Title: Long Gone Girl
US air force pilot, Captain Jefferson ‘Jett’ Kelly Junior is blown away to have stumbled across the beautiful yet shy and bookish girl he used to have a huge crush on in high school—especially now that Ginny is all grown up and sexy as hell. Problem is, she’s also not backward in coming forward when letting him know she hasn’t forgiven him for the Prom-kiss-gone-wrong incident. Even though Jett knows he’ll have his work cut out for him to get a second chance with her, he’s definitely going to give it his best shot…
Despite Ginny’s determination to keep her head—she’s certainly not the naïve girl she used to be—when Jett starts to unashamedly woo her, she soon realizes that maybe her heart didn’t get the memo...
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Author: Amy Rose Bennett
Series: N/A
Pages: N/A
Date Published: September 1st, 2014
Publisher: Steam eReads
Format: eBook
Genre: Historical Romance
Synopsis:
After returning home from the Korean War a widow, former MASH surgical nurse, Ginny Williams, heads to the Jersey Shore for a weekend of much needed R&R. But her plans to do nothing more than relax on the beach go seriously awry when the boy who broke her heart on Prom night nine years ago—the now hotter-than-hot ‘fly-boy’ Jett Kelly—shows up on her patch of sand. To make matters worse, Captain Kelly seems to be on a mission to win her trust, and maybe even her heart again. But the last thing Ginny wants is a man—especially one like Jett—in her life. She’s a career nurse now, and that’s that. If only Jett wasn’t so damned charming and attractive… US air force pilot, Captain Jefferson ‘Jett’ Kelly Junior is blown away to have stumbled across the beautiful yet shy and bookish girl he used to have a huge crush on in high school—especially now that Ginny is all grown up and sexy as hell. Problem is, she’s also not backward in coming forward when letting him know she hasn’t forgiven him for the Prom-kiss-gone-wrong incident. Even though Jett knows he’ll have his work cut out for him to get a second chance with her, he’s definitely going to give it his best shot…
Despite Ginny’s determination to keep her head—she’s certainly not the naïve girl she used to be—when Jett starts to unashamedly woo her, she soon realizes that maybe her heart didn’t get the memo...
~Try an Excerpt!~
Why not?
There were at least a dozen good reasons why not, but for
the life of her, Ginny couldn’t bring herself to utter a single one. Her breath
caught in her chest and her pulse started to race as Jett pulled her closer
into his warm, hard body then began to effortlessly guide her in a slow foxtrot
around this quiet, dimly lit, corner of the Pavilion. Memories of their dance
long ago immediately flooded her mind and panic zipped around inside her belly.
To say this was ill-advised was an understatement. More like flat-out crazy.
It’s only a dance, Ginny. He’s pretty much assured you he
won’t try anything unless you want it. Let go for a few minutes.
With a sigh, she closed her eyes and made herself relax into
Jett’s hold, at last allowing herself to enjoy the feel of his hand splayed
across the small of her back, the enveloping strength of his arms, the press of
his thighs against hers. The hardness of bone and taut muscles beneath her hand
upon his shoulder. The intoxicating, maleness of him.
Whoa. She tensed up again, fighting the impulse to press her
body hard up against his, to rest her cheek upon his chest. The issue was, and
had always been, that a few minutes in Jett’s arms wouldn’t be enough. Perhaps
she could trust him to behave tonight, but she seriously doubted she could
trust herself. She opened her eyes and pulled away from him a little,
struggling for control; focused her gaze over Jett’s shoulder on the crashing
surf beyond the boardwalk.
Jett immediately noticed the change in her posture. He
slowed the pace of his steps and she could feel the weight of his gaze upon her
face. But she couldn’t meet his eyes. The intimacy of the moment suddenly felt
too much.
A hot, telling blush scalded her cheeks. She should go. But
her reckless body wouldn’t obey.
“Ginny?” He stopped at the edge of the Pavilion and cupped
her flushed cheek, tilting her face towards his so she couldn’t avoid him. His
gaze searched hers then dropped to her mouth.
Oh my. Her hand flexed tightly around his shoulder. He was
going to kiss her. She knew it. And she couldn’t say no. Didn’t want to say no.
But then why fight the inevitable anyway? Hadn’t they been headed straight
towards this moment all day? Her heart pounded so loudly she could hear it in
her own ears, above the roar of the wind and waves.
His gaze, hot and hungry, captured hers again. “Is a
goodnight kiss a sanctioned—”
“Jett honey. Fancy meeting you here!”
Ginny stiffened and Jett swore under his breath. Jett honey?
Who the hell was calling Jett, honey?
~Meet Amy!~
Amy Rose
Bennett has always wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember. An
avid reader with a particular love for historical romance, it seemed only
natural to write stories in her favorite genre.
She has a passion for creating emotion-packed—and sometimes a little
racy—stories set in the Georgian and Regency periods. Of course, her
strong-willed heroines and rakish heroes always find their happily ever after.
Amy is
happily married to her own Alpha male hero, has two beautiful daughters, a
rather loopy Rhodesian Ridgeback and a Devonshire Rex cat with attitude. She is
a Speech Pathologist, but is currently devoting her time to her one other true
calling—writing romance.
Author
Website: http://amyrosebennett.com
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Thanks for featuring my book on your blog, Andra. It's very appreciated :) !
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I enjoyed the excerpt and like the cover.
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lori
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Thank you, Lori :) ! Happy holidays to you too!
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I like the excerpt.
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DeleteLove the cover. Story sounds really good too.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover, too, Karen :) . I think the cover artist really captured the feel of the era. And thanks for commenting you like the sound of my story!
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Amy
Interesting excerpt
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DeleteI love the cover for this book - and really enjoyed the excerpt - especially this part...Ginny stiffened and Jett swore under his breath. Jett honey? Who the hell was calling Jett, honey?...made me laugh!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for saying such lovely things about the cover and the excerpt :). I like sprinkling in a little humour along the way so I'm really pleased you found it amusing!
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Amy
This sounds like an interesting story.
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Deletei liked the excerpt
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