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London Calling by Nana Malone
(Chase Brothers, #2)
Publication date: May 18th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis
Women came easy…
But then, for photographer, Xander Chase, most things came easy…except love. His portraits are renowned for revealing the heart and soul of his subjects, yet, he keeps his own heart hidden behind a playboy facade. All he cares about is revenge, and for that, he needs a stand-in girlfriend for a weekend fling.
Struggling actress, Imani Brooks, has been offered the coveted role of a lifetime…playing the part of an escort in a renowned play. When Xander proposes a weekend of research in Paris, she jumps at the chance. Their pretend relationship is the perfect way to dig into her role. She just has to remember that what they have is only for show. Xander is not the kind of man to fall in love.
Love is harder that it looks…
Everything goes as planned until passion erupts and blurs the line between fiction and reality. Can Imani get past the walls Xander’s built around his heart and find the real man hidden behind the camera lens? Or will Xander’s hunt for revenge leave her heart in shreds?
Due to adult situations, recommended for readers 18+
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Excerpt
Imani let herself into their place with her brass
key and smiled. Careful now, it’s just pretend. Even if it was just pretend, she liked
thinking of this as their place. Soon, she would go back to her normal life.
She needed to call Felix tonight. He'd left for Ireland two days ago and he
wouldn’t be back for another two days, so they were due for a catch-up. But she
wouldn't be able to see him until the weekend if her rehearsal schedule kept
up. With her rehearsal schedule she was way overbooked, but she’d find time.
She missed her bestie.
When she let herself in, the lights in the kitchen
were on low, but the living room was dark. Had she left them on? Had Xander
turned them on for her remotely so she wouldn’t come home to a dark house? He
knew she had no idea how to work the remote security app. He’d taken to doing
things like that for her. She didn’t know what had changed, but after the club
last weekend, he’d been different.
As if some invisible barrier between them had been
torn down by force. If she didn’t know better she'd say he was the perfect
boyfriend. He'd said he was meeting Lex for a drink tonight, so she didn't
expect him for a while. Maybe she’d have some time to shave and do the girl
thing. As she slipped her shoes off, she tossed her keys on the table in the
foyer.
But when she reached for the light switch in the
living room, a deep voice halted her. "Leave the light off, Imani."
Her heart skipped, but she instantly quelled the
panic. She knew that voice. "Xander? I thought you were hanging with Lex
tonight. Why are you sitting in the dark?" She reached for the light
switch again and his voice got even deeper. "I said, leave it off."
She stilled, then licked her lips nervously.
"Is everything okay?"
She dropped her bag on the kitchen counter.
"Come here."
Something wasn’t right. Tentatively she stepped
toward the shadow on the couch. "Okay. You want to tell me what’s going
on?" When she reached the couch, she paused, unsure of what to do next.
"Closer."
Her gaze slid to the floor so she could avoid any
obstacles in her way. "Xander? You’re freaking me out a little. What’s the
matter? Talk to me.”
“What's the matter is I need you. Fuck now, Talk
later.”
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Guest Post by Nana Malone
What London meant to Me
We’ve all experienced this. The overwhelming urge to run away from your
life, from the thing that scares you most or hems you in.
I had that moment myself. And yes, I ran to
London. I was in a dead end job doing something I didn’t love and the city that
was normally so vibrant and alive felt hollow to me. After a year long stint in
Ghana for a contract, I opted to attend graduate school in London. After all,
I’d always enjoyed the city.
But I was unprepared for how alive I’d feel
once I got there. In a matter of weeks, I had a job, had registered for my
classes and knew the tube and bus schedule as if I was a born Londoner. Most
people would assume I had the most fun tripping in my heels, running from club
to club. Lol. And while that was
enjoyable, I honestly had the most fun at my job. I know, weird right?
I worked at a call center full of ex-pat
foreign nationals. I met people from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Brazil.
Everyone was young and adventurous and wanted to explore. The moments between
calls and between shifts were where I made some of the friends I still have to
this day.
I also became addicted to running home
between work and school to catch an episode of East Enders (A UK soap opera)
and would have these hilarious philosophical conversations about why British
television stars didn’t have that pretty, polished glow to them that our stars
in the US did. With my schedule, I often had my groceries delivered. I took
dance classes at Pineapple Dance studios and explored Covent Garden on the
weekends. Going to the park meant Hyde Park and shopping meant the High Street
or the West End.
But most importantly, in those moments of
exploration and fun and dancing, and combing British bookstores looking for
every Lesley Pierce and Martina Cole book known to mankind, I found myself. Oh
yeah, and I went to a few classes too.
The friends and love that Imani from London
Calling find in London will change the course of her life, just like London did
for me. I hope you enjoy Imani and Xander’s story as they explore themselves,
shed their pasts and find true love.
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AUTHOR BIO
USA Today Best Seller, Nana Malone's love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she "borrowed" from her cousin.
It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.
While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.
Want to know when the next book is coming? Hit up her Newsletter here. You'll only get updated when there is a new release or a special promotion for her Sexy, Sassy Readers. http://eepurl.com/2PeXb
*USA Today Bestselling In Stilettos Series *
Book 1 - Sexy in Stilettos
Book 2 - Sultry in Stilettos
Book 3 - Sassy in Stilettos
Book 4 - Strollers & Stilettos
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