EXCERPT TOUR - WHAT LOVE CAN DO BY VIRNA DEPAUL
New York Times
Bestselling Author Virna DePaul is excited to introduce readers to her latest
heroes, the five Irish O’Neill brothers!
What Love Can Do begins the Home to Green Valley series with eldest
son Quinn O’Neill traveling to California’s wine country to learn more about
his mother’s past. The last thing Quinn
expects to find is Love! The trouble may be holding on to the woman of his
dreams.
Find out if this sexy Irish hero can save his happily-ever-after in What Love Can Do.
Ireland
has always been home for the five O’Neill brothers, but several tragedies,
including the recent death of their mother, have them feeling lost. After
making an unexpected discovery, eldest son and former rugby player Quinn
O’Neill heads to Forestville, California, in the enchanted river valley where
his mother grew up. There, he hopes to learn more about his family and explore
the possibility of settling someplace new.
Traveling the world before opening her own
bakery is Lillian Parker’s dream, and she’s one step closer to achieving it
after winning an internship with a world-famous pastry chef in Miami.
Unfortunately, Lillian’s mother is pressuring her to stay in Forestville and
help run the family B&B. Then a handsome Irishman blows through the door
with charm and sex appeal to spare, and suddenly Lillian’s not sure what she
wants.
Sparks instantly fly, and Lillian finds herself
agreeing to show Quinn around the area. Soon their building feelings have them
wishing for more time together. But Quinn’s just beginning to explore the magic
of Green Valley wine country, and Lillian needs to stretch her wings. Even
worse, exposed secrets pit Lillian’s family against Quinn’s, creating thorns in
their blooming love.
Can passion survive conflicting family
loyalties? And can love bond Quinn and Lillian together forever when dreams of
adventure versus home and hearth threaten to keep them apart?
After
an eleven-hour flight from Dublin to New York City, a layover, then another
six-hour flight to San Francisco, plus car rental and driving time, the last
thing Quinn expected was for his balls to tighten upon seeing the blond
American woman working in the dining room of the Russian River House. She was quite possibly the most gorgeous girl
he’d ever seen. Holy shite.
But
damn, he was bushed and desperately needed a bed.
The
last ten days had taken a huge toll on him. From the moment his mother had died
to the day he’d called Richard Phillips, his maternal grandfather, to inform
him that his daughter, Maggie Phillips O’Neill had passed away suddenly, only
to get a hostile, “I don’t have a daughter named Maggie, nor do I have a
grandson. Only two daughters here in Forestville,” Quinn had been doing his
best to keep his spirits up. Old man Phillips might have kept his mam away with
his belligerent attitude, but it wasn’t going to work on him. He had the right
to know where Mam had grown up, see the sidewalks she had walked, the river she
had loved, and the valley she’d adored.
Con
had been a bit less eager to make the trip, saying Mam had made her choice to
leave Green Valley and had been all the better for it, but Quinn had pestered
Con into coming with him for a few reasons. One, to try and snap him out of his
funk. Two, to get him out of Brady’s hair—they’d been bickering like chickens
the last ten days, more than usual. And finally, to help him find closure over
Mam’s death. Of course, that was something all his brothers needed, but Brady,
Sean and Riley had obligations that needed tending. After they’d all agreed to
cremate Mam’s body (despite his initial belief that Mam should be buried, Con,
after reading Mam’s journal, had changed his mind), Brady, Sean and Riley
agreed that Quinn and Con should journey to America first. If they still felt
at the end of one week that it was what Mam would have wanted, they’d call the
others, who’d then join them to spread her ashes.
Quinn
felt optimistic it would all work out as it should. And while he hadn’t shared
this with his brothers, he’d decided that if he liked it here, he’d extend his
trip. If he didn’t, he’d return to Ireland like a good Irish boy ought to do.
So
far, he was liking what he saw right in the dining room.
Once
again, Quinn glanced at the hot blond American, an amazing gazelle of a woman,
even as the innkeeper droned on about things to do in the area, the bookstore
down the street, the diner around the corner with the homemade cherry pie, and
the winery next door. The blonde—she was tall and a bit curvy, just the way he
liked—kept stealing glances at him while the older woman talked. Her hair was
up in a messy bun like she’d just run circles. She had a smooth, angular face
with high cheekbones that gave her the look of an old-fashioned pin up with a
naughty side. Then again, maybe his imagination was running wild. After all,
she wore a pink and black apron that read: Life
is Short—Lick the Bowl.
“I’d
be happy to. Just show me where it is,” Con said, deepening his voice, as he
stared straight at her chest.
Quinn
smacked his arm. “You going to start right away, are you?”
The
innkeeper with the sunken cheekbones gave him dour looks. And they said
Americans were friendly.
“I
apologize for my brother. He’s shattered and in dire need of a nap. That was
completely uncalled for,” he stage-whispered.
“No
offense taken.” The young woman smiled cheekily then turned and walked into a
small alcove through the dining room. From where Quinn stood, it appeared she
was sorting a variety of breakfast quick breads into plastic storage bags. What
he would give to try her muffins.
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Virna DePaul is a New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of steamy, suspenseful fiction. Whether it’s vampires, a Para-Ops team, hot
cops or swoon-worthy identical twin brothers, her stories center around complex
individuals willing to overcome incredible odds for love. Bedding the Wrong Brother, which begins the
Bedding The Bachelors Series, is a #1 Bestselling Contemporary Romance and a
USA Today Bestseller.
Virna recently released Filthy Rich,
Bedding the Bodyguard and What Love Can Do, Book 1 in a new series (Home to
Green Valley). Book 2, The Way Love Goes, releases November 17, 2015.
She loves to hear from readers at www.virnadepaul.com
Virna is giving one
lucky winner a $20 Amazon Gift Card. AND another lucky winner a Print of her
latest release FILTHY RICH & a Print of AWAKENED the second book in her
Belladonna Agency series.
High finance and a sizzling office affair raise
desire and passion to the boiling point in Virna DePaul’s seductive new
contemporary romance—perfect for fans of Carly Phillips, Lori Foster, and Molly
O’Keefe.
Cara Michal has had to fight every step of the
way to earn her place in the glittering seven-figure world of Wall Street.
Years ago her hardworking father, a small-time investment adviser, was
wrongfully accused of fraud. Now Cara is at the top of her game, supporting not
only herself but her mother and brother. The occasional night out dancing
soothes Cara’s soul, even as a bitter need for revenge against the man who
destroyed her father makes inner peace elusive.
Then, in a moment of heat, Cara kisses a sexy
stranger at a party—only later to discover that the man is Branden Duke, her
new boss, an infamous operator with a wicked reputation in bed and on the
Street. Branden is a man who seemingly has it all—except a woman who connects
with him on a physical and emotional level. Now that he’s found Cara, he’s not
sure he can let her go, even if he should.
In spite of herself, Cara is drawn to this
charismatic guy. He is a challenge like none she has ever faced in her life.
Their passion for each other is unquenchable, surprising them both with its
ferocity. Even as Cara wonders if she can trust this man with her heart and
soul, the ecstasy of their love cannot be denied. But when the past threatens
the present, the two are faced with a truth from which they may never recover.
Perfect for fans of J. R. Ward, Nalini
Singh, and Lara Adrian, New York Times and USA
Todaybestselling author Virna DePaul’s thrilling series
of paranormal romances invites readers into a seductive and dangerous world
where vampires secretly exist among the general population, while the FBI tries
to keep the Rogues among them from preying on humans—for killing, for turning,
for pleasure.
Ex-soldier Barrett Miles had no idea that vampires
were real—until Belladonna recruits her to serve as a covert agent and
infiltrate a murderous sex ring run by the most depraved of immortals, those
who feed on the purity and blood of innocents. Their latest victim: a young
girl whom Barrett promised to protect. She will be sold—unless Barrett can find
her first. Forced to team up with her former lover, Nick Maltese, an undercover
sniper, Barrett is caught between fulfilling her personal mission and shielding
her heart from the man who betrayed her.
Nick’s hunting a new breed of vampires and
harboring a terrible secret when Barrett finds him. Soon a seething underworld
of strange desires threatens to engulf them all. Can he save the girl and
reclaim Barrett’s heart? Nick knows he has only one chance to prove himself to
her as the hunt begins—and their love forces them to embrace the darkest places
in their souls.
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