BOOK INFORMATION
Last First
Kiss
Brightwater Series Book #1
Brightwater Series Book #1
By: Lia Riley
Releasing June 23rd, 2015
Avon Romance
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BOOK SUMMARY
New to Avon author Lia Riley makes a splash
with her first sexy, hilarious book in the sizzling Brightwater series!
A kiss is
just the beginning…
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Perfect. Or so Annie Carson’s life appears on her popular blog. Reality is...
messier. Especially when it lands her back in one-cow town, Brightwater,
California, and back in the path of the gorgeous six-foot-four reason she left.
Sawyer Kane may fill out those wranglers, but she won’t be distracted from her
task. Annie just needs the summer to spruce up and sell her family’s farm so
she and her young son can start a new life in the big city. Simple, easy,
perfect.
Sawyer has
always regretted letting the first girl he loved slip away. He won’t make the
same mistake twice, but can he convince beautiful, wary Annie to trust her
heart again when she’s been given every reason not to? And as a single kiss
turns to so much more, can Annie give up her idea of perfect for a forever
that’s blissfully real.
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EXCERPT
He tilted back his Stetson, running his
intense gaze over her face. “You haven’t changed much.”
The simple statement threatened to fell
her. He had no idea everything was different. The dreamy, hopeful girl she’d
been, the one he’d known all those years ago, had her atoms obliterated and her
soft underbelly refashioned, armored with titanium plates. She didn’t run
barefoot through meadows or jump blindly into rivers.
Not anymore.
“Thanks for the repair job,” she said,
stepping back, blinking rapidly. He’d fixed the coop, but no one could fix the
cracks in her confidence and imploded self-esteem. She needed to do that—if
only she knew how. Was there a Self-esteem
for Dummies?
Then he moved. Close. Closer. Way too
close. The old magnetic pull between them hadn’t lost any potency. The air
charged. So much so that when he reached out, cradling her cheek, she expected
a zap. “I missed you, Annie Girl.”
Her heart beat sideways at his use of the
old nickname.
“I . . . ” missed you too. God. So much. “I have to go.” She took another step
backward and then another. “And anyway, I’m not staying, at least not for long.
My family’s decided it’s time to sell the farm.”
“Sell?” His body went rigid.
“But this place has been in your family forever. All your history is here. How
can you let it go to a stranger?”
Who was he to come around at
an ungodly hour, in those tight faded jeans that showcased his . . . everything,
touching her cheek, giving her unsolicited guidance? Her chest heated. Is that
why he was here—being the good cop to Grandma Kane’s bad cop? “I appreciate
your help with the coop, but let’s not pretend you’re giving impartial
neighborly advice. Your family wants the property back. Trust me, I get the
situation. I was raised with it, but we can get more for Five Diamonds than
your grandmother could ever offer.”
He dropped his chin, leveling
a penetrating stare. “That’s not what I meant, it’s not about the feud. You
know I don’t care about any of that.”
She used to believe that, had
once fooled herself into believing they were kindred spirits. “I don’t know
anything about you anymore, Sawyer. Maybe I never did.”
She pivoted and strode toward the house,
clenching the scotch bottle. Why did he come, force her to feel things better
forgotten? She was almost at the stairs when a large, powerful hand closed on
her upper arm, not a grip, but a gentle touch that halted her mid-step. Her
heart pounded, her belly breaking into wild flutters.
Slowly, so slowly, she turned.
He held her gaze squarely, as if daring
her to look away. “You know who I am,” he said.
She couldn’t reply, even if she knew what
to say. She couldn’t blink or swallow or think. The only sound beside the wind
came from their shallow breaths. She and Sawyer might be water under the
bridge, but it looked like that water was churning, roiling whitewater.
CAT'S REVIEW
This is my first read by Ms. Riley and I was not disappointed. "Last First Kiss" is a sweet romance that embodies home and love and includes humor and wonderful characters. Annie and Sawyer are amazing together - here we have a second chance at true love but will a long standing feud between their families halt what's meant to be? Annie is, for me, what a true romance heroine should be - strong yet vulnerable and loves to a fault. She's a terrific person and an outstanding mom. Sawyer, a true alpha Hero, sexy and smart and a true romantic - the little things he does for Annie made my heart melt. I also enjoyed the chicken scenes with Grandma - great for a chuckle. Ms. Riley has written a story that is enjoyable, fun and overall, a smooth, light read. I look forward to reading the remaining books of the series. (received copy from Edelweiss for honest review).
★★★★
AUTHOR INFO
Lia Riley writes offbeat New Adult and Contemporary Adult romance. After
studying at the University of Montana-Missoula, she scoured the world armed
only with a backpack, overconfidence and a terrible sense of direction. She
counts shooting vodka with a Ukranian mechanic in Antarctica, sipping yerba
mate with gauchos in Chile and swilling XXXX with stationhands in Outback
Australia among her accomplishments.
A British literature
fanatic at heart, Lia considers Mr. Darcy and Edward Rochester as her fictional
boyfriends. Her very patient husband doesn't mind. Much. When not torturing
heroes (because c'mon, who doesn't love a good tortured hero?), Lia herds
unruly chickens, camps, beach combs, daydreams about future books, wades
through a mile-high TBR pile and schemes yet another trip. Right now, Icelandic
hot springs and Scottish castles sound mighty fine.
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