SPOONING DAISY
by Maggie
McConnell
GENRE: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
BLURB:
Her
mango chutney is exquisite; her blueberry sauce to die for. But Chef de Cuisine
Daisy Moon is a woman without a kitchen after a "bit of trouble" at
her last job. Now blacklisted from Seattle to San Francisco, Daisy's sole job
offer is from Wild Man Lodge in Otter Bite, Alaska, where the end of the road
is just the beginning.
Excerpt:
His laugh was immediate. Daisy
realized how ridiculous her allegation was. Max Kendall's particular brand of
woman didn't need lies to motivate her into his bed. His women were fun and
adventurous and, unlike Daisy, didn't have impossible expectations.
"I thought we were talking
about you," he said with a dying chuckle. "But if you think you're
helping the enemy..." With his good leg bearing the brunt of his weight,
he rose from the bed. Grabbing the handles on his duffle bag, he slowly stepped
toward the bathroom.
"If the lights were dim and the
music soft and the wine expensive."
Max turned at the door.
"And?"
"And what?"
"I don't believe for one second
that you, Daisy, would be undermined by lights, music, and wine."
"And… if I thought you
were...special."
"And what makes a man
special?"
Daisy hesitated at the fork in her
road. She could give Max an honest answer or… "Well, for one thing, he's
very forgiving--"
His eyes crinkled as his grin
returned.
"--And he would never use all
the hot water just to prove some ridiculous point."
"I guess I'm not the only one
who has trouble giving a straight answer. See you when the water runs
cold." The bathroom door clicked shut.
"And he makes me smile,"
Daisy murmured, smiling.
AUTHOR BIO:
Golden
Heart nominee Maggie McConnell spent her childhood overseas as the daughter of
US diplomats. Attending college in Illinois, she earned a BA in Art and an MBA
while working at the local humane shelter. At 26, she packed her dog and cat
into a Ford truck and drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska, where she spent 23
years exploring The Last Frontier in a single-engine Cessna. A vegan and animal
rights advocate, Maggie provides a sanctuary on her Arizona ranch for all
creatures great and small, but her immediate family includes dog Molly, cat
Sara, horses Quinn and Teena, and an ever-growing dynasty of chipmunks. Every
year, like the Gray Whale, Maggie returns to Alaska.
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2 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for the nice presentation. Much appreciated. Maggie
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