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$25 #Giveaway Kismet by April Canavan @aprilcanavan @XpressoTours Ends 7.1

June 21, 2020 By Mary



Kismet
April Canavan
(Birch County Blue #1)
Publication date: August 11th 2017
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

Never look back.

In the dark of the night, 911 dispatcher Maya Daniels becomes the one thing she fears the most, a victim. Faced with new limitations, both physically and emotionally are what prove the hardest for Maya to handle. That and one very stubborn deputy who refuses to take no for an answer.

Brian will never forgive himself for the pain Maya went through when he couldn’t protect her. When he’s given one more chance to make things right, he swears that he’ll do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means he could lose his job as a Deputy Sheriff.

Nobody believes that Maya is safe, especially when her stalker returns with a vengeance. Maya finds herself fighting for her life once more, but this time she’s not alone.

Fans of Mary Burton and Susan Stoker will fall into the world of Birch County and never want to come back.

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EXCERPT:

“Hey,” she called to him from the stairs. He looked good, but then she always thought that he looked good.

“Hey yourself, pipsqueak. Figured this might be easier than texting.” He moved from where he was next to his cruiser and stood at the bottom of the stairs.

From his position, Maya was only an inch or two higher than he was. She looked into his eyes, and smiled at the familiarity that was in their depths.

“I guess.” She breathed in deeply, and was pleasantly surprised when she was hit with his earthy scent. “So how was the shift?” The deputies could normally go home at one in the morning, but were on call until the shift ended at four.

“Good, too many tourists doing stupid crap though. It’s the season, I suppose.” Pointing a glance at her cast he said, “How come everyone else has gotten to sign it but me?”

“It’s coming off in like a week. There’s no point now.” She put both her hands behind her back, even if it was awkward with the cast on her arm.

He joined her at the top of the stairs, and she looked up into his eyes. “You really are short.”

“I know. Perks of being me, I guess. I’ll be the last to die when the zombies attack since I can fit into smaller places.” She knew it was derisive, but since she was making fun of herself it didn’t matter.

He started laughing, a comforting sound coming from deep in his chest. After he was finished, he just stood there and looked at her. She got caught up in the moment and when he pulled her into a hug, she let him. The warmth of his body enclosed her, and she felt safe. After she stayed in his arms for a minute, reality struck.

“I need to go. I’m getting tired.” She yawned for effect and looked at his cruiser pointedly.

He didn’t take the hint. “I know you are. Can I take Jonathan now?”

“No,” she was offended by his question, and it stung a lot more than she’d ever tell him. “You can’t have him. I promised that I would make him breakfast in the morning, you can have him after.” She crossed her arms, which would look a lot more imposing if she was able to do it without the cast. Instead, she shot him her most stern look. “You should go home now.”

“Okay, no problem. You know, you’re kind of cute when you’re telling me what to do.” He smiled. But it was more of a smirk, mirth reaching his eyes.

“Brian.” She really did need to go back inside, but before she could say it again, he cut her off.

“Kiss me.” He looked at her mouth, and seemed to be fascinated by it.

“Why?” Her throat was dry, the words coming out as more of a croak than a question.

“Because if you don’t I’m going to lose my mind.” He pulled her back into his arms, and she pushed against him until he released her.

When she was out of his arms, she took a deep breath and said, “I’m done with these games, Brian.”

“I can’t live my life without knowing what you’re going to feel like in my arms. You don’t understand. I need you.” The look on his face said that he was lost, and that she was the key to him finding his way home.

“There was a time when all I wanted was to be needed in your life, Brian. But that’s not what I want, not anymore. I need something other than hidden glances, innuendo, and being made to feel like I’m not good enough to be someone’s first choice.” Instead of feeling happy at the thought of being told exactly what she wanted to hear from him for so long, it just made her angrier that she didn’t have happiness like that in her life already and probably couldn’t in the future.

“But you are my first choice. Don’t you see that? I would turn the world upside down if it would make you happy.” Without waiting for her response, he grasped her by the shoulders and brought his face down to hers. “No more games, not between us.” And he kissed her. The entire world imploded in a barrage of light and sound. The kiss couldn’t have lasted more than a few seconds, but in that moment it felt like everything was right in the universe.

Pulling away from her just slightly he continued, “I should have told you how I really feel a long time ago, Maya. Then we wouldn’t have all of this wasted time. I want you in my life. Just give this a chance.”

“I’m a different person; all of the love I had was left behind that night. I can’t give you anything.” Eyes still stinging from the explosion of lights she saw during their kiss, she leaned away from him.

Author Bio:

USA Today Bestselling author by day and superhero by night, April spends her time split between real and fantasy worlds. While she writes across genres, her heart lives with Contemporary Romance that will tear her readers apart.

She lives on the rocky coast of Maine, in the perfect place to visit the ocean but still live surrounded by the woods. Her son inspires her to write, demanding stories that he’s not allowed to read.

As long as she has coffee, April can conquer the world… but she hates talking about herself in third person.

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Comments

  1. James Robert says

    June 22, 2020 at 12:31 am

    Sounds like a great read, thanks for sharing and for the giveaway.

  2. Judy Thomas says

    June 22, 2020 at 12:39 am

    Wow! Love that cover!

  3. Marisela Zuniga says

    June 22, 2020 at 1:10 am

    good looking cover!

  4. Maria A. Malaveci says

    June 22, 2020 at 3:51 am

    Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the giveaway!

  5. Nancy Jones says

    June 22, 2020 at 5:15 am

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  6. Karen H says

    June 22, 2020 at 5:20 am

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  7. Debbie P says

    June 22, 2020 at 5:29 am

    This sounds really good and very intriguing.

  8. Ann Fantom says

    June 22, 2020 at 5:51 am

    I like the cover. It has very nice artwork

  9. Carol Knudtson says

    June 22, 2020 at 6:14 am

    Sounds like an interesting book.

  10. Cathy French says

    June 22, 2020 at 6:29 am

    This sounds like a great suspense read. Whoa! Hot cover

  11. Rita Wray says

    June 22, 2020 at 7:03 am

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  12. Nancy says

    June 22, 2020 at 7:07 am

    The cover of your book has a lot of details.

  13. Molli Taylor says

    June 22, 2020 at 8:32 am

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    June 22, 2020 at 8:46 am

    This is a great cover.

  15. Alaskan says

    June 22, 2020 at 9:30 am

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  16. Teresa Warner says

    June 22, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Nice cover, sounds good!

  17. wendy hutton says

    June 22, 2020 at 10:00 am

    thanks this sounds like an exciting read

  18. Danielle McDonald says

    June 22, 2020 at 10:20 am

    Sounds like a great read

  19. Glenda M says

    June 22, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Sounds very intense

  20. Victoria Scott says

    June 22, 2020 at 11:43 am

    Sounds awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

  21. Julie Bickham says

    June 22, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    I look forward to reading this.

  22. MARCY MEYER says

    June 22, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    The cover looks great. Sounds like a good read.

  23. BookLady says

    June 22, 2020 at 4:26 pm

    What an exciting book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

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    June 22, 2020 at 6:12 pm

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    June 22, 2020 at 6:56 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

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    June 23, 2020 at 7:50 am

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  27. Tina R says

    June 23, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    Sounds great. Thanks for sharing the excerpt.

  28. Julie Waldron says

    June 23, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    I love the title, sounds like a good book.

  29. Audrey Stewart says

    June 23, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    The Birch County Blue Book Series is a favorite of mine. I loved it and never wanted it to end.

  30. Angela Smith says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    book sounds really good…love the cover

  31. Peggy Nunn says

    June 25, 2020 at 4:39 am

    I love a good love story with a good ending.

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    June 26, 2020 at 7:39 pm

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    June 27, 2020 at 10:04 am

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    June 29, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    sounds like a fun one

  36. Anna Bergman says

    June 30, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Looks good.

  37. BILL HOFF says

    June 30, 2020 at 7:10 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this book

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    July 1, 2020 at 7:05 am

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    July 1, 2020 at 7:26 am

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    July 1, 2020 at 2:56 pm

    Sexy looking cover!

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    July 1, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    Sounds like a really good book! Would love to read.

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    July 1, 2020 at 8:13 pm

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