I've had Catherine on the blog before (interview 1, interview 2, and a spotlight), and today I'm helping to spread the word about her newest release, Fiance by Friday. Plus, there is a tour wide giveaway, details below!
New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating high school, she moved to Southern California in hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full-time and has penned the novels Wife by Wednesday and Married by Monday. Bybee lives with her husband and two teenage sons in Southern California.
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Fiance by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Publisher: Montlake Romance (August 13, 2013)
Series: Weekday Brides, 3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
GWEN HARRISON:
The beautiful high-born daughter of an English duke came to America to take over her sister-in-law’s matchmaking business. But just because she’s the boss doesn’t mean she can’t fantasize about making her own perfect match with bodyguard Neil MacBain. Will the enigmatic man who haunts her dreams cost her more than she bargained for?
NEIL MACBAIN:
The retired Marine can’t deny the effect blue-blooded Gwen has on his troubled soul or his battle-hardened bodY. Bus as a client, Gwen is off-limits—until a threat from Neil’s past returns… and Gwen is caught in the crossfire. Now to keep her safe he will risk it all: his career, his life… and his heart.
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Fiance by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Excerpt
Eliza flagged down a waitress and
ordered a martini. “I see not a lot has changed,” she said after the waitress
left.
“What do you mean?” Gwen asked.
“We’re sitting in a bar and your giant
shadow is lurking in the back of the building.” Eliza tossed a peanut in her
mouth.
“My shadow?”
Eliza looked o the right of the bar.
“Yeah. The man who acts like you’re a job but can’t seem to leave you alone. If
it was anyone other than Neil I’d be afraid he was a stalker.”
Gwen twisted around in her chair. Sure
enough, perched at the edge of a seat on the far side of the bar, sat Neil.
“What’s he doing here?”
His eyes found hers for a brief moment
before she looked away.
“I think that’s obvious.”
Her back teeth started to grind. “I
don’t’ need a babysitter.”
“I don’t know, Gwen. The last time we
sat in a bar I remember a certain someone getting drunk and a couple of other
someones getting into a fight.”
She’d never live that down. Gwen and
Eliza went to blow off steam in a Texas bar. The cowboys ewre full of “yes,
ma’am” and “howdy, darlin’.” They danced and carried on…and yes, she drank a
little too much. When one of the cowboys mistakenly took her smile as an
invitation for intimacy, Neil erupted form the bar to teach the cowboy the
meaning of the word no.
It was the first time Neil had defended
her honor, and though she hated to admit it, she got a kick out of how ticked
off he became when another man looked at her. “That was last year.”
“What’s changed since then?”
Nothing! It didn’t matter how much she
flirted with the man, or how obvious she was about her attraction Neil didn’t
bite.
“Everything.” Gwen stood, ready to put
Neil I his place. “If you’ll both excuse me for a minute.”
She pushed her way through the crowd as
if on a collision course with Neil. He kept his lips in a thin line as she
approached and gripped the longneck bottle at his side. Slipping between the
woman on the stool next to him and Neil’s massive frame, Gwen slapped a hand on
her hip and growled. “What are you doing here?”
He blinked, once and picked up his
beer. “Having a drink.”
She wanted to scream. “Having a drink,”
she repeated.
He tilted the bottle back, took a swig.
“I know what you’re doing, Neil. And I
don’t like it. I don’t want or need a bodyguard.”
“That’s debatable.”
If stomping her foot would knock some
sense into him, she’d stomp better than a farm girl in a vineyard.
Poking a finger into his chest, she
moved closer. “Do you have any idea how difficult it is to have a love life
with a tow-hundred-thirty-pound bodybuilder standing in my way?”
A muscle in his jaw tightened. “Two
hundred and fifty.”
“Ahhh!” She did scream now.
He lifted his beer again, but before he
could take a swig, Gwen grabbed it from his fingers and tilted it back herself.
In a move that would make Eliza and
Karen proud, she pushed the empty beer bottle back into his hand and slid between
his thighs.
His jaw twitched again.
The strong musky scent that was pure
Neil invaded her senses. She dropped one hand to his thigh and left it there.
“This is how I see it, Neil. You have two choices. Either back off or step up.”
Gwen squeezed his thigh before vacating
his personal space and marching back to the girls. A satisfied smile stretched
over her face.
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Have you read any of Catherine's books? Do you have a favorite?
This series looks great, it's been on my list for a while, perhaps it is time I try it.
Enjoy!
Until Next Time,
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2 comments :
Thank you so much for the shout out. I appreciate you spreading the word about my latest release.
Hello again, Catherine. I posted your giveaway on FB just now. Hope you're having fun on this tour. I like your idea of Weekday Brides...a lot. I have the Wednesday story, but not this one...yet. jdh2690@gmail.com
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