Book Spotlight: Kissing Katie by Babette James
Kissing Katie and the His
Girl Next Door series were both inspired by many summers spent at the shore in
Lavallette, New Jersey. My brother met his wife there, his own "girl next
door," and I thought it would be fun to write a romance series where my
heroes discover love is just around the corner, literally. I set the stories in
four of my favorite New Jersey shore towns and I've had a wonderful time
exploring some fun and sentimental memories while writing these romances.
(Blurb): Sometimes
love is just around the corner.
Seeking peace while he decides between
prestigious job offers, burned-out lawyer Matt Powell rents his boyhood
vacation home at the Jersey shore on a nostalgic whim. However, discovering the
lovely widow next door is his childhood best friend, Katie Vanburen,
complicates everything. His old love for her hits hard, but this time around
his feelings are anything but innocent. It’s decision time: the high-profile
career he’s earned–or a life he never dreamed possible loving his girl next
door.
Twenty years ago, Matt broke Katie’s
teenaged heart when he vanished from her life after his parents’ divorce. She
grew up, buried her childish dreams, and moved on. New dreams shattered with
her unfaithful husband’s death, but now she’s a successful website designer and
owns her beloved shore house. She’s delighted to renew their friendship, but
unready to trust her heart again–even if Matt’s kisses tempt her beyond reason.
But can her cracking defenses hold when Matt argues his case for love so
eloquently, in bed and out?
Excerpt :
The Powell’s kitchen door squeaked open.
Katie peeked from behind the line of
towels as a tall man stepped onto the landing.
Scanning about as if finding his
bearings, he walked slowly down the stairs. He had short, curly, dark brown
hair and sharp brows over a strong, straight nose. Broad shoulders filled the
red polo shirt he wore untucked over loose khaki shorts, and he had long,
muscular legs. At the bottom, he turned sharply, as if he knew she lurked
behind the laundry. The strangest expression of longing filled his lean,
intelligent face, and—
Complete déjà vu clobbered Katie as she
raised her hand to give a neighborly wave. Pain warred with joy, strangling her
greeting in her throat.
Matt? How could he be? Impossible, but
this man had to be Matt. Katie pressed a hand over her wildly beating heart.
Twenty years had passed, but the man was the spitting image of Edward Powell,
Matt’s dad.
Why on earth hadn’t he come right over
to say hello?
The delighted little girl in her burst
through her shock and drove her bolting next door. She threw her arms around
him. “Matt! Oh, it’s so good to see you!”
Several impressions struck Katie
simultaneously through her dizzy joy. Matt felt astonishingly different in her
hug. Of course he did, he’d grown taller and filled out since their last summer
together twenty years ago when she’d hugged a boy goodbye. This Matt was all
man, and he fit her exactly how a man should, rocking her with a wild, weird
surge of enthusiastic craving.
However, while the marvel of his
presence and her abruptly resuscitated libido burst and bounced through her,
realization dawned that he stood stock-still in her arms. He should be hugging
her back. Why wasn’t he hugging back?
Book
Information:
Age:
Adult
Genre:
Contemporary romance
Length:
196 pages
Versions:
eBook and print
Release
Date: December 16, 2014
Come fall in love at the shore
Buy
at:
Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00PNSX0DS/
Amazon Print: http://amzn.com/0986251305/
Barnes & Noble Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kissing-katie-babette-james/1120866411?ean=2940150223004
Createspace Print: https://www.createspace.com/5106892
About
the Author:
Babette James writes sweetly
scorching contemporary romance and loves reading nail-biting tales with a
satisfying happily ever after. When not dreaming up stories, she enjoys playing
with new bread recipes and dabbling with paints. As a teacher, she loves
encouraging new readers and writers as they discover their growing abilities.
Her class cheers when it’s time for their spelling test! Born in New Jersey and
raised in Southern California, she’s had a life-long love of the desert and
going down the shore. Babette lives in New Jersey with her wonderfully patient
husband and extremely spoiled cats.
You can find Babette at:
Website: http://babettejames.com/
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Thanks for letting me visit here today and share a peek at my new release!
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