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Book 2 in the French Kiss series
by Gwen Jones
releasing August 26th, 2014 from Avon Impulse
French billionaire Marcel Mercier loves women.
And there's a string of broken hearts across two continents to prove it. But as
CEO of Mercier Shipping, he's got more important things to worry about . . .
like why the charter company he just purchased in the United States is suddenly
the center of an international media firestorm.
Now that big, bad Mercier Shipping owns Captain Dani Lloyd's ship, she's sure her job is at stake. But she won't go down without a fight—even if it means chaining herself to the mast of the Esther Reed and refusing to set foot on shore.
The delectable captain and her newsworthy dramatics are a PR nightmare, but Marcel is happy to let Dani prove her skills on a weeklong sail to Boston. He knows no woman can resist him for that long . . . in fact, he's counting on it.
But Marcel's plan to seduce Dani backfires as sparks fly between the billionaire playboy and the passionate captain. Which leaves Marcel realizing that winning her heart is a challenge he can't afford to lose.
Now that big, bad Mercier Shipping owns Captain Dani Lloyd's ship, she's sure her job is at stake. But she won't go down without a fight—even if it means chaining herself to the mast of the Esther Reed and refusing to set foot on shore.
The delectable captain and her newsworthy dramatics are a PR nightmare, but Marcel is happy to let Dani prove her skills on a weeklong sail to Boston. He knows no woman can resist him for that long . . . in fact, he's counting on it.
But Marcel's plan to seduce Dani backfires as sparks fly between the billionaire playboy and the passionate captain. Which leaves Marcel realizing that winning her heart is a challenge he can't afford to lose.
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EXCERPT:
“Monsieur Mercier,”
she whispered. “Monsieur …”
He could
see her better now, the shadows outlining her face, her long, lilting hair a
fiery corona. She looked impatient, like waiting for him to do something, say
something, but at the moment all he could do was watch her—her eyes
half-masted, her lips slightly parting as she started to speak. When she
didn’t, he was truly disappointed as he wanted to hear her again, if only for
the sound of her voice.
Then what
did she want?
“Qu’est-ce
que tu as dit?” he asked her, wondering what she wanted, turning her hand over
to idly feather the inside of her palm. She looked startled, her gaze darting
up and around, as if his were a voice coming out of the sky. “Que veux-tu,
chère?”
“Toi …”
She broke his grasp, looking dead into his eyes. She really was quite pretty,
he thought, more than she allowed herself to be, her features trying so hard to
be forceful when in fact they were quite delicate. He thought she’d run away
when suddenly she leaned in close, his skin pulsing under the convergence of
breast and leg, saying, “Je te veux … ”
He
couldn’t believe it. Did she say she wanted him? Did she really? He was floored
and instantly aroused; each strand of her hair that touched his thighs was a
live wire. “Tu me veux?”
“Mais
oui,” she purred, coquettishly tilting her head until he could see her, her
eyes sleepy and seductive, her lips ripe to be nibbled until they were swollen
from kissing. “J'ai tellement envie de toi . . .”
Then she
turned, pushing herself up, her hands on either side of his legs, caging him,
her face pale yet radiant in the moonlight. He clasped her around the tops of
her arms and leveled his gaze with hers, her eyes like liquid emeralds. “T’as
les plus beaux yeux que j’ai jamais vus,” he murmured, the simple statement
hardly capturing how lovely her eyes actually were. But it made her smile and
she tilted her head in assessment, her hand alighting to the top of his knee,
insistently pressing down.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gwen Jones
has an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Connecticut State University and is
an adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Mercer County Community College.
Gwen is a fabulously talented and creative writer who mirrors the style of Nora
Roberts with depth of character, intelligence and humor. She is currently
working on another brilliant romance, with an expected completion in the Summer
of 2013. She is a member of Liberty States Fiction Writers, The Romance Writers
of America, and blogs at her website.
TOURWIDE GIVEAWAY
KISS ME,
CAPTAIN, a French Kiss novel by Gwen Jones, Avon Impulse, release date, August
26, 2014 and will be available in ebook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
and Kobobooks. Print coming 9/30/14.
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