her voice and smiled to himself. For right now, he was
happy to have a truce with her. They had a long drive ahead of them, and he’d
rather it be peaceful rather than tense and awkward.
He
waited while she pulled her coat out and got herself together, and then they
made their way out to the parking garage. The traffic was insane, and he prayed it wasn’t going to be as
bad as he was fearing.
It
was.
And it was tense and awkward.
DON’T MISS THE OTHER SHAUGHNESSY BROTHERS TITLES
Book 1 - Made for Us:
CAN'T MAKE TIME FOR LOVE?
The Shaughnessy brothers
have spent the years since their mother's untimely death taking care of each
other and trying to make their father proud. Oldest son Aidan is hard-working,
handsome, successful-and still single. Sure, he'd like to have his own family
someday, but who has the time?
SHE'LL SHOW HIM HOW TO FIND IT
Zoe Dalton, a stunning
designer Aidan meets on one of his construction jobs, has the beauty and heart
to make Aidan realize how much he could be missing. But it's not easy to break
down walls you've spent years building up. Now there's a major storm bearing
down on the North Carolina coast, and it could be catalyst enough to force
Aidan and Zoe into some major decisions of the heart.
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Book 2 - Love Walks In:
HE LIVES BY A SCHEDULE
Aubrey Burke is on the
run from an about-to-be-disastrous mistake when resort owner Hugh Shaughnessy
catches her climbing through his office window. Until Aubrey tumbled into his
life, Hugh had relied on work and discipline to safeguard a heart damaged by
family tragedy. Now his careful world will never be the same.
SHE LIVES FOR THE MOMENT
Hugh's approach to life
and love is the opposite of Aubrey's, but she soon finds herself falling hard
for the handsome hotel mogul. There's a darker reason behind her
""live for today"" attitude than Hugh could possibly know,
but for the first time Aubrey dares to hope this man's love might make it worth
taking a chance on the future.
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Book 3 - Always My Girl:
Falling in love with your best friend? Easy.
Telling them how you really feel? Impossible.
Quinn Shaughnessy believes there's a lot more to life than romance, and he
always thought his best friend Anna agreed. But now she's coming out of her
shell and dating...and Quinn starts seeing her in a very different light.
Anna can tell Quinn anything, except the big secret she's been hiding for
years-that she's fallen in love with him. Now Anna is determined to make a life
for herself that doesn't include hopeless pining. But just as she's ready to
move on, Quinn seems determined not to let go-and the way he's looking at her
might be enough to finally change them from best friends to best everything.
Barnes and Noble – http://bit.ly/2qGkMqJ
Book 4 - This is Our Song:
Entertainment
reporter Savannah Daly is completely unfazed by pretty-boy rock stars. She's
just here to get her interview and write her story. When she's assigned to
write a tell-all about Riley Shaughnessy, she expects to be put off by a
shallow rock star lifestyle. Instead, Riley brings her home to the shores of
the Carolinas where she's immediately embraced by his sprawling, rambunctious
family. She expected spotlights and cameras; she gets a welcoming, loving
family and a side of Riley she never could have guessed.
Barnes and Noble – http://bit.ly/2qGHAGQ
Book 5 - A Sky Full of Stars:
The stars are about to align in the newest
Shaughnessy brothers romance!
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
Brilliant astrophysicist Dr. Owen Shaughnessy
feels more connected to the cosmos than to people. He’s great with
calculations, but when he leads a team of scientists to study a famous meteor
shower, he doesn’t factor in his free-spirited artist assistant Brooke
Matthews.
LOVE CAN DAZZLE YOU
Polar opposites in personality, the friction between them threatens
to derail the project. But the beauty and mystery of the night sky draw Owen
and Brooke together—and she’s going to surprise him in ways the stars never
could.
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About the Author:
Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today
bestseller of contemporary romance. She released her debut novel in 2011 and
currently has more than forty titles under her belt! When she’s not working on
a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games
of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her
sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their
two sons in North Carolina.
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