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$15 #Giveaway A Surrealist Affair by Jacqueline Corcoran @jcorcora Ends 5.20 @xpressotours

May 16, 2021 By Mary



A Surrealist Affair
Jacqueline Corcoran
Published by: Entangled: Amara
Publication date: May 17th 2021
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

Elle Dakin is shocked when she’s given the opportunity to fly to Paris to attribute a newly discovered painting to her favorite artist. After all, why would they choose a broke, struggling Art History doctoral student for such an honored task? When she arrives in Paris, she realizes the deal was too good to be true—suddenly she’s neck deep in a murder, an international art theft, and threats to her safety. Thank goodness Ryan, an art exporter, comes to her aid, protecting her from the dangerous side of Paris and those who would try to harm her. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s sinfully handsome…until she discovers he has just as many secrets as everyone she’s met on this trip of a lifetime gone wrong…

The last assignment undercover FBI agent Ryan DeLong wants is to investigate art theft. But here he is, stuck in Paris, chasing down the thieves of a million-dollar masterpiece. The only bright spot is Elle, the shy but enchanting doctoral student who teaches him about more than just the beauty of Surrealism. He can’t tell her the truth of his identity, plus he refuses to get romantically involved with anyone while he’s on a case. But when he learns Elle also has things to hide, he begins to doubt everything he thought he knew about her.

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EXCERPT:

As she sipped the heavy red wine, she looked around. Typical of galleries, the space was cavernous compared to the amount of work actually displayed. Her gaze traveled up the front-and-center piece, a lavender line of lights in the unmistakable shape of a phallus that stretched up the entryway to the cathedral-high ceiling. That had not been there earlier. Babette’s staff must have spent all afternoon installing it.

When she shifted her gaze, she felt her eyes widen. Out of two million people in Paris, it was

the same man that had saved her from the pickpocket in baggage claim! Her heart beat so hard, it made her blood feel like it was fizzing. Was it the wine? She’d only had a few swallows.

She realized her gaze had been locked on his. Neither of them smiling, it seemed like foreplay, and her stomach dove deliciously, as if she had taken a sudden dip on a rollercoaster.

All of this was going through her and yet, she stood motionless. She was afraid she was going to topple over and make a fool of herself, when she’d never wanted to impress anyone more.

Her face grew warm. Part of it was the force of their eye contact, but it was also at the blatant symbolism of that lavender installation, a visible sign of what throbbed between them.

Author Bio:

Jacqueline Corcoran was born in England, but has lived in the U.S. for most of her life – in Boston, California, Michigan, Texas, and now in the Washington D.C. area with her husband, two children, and three rescue animals. She is a social worker, psychotherapist and professor (at the University of Pennsylvania), as well as an author. Her published work includes 17 textbooks, two non-fiction trade titles, and several novels.

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    May 16, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    I think that the cover of your book is highly detailed.

  2. Barbara Montag says

    May 16, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    I love the title subject and cover for this great read!
    Thank you for sharing the review.

  3. Angelica Dimeo says

    May 16, 2021 at 8:07 pm

    This book sounds good

  4. wendy hutton says

    May 16, 2021 at 8:23 pm

    love the title, congrats on the release

  5. Karen H says

    May 16, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    Sounds like a good story. Hot cover too.

  6. Elaine G says

    May 16, 2021 at 9:30 pm

    Great excerpt and cover. Sounds like a good book

  7. Debbie P says

    May 16, 2021 at 10:26 pm

    This sounds really good! Nice cover!

  8. Danielle McDonald says

    May 16, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    Sounds like a good read

  9. Marcy Meyer says

    May 17, 2021 at 4:37 am

    Sounds like a good story. Thanks for sharing.

  10. Deborah D says

    May 17, 2021 at 4:45 am

    How long was the writing process?

  11. shelly peterson says

    May 17, 2021 at 8:17 am

    Sounds like a good read.

  12. Joy Avery says

    May 17, 2021 at 9:55 am

    I love romantic suspense!

  13. Margaret Smith says

    May 17, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    Congratulations on the book release. Sounds like a great book.

  14. Bea LaRocca says

    May 17, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    Love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a thrilling read. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  15. Victoria alexander says

    May 17, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    Love the cover!

  16. Ann Fantom says

    May 17, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

  17. Latifa Morrisette says

    May 17, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

  18. Maria Malaveci says

    May 18, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Sounds like a fantastic read!

  19. Daniel M says

    May 18, 2021 at 1:09 pm

    looks like a fun one

  20. Susan Smith says

    May 18, 2021 at 1:23 pm

    Sounds like a good book. I like the cover and the excerpt.

  21. Bill A Hoff says

    May 18, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    My daughter would enjoy this book

  22. Deb Pelletier says

    May 18, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    Sexy arms. The book sounds interesting.

  23. Sarah L says

    May 18, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

  24. Debbi Wellenstein says

    May 19, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    I enjoyed the excerpt. Thank you for the giveaway!

  25. Betty Curran says

    May 19, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    Sounds like a book I would really enjoy reading

  26. Antoinette M says

    May 19, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    I like the excerpt…sounds like a great read!

  27. linda harrison says

    May 20, 2021 at 9:39 am

    If the hunk on the cover is representative of the book, it is a winner.

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