Today we have the blog tour for THE REAL THING by Melissa Foster!
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About The
Real Thing
Fall
in love on the shores of Sugar Lake in the small town of Sweetwater with Willow
Dalton and Zane Walker.
This
sassy, spirited baker is fine with heat—but is her fake fiancé too hot to
handle?
Bakery
owner Willow Dalton’s friendship with Zane Walker has always been a bit
complicated. Now a scrumptiously hot A-list actor, Zane’s always had a reputation
as a player. He’s arrogant, and he’s definitely not boyfriend
material. Sure, he did Willow a favor by agreeing to take her virginity before
college, but is that reason enough for her to go along with a fake engagement a
decade later—even if it comes with a real diamond ring?
Zane
should have known better. Nothing involving Willow has ever been easy. Still,
he knows her better than anyone, and becoming America’s hottest new leading man
means cleaning up his reputation. An “engagement” to curvy, sass-mouthed Willow
is the perfect PR move…provided no one gets hurt.
Now
Zane and Willow’s little white lie has turned into an irresistible recipe for
sweet temptation. And soon no one will be able to tell the difference between
their fake engagement and the real thing—including them.
This book is being published by Montlake (an Amazon imprint) and won’t be available on other ebook retailers, but you can download a FREE ereader app to read it HERE (or order the paperback)
Excerpt
Zane was going straight to
hell for even thinking about putting Willow in this position. But he needed
her. And she was storming away, her long blond waves bouncing against her back
with every irritated step. Her rounded hips swayed with determination and
confidence no actress could come close to. She even made that simple belted
dress look sexy as sin, as if it were a designer piece made just for her. She’d
probably gotten it on sale at Misty’s, the local dress shop in their hometown.
Willow was the real deal. A smart, funny, no-bullshit, no-frills woman with
real curves to prove it. She lived in cutoffs and jeans and ate cupcakes and
éclairs like models downed weight-loss pills. And she was the only woman on
earth Zane trusted—or wanted—enough to ask for help.
Goddamn
it. Why
had he thought this was going to be easy? Willow was never easy. Even all those
years ago, when he’d gone back to Sweetwater for a visit and she’d asked him to
help her lose her virginity, she’d been controlling. He’d been sure she was
fucking with him or that it was some kind of test. Her older brother, Ben
Dalton, was his best friend. He’d spent more time at their house than he had at
his own, and he’d had a major crush on Willow for years. She had practically
begged him to help her, saying she’d thought it all out and she didn’t want to
go to college as an inexperienced virgin. She had a list of rules and had
planned every detail. Where, when, how—all the way up to when he was supposed
to let her walk home alone so she could process what
they’d done, and then they’d move on like nothing had happened. It was a good
plan. A reasonable plan, considering what was at stake. And God knew he’d tried
to abide by her rules. But she’d felt too good, been too sweet and trusting,
not to get completely swept up in her.
“Please, Wills,” he called after her.
Willow stopped abruptly. Her head tipped
forward, her shoulders dropping a smidge as she turned, her hair curtaining one
eye. “Zane, just tell me what you’ve done.”
He went to her and reached for her hand,
feeling shittier than he’d thought he would. “There is no baking gig. I set all
this up to get you here.” Anger flared in her eyes. He continued explaining as
fast as he could. “Wills, there’s this focus group for my new film, and they’re
worried my reputation will hurt the movie. That fans won’t buy me as a romantic
hero.”
She scoffed. “Smart fans.”
“Come on. I need your help.”
“What am I supposed to do? Write a letter
to the public telling them Zane Walker isn’t a self-centered playboy? Sorry,
not your girl.”
She took a step away, and he hauled her
against him. Her hands landed on his chest, which felt amazing,
and even with darts shooting from her bright-blue eyes with deathly precision,
she was still the most beautiful, alluring woman he’d ever known.
“No,” she seethed. “Whatever it is. No.”
“Come on. Just hear me out.”
Her lips formed a tight line.
“I need a . . .” He could
hardly believe what he was about to say. “A fake fiancée.”
“A fake fiancée?
What does that mean?”
“We’ll pretend to be engaged so everyone
thinks I’m a stand-up guy.”
A disgusted look washed over her face.
“No.”
“You
owe me, Wills.”
About Melissa Foster
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, new adult, contemporary women’s fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her books have been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the World Literary Café and Fostering Success. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
Melissa hosts an Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.
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