Blurb:
Renata
Cabral needs to hide for the weekend. Her cousin’s Valentine’s Day wedding
means she’ll face embarrassing questions from her large, extended family.
Questions like “Why aren’t you married yet?” Since the breakup of her last
relationship, she’s not ready to answer that question. She invents a
work-related excuse and escapes to a friend’s lakeside cottage.
Noah
Brownlee has been hiding for two years. But now he’s ready to come home and
mend his broken relationship with his brother. When a friend offers the use of
his lakeside cottage, Noah arrives in the middle of a blizzard with his English
Mastiff, only to find the place is already occupied. With her big brown eyes
and quirky sense of humor, Renata stirs feelings he thought long dead.
As the
blizzard rages, the candy hearts predict love. Can Valentine’s Day work its
magic between them?
About the Author:
Jana
Richards has tried her hand at many writing projects over the years, from
magazine articles and short stories to paranormal suspense and romantic comedy.
She loves to create characters with a sense of humor, but also a serious side.
She believes there's nothing more interesting then peeling back the layers of a
character to see what makes them tick.
When
not writing up a storm, working at her day job as an Office Administrator, or
dealing with ever present mountains of laundry, Jana can be found on the local
golf course pursuing her newest hobby.
Jana
lives in Western Canada with her husband Warren, and a highly spoiled
Pug/Terrier cross named Lou.
You can
reach Jana through her website at http://www.janarichards.com, her
Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/JanaRichardsAuthor,
or her blog http://janarichards.blogspot.com
Review by Rochelle:
Okay, I
confess I’ve become a fan of Ms. Richards. I find her writing warm, humorous,
entertaining, and clean, and Chill Out
did not disappoint. Exhausted from her drive, Renata crashes on the couch as
soon as she arrives at her friend’s cabin. She awakens to someone kissing her
ear and finds a huge dog in her face, accompanied by a hairy hulk of a man.
This was not her idea of escaping from the world on Valentine’s weekend.
Having
just returned from a stint with Doctors Without Borders and acquired an English
mastiff, finding a woman in the cabin he borrowed from his best friend was not
Noah Brownlee’s idea of great, either. But they’re snowed in, so they may as
well tolerate each other. Besides, Spike likes her, and in their brief time
together, Noah’s learned to trust Spike’s instincts.
As I
said above, Ms. Richard’s characters are engaging and fully-drawn. She truly
does peel back their layers, but she does so with warmth and humor, and in this
case a little bit of magical candy. But don’t take my word for it. Buy Chill Out and enjoy it yourself—especially
if you want to escape on Valentine’s Day.
Author Website: http://www.janarichards.com
Heat Rating: PG-13
Length: 76 Pages
Price: $2.99
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author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if
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will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will
receive about $1.70-$2.10.
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your computer. Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle
breaks and my kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If
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copies, so buying directly from the publisher can save you money.
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