Solo
by Lauren E.
Rico
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GENRE: Contemporary
New Adult Romance
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BLURB:
When
graduate student Katherine Brenner walked into my class, I couldn’t stand
her—all perfect skin and big, blue eyes—just like the woman who broke my heart.
If it
wasn’t for that blizzard, if her car hadn’t broken down outside my house, if
she hadn’t looked amazing by the firelight, I never would have kissed her. No
matter how hard I try, every excuse I make not to see her comes up flat.
I can’t
stop thinking of her lips. Or the way her curves fit perfectly in my hands.
There’s a million reasons why this won’t work. I’m her professor. It’s against
university policy.
And if
this gets out, I could lose everything.
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EXCERPT:
I hear the creak of the bathroom door behind me and
there’s a palpable shift in the room as he enters. Then I feel his hand on my
shoulder. It just makes me cry harder. And then he is there, on the floor with
me, pulling me up against his chest with strong arms. I shake my head no. I
don’t want this. But I do. I don’t need this. But I do. And, somehow, this
awful, mean, arrogant man seems to know this already.
With my face buried in his sweatshirt, I just cry
and cry until the only thing left is the sound of my dry, hiccupping, heaves
and sniffling nose. He’s patting my back, rubbing my arms and shushing me
softly.
Oh. My. God.
This is my worst nightmare, and then some. I sit
up, abruptly, trying to wipe my sodden face with my hands, not looking at him.
I can’t look at him.
“I’m sorry,” I say in a hoarse whisper.
Drew Markham gets to his feet and holds out a hand
for me to take. I do, still not able to meet his gaze. When I’m upright once
more, he turns away from me and briefly runs the water in the sink.
“Here,” he says, cupping my chin in his hands
gently, trying to direct my face to his. I stare at the floor and shake my
head. “Please? Katherine?”
When he says my name, it’s so unexpected that my
head jerks up. He reaches toward my face and I just close my eyes, allowing him
to press the wet, cool facecloth to my skin. When I open my eyes again, he’s
smiling. But not any smile I’ve ever seen in his limited repertoire of pleasant
expressions. It’s shocking. And disarming. And sexy as hell.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Lauren
Rico was going to be principal French horn of the New York Philharmonic. That
was HER plan, anyway. The New York Philharmonic had no idea of her intentions,
and that's probably a good thing, since she wasn't an especially good French
horn player!
Lauren
was, however, an exceptionally good classical music radio host. Calling herself
a "Classical Music Reanimator," she has made a career of demystify
classical music for her audiences by taking it off a dusty old pedestal and
putting it into a modern context.
It's
only been over the last couple of years that Lauren has discovered a passion
for writing, which she's managed to combine with her love and knowledge of the
classical music world.
You
can hear Lauren Rico on SiriusXM's Symphony Hall Channel; on WQXR and WSHU-FM
in the New York City metro; WSMR in Tampa/Sarasota, FL; WDAV in Charlotte, NC
and KMFA in Austin, TX
More
at www.LaurenRico.com
Links:
www.LaurenRico.com
www.Facebook.com/LaurenRicoAuthor
https://www.goodreads.com/LaurenRico
Twitter:
@RadioRico
Buy
Links
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Symphony-Hall-Lauren-Rico-ebook/dp/B06ZYQYTXW/ref=sr_1_1
Barnes
& Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/solo-lauren-e-rico/1126240187
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tour.
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