Monday, June 10, 2013

Review/Giveaway: Love in One Night by Rebecca Royce


Love in One Night
by Rebecca Royce



Decadent always has the best covers. I'm in love with this cover!


Blurb: 

Melanie is a woman who handles her anxiety by preparing for the worst. She’s ready for any scenario—except love. Griffith is a man who has seen it all. Nothing surprises him until he meets Melanie. Can two people prepared for everything handle the uncertainty of love at first sight?



Excerpt:

“I married him because I got pregnant.” She put her hands on her hips. “And I won’t take his money because I won’t take money from the pharmaceutical companies. No offense.”

“Gee, why would I take offense when you meant to insult me?” Melanie’s face turned a lovely shade of cherry as he spoke.

“Truth is, I meant to say something nasty about Victor. I forgot, momentarily, what you do and who you do it for.”

He shrugged like he words hadn’t stung a bit. The pharmaceutical companies did both good and bad things. Griffith didn’t have to feel one-hundred-percent comfortable all the time to still know he worked on the right side of the law.

“Theft is theft. I give them back things they’ve lost.” He moved along the edge of the room. Melanie must be organized. Everything had a label, down to the box holding sponges. “And I’d bet when you get a headache, you take a Tylenol.”

“I’d try magnesium and zinc, but your point is taken. I shouldn’t be generalizing. I don’t like when it’s done to me.”

Griffith had to get out of there before he did anything really asinine, like give the blushing woman a hug. He pulled out his card. “If you hear from Victor or you think of anything, give me a call. I’ll be staying in Austin overnight.”

“Right.” She took his card. “I’m sorry you had to come all the way down here for nothing.”

“I’m not.” Her eyes widened, and he had a moment of sheer male satisfaction. He’d been able to shock her.

“You haven’t asked me why I do this. Why I’m so prepared for a disaster? You haven’t asked. Everyone does.”

“I’ve been a lot of places. I think preparing for things, even if they might never occur, makes pretty good sense. I guess we all have our own reasons for why we do what we do.”

She bit down on her lower lip, chewing on it as she regarded him with narrowed eyes. “So you want to know why I married Victor but not why I formed a whole community dedicated to organic farming in the desert, self-sustaining living, and disaster preparedness?”

“Melanie, if you want to tell me, I’d be really amenable to hearing.” Anything she wanted to say would be fine by him. She could read the phone book aloud, and he’d sit like a good little boy and listen to her.

“Maybe I could. Over dinner tonight.”

His heart skipped a beat. Had she actually asked him out? His mouth opened and closed. When he’d gotten off the plane in Austin, he’d had no idea he’d be stepping onto a sustainable farm, a converted bomb shelter, and asked to dinner by a hot redhead.



My Review:


This was my first Decadent Publishing’s Prepper romance, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve watched shows like Doomsday Preppers and I wasn’t sure how anyone could make that romantic. I shouldn’t have been surprised that Ms. Royce could easily make that idea romantic for me. This is another example at the superb writing skills that she exhibits with every story.

I loved Melanie as a single mom, which added this great element to the story. I loved the way that Melanie and Griffith meet. The chemistry between these two was off the charts, add in a bit of danger and this is delicious thrill ride.

This is a fun quick read that ideal for a sexy bedtime story.

4 Books


I received a copy as part of the tour in exchange for an honest review. I was not paid for my review. 




About the Author:

As a teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days, that her parents think it was well worth it.

Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They’ve just moved to Texas where Rebecca is discovering a new love for barbecue!

She's in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She's been told she's a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.

In Rebecca Royce's world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.



Website               Buy Links:   Decadent




Giveaway:

Rebecca will be awarding a $50 Amazon GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. Please leave a VALID email address. 


25 comments:

  1. Thank you for your review. The chemistry is all important I always think.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  2. THank you so much for the fantastic review!

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  3. What a great review. There's got to be chemistry. I've watched a couple of movies lately where there is NO chemistry between the romantic leads and it just doesn't work for me.

    I'm still not clear on what a "prepper" is...and is there a whole line of "prepper" romances? Where have I been? LOL.
    catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

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  4. This book souds very interesting !! Thankyou for the review !

    krsmith3372@yahoo.com

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  5. Would love to read this one! Thanks for sharing!
    Casey
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  6. Thanks for the giveaway! Put this on my wish list!!

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  7. Great cover and excerpt!

    maryjo(at)maryjoburke(dot)com

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  8. Great review, and it is exactly how I feel about Rebecca's writings.

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  9. Nice review, thank you.

    Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com

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  10. This books sounds very good! I've enjoyed the Prepper books from Decadent that I've already read so this is sure to be a good one!

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  11. Susan W, so glad to hear that! Rebecca and the other ladies have done a superb job on the Prepper Romance line so far, it wonderful to hear that people are enjoying them.

    Heather Bennett
    Decadent Publishing

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  12. The premise of the book sounds interesting. Jeann830@yahoo.com

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  13. I want to read this. The only Prepper I have read was Kate Richards and I loved it! delphinareadstoomuch at yahoo

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  14. I've read it! Wonderful book!

    melissa
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  15. Thanks for the opportunity to meet new authors and spend time in their words. Thanks also for the great giveaways. Marie melisk1966@yahoo.com

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  16. This is a new author for me and the book sounds awesome.
    Thanks for the review :)
    lorih824 at yahoo dot com

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  17. Enjoyed the review, now I need to read this book!

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  18. Rebecca...I've enjoyed your paranormal books but I haven't read a regular contemporary by you yet. I'm looking forward to it. I love a quick, sexy bedtime story.
    catherinelee100 at gmail dot com

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  19. This sounds like another great story. Can't wait to read it :)
    On my TBR list!!!!

    cris(dot) riquelme at gmail (dot)com

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  20. Thanks for the excerpt, as well as the contest/giveaway.

    Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
    borg_66@hotmail.com

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  21. Thanks for the review AND the giveaway! I love new authors!

    j_crawford@alumni.clemson.edu

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  22. Look forward to reading. Thank you for the giveaway.
    kimlrkim@aol.com

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  23. Sounds like a wonderful book! Thanks for the giveaway!

    cassiepolla@yahoo.com

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