Sunday, June 30, 2013

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Ophelia Broulliard’s life has always been linked to the wealthy and powerful DuChamps family. The granddaughter of the family’s housekeeper, she’s worshipped Vincent DuChamps from afar--the ever unattainable prince in her fairy tale dreams. Little does she know that Vincent harbors his own secret feelings for her, but other darker secrets that he sees as an insurmountable obstacle to ever being the man she deserves, have prompted him to avoid her altogether. 

When Thomas, the family patriarch dies, his will bears some unpleasant surprises for them both. Thomas wants nothing more than for Vincent and his siblings to be happy, and in his final act as the only father figure they’ve ever had, engineers a series of contingencies in his will that require them each to face their demons. Only too aware of what Vincent really feels for Ophelia, Thomas creates a situation that will force Vincent to confront his feelings. Unless, Vincent and Ophelia marry, Vincent and his siblings will lose everything, including the family business. 

Forced into such close proximity, denying their attraction for one another becomes impossible. But even as they grow closer, other threats to the future of DuChamps Hotels and all that Vincent holds dear threaten to destroy their burgeoning relationship. Ophelia has played it safe her whole life. Taking a risk on Vincent is a frightening prospect. Will it be worth it, or will his secrets break both their hearts?

Excerpt:

Unlocking the door, she eased inside, thankful that the lights were off.  Explaining her red, puffy eyes and the beard burn that she could feel on her skin would not go over well.  
Brenna tended to be overprotective at best and a real mama grizzly at worst.  “I know you don’t think you’re sneaking in at almost four in the morning without telling me who kept you out all night.”
“I’m really tired, Bren.  I’ll tell you everything in the morning—well, later today.”
The lights came on and Ophelia winced.  
“I knew it!” Brenna snapped.  “You’ve been crying!”
“It’s been a difficult day.”
“Yes.  I know.  Thomas’ funeral.  But that doesn’t explain why you’ve got bed head and a bite mark on your neck.”
Ophelia blushed, recalling the moment that Vincent had bitten her.  His teeth had scraped sharply over her skin and he’d then soothed that small bruise with his tongue, and all the while he’d been inside her, driving her closer and closer to heaven.  “I slept with Vincent,” she blurted out.  “And then in the middle of the night, he told me it was getting late and offered to drive me home.”
“Bastard!”
“Exactly.  Good enough for a quick roll in the hay, but spending the night—well, apparently not.”
Brenna sighed heavily as she trudged to the kitchen.  Her fiery red hair was still piled high in an elaborate bouffant, but her stage makeup had been washed away.  She pulled a tub of ice cream from the freezer and then returned to the living room with two spoons.  “He’s an asshole. He’s running scared like most men do.  It’s complicated to have a one night stand with someone who’s involved in your day to day life.”
“It doesn’t matter.  How can something go from being that perfect to falling apart?  It was incredible, Bren, and then he just went cold...distant.  When he basically showed me to the door, he called it ‘mitigating the fallout of a bad decision’!”
Brenna patted the couch beside her.  “He can just go to hell.  Tonight, we’re going to eat this entire tub of salted caramel fudge ice cream and we’re going to watch Molly Ringwald kick some preppy ass, and we’re going to lament the fact that we don’t have a Ducky of our very own.”
Ophelia’s laugh turned into a sob as she laid her head on Brenna’s shoulder.  “I could use a Ducky right now.  My ego needs a boost.”
“I’ll put on a hideous hat and sing you Otis Redding songs if it’ll help,” Brenna offered with a cheeky grin.  
“Just start the damned movie, already.” Ophelia settled onto the couch.  “Right now, Andy’s happy ending will have to do.”

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39 comments:

  1. The only time I had a broken heart I wasn't in the right place to have comfort food. I was in school to learn my job for the ARMY. I couldn't go off on a binge and eat what ever I wanted LOL!! as for the book..it sounds like the dad knew they had feelings for each other. I guess in a way this was his way of bringing them together. But the question is did it work?

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    1. Well, it is a romance novel, so happy endings are implied. The sweetest things are always found at the end of the rockiest roads.

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  2. Comfort food to me is chicken pot pie. Alas, chocolate gives me headaches so has never been an option.

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    1. That is heartbreaking to me. Chocolate is my drug of choice!

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  3. Chocolate is my go to food for comfort.

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    1. Absolutely! It improves my mental health considerably!

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  4. What are great sounding book! I love this excerpt!

    Nikki

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  5. Oh definitely chocolate, but not the everyday essential food group chocolate, but the special once a year Sees treat LOL I loved the excerpt and am hopping over to check out more on Been Loving You Too Long :) Thank you for the fun.

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  6. Fried chicken and a longneck beer! Comfort food all the way.

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  7. Love the sound of this book! Great excerpt!

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  8. Sounds like a great read. I have too many comfort foods/drinks to name-lol
    I will tell you chocolate is one of them :)

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  9. I think I have to say Fried Chicken and gravy. Call me weird. That is my comfort food! Loved this book! Thank you for sharing!

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    1. Ummm. I may be fixing that for dinner tomorrow!

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  10. Thank you to all my Wicked Ladies for the comments!

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  11. A McDonald's cheeseburger and a strawberry milkshake is my comfort food.

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    1. You change that to a chocolate shake and we're on!

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  12. The book sounds good! I don't have a favorite food break up comfort food. But chocolate will work for any situation!

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    1. I agree. We keep an emergency stash of it in our house.

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  13. Ice cream is my go to food, in what ever flavor I'm currently in love with. Right now would be red velvet from ben & jerry's (YUM)

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    1. We are never without ice cream. I haven't tried that one yet, but it sounds fantastic.

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  14. Go to food for everything is Chocolate. And on the odd occasion cheesecake

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    1. I had this cheesecake at Roxi Deli in NYC (right in Times Square near the theater district). White Chocolate Raspberry. It was the best ever. It's been YEARS and I still remember how good that thing was!

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  15. my favorite food for a broken heart is homemade cinnamon popcorn. it made just like caramel corn only stickier and with a ton of cinnamon oil. sooooo good. surprisingly it isn't hot when you eat it just spicy.

    tammy ramey
    trvlagnt1t@yahoo.com

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  16. I have a lot of comfort food favorites, chocolate is a must but when I had to get through a rough time last year my go to comfort food was cookies. Specifically the birthday berry cookie from Sub Way. So yummy!

    Gabby

    fallschangingheart@hotmail.com

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    1. I'm a big fan of the cookie in most of its forms.

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  17. Mint chocolate chip ice cream and red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing.

    Laurie P
    goaliemom0049(at)gmail.com

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    1. Chocolate and mint together are one of my favorite things.

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  18. Fudge homemade gooey dark chocolate fudge...

    BeckeyWhiteATgmailDOTcom

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  19. I love snickerdoodle cookies and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Great comfort foods for me.
    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  20. My favorite broken heart food is White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory! Yum :)

    Crystal Guidroz
    cguidroz2@cox.net

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  21. Espresso Chocolate Mousse with Orange Mascarpone Whipped Cream.

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com

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  22. Mac and Cheese! I love me some comfort food!

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  23. Ice cream and brownies all the way! Thanks for sharing.

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  24. I love chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup

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  25. My go to food for a heartache would be pasta. Thank you for the excerpt! It brought back memories of high school (some I would rather forget) but the awesome times that I can now share with my teenage daughters. kbinmich@yahoo.com

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  26. Mine would be baskin robbins world class chocolate ice cream.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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