High Stakes
by Cheryl Douglas
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BLURB:
Former
party girl, Alisa Turner, made a deal with her daddy, Trey. He’ll provide the
seed money for her new business venture as long as she promises to stay out of
trouble. Too bad her good intentions tumble 30,000 feet when she meets a sexy
stranger on a flight to sin city.
Hotel mogul, Liam Bryson, has never
believed in love at first sight, but when a sexy little siren twenty years his
junior tempts him into a night of high stakes Blackjack, he’s suddenly playing
for keeps.
Alisa wakes up in Liam’s bed the next
morning, cursing Tequila and the five carat diamond on her left hand. She
demands an annulment before her over-protective father finds out she reneged on
their agreement, but her new hubby isn’t prepared to let her go without a
fight.
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EXCERPT:
“Have you seen this garbage?”
Trey Turner asked, tossing the rolled up newspaper in his daughter’s general
direction. “That’s the third time this month I’ve seen your face in some rag,
drinkin’ or partyin’ with—”
Alisa held her hand up. “I’m not
having this conversation with you again. I’m twenty-five, not five. That means
I get to decide what I do and with whom I do it.” She loved and respected her
father, but if he had his way, she’d live under his roof and abide by his rules
until she was too old to care about having fun.
“Oh yeah?” He smirked. “Who
bought you that fancy condo you just had to have, or how about that new A7…”
His eyes fell to her shoes. “Gucci?” He whistled under his breath. “Must’ve
cost a pretty penny. Might be the last pair you buy for a good long while. I
hear waitresses are only makin’ minimum wage plus tips. That’s probably not
enough to buy designer shoes or purses.”
“You’re threatening me?” Alisa
couldn’t believe what she heard. She and her father had always been close. He
may not always agree with the choices she made, but he never threatened to cut
her off before.
“Call it what you want.” He shrugged
his broad shoulders. “I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep you from
self-destructin’ the way I did.”
Alisa knew her father’s history
with alcohol. When her parents divorced, before remarrying more than
twenty-five years ago, he’d hit the bottle hard and nearly destroyed everything
he worked so hard to achieve. But she wasn’t him. She was young and single,
trying to enjoy life a little before settling down into the life of domestic
bliss so many of her friends seemed to favor. The life she’d almost had, before
another woman stole it from her.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Cheryl began her professional career as a nutritionist, but her love of
books started at an early age. She studied writing for many years before she
decided to pursue her passion as a full-time career. After receiving
constructive criticism from several well-known authors, Cheryl finally had the
confidence to write her first romance novel.
The first book in the Nashville Nights series, Shameless, was a book
that had been dwelling in Cheryl’s subconscious for years. For her, the
surprise came when the manuscript began taking on a life of its own. Characters
came to life, secondary characters became more prominent, outlines were
forgotten, and a single title evolved into an eight book series, and another
eight book spin-off series entitled Nashville Nights, Next Generation.
One word would aptly describe Cheryl: workaholic. She lives and breathes
her writing, when she’s sleeping, watching TV, driving, reading… it’s always in
the periphery of her mind. Her imagination rarely takes a holiday, even when
she escapes to a sandy beach with her husband and son, she’s planning,
plotting, outlining, and daydreaming.
Cheryl feels blessed to be able to get up every day and do something she
loves. The thousands of fans who have embraced the Nashville Nights have made
that possible. She writes for the readers who ask for more, she writes to
satisfy the muse residing inside of her, but most of all, she writes because
she couldn’t imagine doing anything else with her life. It took her
thirty-seven years to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up, but now
that she knows, she’s convinced she’s found her purpose.
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I like how this excerpt gives us a glimpse into the whys & wherefores.
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Ha, it's just kind of funny that all this happends to be Trey's daughter! lol
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So happy to be here today!
ReplyDeleteYou know what they say about Karma, Andra Lyn! Trey may be getting a bit of what he deserves with his daughter giving him a hard time in this one!
Love the excerpt, thank you.
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sounds like a strained relationship between father and daughter.
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I loved the whole series! Once I started, I couldn't stop! Can't wait until the next one releases!
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