Launch day for 'Perfect Partners'
Woo hoo! The day is here! Excuse all the exclamation marks, but I'm a little excited. Today Lisa and Redmond and all the drama of the Couples show are finally unleashed on the reading public. Yes, it's launch day for Perfect Partners. To celebrate, I'm live on the Crimson Romance blog talking about growing up as a ballroom dancing fan and how it inspired the story of 'Perfect Partners'. You can also find me at the beautiful Brook Cottage Books website. Please do come over and say hi!
And finally, because good things, like troubles, should always come in threes, here's a sneak peek at Lisa and Redmond's first practice session:
And finally, because good things, like troubles, should always come in threes, here's a sneak peek at Lisa and Redmond's first practice session:
She stood up, dropped
her fleece onto the bench, and took his hand, willing herself not to notice the
way his strong fingers encircled hers, making her feel safe and protected.
Whatever his body told her, it was a lie, she told herself. He’d never been
anything but trouble, and he never would be. Their partnership was a convenience,
nothing more. But his hand on her back, where her low-cut dress gave way to
bare flesh, still felt warm and firm and right. And when he shifted his hold,
her body still responded, sending soft shivers down her spine.
He pressed the play
button on the CD player as he passed, and after a moment’s pause the music
began. Even though they were dancing a rapid jive, skipping and spinning and
dipping, she still had time to notice how his eyes were fixed on her with
almost frightening intensity. That was something she’d forgotten about him. The
way he did everything as if his life, or maybe more than that—the fate of the
world—depended on it. It was as if time stretched when they were dancing. In
between heartbeats he could move his feet in perfect unison with hers, adjust
his routine to avoid other couples on the floor and fit around her occasional
slips, and still favour her with a long, lazy smile whenever she followed a
particularly tricky move.
Finally, just as Lisa
was becoming breathless the track began to slow down. Redmond’s effervescent
energy softened to an easy swing, and as the music drifted to a halt, he swung
her into a slow, languorous drop.
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