Today Brooke Ellis is joining us to share the release day blitz to the first book in her new series, EMPIRE SERIES.
Check out Charmed Empire and be sure to grab your copy today!
Title: Charmed Empire
Author: Brooke Ellis
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
About Charmed Empire
A simple
key-ring charm throws an empire into chaos.
Their 24-hour
holiday romance began at the Statue of Liberty, the key-ring charm he gave her
is a constant reminder.
Ten years
later Adeline returns to New York to find, unexpectedly, re-kindled lust and
love. Turmoil follows as his powerful mother barges into their lives.
A violent act
causes tensions to explode at a high-profile fund-raiser, love and marriages
are threatened as secrets from long-ago have a very public climax
Exclusive Excerpt
Ten
Years Earlier
Intoxicated
by the May sun bouncing off the Manhattan buildings, my head feels light,
almost giddy. I roll over in the wicker lounge and stretch like a cat to reach
for the bottle of rosé in the ice bucket and pour a hefty glass. The skin of my
arms and legs tightens in the unseasonal spring warmth. I’ve settled in for the
day and staked my place on the rooftop, where I’m surrounded by the expansive
yet comforting Manhattan skyline above but am very aware of the city that hums
below.
Having been a guest of the city for three months,
apprehension is starting to creep in. I take a deep breath and a large mouthful
of the crisp chilled wine as I contemplate my return to Australia tomorrow
morning. For my short eighteen years on this earth, I’ve figured out that
running away from problems never solves anything, I’m well versed in problems,
just not so much the figuring out of them, and I’m in no way looking forward to
having to deal with the fallout that would have occurred three months ago.
My relationship with Dad has always been a turbulent
one. I think he regrets
that he never had a son to share his love of boats and the family business
with. He was always surrounded by women—a dream for most men, you would think.
Before my college term starts in June, and if I was still living under his
roof, I had two choices: work for my father or look after my twin
twelve-year-old sisters. I had my own thoughts on that and worked damn hard at
my part-time job, where I scrimped and saved during the last months I was at
school, so I could escape both of those options and instead spend three months
working at Reggie’s art gallery here in New York City. That did not go down well in his
household. Even though mum organized it with Reggie, she would have had to
deal with the wrath of my father.
Half asleep from a combination of midday sun and wine,
I hear Reggie’s voice in the distance.
“Adeline, what are we going to do on your last day … child what are you
doing drinking? I know you’re eighteen and of legal age back home in Australia,
but you’re not of legal age here in America, not even when you’re under my
roof.”
“Reggie, you used to be so much fun. My mum has told
me stories! Obviously not now.” I huff.
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About the Author
Spending most of her life in Sydney, Australia, before moving back to her hometown of Brisbane, Brooke worked as a chef in many a steamy hot kitchen. Which provided the perfect segue into writing equally steamy hot contemporary romance books. Letting her imagination run wild, she set out writing her first novel in 2017, which turned into a second and third in 2018.
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