Top Five Reasons Readers Will Swoon for Nick Frasier
He’s drop-dead gorgeous! In a tall, ripped, blond hair, blue-eyed
way. He has the scruffy 5 o’clock shadow and tousled hair thing going and would
look great wearing a sandwich board!
Nick’s an ex-professional quarterback turned NFL head coach who’s very
passionate about his job. He’s hard working, driven and relentless when
it comes to his job and reputation.
Smart, sharp, witty and sometimes bossy, (in a good way, of course!)
he keeps Marabelle guessing.
Nick’s protective and possessive, especially when it comes to the
people he loves…and he loves
But mostly, Nick Frasier is delicious, delightful and
dangerous, a triple threat to every girl’s heart.
Careful…he’s all Marabelle’s and she’s not above fighting you to keep
what’s hers.
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EXCERPT
“Excuse me,” she said, breaking the deafening silence, “we don’t have all day.
The Stones will be waiting.” She planted her fist on her cocked hip.
“Nice picture of you and your dad.” Nick reached for the next frame as if they
had all the time in the world.
The man made her insane. How could he appear so calm? And what was he doing
here, screwing up all her well-laid plans? Marabelle knew how to survive her
family, but she hated to have witnesses. She hated for Nick to see her reduced
to acquiescing to keep the peace, like she had no mind of her own. She hated for
him to see how little she mattered.
“And this picture—”
“What are you doing here?” Marabelle demanded.
He replaced the photo on the dresser in one long, slow movement that had her
gritting her teeth. “Looking at your pictures.” He flashed his crooked grin and
turned his attention back to the photos. He lifted another silver frame of her
holding a large tennis trophy.
Marabelle snatched the photo from his hand and slammed it facedown on her
dresser, rattling the other frames. “You know what I mean.”
Finally, he faced her, his steely gaze locking with hers. “Your friend Beau,
being a clever quarterback, informed me of how you needed a fiancé this weekend,
and well, I don’t know, I thought I’d lend a hand. Since I am your fiancé.” He
bit the last words off as if each one were a rusty nail.
“Read my lips. We are not engaged,” she snapped at Nick’s stubborn face.
“That ring on your finger says otherwise, so let’s play ball, Tinker Bell.” His
voice heavy with sarcasm, he grabbed her suitcase and tossed it on her bed.
The man was determined to insert himself into her life whether she wanted him
there or not. Marabelle didn’t need an audience for her humiliation this
weekend. She yanked on the ring in question, but it wouldn’t budge past her
knuckle. “Where’d you get this anyway? I think it’s stuck. It won’t come off.”
Nick paid her no attention as he made quick work of plowing through her folded,
neat stacks of clothes, turning her carefully thought-out packing into a
whirlpool of fabrics and colors.
“Stop. What are you doing?” She forgot the ring, rushing over to gather up the
clothes as quickly as he threw them out.
“I’m finding you something better to wear. Here. Wear this.” He held out the
pink Chanel skirt with the black silk top. “Jesus. Take that awful outfit off. I
thought I was watching the Stepford wives downstairs.” Nick reached for a black
knit cardigan with pearl buttons and shoved it on top. “And take your hair down.
I almost didn’t recognize you.” He gave her carefully arranged helmet head a
look of disdain. “And what happened to your freckles? I can’t even see them
under that thick mask of gunk. Wash your face and put on about half the makeup
you have on now.”
“Are…are…you crazy! It took me forever to transform into this getup. Did you not
see how thrilled my mother was?” She pointed up and down at herself with her
index finger. “This is who she wants me to be.”
He let the clothes fall on the disheveled mound he had created. “But it’s not
you. Why come here and pretend to be something you’re not?”
“Because when you live in the palace, you serve only the evil queen.” Marabelle
watched Nick struggle to keep his scowl in place, but he lost the battle, and a
huge smile cracked open on his face.
Marabelle tried biting back her own smile and then she wailed, “This is so not
funny. You almost gave me a heart attack down there.”
“I could say the same.” He looked pointedly at her knit suit. “I never thought
I’d say this, but frumpy Marabelle is better than creepy Marabelle.”
She whirled away and started pacing. “How long have you been here?”
“I flew in, rented a car, and got here around four.”
“Not long enough to do too much damage,” she murmured half to herself.
“Yeah, maybe because I’m not lying.”
She blinked several times and then groaned. “How can you say that? I had my
whole story worked out. And now this—”
“Jesus, Marabelle. Why didn’t you just ask me? So far, since I’ve known you,
I’ve managed to say no to you…oh I don’t know…how about…never.” A wave of shock
sliced through her. But Nick showed no mercy. “You still don’t get it. I’m on
your team. And that means I’ll back you up and even take a sack for you.”
Marabelle lowered her head and fiddled with the beautiful ring on her finger.
Nick was right; he’d been nothing but helpful to her. “You don’t understand…my
family. They’re careless—”
“So we deal with it together. You’re gonna become a team player if it kills me.”
Team player? She snapped her head up. She’d played on a team. In her day, she’d
been one of the top-ranked doubles partner in the South. “Okay. But I get to
call the plays.”
Nick gave a harsh laugh. “Hell no. You suck at it. Now listen up.” He glanced at
his watch. “You have exactly twenty minutes to get changed. No fiancée of mine
is going to be seen in public wearing that.”
She glanced at the awful suit. “I can’t do it. My mother will kill me.”
He invaded her space, glaring down at her. “Not your call to make. Either you
change yourself or I will gladly do it for you.”
She leaned forward, tipping her nose in the air. Nick’s don’t-screw-with-me
stare intensified, and Marabelle could tell he meant business.
Dropping her chin, she huffed, “And I thought my mother was bossy.” She snatched
up the change of clothes and stomped toward the bathroom door, muttering about
arrogant fiancés under her breath.
He chuckled. “Oh and Tinker Bell…” She stopped and frowned over her shoulder.
“Put these on, too,” he said, hitting her in the face with her new pink lacy bra
and panty. “They’re hot.”
Thanks for having me! Hope you enjoy Sweet Southern Bad Boy.
Marabelle Fairchild
knows she’s a gal who can get things done. Feeling unappreciated at the
exclusive private school where she’s a kindergarten aide and varsity tennis
coach, Marabelle determines to score with the next big fundraiser. What she
doesn’t expect? A smokin' hot football coach to throw her off her game...
A reclusive NFL bachelor...
NFL coach Nick
Frasier is Raleigh’s most eligible bachelor, but he wants to focus on his
career…not his playboy status. He doesn’t need a smart-mouthed, pint-sized
kindergarten teacher pestering him. So he cuts Marabelle a deal—in exchange for
Nick sponsoring a bachelor auction starring him and his gorgeous celebrity pals,
Marabelle will pose as his fiancée to ward off unwanted advances.
What could possibly go wrong?
Romance Contemporary
[Sourcebooks Casablanca, On Sale: May 2, 2017, Mass
Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781402293641 / eISBN: 9781402293658]
MICHELE SUMMERS writes about small-town life with a Southern
flair, and has her own interior design business in Raleigh, North Carolina, and
Miami, Florida. Both professions feed her creative appetite and provide a daily
dose of humor.
Oh my fav bad boy is Roarke from JD Robb's In Death Series... (Colleen Conklin 9:26pm May 10, 2017)
I'd say the breeding of good manners regardless of the circumstances. (Kathleen Bylsma 11:27pm May 10, 2017)
Honor, integrity and courtesy. (Sharon Berger 11:27am May 11, 2017)
Mine would be a tall gorgeous guy soothing with manners and is just so polite.He is the first to reach for the bill and anything one wishes it is his command. He opens all doors for woman. Just a good boy then at night he can be himself. Nice a little Rowdy but still goes to his home at night doesn't run around. (Peggy Clayton 12:30pm May 12, 2017)
I love how the bad boy is fearless. He's not afraid to do anything to impress the woman that he wants. He's also strong and sexy. (Tanja Dancy 10:46am May 14, 2017)
The best attribute has to be the accent. I love a southern accent. (Mary Songer 7:56pm May 14, 2017)
The accent *swoon* (Linda Knowles 3:31pm May 15, 2017)
A bad boy takes what he wants & never cares about the consequences! (Maria Proctor 7:49pm May 15, 2017)
why are most giveaways only for usa???? (Emily Stemp 8:11pm May 15, 2017)
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