I'm Robin Michaela and I’m thrilled to be one of the
12 authors in The Billionaire's Club multi-author boxed set! The Billionaire’s Club is all about high
stakes, risk takers, and power-wielding billionaires. This sizzling hot set
will take you on a ride of romance, seduction, and games of wealth and fortune.
Find out what happens when these powerful men meet their match.
Part of my book, Stealing
the Billionaire’s Heart, takes place in Venice. In one scene, Lyra and
Nicolas take a dreamy gondola ride to a romantic restaurant overlooking a tiny
canal. While they’re dining, their gondola gets caught up in a traffic jam of
sorts, plugging the canal entrance and forcing them to walk back to Nick’s palazzo.
When my husband and I visited Venice a few years
ago, I was fascinated with a small corner of a canal off St. Mark’s Square. It
was filled to overflowing with at least a dozen gondolas (and a lot of noise!)
as the gondoliers jockeyed for prime positions to snag customers. That memory
inspired Lyra and Nick’s romantic evening. I hope you enjoy it!
BLURB:
Lyra Bretton is stunned when she’s abandoned at the altar.
Figuring the best way to get over one man is to get under another one, she
combs the luxurious Las Vegas resort where she was to be married, intent on
spending her almost-wedding night with the sexiest man she can find.
Billionaire womanizer, Nicolas
Sebastian, is tempted by the beautiful bride’s shocking proposal. The
workaholic COO of the family hotel chain can’t deny his attraction to the woman
who should be weeping in her room instead of shredding her wedding gown in his
lounge. Their chemistry is explosive, but Nicolas has been burned before. He’ll
never commit his heart because he learned years ago that women are only
interested in his wallet.
Their Vegas fling soon turns into
something neither of them can control. But, when they travel to his lavish
property in Italy, money goes missing and expensive jewelry turns up in Lyra’s
possession, putting their fragile future in jeopardy. Unless they can find a
way to trust again, they risk losing each other forever.
EXCERPT:
As
Nicolas stood in the shadows, Lyra shifted and caught sight of him. When she
did, she beamed and held out her hand. “Come here, Nick. You’re missing all the
fun.”
“What’s
up?”
“Well…I’m
hoping you will be, lover…and very soon.” She wet her lips and squeezed his
hand. “But I was referring to the
Gondola Wars going on down there.” Gesturing toward the canal, she raised her
wine glass and saluted the gondoliers on the canal below.
He
grinned and slid into his chair, then leaned over to look below. Two boats were
cruising the tiny canal, side-by-side. They’d apparently gotten stuck together
in the narrows, but that didn’t deter the gondoliers. Each was pushing and
prodding the other’s boat in an attempt to get free. Their passengers clung to
each other as the gondolas rocked in their wake. While Nicolas watched, their
own gondola got caught in the altercation. Their gondolier had untied his boat
and drifted away from the other vessels, but ended up being just wide enough to
snugly jam all three boats together, blocking the entrance to the canal.
“Looks
like we’re walking home,” Nicolas commented.
“I
hope not. I have no idea where we are. This city is like a maze.”
“No
worries, I know exactly where the palazzo
is.” He winked at her. “Stick with me, kid, I’ll get you places.”
Lyra
squinted at him. “Isn’t that an old joke? I don’t remember the setup, though.”
“What
did the stamp say to the envelope?”
Lyra
giggled. “Oh…stick with me…I get it.”
By
the time they finished their meal, she was grateful for the chance to walk off
some of their food. They were holding hands, strolling the dark cobblestone
streets, and stopping about every fifty feet to kiss.
“It’s
a good thing I don’t live here,” she told Nicolas. “I’d be on a permanent diet.
I adore pasta.”
“The
meal was superb,” he agreed, “but you wouldn’t need to diet if you lived in
Venice.”
“Why
not?”
He
stopped as they reached the crest of the small bridge they were crossing, then
cupped the back of her head and drew her into a leisurely kiss that had her
pulse thrumming. “Because I can think of plenty of ways to work it off. Say, by
chasing you around the bedroom every night.”
“Why,
Nick, what makes you think I’d run?”
HEAT LEVEL:
PG-17 to X (Steamy to erotic romance)
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BIO:
Robin Michaela writes heartfelt,
small town contemporary romances in all levels of heat, from sweet to steamy.
Her stories combine family, pets, hope and friendship – all the elements that
bring her readers emotional and enduring love stories.
By day, she’s a dental hygienist in
the Deep South. By night, Robin can be found crafting her next novel - often
while trying to type around The Cat On The Keyboard. She's a runner and
chocolate lover (which explains why she runs) and happily married to her own
Handsome Prince.
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Until next time, take care and God bless.
PamT
6 comments:
It's sounds great! Venice is supposed to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. I had a co-worker whose daughter saved up so she and her husband could have their honeymoon there. Best wishes for the success of this book, Robin.
This blurb is compelling. Should attract readers, including this one.
I so enjoy romance novels with exotic settings. This one fills the bill! Best wishes for success.
Sounds like a great story! Loved the excerpt.
My husband and I had a romantic ride in a Venetian gondola once. It was special. Best of luck with the book!
Jacqueline - Venice is definitely romantic! It's got hidden corners to explore and beautiful architecture (and gelatto!). DH and I loved it. Thanks for the good wishes. :)
Sharon - thank you for your kind words! If you read it, I hope you enjoy!
Thank you, Susan. It was fun to write a new-to-me setting (my other books are set in small towns in the USA).
Thanks, Kara - I'm glad you enjoyed the excerpt!
Alina, I'm glad you got to experience a romantic gondola ride in actual Venice! Strange, but the one thing we didn't do in Venice was take a gondola ride. I'll have to get back there and do so someday. Thanks for stopping by.
And, thank you, Pamela, for hosting me today! :)
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