Blame it on the Bet
by L.E. Rico
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
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BLURB:
Welcome
to Mayhem, Minnesota, where the cats wear sweaters, the local priest dispenses
dating advice, and you can find your fortune in the bottom of a pie pan.
When her
family’s pub is threatened with foreclosure, Hennessy O’Halloran, along with
her three sisters, is determined to raise enough money to keep it out of the
hands of the L.A. real-estate developer trying to raze it and replace it with
a—god forbid!—multiplex theater.
Bryan
Truitt always gets what he wants. And what he wants is the sweet corner
property on Mayhem’s Main Street where O’Halloran’s Pub sits. But his “quick
business” turns into more than he bargains for when he meets the feisty Hennessy.
Next thing he knows, he’s betting her he can outlast Mayhem’s punishing winter
in time to make the pub his—or he’ll gift it to her for free.
Hennessy
knows better than to flirt with the enemy. But suddenly Bryan’s not sure which
he wants more…the property or the woman who owns it.
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REVIEW:
This is a really fun story with some very interesting messages woven into the action. I loved Hennessy and her sisters. All are named after different types of alcohols since their Father and Mother owned a pub in a small town. They get a very unpleasant surprise when he dies and have to band together if they want the pub to survive. The story is told in first person alternating between the two main characters keeping the action going from two different views. All in all a interesting and fun story. There are still sisters left and I will be looking for their stories.
EXCERPT
Hennessy O’Halloran is looking progressively more
fidgety as I close the distance between us.
“I–I…I mean, considering our…you know…our
arrangement…” she stammers.
“Which arrangement?” I ask innocently.
“You know…our wager…”
“Oh, that arrangement. Yes, you’d think things
might be awkward between us. But they’re really not, are they?” I muse. She
doesn’t reply—nor does she make a move to thwart my approach. “Quite the
opposite, actually. It’s the damnedest thing, Hennessy. I just can’t seem to
stop thinking about…” I let the sentence hang between us until, finally, she
clearly can’t take it anymore.
“About what? What can’t you stop thinking about?”
she asks quietly.
We’re only a foot apart now, and she has to look up
to see my face. That means I get to look down into her perfect, milky
complexion. I’m so close that I could actually count the freckles dotting the
bridge of her nose. I wonder if she has them anywhere else…
Before I can stop myself, I lower my head close to
hers, and for a split second, I know we both think I’m going to kiss her. But
at the final moment, my mouth veers to her left ear. I’m sure she can feel the
warmth of my breath as I whisper the single word.
“You.”
Except it doesn’t sound like a word. It’s an
exhalation—a sigh—and it floats from my mouth to her ear and heats the space
between us for the brief moment before I turn and leave her looking after me as
I walk back down the hall, self-satisfied smile on my face.
Oh, God.
I am in so much trouble here.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
L.E.
Rico didn’t set out to be an author. In fact she’s made a name for herself as a
classical music radio host—doing her best to make the music and the composers
relevant by putting them into a modern context. It was just a few years ago
that she discovered a passion for writing that blossomed into an entire novel.
And then another. And another. And, while she still spends plenty of time on
the radio, telling the stories of the great composers, she spends even more
time composing her own great stories.
Website:
www.LaurenRico.com
Twitter:
@RadioRico
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/laurenricoauthor/
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Hey, thanks so much for hosting Blame it on the Bet! All best, Lauren
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