A VALENTINE PROPOSAL
by Viv Royce
Publication Date: January 13, 2020
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Bliss, Contemporary, “Small Town” Romance, Sweet Romance
Publication Date: January 13, 2020
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Bliss, Contemporary, “Small Town” Romance, Sweet Romance
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SYNOPSIS
Just as free-spirited bookstore employee Cleo Davis faces closure of her beloved shop, the owner informs her it will continue as part of the successful Stephens chain. When the chain’s risk assessor, the very reserved, very attractive Mark Stephens, enters the store to look over her business plan, Cleo clashes with him right away. Oil and water have nothing on them.
Mark has always followed the rules. But the minute he steps into vibrant and spunky Cleo’s store, he knows he’s in trouble. One moment he’s in her “craft corner” painting bookends with kids, the next in a bidding war with Cleo at a charity auction. He can’t deny that opposites attract, and Cleo’s vivacious personality has him rethinking his life in more ways than one.
But when Cleo’s store officially becomes part of the bookstore chain, Mark will become her boss…and completely off limits.
*NOTE* A Valentine Proposal is clean read, a super sweet small town romance, think a Hallmark movie, with just hand holding and kisses (no sex scenes at all, also not behind closed doors).
ABOUT VIV ROYCE
With the same trademark atmospheric settings, relatable characters and cute canines that made several of her cozy mysteries #1 Amazon US and Canada bestsellers in multiple categories, Vivian Conroy pens romance as Viv Royce, creating heartthrob heroes ranging from rugged pilots to royals reluctant to believe in true love who meet their match in that girl next door or the co-worker with the business ideas exactly opposing their own — happy endings guaranteed! When not frequenting fictional worlds, Viv loves to hike (especially in the mountains), craft with paper, felt and clay, and hunt for the perfect cheesecake. Quite active on Twitter, she’s the founder of #HistFicChat, a live Twitter chat about historical fiction, featuring authors like Kate Quinn, Anna Lee Huber and Susan Spann, and would love for readers to follow her and connect via @VivWrites.
EXCERPT:
Kids’
voices rang out at the door, and she turned away from Mark as several kids ran
into the room and came for her, asking whether they could get started right
away. A bigger boy pushed a smaller one who wanted to look at the wood, and the
boy fell to the floor and burst out crying.
Mark
put his coffee cup down. “Hey, little fellow.” He picked him up and put him
back on his feet. The little boy stopped crying mid-sob and stared at Mark
through wet eyelashes.
Cleo’s
jaw dropped. His hands-on approach was the last thing she had expected.
“Let’s
find a perfect piece of wood for you, huh?” Mark winked at the kid.
“Two,”
Cleo said.
“Sorry?”
Mark looked up at her.
She
shrugged. “You need two for bookends. They only come in pairs, you know.”
His
blue eyes darkened a fraction. “Really?”
Was
it that hot in the room, or was it her imagination? She fussed with a bracelet
while Mark leaned over the boy and helped him select the perfect pieces of wood
from the pile. The bigger boy who had shoved him kept his distance now, even
looking a bit envious.
What
is he doing here? It can’t be bad news. He simply started to help her with the crafting
workshop and…looked like a part of it. A relaxed, comfortable, perfectly in
place part. In his tailor-made suit!
Is
he going to help out? The whole night?
A
whole night near Mark Stephens…
Yep,
it’s way too warm in this room.
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