Welcome to my stop on the
Tasty Virtual Book Blog Tour for SPARKED BY LOVE: A Holiday for Romance by
Peggy Bird. Check out my review of this lovely, delightful, and sweet romance
by one of my favorite authors, Peggy Bird, but then don’t go away because
there’s a tour wide giveaway you won’t want to miss.
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provided by author in exchange for an honest and unscripted review
Blurb for SPARKED BY LOVE:
Some fussy artist is making Shannon Morgan’s job
with the city of Vancouver, Washington harder than it should be. She’s
organizing the huge annual Independence Day celebration and he’s being
impossible. But then, he’s like a couple other men she’s known—her mostly
absent father and her disappearing ex-boyfriend, for example.
All Leo Wilson wants is an okay for his plans to
install glass fireworks at Fort Vancouver on the Fourth of July. With thousands
of people there to see his work, it could be his big career break. If the
crabby bureaucrat will get him the permits he needs.
When Leo confronts the cause of his trouble in
person he’s surprised to find a beautiful young woman. Shannon is equally
surprised at meeting a sweet, sexy man. Dinner, a movie and a few torrid kisses
take it from spark to flame.
But then the father she’s always wanted as part
of her life reappears, accompanied by her ex-boyfriend. Shannon has to decide
how far she’s willing to go to have her father around. And find out why he’s
with her ex.
If she makes the right decisions, she and Leo
will create fireworks that rival the pyrotechnics that light up the sky on July
Fourth. Privately.
* * * * *
Leo Wilson
can’t be happier. His proposal for an art project to celebrate the Fourth of
July in nearby Vancouver has been accepted, and he knows it’s going to be his
best shot at being noticed. However, he’d be happier if one particular city
worker wouldn’t be such a pain in the behind about questioning his every move.
Deciding it was time to confront the enigmatic Shannon Morgan face to face,
he goes to her office. The woman he finds there is anything but what he
expected and now he can’t seem to take his eyes or his mind off her, and wants only to
impress and win her over – completely.
Shannon
Morgan is nearly at the end of her rope, between her boss who is determined to
get her fired and the artist who was awarded a commission by the city to do a
glass art display for the Fourth of July celebration, she’s ready to go crazy.
Then to make matters worse, her occasional father and her ex-boyfriend have
decided to, now of all times, show up and make her life even more complicated.
The bright spot in a day gone bad is the gorgeous man standing in her doorway
who turns out to be the pain in the butt artist she’s done her best to avoid.
When his art turns out to be as exciting as his kisses, Shannon begins to believe
that maybe having a man in her life might not be such a bad idea after all.
SPARKED BY
LOVE: A Holiday Romance by Peggy Bird is an extension of the Second Chance
series, which featured such wonderful characters as Amanda St. Claire from book
two, LOVING AGAIN, who actually shows up in this wonderful story as Leo’s
friend and glass art supporter. It’s such a delight to meet old friends while
meeting new ones. Leo Wilson is a hottie artist who knows what he wants and has
no problem going after it. Whether it’s his determination to present his art
the way he sees it at its most creative, or his determination to win over the
beautiful Shannon who he fears thinks of him only as a friend even though when
they’re together, they make sparks that rival his vision for his glass fireworks
display. As usual, Peggy does a fabulous job of conjuring the most wonderful
hero to make us fall in love right along with the heroine.
When
Shannon’s on again, off again father makes a play for winning over his daughter
and pushes Shannon’s ex-boyfriend on her, Leo and his art get tangled up in a
situation which might do more than cause a split between he and Shannon. As usual,
Peggy handles the emotions and interference of others in a realistic, logical
fashion, which keeps the reader turning the pages eager to find out what the not-so-nice
guys are really up to, while cheering on Leo in the hopes he gets his girl. SPARKED
BY LOVE: A Holiday Romance by Peggy Bird is a wonderful story about a woman who
doesn’t trust falling in love, and a man who teaches her falling in love is
wonderful, and can end in truly spectacular fireworks of the best kind.
I highly recommend SPARKED BY LOVE: A Holiday Romance by Peggy Bird because it’s the most smile-worthy story you can read over any weekend - holiday or not.
I highly recommend SPARKED BY LOVE: A Holiday Romance by Peggy Bird because it’s the most smile-worthy story you can read over any weekend - holiday or not.
Happy
Reading Everyone!
Peggy Bird
lives in the Pacific Northwest where she sets most of her novels. To stay out
of trouble—and the rain—she writes stories about smart women and sexy men, and
creates the occasional piece of glass art.
To learn
more about Peggy and her amazing books, feel free to visit her website, and
follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
Tour Wide Giveaway
SPARKED BY
LOVE: A Holiday Romance novel by Peggy Bird, Crimson Romance, available now in print and ebook format at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobobooks, and Crimson Romance.
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3 comments:
Thank you for hosting today!! XOXO
Congrats to Peggy on the new release!!! I dunno... other than Valentine's Day, maybe New Year's? Thanks for sharing!
Hi Peggy and Amy!
Congrats on your newest release Peggy!
I'm always happy to find new to me authors, I will be adding Peggy to my list.
I'm going to pop on over to her website to check out her other books. The story of Leo and Shannon sounds interesting.
Thanks!
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