Thanks so much Melissa for having me here today! I can’t
wait to share my second Play Peek with your readers. For those just joining me
on my tour, every Monday I’m posting a snippet of the first chapter of the
second book in the The Roughnecks Series. Links to my previous snippet can be
found at on my blog (links below!) and I hope you’ll check it out!
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-Play Peek Week 2-
Jacob laughed and tugged her up. In his squat on the frame,
he was eye level with her as she stood on the ground, dusting her sides off.
Dirt clung to her hips and thighs. He started to brush it off, but caught
himself first. “What are you doing here?”
“Taking measurements.”
“For what?”
She continued swiping at dirt, twisting around at the waist
more than he figured humanly possible. Who knew someone could see their own ass
without a mirror? She brushed herself again and caught the clump of dirt he’d
been itching to get. “To know how much pipe I need.”
“For what?”
She put her hands on her hips and faced him. “So I can
order.”
His face was just a foot at the most from hers, and there
was that scent just rolling off her. The corner of his mouth pulled into an
easy smile. “Order for what?”
She blinked, her arched brows pulled into a frown. “For the
new pipes.”
He glanced at her slender frame again. The back of her was
now coated in a thin layer of brown dirt and mud as she walked across the room,
then faced him. Hands planted on her hips and she seemingly waited for
something. With her tight girl shirt molding her breasts and the earrings sweeping
against her neck, he was having a hell of a time pulling any thoughts worth
saying together.
He blinked. Pipes. Measurements. Ordering. Updating. Surely
not. “You’re the plumber Grant hired?”
She shook her head and tugged out her measuring tape and
extended across the room. “Let me guess. Because I don’t have a penis, I don’t
know how to adequately finesse pipes into the fittings.”
“I never said that.”
“Still counts if you were thinking it.”
He grinned. “Still in the clear. I wasn’t thinking you couldn’t
do it, but why you would want to.”
“It makes me money.”
“Picked up the family career?”
She snorted and shook her head. “Lord no. A little wine, a
how-to-book, and some desperation, you can do anything.” She pushed at some of
that loose hair around her forehead. “Can you believe this place had wooden
pipes in it?”
Yeah, he didn’t give two shits about the pipes. “Never
afraid you’ll lose your earrings?”
She frowned, dropped the tape and grabbed both her earrings.
A sigh of relief passed over her face, her eyes softened and she smiled as she
stroked her fingers across the dangly silver things. And then that sweet moment
was gone. A puff of air passed her lips and she picked her tape back up. “I
haven’t lost them before. Besides, I’m just writing up an estimate. I won’t be
doing anything dirty to lose them.” Narrowed eyes met his. “Unless someone
scares the crap out of me again.”
He winced. “I didn’t mean to scare you, but you cursed. I
thought I’d offer to help a woman in distress.”
“I’m not in distress.” She released the hold on the tape.
The long metal sucked back in the holder. She pulled the pad of paper from her
belt, added a number to an already long list and tucked the note away.
“Now that I’m closer, I see you look plenty capable.” And
tough. But still beautiful. And curious. And even more interesting.
“Thank you. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have more
measurements to take.”
A dismissal. Other men would probably walk away. Jacob
wasn’t like other men. He saw something he wanted and he wasn’t going anywhere
until getting it. If life taught him one thing it was you want it, you gotta go get it. And he wanted. “Need any help?”
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I think my favorite part of these two characters is they’re
both pretty headstrong in what they want. One of them is quicker to change
their mind than the other…but well what fun would there be if I told you all
the secrets in the book?
Leave me a comment about something you want
or something you had to work for in the past to get. Or just tell me hi and
you’ll be entered for Stone Kissed by
Keri Stevens! Sexy and oh so funny with a paranormal aspect! Thanks Stevens for
donating to my blog tour today! No, Stevens and I are NOT the same person! We
both just have super cool parents with mad-awesome naming skills. Find more on
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Keri Ford writes
Sexy Country Contemporary Romances. See her website for more information about
her books and The Roughnecks Blog Tour with all the giveaway, sneak peeks and
blog stops: http://bit.ly/Hb1hwS Blurb
You do for family, no matter what. Lane Iverson knows that better than anyone. Harboring a secret about his mother’s death, Lane is counting the days until he finishes helping his brothers with some work and can head back to his hiding hole hours away. As long as he doesn’t have to face his three brothers every day, the guilt is easier to carry.
There
is only one thing that can risk his plan. All of five foot tall with these deep
eyes and a voice that shudders through him. The completely addicting, Gretchen
Jones. She’s been watching him the entire time he’s been in town. With courage
from her friends behind her, she confronts what she wants. To her surprise,
that’s the easy part. Keeping her heart protected when she knows he’ll be
leaving? Not so easy, but her only choice.
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15 comments:
I just completed my master's degree in nursing. Taking classes and working at the same time was exhausting. Thankfully I have a wonderful husband and support system. My future goal is to become a nurse practitioner. One of the few self indulgences I allow myself is reading. thanks!
I really want to try and write a book. I have been thinking alot about it. Thanks for the giveaway. Tore923@aol.com
Shelley B--that is AWESOME. congrats!!! I know you'll reach your new goal!
Tore--only one way to do it. Sit down and start writing! go for it!
I'm working on starting my own business this year. It's been an idea I've had for a bit so this year I will see if I can make something of it.
I will be looking into your roughneck series it sounds good ;)
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Dawn-- scary! stick with it, and you'll have your business going in no time! thanks for dropping by and good luck!
I had to work for my degree. The books sound good.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
The only thing lately that I have been working towards is getting my little nephew ready for preschool... helping him learn the basics...
greenshamrock AT cox DOT net
bn100--hard work there! Def something that is challenging!
Nice work, Colleen! it takes major patience, but keep at it. I had son prepared for preschool and it made such a big difference. just 10minutes a day can accomplish so much for their spongy minds!
Hi! I tutored kids in math. I loved it. It took 20 to 30 hours a week to prepare and tutor but it was so worthwhile!
LOL Jen! I first read that as "tortured" and was thinking...yep! I knew those math folks had wicked humor.
That's really awesome. Math was not my subject and I can only imagine the complaining I would have put a tutor through. bless you for doing that!
I had to work incredibly hard to graduate from engineering school. It was tough academically and a whole 'nother world socially. But I did it and years later, I'm still working in the tech field. It was worth it.
katherine dot ogrady at gmail dot com
So many good blurbs! I've heard good things about the Roughneck series - it's on my TBR list.
Katherine-- engineering school--WOW. Very nice! thanks for sharing and I hope you enjoy The Roughnecks!
Thanks everyone for commenting!
The winner is Shelley B!
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