Where would a debut writer be without her writer friends? Marie Tuhart was the first of many generous authors who held my hand through the process of finding a publisher for my first romance book, and then figuring out marketing, social media, etc. She hooked me up with the Olympia, Washington RWA chapter, and she’s the one who pointed me toward The Wild Rose Press, home of my first four books.

Today, Marie is back to introduce her latest Wild Rose Press book, Risky Proposal, a hot and spicy tale in the Deerbourne Inn series.

IT specialist Claire Holmes begins her stay at Deerbourne Inn to rejuvenate after her sister’s tragic death. In a week, she’ll start her dream job and embark on a whole new journey. But a leaky pipe leads to an unexpected reunion with the sexy plumber she had a blind date with a year ago. His dominant air calls to her slumbering submissive side. Vowing to be bold, she invites him to lunch…in hopes of maybe a little more.

Dominant Josh Hawkins has it all—a successful hardware store and the beginnings of a new BDSM club. He doesn’t realize he’s missing someone to share it with until Claire bursts into his world and shows him that her submissive tendencies are just what he needs in his life, even if for only a week. His risky proposal to explore the spark between them could ignite an inferno that neither can quench…

Excerpt:

The door opened, and Josh almost took a step back. He blinked. The woman standing there made his libido stand up and take notice. Her brown hair spread over her shoulders, and her blue eyes were slumberous, her T-shirt rumpled.

“Hi.” She blinked a couple of times.

“This is Josh; he’s going to take a look at the sink,” Liz said.

“Oh good.” She stared at him. “I know you from somewhere.” Her voice was husky. She had the look of a woman who’d been woken up. There was something familiar about her as well.

“If you’ll excuse me, I have to go check on my kids,” Liz said. “Josh, you okay?”

“Yep, got it. Go take care of your rug rats. I know where the shut-off valve is.” Josh stepped into the bathroom. He fiddled with the faucet, then stepped out.

Ms. I-know-you-from-somewhere stood by the dresser. Damn, she was a fine woman. Those jeans molded to her hips, and her T-shirt cupped her breasts. A woman who had meat on her body. His hands itched to touch her. Hold it, buddy. You’re here to work.

He cleared his throat. “I need to run and get supplies to fix it. It will take me about twenty

minutes.”

“Okay. I’m not going anywhere.” She grinned at him, her blue eyes sparkling.

He couldn’t recall a time when a single glance from a sexy woman had sent hot flares of lust straight to his pants. She claimed he looked familiar, maybe after he fixed the sink, he’d check her out.

Want to see more? Check out this book trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bLiNjcraBsk

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089F8C4C3

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Marie is a multi-published author with The Wild Rose Press, Trifecta Publishing and self-publishing. To be alerted on new releases on Amazon or  Book Bub. Also you can join Marie’s newsletter where she gives her group advance information on her books, runs contests and does giveaways just for newsletter readers. Marie can also be found on Goodreads, Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook.

Marie, tell us about your inspiration for this book.

When I first heard the call for the Deerbourne Inn stories from The Wild Rose Press I thought it would be fun. I wanted to use a character from my Lobster Cove book Red Club Temptation. Josh was the lucky winner. Josh’s presence in Red Club Temptation was very minor and I had really enjoyed learning about him. Claire was interesting as well as her life has had some tragedy in it.

These two had sparks from their first meeting, and all the way to the end. I’m glad I was able to write their story and share it with you.