They don't believe in happily ever afters, until they find themselves in one.
Tangling with The London Tycoon
Brick Square Series #1
Suzi Jennings
Releasing Feb 13th, 2017
Entangled Indulgence
London publishing tycoon Rosco Redmond closely guards his family, his business, and his privacy. When his sister’s wedding brings the paparazzi baying at his door, wedding photographer Kitty Mayfair unwittingly becomes his decoy girlfriend. But the mysterious Kitty has secrets of her own.
Despite the sexy hint of an appealing Irish brogue, Kitty’s new boss is bent on micromanaging his sister’s wedding and the crazy fake relationship she’s been dragged into. The only thing they seem to have in common, is that neither of them believes in happy-ever-afters. But the more time Kitty spends with the tycoon, the more she begins to suspect there’s a lot of fire beneath his cool facade.
With the past complicating their present, and the zoom lenses of photographers everywhere they go, the commitment phobic control freak and the globe-trotting free spirit clash and ignite.
Her mouth formed a soft
pout of concentration. Beautiful without the artifice of makeup. Too late, he
forgot he was only there to watch her work.
She had already removed
her beret but now started to undress as she moved, apparently oblivious of him.
She slowly unwrapped her
woolens in obvious response to the heat of the room. The belt at her slender
waist, a wide green textured-leather affair with an oversized silver buckle,
was cinched tighter as the buckle was eased and then released.
He swallowed, suddenly
thirsty as his body responded with an unwelcome increase of tension.
Next, she dropped the belt
gently onto the floor beside her camera bag, with barely a glance.
The woolen wrap-coat
flapped open, and she pushed it aside, her hands spanning her waist as she
looked critically at the furniture in the room.
She drew a curtain and
moved a chair. Unhurried. Proficient.
Standing back, still lost
in her set-up plans, she shed the coat completely and let it fall in a
raspberry red pool beside the belt.
She reminded him of a
Christmas present, red and green, multi-wrapped to frustrate and excite the
lucky recipient.
He groaned. That was the
sort of Redmond thinking he never indulged in. The sort of thinking his father
would have said aloud and laughed, the center of attention. Drinks all around,
live-for-the-moment sort of thinking.
Risk-everything-you-worked-for
thinking.
Rosco frowned.
Kitty’s next layer of
clothing was some sort of see-through, loose-weave top, falling off one
shoulder and doing nothing to hide the skintight black leggings and tank top
beneath it.
He couldn’t take his eyes
off that smooth, slender shoulder. A sudden desire to know what that creamy
skin felt like wound his tension up another notch.
The camera came off next—a
heavy professional model and perfect for the job, Rosco was forced to admit.
Kitty looped it carefully over her head and checked it thoroughly.
Suddenly, that quiet sense
of concentration was replaced by one of frenetic energy as Kitty set up the
equipment she needed. She motioned for Amanda to stay in the chair where she
was, then she stood back to assess her composition and nodded briskly.
She looked excited and
totally immersed in her work. The muscles in his right leg started to cramp,
but he resisted massaging the familiar, old-injury ache, a sure sign of tension
he refused to acknowledge. He couldn’t take his eyes off the action.
Kitty stalked backward on
those impossibly high heels toward the coffee table, her eyes never leaving
Amanda. With quick, fluid movements, she peeled off her last layer of decent
clothing, then scooped up her long dark hair and twisted it into a haphazard
knot. It settled low on the creamy skin of her neck, above the skintight
black-clad length of her.
There was nothing between
her body and Rosco’s imagination.
Can you tell us a little about your book?
Tangling with the London
Tycoon is a contemporary romance between Rosco Redmond and Kitty Mayfair, two
characters who think they have nothing in common. In fact their perceived
differences are the very reasons they should be together.
It takes them a while to see this for
themselves!
In the meantime they endure
a complicated sort of fake relationship, are hounded by the paparazzi, feel harassed
by memories of childhood traumas, and try to resist being seduced by the
promise of their own happily ever after.
Throw in an international
pop star, some meddling, match-making Irish relatives, and a lucrative private
palace photography contract. And, phew--it’s hectic!
How did you come up with the concept and the
characters for the story?
Rosco and Kitty popped
into my head as fully formed characters. I loved them instantly. Kitty made me
laugh and Rosco made me smile--he was doomed from the moment he opened his
smart London door!
Name one thing you won’t leave home without.
My diary. I need to write
things down to ensure they happen!
Name three things on your desk right now.
A ‘6 Minute Morning Yoga’ book
A pot plant half eaten by my cat—she thinks it’s a salad bar
My diary
What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
Read, Pinterest, garden,
and dream of traveling on a castle tour.
What types of scenes
are your most favorite to write?
I
love writing witty dialogue scenes with lots of underlying emotion and sensual
attraction. My current favorite is under a table at a wedding—you’ll have to
buy Tangling with the London Tycoon to read it J
Suzi Jennings lives in New Zealand and
writes international stories of love and laughter. It all started in childhood
when she discovered reading, scribbled stories about princesses in castles, and
grew up to spend way too much money on books.
She
writes contemporary romance where family secrets, powerful friendships and
enduring loves heal hearts and forge happily-ever-afters. Her characters are
feisty, flirty, fun - and talkative! It’s a match made in keyboard heaven
as Suzi is more than happy to listen.
When
not writing she can be found on Pinterest, sipping creamy lattes, still
dreaming of castles she’d love to visit.
Thank you for featuring TANGLING!
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