Excerpt Reveal: The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn

 

From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a new marriage of convenience romantic comedy. This steamy, laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers small town standalone delivers the perfect happily ever after. Releasing February 6th in all formats, check out the excerpt below and pre-order your copy today!

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About THE REASON I MARRIED HIM (Coming 2/6/2024):

He proposed . . . and I said yes.
Normally a jovial occasion for a couple in love, but this proposal has a very different feel.
Because the man that I'll be calling my husband blew into town with one thing on his mind . . . to make my life a living nightmare.

So why did I say yes?

Well, because we both need something from each other.

Namely, I want the farm land he currently owns, and he needs a wife in order to inherit his family cabin in his grandfather’s will.

So as he so eloquently put it, my hand, for his land.

At first, I thought the idea was nuts.
Who really gets married out of convenience?
Apparently, I do.

And now we have to sell our relationship to the town. Meaning, we're holding hands, he's pinching my cheeks . . . upper and lower. We're even forced to share the one-bedroom guest house on the farm where his monstrous body is taking up a large percentage of the bed.

But we’re so persuasive about our farse, that now I’m starting to think he actually might like me. Especially when he grabs me by the wrist and teases the shell of my ear as he whispers, “Mine.”

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I peek a look over at Wyatt, and he does the same. When our eyes meet, he keeps them locked for a few seconds before they drop to my mouth and back up again.

I do the same.

And when our eyes lock, I can feel it, this electric energy bouncing between us. It’s worrisome but also exciting. It shouldn’t be happening, but oh my God, I can’t stop myself from leaning into him, letting him touch me, stare at me, and make me feel unlike anything I’ve felt before.

He was right. I avoided him for a reason today, and that was because I felt something. Something toward him. Something I shouldn’t be feeling, but I can’t help.

I’ve grown accustomed to having him around.

I look forward to him holding me at night.

And I crave his witty comebacks that provoke an eye roll from me.

But tonight, tonight it feels different, and I don’t know why.

Tonight, it feels like something’s going to happen. Someone will break, and I just hope it’s not me.

 

Stella Hunter and Aaron Shedlock narrate in duet this sexy, marriage of convenience romance. THE REASON I MARRIED HIM will be released on February 6^th in a live release on Audible!

ABOUT MEGHAN QUINN:

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

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Website: https://authormeghanquinn.com/

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Cover Reveal: The Surrogate by Penelope Ward

Title: The Surrogate

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Age Gap/Widower/Found Family

Forbidden/Enemies to Friends to Lovers

Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs

Photographer: Constantin Papakonstantinou

Model: Valentin Leonard

Release Date: February 26, 2024

BLURB

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

ABBY:

I’m falling for the father of the baby I’m carrying.

The problem is: it’s not my baby.

And the broody widower is not looking for a long-term partner.

As a surrogate, the deal was that I’d only be in England long enough to give birth.

At first, the man seemed as pretentious as his name: Sigmund Benedictus.

He and I butted heads.

Sig challenged my intentions, accused me of just wanting to do this for the money.

Gradually, he learned to trust me.

He even became protective.

Over time, our heated animosity turned into fiery chemistry.

I was falling in love with him.

But my time here had a limit.

I needed to protect my heart from the devastatingly gorgeous older man who’d end up breaking it.

SIG:

When my in-laws told me they wanted to use my dead wife’s eggs to conceive a grandchild, I wasn’t immediately on board.

They swore that on her deathbed Britney told them it was what she wanted—but only if I fathered the baby. Her parents insisted they would be the ones to raise it.

Against my better judgment, I agreed.

I vowed to keep my heart out of it, though.

I’d continue to pretend it wasn’t happening and live the empty, single life I’d become accustomed to the past five years since Britney died.

And despite the fact that a certain younger American named Abby Knickerbocker had awakened things inside me that I thought were long dead…

I most certainly wouldn’t fall in love with the surrogate.

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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New Release Audiobook Review: Written in the Scars by Adrianna Locke

 

Written in the Scars by Adriana Locke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Written in the Scars is so beautifully written- full of realistic emotions and such a fantastic story of redemption. As with all of Locke's books, her characters are well-developed and the dialog is believable and the story is overall just stunning. Emma Wilder and Lance Greenfield are fantastic narrators and added so much to the experience. Perfection!

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Cover Reveal: The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn

 

 From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a new marriage of convenience romantic comedy. This steamy, laugh out loud, enemies-to-lovers small town standalone delivers the perfect happily ever after. Releasing February 6^th in all formats, check out the cover and sneak peek below and pre-order your copy today!

https://mybook.to/TheReasonIMarriedHim

About THE REASON I MARRIED HIM (Coming 2/6/2024):

He proposed . . . and I said yes.
Normally a jovial occasion for a couple in love, but this proposal has a very different feel.
Because the man that I'll be calling my husband blew into town with one thing on his mind . . . to make my life a living nightmare.

So why did I say yes?

Well, because we both need something from each other.

Namely, I want the farm land he currently owns, and he needs a wife in order to inherit his family cabin in his grandfather’s will.

So as he so eloquently put it, my hand, for his land.

At first, I thought the idea was nuts.
Who really gets married out of convenience?
Apparently, I do.

And now we have to sell our relationship to the town. Meaning, we're holding hands, he's pinching my cheeks . . . upper and lower. We're even forced to share the one-bedroom guest house on the farm where his monstrous body is taking up a large percentage of the bed.

But we’re so persuasive about our farse, that now I’m starting to think he actually might like me. Especially when he grabs me by the wrist and teases the shell of my ear as he whispers, “Mine.”

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!

https://mybook.to/TheReasonIMarriedHim

 

 

Get your sneak peek here!

“See,” he says as he turns toward me. “I am helpful on the farm.”

“Never said you weren’t helpful,” I reply as I cast the room into darkness by turning off my light. “Just that you don’t have to be on the farm every day.”

“What if I like being on the farm every day?” he asks as his fingers dance down my arm, creating a wave of goosebumps.

“Well, I mean . . . that’s, uh . . . that’s up to you,” I say as a blast of nerves hit me all at once . . . because I know what’s coming.

I know what we’ve been developing over the past few nights.

The intensity has grown.

The countdown in my head until I can slip into bed with him has kicked up.

And today, when I was washing my face and getting ready for bed, I realized that this light, airy feeling in my chest was the anticipation of how he might kiss me tonight.

“Well, I like being on the farm.” He dances his fingers down to my wrist where he encircles it and then slowly lifts my hand over my head and pins my wrist to the pillow. “I saw you looking at me through the office window.”

“What?” I say breathlessly as he lowers his head. “No . . . no, I wasn’t.”

“Darn,” he says with a devilish grin. “I was hoping to catch you. You didn’t watch me at all?”

“I, uh . . .” He brings his face so close our noses are nearly touching. “I was, um . . .” I wet my lips. “Working.”

“Maybe next time,” he says and then whispers. “Well, good night, Aubree.”

“G-good night,” I say just before his mouth descends on mine.

At first, he’s soft, exploratory, just like last night, but when I think he’s going to pull away, he applies more pressure as his mouth opens.

His body leans into mine.

And his mouth opens and closes along with mine, causing my mind to reel and my body to sing.

It’s so good.

His kisses are so delicious.

So addictive.

I cup his face softly and mold my lips against his, parting my lips as his tongue connects with mine.

Oh yes.

My grip intensifies as I take a chance and slip my tongue against his.

He mutters something as he pulls away and stares down at me, his chest heavy, his eyes searching.

I run my tongue over my lips as I keep my gaze on his. “That . . . uh, was that okay?”

“Yeah, more than okay,” he says right before he brings his mouth back to mine. This time, his body sinks into my side, the heaviness of it now falling into me like a weighted blanket. He parts my lips again, and his tongue dances across my tongue, tangling and twisting, our mouths opening wider.

He’s so good at this.

His command, his pressure, the feel of him holding me in place but also treating me as if I’m fragile. It’s unlike any kiss I’ve ever experienced. And I don’t want it to end.

It’s why I move my hand to the back of his neck.

It’s why I shift, making more room for him.

It’s why I continue to run my tongue over his, causing him to groan softly as he returns the stroke.

This is unexpected, but it’s also what I thought might happen tonight. Because the tension every night has been building. The kisses have grown. And now that he has me pinned against this bed, making out with me, using his tongue, making me feel things I don’t think I’ve ever felt, I’m slowly starting to melt.

To accept this.

To be okay with it.

To want it.

 

 

Stella Hunter and Aaron Shedlock narrate in duet this sexy, marriage of convenience romance. THE REASON I MARRIED HIM will be released on February 6^th in a live release on Audible!

 

ABOUT MEGHAN QUINN:

USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.

Never miss another NEW RELEASE, text READ to 474747.

 

Connect w/ Meghan:

Website: https://authormeghanquinn.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghanquinnauthor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghanquinnbooks/  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorMegQuinn

Cover Reveal: Euro Dreams by Kate Stewart

 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💂🧳 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!!!

 

𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦, a 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗬, 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 with 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦 by Kate Stewart, is releasing next month, 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 

 

💜 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦

🩺 👨‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️ 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘

🌶️ 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗬

🥵 𝗦𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗡𝗬

😂 𝗟𝗢𝗟

😻 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦!

 

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆: 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

 

𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸/𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄/𝟮𝟬𝟱𝟳𝟵𝟳𝟮𝟵𝟮-𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼-𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀

 

𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗼𝗳 𝗤 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻

 

𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗕: 

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩-𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥, 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙀𝙀𝙇𝙎.

𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹…

An all-expense paid trip to Europe. What could be more enticing than that?

Well, other than having the surgeon I fantasize about daily as my travel companion.
But to me, that's all Lucian Aston is—a highly sophisticated, posh Englishman who stars in my daydreams. Mostly because of the way he views me as a loud, boisterous, no-nonsense surgical nurse he's stuck touring London and Paris with up to the day of his groundbreaking surgery.

Until then, we've got a lot of downtime to kill. So, it's only natural that I put my best foot forward to get to know him a little better.

Problem is, Lucian has no intention of taking a single step in his fancy wingtips to meet me halfway. That is until we strike our deal…

For the next six weeks, it'll be a no-holds-barred, balls-to-the-wall reckoning between me and the prickly heart doctor as I get to know the man behind the scowl and scalpel.

But that's the thing about the good doctor's surgical specialty and his skill in the heart department. The more we spend time together, the more I run the risk of losing mine.

Even so, I'm prepared for anything. Or at least I think I am.

You see, there are the best-laid plans for the dream getaway you drum up in your mind, and then there's reality.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁, 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹.

 

*𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗬, 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦.