Today, I'm sharing the Top 10 reasons for reading my new contemporary romance, Untangle My Heart.
Can she break free from the past and risk her heart
to a man least likely to do forever?
1. Fiery-tempered heroine. Kate DiFrancesco is an Italian
with a lot of emotional baggage. She’s loyal to her family and willing to do
anything to help them out. She hides her painful past behind smart-ass comments
but her bark is harsher than her bite.
2. Reformed British playboy. Edward Weston is a hero with a
somewhat disreputable past. He’s six-feet of lean, sexy male who looks equally
good wearing an Armani suit or jeans and a sweater. He sees right through
Kate’s tough girl façade and is determined to help her despite her own
stubbornness. He is equally frustrated and enthralled by her.
3. Second
Chances. I’m a sucker for a reunion trope.
Lovers who were separated and must overcome various obstacles before they
realize they’re meant to be together.
4. Family dynamics. I spent a lot of time establishing strong family relationships.
5. Italian heritage. Kate’s from a family of loud-talking, hand-gesturing Italians. A family where everyone gets hugged and kissed. Where food is a guest at every family gathering and where there’s always at least two or more simultaneous conversations.
6. Friendship.
You’ll meet Kate’s two BFFs, Meghan and Karen. These friends helped Kate
through a tough period in her life and are her soul-sisters.
7. The
Food. There's an abundance of mouth-watering Italian cuisine. Learn about a traditional Italian celebration, Vigilia di Natale or Vigil of the Nativity. Otherwise known as The
Feast of the Seven Fishes.
8. Lucas
Black. He’s the orphan Kate befriends and is the cutest
boy ever. One of my favorite scenes in the book is the cookie baking
scene with Kate. There are elements of baking cookies with my own son in this
scene.
9. Suspense. Danger from Kate’s past lurks which causes her life and those around her to be in jeopardy. She’ll need to untangle
herself from the past in order to break the hardened shell around her heart.
10. Nick
DiFrancesco. Once you read UntangleMy Heart hopefully you’ll understand why. He’s
the oldest DiFrancesco son and positively yummy. I hope you'll enjoy an excerpt from Untangle My Heart:
“Privacy is a hard thing to find around here, so you
may want to lock the door. Especially when you’re wearing only a towel and my
sister is on the prowl.”
“I’ll have to remember that,” Edward said, taking a
step toward her. “I knew she was smitten, but didn’t think she would be waiting
in the room after my shower. I was struggling with a tactful way of getting her
out.”
“I’m sure you’re not accustomed to asking a woman to
leave your room.”
He gave her an unapologetic grin. “No, usually not.”
“I guess it’s partly my fault. I told her I don’t
have any claims to you. Apparently she took that to mean it was open season to
pursue you.”
“Yet you stopped by. Why?”
“I wanted to thank you again for your help today.
You dropped everything to come and help my family and that means a lot to me.”
He took another step toward her until he stood
directly in front of her. “You mean a lot to me. I’d do anything I could to
help you.”
She nodded in acknowledgement, not sure she could
trust her voice to speak with him all but touching her.
“And you’re wrong about not having a claim on me.”
His hands found their way to her waist. Her heart
thumped and she knew she should pull back, wanted to pull back. But his
blue-gray eyes held her in a hypnotic state and she couldn’t move.
You can find Untangle My Heart at:
For Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00GVKRLOG
In Print from The Wild Rose Press: http://bit.ly/InzITZ
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6 comments:
Awesome scene Maria. I'm already falling for you hero.
Mia
Your excerpt is as spicy as a meatball! Hot Italian meets cold Brit has to mean plenty of sparks.
R.E.
Those are some great reasons to read Untangle My Heart, Maria. I definitely understand #10. Yum.
Those are some great reasons to read Untangle My Heart, Maria. I definitely understand #10. Yum.
I come from an Italian family so I'm sure much will be familiar!
capefearlibn at gmail dot com
I can attest to the Yummy Nick factor! Loved Untangle My Heart. Lots of heat and food. How can you go wrong?
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