"A limited engagement…
For two weeks Nina Breslin had passed an enticing stranger when catching the Baker Street Tube to go to work. So utterly sexy, and enticingly foreign, she figures he's eons out of her league—until the day he makes an outrageous proposal.
Dr. Eduardo Ruiz needs a break from the heart-breaking reality of his job. So when he finally introduces himself to the vivacious woman he's been admiring, he quickly realizes they could help each other with their sticky situations…and have great fun in the process.
They agree to an outrageous plan. For one night only, she'll masquerade as his girlfriend to appease his overzealous family members, and he'll accompany her to meet with her ex-fiance's friends, pretending to be her attentive lover. Can they play by their own rules, or will they succumb to the pull of seduction?"
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She relaxed into the seat and smiled. “So what did you tell your aunt about me?”
Now his expression went sheepish. “That we met at the hospital. You're a surgeon.”
Nina jerked up and choked on nothing but air.
“Don't worry.” He glanced at her in mild concern. “She really doesn't speak much English. You'll be fine.”
“What sort of surgeon am I?” she wheezed, fanning her face with her fingers.
He had the grace to look slightly ashamed. “Brain surgeon.”
“At the age of twenty-four?” she shrieked. “Wow. I always wanted to be a child prodigy, but this is pushing it.”
He laughed. Hunching forward, his shoulders shook as he laughed hard.
Of course, that made her want to laugh too—all her earlier anger and hurt pride dissolved. “This is insane. I can't possibly pretend to be a brain surgeon.”
“Of course you can,” he leaned back, still smiling. “She won't ask you about it. To her, a brain surgeon is a nightmare. They want me to meet some woman who wants nothing but babies and who'll drag me back to Spain. The last thing they want is me with a career woman. Especially not one in medicine.”
“You don't want babies and a villa in Spain?”
He didn't need to answer, his face said it all. What had put him off kids so vehemently?
“Nor do I,” she admitted. At least not in the foreseeable future. “But a holiday home in the sun could be good, though.” Then she went back to panicking about the scam ahead. “I don't know the first thing about brain surgery.”
“Don't worry.” He reached for his wallet to pay the driver. “I don't really care what she thinks.”
“If that's the case, why am I here?” she challenged. “Why are you here?”
USA TODAY bestseller Natalie Anderson writes fun, frisky, feels-good contemporary romance for Harlequin Mills & Boon and Entangled Publishing. With over twenty books published, she's also been a Romantic Times Award nominee & a finalist for the R*BY (Romantic Book of the Year).
She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand with her husband, four children and what feels like a million ducks.
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"Brain surgeon" - I laughed too. Good fun!!
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:) Nice to see you hear Mary - and I like to think it is a fun story!
DeleteI don't think I've ever been that disappointed for an excerpt to end. :) Definitely have to read this now to find out why. lcminer at windstream dot net
ReplyDeleteLOL - thanks Leslie - I hope you enjoy the rest of the story when you get to it! :)
DeleteGreat excerpt! Brain surgeon, ha ha. Can't wait to read what results from that little untruth.
ReplyDeleteWell you know what they say.. the bigger the lie the more believable... or NOT! ;)
DeleteHe tells his family she's a brain surgeon!!
ReplyDeleteBit of a giggle, yes?! ;) I think I'd curl into a ball - or run away!
DeletePut this on my wish list!!! Lol'd reading the excerpt!!!
ReplyDeletekathleenpower@comcast.net
Thanks Kathleen - I hope you get the chance to read the whole story! :)
DeleteOoh...this sounds funny! Can't wait to read.
ReplyDeletesuegaluska (at) yahoo (dot) com
Thanks Sue! :)
DeleteHe decided to really go for it with their scheme. I think it is going to be an intertaining dinner party
ReplyDeletefencingromein at hotmail dot com
Thanks Shannon! Good to see you here :)
DeleteWell he did raise the bar slightly with that one! It would be hard to pretend to be a brain surgeon! What if you met another brain surgeon!
ReplyDeleteandralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
Indeed Andra! LOL - but its only 'supposed' to be his Aunt who speaks little English... but then things never tend to turn out the way they're 'supposed' to, right? ;)
DeletePut this on my wish list!!! Lol'd reading the excerpt!!!
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Thanks Laurie! :)
DeleteTerrific excerpt! Very interesting and funny. :)
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Thanks May! :)
DeleteTis sounds like a book that I would love!
ReplyDeletebettysunflower@hotmail.com
I hope so - thanks Betty :)
DeleteI love this kind of story! Can't wait to read it! Thanks for the giveaway chance!
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No problem Marcy - good luck in the draw! :)
DeleteThis book sounds fantastic. I can't wait to rad it.. also I love your books!
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Hi Melanie! Great to see you here! :)
DeleteThank you for the giveaway. This book sounds refreshing, I can't wait to read. sookienorthman at live dot com
ReplyDeleteThanks so much BookLunatic - lol! :)
DeleteBrain surgeon, lol.
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hey Rita! :)
DeletePutting this on my TBR list! The blurb had me hooked. fischert484@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Theresa - I hope you enjoy the rest of the story too! :)
DeleteThank you so much for the post and giveaway! Seduction in Silver sounds great and I've added it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Amazon and I'd really enjoy reading Breathe for Me, so fingers crossed for the giveaway. :-)
Best Wishes,
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Thanks Lindsey - good luck in the draw! :)
DeleteThis sounds like a really fun book. I would really love to read it.
ReplyDeleteThanks MomJane - I hope you get the opportunity! :)
DeleteI read the excerpt and liked it! it has a touch of humour but you really left me in suspense at the end! loll!! I will add Seduction in Silver also to my Goodreads list to read! Thank you for offering a ecopy of "Breathe For Me" nlaverdure88@videotron.ca
ReplyDeleteYes - thank you from me too!!! :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem Nicole - lovely to see you here! :)
ReplyDeleteNatalie you are a new author to me. Which one of your books would you recommend that I read first?
ReplyDeleteLorimeehan 1 at aol dot com
What are you working on next, Natalie?
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Loved the excerpt, that was really good.
ReplyDeletemiztik_rose@yahoo.com
Loved the excerpt. Added to my tbr list.
ReplyDeleteEmilyb0924@gmail.com
Loved the great excerpt! I have added this book to my TBR. Thanks for sharing the giveaway. evamillien at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteHello Natalie. So glad to "meet" you on this blog today. The "limited engagement" ruse is definitely outrageous. Usually schemes like that backfire. In this case, I hope it ends in a happily-ever-after instead of a mess. :-) jdh2690@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Congrats to Natalie on the new release! Sounds fantastic!
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congratulation for the new release..
ReplyDeletei aven't read books by natalie before..but i want to..
so thx u for the chance :)
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This looks like a fun read, I will have to check it out! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteVery interesting...can't wait to see how Nina and Edwardo pull off the "brain surgeon" masquerade at dinner with his family. Will more than likely have some comical moments.
ReplyDeleteMy email is: terrie.fulk61@gmail.com
Thanks for the excerpt and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great read!!
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Fabulous excerpt! This book is begging for me to read it, so it gets moved closer to the top of my tbr pile! kbinmich@yahoo.com
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