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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Guest Post with Author Michele Summers and Giveaway


Michele Summers writes about small-town life with a Southern flair and has her own interior design business in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Miami, Florida. Both professions feed her creative appetite and provide a daily dose of humor.


Today we are pleased to sit down with Lucy Doolan and Brogan Reese, the hero and heroine in Michele Summer’s latest, Not So New In Town (July 2015). Lucy and Brogan are going to answer a question about their relationship and tell us a bit more about themselves!

Who takes the longest to get ready in morning?

Lucy: Unfortunately, that would be me. And yet, Brogan still manages to look better than I do. No matter how hard I try.

Brogan: Lucy takes longer, but I never complain, because she’s worth the wait. She’d be beautiful wearing nothing but a potato sack.


You can’t go back, and you can’t stand still…

Lucy Doolan is a marketing genius. She can sell rain to a frog and snow to a polar bear. Newly single and unemployed, she’s lured back to her hometown of Harmony, North Carolina to help out her pregnant evil stepsister…only to find former crush heartthrob Brogan Reese has returned too, to open a new business in town. To add insult to injury, he’s still hot.

If the thunder don’t get you, then the lightning will…

Brogan never noticed Lucy much when they were young, but seventeen people have recommended her to help him. She’s got his attention now. With her sweet personality, brilliant imagination, and penchant for doing the completely unpredictable, Brogan is finding a whole lot of excuses to spend his days—and nights—with Lucy.

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“Let’s dance”—Brogan shoved his chair back, grabbing Lucy’s hand—“and give these two some alone time.”

“I don’t want to dance.”

“Sure you do. They’re playing Trace Adkins.”

Wanda helped by pushing Lucy’s chair from the table with her foot. Brogan tugged Lucy around more dining tables to the middle of the sawdust-covered dance floor, where couples swayed to the band’s rendition of “Every Light in the House.” Slipping his right hand around the small of her back, he pressed her plush curves into his chest. Her smooth hair tickled his chin, and the smell of citrus filled his head. Lucy stood stiff as a telephone pole as he tried maneuvering to the slow beat of the music.

“You gonna dance like a robot all night, or just with me?” He cocked his head and peered into her face, where doubt disappeared and desire took over as her gaze softened. Brogan liked that look as he slightly bent his knees, pulling her closer. “I won’t bite unless you want me to,” he whispered next to her ear.

“Good to know.” She heaved a shaky sigh. “Well, I guess you’re better than Clancy Perry over there looking like he wants to cut in.” Looping her left arm around his neck, she rocked her hips to the beat. Brogan swallowed a groan. Right now nothing else mattered. All he cared about was luscious Lucy filling his arms.

“Let’s look like we mean it so Clancy or his brother, Clinton, won’t get any ideas.” He bent as if to kiss her.

“You don’t mind if I start singing, do you?” she said, smiling as she moved away from his lips.

Brogan’s head jerked back. “Oh, hell no. My ears haven’t recovered from this morning.”

“I know all the words.” Tossing him a saucy look, she started to hum…loudly.

“Shut up and dance.” Brogan tucked her back under his chin and shook with laughter.

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12 comments :

  1. Love the excerpt enough to put it on my TRL. Thank you for sharing & the giveaway chance. I love how the community comes together in small town romance stories. It seems the towns will do whatever to see the couple get to their HEA. :)
    Carol L
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  2. I like that small town romances often have a large cast of quirky secondary characters to help elevate a book.

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  3. It's the fact that no matter how much you want to hide something there is always someone who knows exactly what you did and will let you know it.

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    1. Nora, especially today with social media! Lol. Hope you enjoy it.

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  4. There's always a lot of characters that know one another.

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  5. I love how everyone knows everyone and their business :) I couldn't stand it in real life but it's fun to read about. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Erin, in real life: Bad! In a book: Great fun! Hope you enjoy it.

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  6. I love all the supporting characters - they can be so quirky!

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