How
to Lose a Groom in 10 Days & The Wedding Audition
Runaway Brides Series (#0.5
& #1.0)
By: Joanne Rock and Catherine Mann
Releasing April 7th, 2015
Tule Publishing
How to Lose a Groom in 10 Days
He thought their love was a grand slam,
until his bride calls foul…
After an impulsive courthouse wedding with
one of baseball’s rising stars, Melanie Webb wonders if she’s fallen victim to
lust at first sight. She hardly knows Grady Hollis, the Atlanta outfielder who
swooped into her Florida hometown and charmed the socks—and more!—right off
her. She couldn’t resist when he proposed under the stars right on the
outfield. But when the aftermath means moving to Atlanta and following him
around the country for his eight-month a year travel schedule, she gets cold
feet.
But Grady has never been a man to give up
on a dream and Melanie is everything he ever hoped for in a woman. He knows if
only he can persuade her to come along for the ride, he’ll convince her that
their forever can be something special… with a love every bit as fiery as the
passion.
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The Wedding Audition
The tabloids call her the Hit and Run Bride after reality show
star Annamae Jessup walked out on Atlanta's favorite baseball player on cable
television. Eager to escape her notoriety, Annamae takes a road trip to find
the grandmother she’s never met and winds up discovering a whole lot more than
a band of back woods relatives. There's no escape from reality TV, even in
Beulah, Alabama, population 3000.
The last thing Wynn Rafferty needs in his new life is a spoiled
television princess who can’t even know his real name. He’s in temporary
witness protection as an apple farmer after his undercover work put his life in
danger. He needs to lay low until the heat dies down from his last case— even
if he sucks at growing apples as badly as he sucks at relationships. But
Annamae turns his new town into a media circus, unwittingly threatening the
lives of him, her and most of Beulah. Wynn is an expert at keeping the world at
arm’s length, but when it comes to Annamae, the only way he can keep her safe
is to keep her very, very close.
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Excerpt: HOW TO LOSE A
GROOM IN 10 DAYS
“Official?” Melanie squeaked, her voice a
breathless rasp with panic and form-fitting shapewear squeezing the ever-loving
life out of her.
“You make a better Mrs. Hollis than I could
have ever hoped for.” Grady’s blue eyes went darker. Serious.
Any
other woman on the planet would have swooned at the declaration. She felt her
throat close. Her skin itched like she might be getting hives. Had she really
just married a man she’d known for the extent of one spring training season?
Yesterday, she kept thinking he’d back out of it before they really said “I
do.” She’d counted on it even, not packing up all her old apartment, certain he
wasn’t really serious.
How
many pro ball players had she seen come and go from Kissimmee, flirting with
the local girls for a few weeks before heading back to their real lives?
“I--”
She couldn’t breathe. Or think. Or even begin to imagine how she could carve
out a life at his side when major leaguers lived on the road for the better
part of eight months each year.
Had
she used this marriage and this great guy as a means to finally escape
Kissimmee? Her troubled family that she hadn’t even invited to the wedding? She
clutched her little bouquet of peonies tighter. They’d cost more than her
dress, but Grady had surprised her with the flowers. Insisted.
Guilt
surged faster than Grady’s fans after a win.
“You
deserve much more,” she rasp-whispered, an underwire support jabbing her left
breast like an accusing finger. “I’m so sorry.”
He
frowned. His hands lifted to cup her shoulders.
“What
are you talking about?”
Wasn’t
it obvious? One of baseball’s hottest rising stars had just eloped with a
glorified temp worker who was so deep in a panic attack she couldn’t draw a
full breath.
Her
eyes stung as she thought about all the ways she was about to hurt him. But
wasn’t it better for him to find out now what a mess she was inside than later?
The marriage could be annulled. Right?
Behind
them, the judge cleared his throat.
“Your
paperwork?” Craggy Face lifted the certificate off his desk and waved it
meaningfully in their direction. “And tell the next couple they may step
forward, please.”
Melanie didn’t
bother answering. As soon as Grady turned to retrieve the papers, she sprinted
out of the Wedding Room as fast as her pink high heels would take her.
Author Info: Joanne Rock
Three-time
RITA nominee Joanne Rock has never met a romance sub-genre she didn't like. The
author of over seventy novels enjoys writing contemporary romance and medieval
historicals alike, recently exploring Young Adult romance under a pseudonym. An
optimist by nature and perpetual seeker of silver linings, Joanne finds
romance–in all its forms-- fits her life outlook perfectly. When she's not
writing, Joanne enjoys travel, especially to see her favorite sports teams play
with her former sports editor husband and three athletic-minded sons.
Author Info: Catherine Mann
USA
Today bestseller and RITA Award winning author Catherine Mann writes
contemporary romance for Berkley, Harlequin, Sourcebooks and Tule. With over
sixty books released in more than twenty countries, she has also celebrated six
RITA finals, an RT Reviewer’s Award finalist, three Maggie Award of Excellence
finals and a Bookseller’s Best win. Catherine and her flyboy husband live on
the Florida coast where they brought up their 4 children – and still have 5
four-legged, furry “children” (aka pets).
Catherine is an active volunteer with an animal rescue, serving on their Board of Directors and fostering over 200 puppies, ill dogs, and dogs with service/working potential.
Catherine is an active volunteer with an animal rescue, serving on their Board of Directors and fostering over 200 puppies, ill dogs, and dogs with service/working potential.
US prize:
For the Runaway Bride's Great Escape--
A heart-print tote, Scarf for going incognito,
and cute dark sunglasses.
INTL prize:
INTL prize:
A print copy of Catherine Mann's RESCUE ME and
Joanne Rock's
NIGHTS UNDER THE TENNESSEE STARS.
