Pure Temptation
by Auria Jourdain
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
A
rogue gypsy hired to kidnap a debutante Creole spying for the Cabildo
government discovers they are both pawns in a dangerous Frenchman's game. Over
land and sea, they discover the truth, but can they fight their uncontrollable
desire for one another to save her family home?
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Excerpt:
Folding his arms about his chest, Talon stared at her
suspiciously. What exactly had they told her?
Sensing his mistrust, Talia continued. “Alberto has regaled
me with your life story, sir. Your activities during the revolution, and your
adventure across England with your cousin, your Spanish heritage…need I go on?”
Talon smirked and shook his head, gazing out across the
rough waters of the Atlantic. Apparently that bloody Spaniard didn’t know
everything. “If you say so.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means that Alberto hasn’t given you the whole truth, not
that he knows what it is.” Talon turned to her, gazing into her magnificent
emerald eyes. “I am no Spaniard.”
Reaching a long finger out, Talia wrapped a curl of his dark
hair around her fingertip, just as he had done to her all those weeks ago. She
placed her palms against his bare chest, and Talon’s heart began to race, his
blood pumping with desire as she looked up at him seductively. “If not a
Spaniard, what are you?”
As his control dissolved, Talon inhaled her flowery scent
that drifted through the air to weave its way through his senses. Her intimate
touch had pushed him over the edge. Without any scruples, he placed his hands
on Talia’s waist and pulled her close, her lithe, curvy body melting into his
tall frame. Her strong, womanly presence drew him closer until his mouth
hovered above hers. Talon whispered in her ear, his voice laden with desire, “I
am Romani.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
An avid reader
from an early age, Auria Jourdain has fond childhood memories of spending quiet
afternoons with a book in her hand. She loved the "happily ever
after" sweet teen romances, and when she came of age, she plunged into the
world of historical romance with fervor, transporting herself to a bygone time.
Her favorites were Regency, but as a girl brought up in a common home, she was
disheartened that most of the novels of this era focus on the nobility and
wealth. Auria set out to write her own romance, encompassing her passion for
French Revolutionary history and her innate sense of goodwill for the common
man. An idealist at heart, she writes heroes and heroines that struggle to find
acceptance in their world. Their differences" and their soul mates'
complete acceptance of them are the embodiment of values that she holds dear,
passed down to her by her father, a blue collar worker. She has an autistic son
struggling to make his own way in the world. Looking to educate people about
this mysterious disorder, she’s releasing a YA novel set in the U.P just for
him during Autism Awareness month, April 2016. She hopes that someday we can
break down the social barriers and forgo stereotypical judgments that harm our
world.
Auria lives in
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with her husband of twenty years, her four
children (ages eight to eighteen), and two golden retrievers. A rather new
transplant to the area, she loves the changing of the seasons, and she is
currently working on a contemporary romantic suspense trilogy set in her rough
and rugged homeland. Silence the Northwoods is set at a local ski resort in her
hometown of Ironwood, Michigan—the ski capital of the Midwest. Silence the
Waters takes place during the summer on the dangerous river ways that flow into
Lake Superior in the Keweenaw Peninsula; and Silence the Birchwoods is an
autumn tale set on Sugar Loaf Mountain, near Marquette, Michigan. All three
involve murder, mystery, and romance, of course.
Auria spends
her the long winters plotting and scheming her next book, and in the mild
summers, she and her husband spend every waking moment they can hiking and
kayaking the Northwoods. An amateur photographer, she lives fifteen miles from
the shores of Lake Superior, and her muse has been piqued by the awe-inspiring
beauty that surrounds her. Although she hasn’t officially acquired “Yooper”
status yet, she can’t envision living anywhere else.
Find me here!
https://www.facebook.com/auriajourdainbooks/
https://twitter.com/AuriaJourdain
https://www.auriajourdainromance.com/
https://amazon.com/author/auriajourdain
Buy link for
Pure Temptation, Kindle and Paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B17ZYF6?ref_=pe_2427780_160035660
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
Auria will be awarding e-copies of Pure
Temptation on Kindle to 5 randomly drawn winners, and 1 grand prize - a signed
paperback copy of Pure Temptation with swag bag and goodies - to one randomly
drawn winner, all via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
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