SECONDHAND
ROMANCE
By
RoseAnn deFranco
During RoseAnn's book tour, Secondhand Romance is only .99 on Amazon.
BLURB:
Annie O'Malley's dream of owning a secondhand
bookstore in tight-knit Audubon Springs is coming true. Still reeling from her
parents' sudden deaths, she believes that signs or messages can be found within
the pages of books. She loves her job and has made plenty of friends but longs
for the acceptance only love and a family can provide.
Tony Iuliano is there to fix the wiring in her
shop. He doesn't believe in fate, magic, or the power of a good book. All this
combined with his sexy-as-sin presence and all-knowing attitude infuriates
Annie. The quirky bookworm intrigues him enough to accept her bet to read a
book from her shop. When he discovers a stack of fifty-year-old love letters in
the book, he wants to leave the past alone, but seeing it as a sign, Annie
challenges him to read the letters and search for the long-lost lovers or lose
the bet.
While shaking the dust off several ill-fated
romances and fighting their attraction at every turn, the pair soon become the
town gossip daily special. If they can stop arguing long enough, they may just
discover this particular sign was meant for them all along.
EXCERPT:
“Are we going to shake on this?” He
extended his hand and grinned.
Annie hesitated for a split second.
Had she ever touched Tony? Shaking his hand with that sexy, superior glint in
his eyes unnerved her, but she needed to seal the deal.
His warm hand engulfed hers,
shooting a jolt of electricity through her veins. He had a solid, firm grip,
the kind to hold a shaky person steady. Lifting her gaze to his, she smiled
when his eyes widened in a flash of surprise. It had been a long time since
she’d really touched another person. When the warmth from his hand made its way
dangerously close to parts of her that had lain dormant for years, she abruptly
let go.
“There, deal.” Flushed, she returned
her focus to the book in his hand. “Open
it, but first, look at how worn it is, you can tell it’s been read a few
thousand times.”
Tony flipped the big, hardcover book
open. Instead of the expected well-worn pages, a small stack of what looked
like letters bound by a string sat nestled inside. The pages were yellowed, the
string frayed. The owner cut a neat and deep square into the center of the
pages, nearly removing the entire contents of the book. Tony pulled them out,
squinted, and weighed them in his hand.
Equally stunned, a burst of
adrenaline hit Annie. Of all the treasures she’d uncovered in the two years
since dealing in secondhand books, she never came across anything quite like
this. This was a sign – from her parents, or other forces at work in the
universe – but this book, and all its possibilities, was important to someone,
somewhere.
“Now do you believe me when I say
every book has a story to tell?”
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
RoseAnn DeFranco
grew up in upstate NY with her nose in a book and a song in her heart.
Following the pursuit of a musical theatre career in NYC, she turned her
creative energy to writing romance. RoseAnn blogs about her writing experiences
with her critique partners at www.the violetfemmes.com. A NJ shore transplant,
she enjoys time spent at the
beach with her family. She would love to one day live in a quaint shore town
like the fictional town Audubon Springs from her BROTHERS OF AUDUBON SPRINGS
series. More information about these
Contemporary Romantic Comedies can be found at www.radefranco.com.
Web links: www.radefranco; www.thevioletfemmes.com;
@radefranco; https://www.facebook.com/#!/roseanndefrancoauthor
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Romance-RoseAnn-DeFranco/dp/1628301732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391294775&sr=8-1&keywords=secondhand+romance
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ReplyDeleteHahahaha, I just checked my kindle. I downloaded Return to Audubon Springs a couple of months ago when it was a bookgorilla deal. I 1-clicked Secondhand Romance so now I'm set!
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