Friday, June 14, 2013

*Cover Reveal* Rachel Harris's Taste the Heat

I am so pleased to be able to share with you the cover reveal for Rachel Harris's latest Contemporary Romance! Not only that, but I have an excerpt for you to get a taste of what's to come! This Bliss imprint line never fails to offer a fantastic HEA, and I'm definitely looking forward to adding this one to my collection.


Without any further ado:



Taste the Heat by Rachel Harris
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: July 8th, 2013

One sexy fire captain. One Cajun chef. One combustible kitchen…

When chef Colby Robicheaux returned home to New Orleans to save her family restaurant, the last person she expected to reconnect with was her brother’s best friend and her childhood crush. As tempting as a sugar-coated beignet, Jason is one dish she can’t afford to taste. Colby can’t wait to leave the place where her distrust of love and commitment originated and go back to Vegas.

Fire captain Jason Landry isn’t looking for love, either. Disillusioned by his past, he knows he should be focusing on finding the perfect mother for his daughter. But when he first sees Colby, all grown up and gorgeous, he can’t help but be drawn to her. And when she suggests a no-strings-attached fling, Jason can’t say no.

As their relationship grows more intense, Colby finds that Jason isn’t as easy to leave behind as she thought. Could turning up the heat on something real be worth the possibility of getting burned?



And now, the excerpt!!

Sweeping her hands aside, Jason glided his thumbs across her cheeks. Wiping away the lines of smeared makeup, he looked into her clearing gray eyes and said, “You’re gorgeous.”

A flash of uncertainty crossed Colby’s face, and he bent his head to prove it.

The first brush of his lips was light. He didn’t want to take advantage of her emotions. He just wanted to assure her that regardless of her tears, she was still one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen. But when a sigh escaped her parted lips, and she fisted her fingers in his hair, Jason abandoned timid and gentle. He gave in to the desire that had been snapping and building between them since the day of the competition, and proceeded to kiss her senseless.

Reaching down, he palmed the smooth skin of her calf. It felt like silk in his hands. He skimmed his fingers down the soft length to her ankle, hooking it around his hip. Colby made a satisfied noise in her throat. She wiggled closer and, happy to oblige, he tugged her fully against him and deepened the kiss. He swallowed her moan.

Leaves rustled in the wind. Unseen wings fluttered and buzzed. And their heavy breaths filled the air, turning Jason on even more. Colby’s mouth tasted of citrus. Sweet, like the daiquiri she had drank, and like her. He teased the corners of her mouth. Licked the satiny skin of her upper lip. And gently bit down on her pouty lower one. He knew he needed to break the kiss soon—his daughter was sleeping in the tent only a few yards away—but this woman was like a drug. And he was quickly becoming an addict. Jason shifted to press his lips to the sensitive skin just under her ear.

Breathless and panting, Colby tilted her head as he trailed his mouth along the column of her neck. “I’ve always wondered,” she admitted with a shiver, “what it would be like to kiss you.”

He arched an eyebrow in surprise and grinned against her skin. “If memory serves me right, this is our second kiss.”

A shocked gasp of air escaped her throat. “You remember Kiss and Catch?”

He looked at her and nodded, remembering every stolen moment of that childhood kiss.

She gazed back with dazed eyes, and chewing the corner of a slightly swollen lip, admitted, “That was my first kiss.” Her tone was almost bashful, the flush of her skin darkening to rose before a hint of the vixen came back and she said, “Okay, so I’ve been curious how the adult Jason would compare.”

He chuckled as he dipped his tongue into the hollow where her pulse fluttered. “And the verdict?”

“Meh.”





hahaha. LOVE IT.





About the Author:

Rachel Harris grew up in New Orleans, where she watched soap operas with her grandmother and stayed up late sneak reading her mama’s favorite romance novels. Now a Cajun cowgirl living in Houston, she still stays up way too late reading her favorite romances, only now, she can do so openly. She firmly believes life’s problems can be solved with a hot, powdered-sugar-coated beignet or a thick slice of king cake, and that screaming at strangers for cheap, plastic beads is acceptable behavior in certain situations.

When not typing furiously or flipping pages in an enthralling romance, she homeschools her two beautiful girls and watches reality television with her amazing husband. Taste The Heat is her adult romance debut. She’s the author of MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY and A TALE OF TWO CENTURIES. She loves hearing from readers!





Where to learn more:
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all the best, dear readers!
 

12 comments :

  1. RACHEL! I love it! Horray for team Bliss! Can't wait to get my mits on it! :)

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  2. Omg I LOVED the last line of that excerpt, the "Meh" HAHAHA! Winner.

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    1. Meh, is my favorite line! =p it just conveys SO much! hahah

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  3. Oohh... He has a daughter...

    Thank you for the reveal!!!

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  4. Ah, love it! And the excerpt was so cyoot! I really can't wait to read it, for true.

    Thanks so much for sharing!

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  5. Ah, love it! And the excerpt was so cyoot! I really can't wait to read it, for true.

    Thanks so much for sharing!

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  6. Thanks so much for hosting the reveal today! You ROCK. And I confess, I keep returning to stare at Ryan at the bottom (he he). Such a yummy boy ;)

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  7. Gorgeous cover!! Read it last night and it made me want to go straight to 'Nawlins!! <3

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  8. Thats such a great teaser! I love it!

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  9. woohoo!!! that cover is simply superb... :)

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  10. I saw this at RT and I love it! I can't wait to read this. Thanks for sharing!

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