Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Book Spotlight & Giveaway


Welcome. Today I have with me author Jenna McClure. Don't forget to comment because one lucky person will win a FREE copy of her book.

BLURB:
Environmental consultant Emmalyn Ashmore is outraged when she discovers the last minute replacement for the guest speaker at her annual conference is none other than Adam McLean, a cattle rancher, whose lifestyle represents everything she stands against.
Adam McLean has never met a more contrary woman. From the moment Emmalyn opens her mouth, he knows she's exactly the type of woman he doesn't need in his life - ever.
But Fate has other plans, and as the sparks fly, Emma realizes there's more at stake than conserving just the environment. She has to figure out how to conserver her heart, before she loses it forever.

EXCERPT:
It’s never good to make assumptions about people you don’t know,” Adam replied, throwing her words back at her.
She jerked her eyes to him, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Right. Sorry.”
Idly, he wondered if she was always this nervous, or if it was just him. Selfishly he hoped he had the same effect on her as she did on him.
“I know you’re a cattle rancher and all,” she started, “but I couldn’t let you leave without talking to you about your speech.”
He didn’t care for her opening words, but he liked her voice, so he concentrated on that. Besides, if he missed anything important, he’d ask her to repeat it. Over dinner, he mused as he continued to stare at her mouth. It was still moving, which meant she was still talking and he was still not listening, but she didn’t seem to notice.
Or so he thought.
Her lips stopped moving, snapped shut, then opened slightly. A brief, shrill whistle pierced the air. He jerked his eyes back to hers, and found her staring at him in angry disbelief.
If she didn’t look so mad, he might have laughed.
“Mr. McLean, were you listening to a word I said?”
Adam scratched his chin. “Sure. You said something about me being a cattle rancher, which I already knew, and then something about your impressions. But you kind of lost me after that.”
She placed her hands on her hips. “I was trying to talk to you about how misleading your speech was.”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Yeah? I must have missed that part.”
“I think you missed all my parts.”
“Trust me, I didn’t,” he drawled.

10 comments:

Unknown said...

*NOTE* Please be sure you are leaving your email addy in your post, or letting me know where to find you, IE: Facebook, Goodreads, Blogger, etc, so we can contact you if you won.

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Suzanne G. Rogers said...

Great excerpt! The last line was a laugh-out-loud moment. Good luck with the release, Jenna. The book sounds great.

Calisa Rhose said...

I already have Animal Attraction but wanted to drop in and cheer you on anyway. :)

Unknown said...

it is a fabulous excerpt...

Sarah Grimm said...

ROFL! Love the last line! Wonderful excerpt, Jenna!

sarah AT sarahgrimm DOT com

Sisters of the Quill said...

I have the perfect person in mind for this book. A friend who also writes environmental/rancher/romance books. What a coincidence. Karen Lin

Liz Flaherty said...

Great post and great excerpt, too!

lizkflaherty@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

And the winner is, Liz. Grats, you'll get an email from the author soon.

Big thanks to Jenna for being here, and come back soon everyone! XO

Harlie Williams said...

The last line is classic. The tension is great between them. Thanks for the excerpt.

maw1725@gmail.com

Harlie Williams said...

Also, Congratulations on the release.