THE CONTEST ENDED IN A TIE!! EACH HERO INSISTED WE AWARD A FREE BOOK TO SOMEONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM, SO WE HAVE TWO WINNERS: ROMANCE READER ENTHUSIAST AND DESERE! CONGRATULATIONS!
Who is more romantic, Capt. Danny Maine or Dean Mac Caldwell? Both men have been debating this issue for a year now and I've decided to let them argue it out here on this blog and my other blog. Please VOTE for the mot romantic hero by leaving your choice and your email addy in a comment. A winner will be chosen Sunday. Thank you for entering.
This blog is for Mac Caldwell. Okay, Mac, make your case:
Even though you didn't put my name in the book title, *coughs* I'm not mad at you. You know how I hate to get mushy, Jean. But I may have to since I know Danny doesn't play fair. I"m letting my book, Now and Forever 1, a Love Story (btw, Danny, MY book is #1) speak for me.
Here are excerpts that prove I am the more romantic man:
In the office, Mac tried to keep up a professional appearance and not show too much interest in Callie, but every time he came to her desk and leaned over to give her instruction about a document, the fresh scent of her hair and the soft lavender of her perfume drove him wild with desire. His face flushed a bit and he became slightly tongue-tied in her presence. He thought she must also have sensed the electricity between them because when he was close to her, he saw a slight blush rise in her cheeks to go with the warm smile she sent his way. The way she looked
up into his eyes as he leaned over her desk, made him want to fold her in his arms and kiss her, causing him to retreat quickly before his self-control melted.
Beat that, Danny! Here's more:
"Can I walk you home? It‘s late to be out alone," he said.
She smiled at him as he followed along next to her. Mac shot her a questioning look but she still didn‘t reveal what made her so sad.
"I‘m sorry, Mac. It‘s too…too…"
"I understand. Too personal, too painful. It‘s okay," he said, taking her hand. She laced her fingers through his, absorbing his quiet strength. She leaned into him a little and he was surprised he felt so protective toward her. Although Mac usually shied away from a woman with so much sadness and pain in her life, Callie‘s beauty and sweetness drew him to her.
And this!He felt drawn to her like iron filings to a magnet. Whenever he encountered her in the file room, the kitchen or the library…when he entered, she turned around, as if, she could feel his presence. The gaze from his icy blue eyes was pulled to her soft blues. They hesitated, eyes locked for a few seconds, enough to make two pulses race.
Try beating this one, Danny-boy!
He took her right hand in his and folded it into his chest, covering it with his while his other hand found her waist. He pulled her close. She rested her left hand and her cheek on his chest
and snuggled up to him. He bent his head down to rest lightly on hers and they moved around the dance floor as if in a trance. Callie sang the words softly while the sweet scent of her freshly
washed hair and her lavender perfume enticed him.
I'm not going to reveal any...uh...intimate scenes here. This is a PG rated blog, but I will hit you with the fact that Jean's favorite sentence comes from MY book and though it's a bit sexy...well, see for yourself.
He kissed her awake and made love to her again, while the day was just beginning and their love was still so new.
Hah! Okay, Danny-boy, beat THAT for romantic!! *rubs his hands together*. Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know what you think of my "romantic" side. *Blushes* In a comment!
CLICK HERE TO SEE DANNY MAINE'S REPLY.
A bit about Now and Forever, a Love Story
Check out reviews and more on my website
Buy links
Available in PAPERBACK too!
Who is more romantic, Capt. Danny Maine or Dean Mac Caldwell? Both men have been debating this issue for a year now and I've decided to let them argue it out here on this blog and my other blog. Please VOTE for the mot romantic hero by leaving your choice and your email addy in a comment. A winner will be chosen Sunday. Thank you for entering.
This blog is for Mac Caldwell. Okay, Mac, make your case:
Even though you didn't put my name in the book title, *coughs* I'm not mad at you. You know how I hate to get mushy, Jean. But I may have to since I know Danny doesn't play fair. I"m letting my book, Now and Forever 1, a Love Story (btw, Danny, MY book is #1) speak for me.
In the office, Mac tried to keep up a professional appearance and not show too much interest in Callie, but every time he came to her desk and leaned over to give her instruction about a document, the fresh scent of her hair and the soft lavender of her perfume drove him wild with desire. His face flushed a bit and he became slightly tongue-tied in her presence. He thought she must also have sensed the electricity between them because when he was close to her, he saw a slight blush rise in her cheeks to go with the warm smile she sent his way. The way she looked
up into his eyes as he leaned over her desk, made him want to fold her in his arms and kiss her, causing him to retreat quickly before his self-control melted.
Beat that, Danny! Here's more:
"Can I walk you home? It‘s late to be out alone," he said.
She smiled at him as he followed along next to her. Mac shot her a questioning look but she still didn‘t reveal what made her so sad.
"I‘m sorry, Mac. It‘s too…too…"
"I understand. Too personal, too painful. It‘s okay," he said, taking her hand. She laced her fingers through his, absorbing his quiet strength. She leaned into him a little and he was surprised he felt so protective toward her. Although Mac usually shied away from a woman with so much sadness and pain in her life, Callie‘s beauty and sweetness drew him to her.
And this!He felt drawn to her like iron filings to a magnet. Whenever he encountered her in the file room, the kitchen or the library…when he entered, she turned around, as if, she could feel his presence. The gaze from his icy blue eyes was pulled to her soft blues. They hesitated, eyes locked for a few seconds, enough to make two pulses race.
Try beating this one, Danny-boy!
He took her right hand in his and folded it into his chest, covering it with his while his other hand found her waist. He pulled her close. She rested her left hand and her cheek on his chest
and snuggled up to him. He bent his head down to rest lightly on hers and they moved around the dance floor as if in a trance. Callie sang the words softly while the sweet scent of her freshly
washed hair and her lavender perfume enticed him.
He kissed her awake and made love to her again, while the day was just beginning and their love was still so new.
Hah! Okay, Danny-boy, beat THAT for romantic!! *rubs his hands together*. Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know what you think of my "romantic" side. *Blushes* In a comment!
CLICK HERE TO SEE DANNY MAINE'S REPLY.
A bit about Now and Forever, a Love Story
Callie Richards was no stranger to heartache. Her parents were killed when she was sixteen. Left with her older sister, she fell into a romance with good-looking, Kyle Maine. They became engaged and Callie’s future was set until he was killed in Iraq. Two years later, she pulls herself together to get her Master’s degree and restart her life on her own.
Working and studying at Kensington State University, Callie meets Mac Caldwell, the handsome dean. Together they fall in love, then fight a deadly campus drug ring with heart-breaking results. This is an emotional story, not a cookie-cutter romance, that will make you laugh and cry as Callie struggles to make a new life, find love and her happy ending.
Check out reviews and more on my website
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Available in PAPERBACK too!
Sorry Mac but having your name on the cover doesn't make you anymore romantic than Danny. It's you, the person inside that is what makes someone romantic.
ReplyDeleteYour relationship with Callie doesn't have nearly the rough spots in it that Danny did so he gets my vote.
I'm afraid that Mac has Danny beat or at least Danny should have chosen better excerpts. Mac's romance of Callie is subtle and sweet. It's something that builds and what women dream of. Sorry Danny!
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Mac is it. He woos Callie, which is romantic all by itself, but his tenderness & passion make me swoon. His old school (in a good way) manners show him to be a gentleman as well as a man.
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