A
SURE THING
The Donnigans #1
By Marie Harte
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: November 1, 2016
Synopsis
“A blazing hot, emotionally intense love
story launches a new series from an author on the rise.” Kirkus for A SURE
THING
Praise for Marie Harte's McCauley Brothers
series:
"Funny, addicting, and full of hot sex
scenes." - Booklist
Meet the Donnigans
With the eldest
Donnigan brothers adjusting to civilian life, their younger sister constantly
in trouble, and their little brother clueless about life in general, falling in
love is the last thing on anyone's mind...
Can this Bossy Badass Marine...
The Marine Corps
was everything Landon Donnigan ever wanted in life...until a bullet sent him
home with a medical discharge. Teaching a self-defense class at the gym is
old-hat for a marine, but when he meets sexy Ava Rosenthal, his combat skills
are useless for protecting his heart.
Be her Mr. Right?
Ava can take
care of herself and likes quiet, bookish men-not muscular warriors who think
women need to be coddled. But Landon is more than he seems, and when they come
together, the results are explosive.
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Excerpt
“Can I kiss you goodnight?” Charles asked. A
gentleman to his bones.
“Please.” She met his kiss on her cheek and
blushed. “I look forward to our dinner.”
“Me too.” He looked flushed and brushed back
a strand of hair that slipped over his forehead.
“Can I walk you to your car?”
“I’m parked right next to yours.” Which sat
directly out front thanks to the timely departure of two couples earlier. “But
I need to use the facilities before I leave. Go on without me. I’ll call you
later in the week.”
He nodded “Sounds great. Have a good day
tomorrow, Ava.”
“You too.” She watched him leave, ignored
blond guy staring at her with what seemed to be a smirk, then searched for the
ladies’ room. Once finished, she had every intention of leaving and not looking
back.
But she paused next to blond guy and, noting
the still-open seat, she sat.
“You.” She glared at him.
“Ava, huh? Pretty name.” He turned in his
seat and grinned down at her while guzzling a beer.
“And you are?”
“Landon.” His grin nearly did her in, because
his whole face lit up with joy, making it seem as if he’d brought the sun into
the darkened restaurant. “But I’m sure there are a few other names you’d like
to call me.”
“What is your problem?”
“Me? I’m good.” Before she could lay into
him, he added, “But you’re not.”
She blinked. “What’s my problem, besides
you?”
“You and boring guy.”
She frowned. “That’s not a nice thing to
say.”
“Yeah, I’m not known for nice. But I’m
honest. Honey, Charles is not the guy for you.”
“Excuse me, but Charles was a perfect
gentleman.”
A jazz band started playing in the corner,
making it harder to hear, so he leaned closer. Unfortunately, she got a good
whiff of his cologne, and it went straight to her head. Just her luck Landon
smelled like a dream.
She cleared her throat. “And my name is not
‘honey’. It’s Ava.” She would have added Dr. Ava Rosenthal in a haughty tone,
except Landon’s breath brushed her ear, and her entire body locked up. Tight.
“Ava, you need someone that makes you hot.
Boring is no good. Not for someone like you.”
She’d swear his lips touched her, and her
system seemed to go haywire. Her breasts tightened, she got a funny feeling in
the pit of her stomach, and she clenched her thighs together, feeling a lower
torso shiver from out of nowhere.
“Like me?” She felt weak and slowly pulled
back.
Except that put her at eye level with the man
a breath away. He was so close she saw gold flecks in the irises surrounding
pinpoints of focus, directed at her. His cheekbones were high, his nose
straight, arrogant, his chin square. Manly. His firm lips parted when he
inhaled, as if breathing her in.
“Like you.” He leaned closer and kissed her
with the softest press of his lips, then pulled back as if he’d never been
there. “Damn.” He drained the rest of his beer then asked for his tab. After
taking a deep breath, he let it out and turned to her once more. Landon stared
at her mouth, then at her top, still visible because she hadn’t yet zipped up
her coat.
Despite the sweater that covered her from
neck to waist, she felt almost naked as his gaze roamed her breasts before
lazily working back up to her face. “When you come back to the gym, ask for
me.”
“Wh-what?” she put a finger over her tingling
lips. “Why?”
He chuckled. “Suspicious little thing, hmm?”
He pulled at her hair, tugging on the long strands.
She frowned and tugged it back.
His smile grew. “We’re thinking of starting a
self-defense class at the gym. It’s a good thing for women in the dating scene,
especially.”
“To protect them from pawing men?” She
glanced at her hair, then his hand.
His eyes glowed with mirth. “You should
always know how to protect yourself.” He leaned closer. “But never from a guy
like me.”
Coming Soon
A Sure Thing is also connected to Working Out,
the 2nd book in The Works series
Meet
the Author
Caffeine addict,
boy referee, and romance aficionado, New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Marie Harte has over 100 books published with
more constantly on the way. She’s a confessed bibliophile and devotee of action
movies. Whether hiking in Central Oregon, biking around town, or hanging at the
local tea shop, she’s constantly plotting to give everyone a happily ever
after. Visit http://marieharte.com and
fall in love.
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