This week’s author spotlight features Celia Lucente and Dream Man, Book 1 in the Executive Women
in Love series. Celia wears many
hats. She is a retired CPA and currently works as a licensed mortgage banker
and insurance agent as well as a writer of contemporary romance and women’s
fiction, which she prefers to call “relationship fiction.” Celia writes under
two names, Celia T. Rose for contemporary romance and Celia T. Franklin for
women’s fiction. You might also want to check out Having Fun with Mr. Wrong and its follow-up, Fun With Mr. Now, soon to be released by The Wild Rose Press.
Welcome to Book Blather, Celia.
Book Title: Dream Man, contemporary romance,
Book 1 of the Executive Women in Love Series
Book Blurb:
Felicity
Burgess is no stranger to tough breaks in business and in love. And she deals
with them very well on her own. She has no choice. After the sudden death of
her parents, Felicity must support herself and her sister. She fights her way
up the ranks at a local television network and directs her own-inspired teen
reality show. Despite raving reviews, the network won’t give her the title or
the pay of director. Or a shot at running with her new show.
Her sister
is a trouble-bound teen and lands in a hospital due to a weather related car
accident. While in the emergency waiting room, Felicity’s idol, Hollywood’s
notoriously confirmed bachelor, film star, and entrepreneur walks in: Maxwell
Marx. Felicity pitches her new reality show to him. Little did she know her
life-long heartthrob would become her supervisor. Working close with Max, she
sees a side to him no one knows. She wants to break down the barriers and
reveal the man Max truly is but denies exists. She’s determined to break through,
only she doubts he’d ever let her.
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Max is
happy with his carefree existence, much as the tabloids portray. He plays up to
the role of the unattainable lady’s man better than any script he agrees to
take. The façade works just fine until he meets Felicity who wows him with her
new reality TV show proposal. So much so, he convinces his network executive
buddy to take on the project. But Felicity also taps into something deeper in
him. A place he’s purposely protected from any woman to penetrate. He enjoys
Felicity’s company, and hopes to keep her at bay, yet she threatens to unravel
his protective cocoon he spun out of the pain from his past. A pain he doesn’t
intend to face again.
Should he stay in his safe world of single
living or risk losing the one girl who could complete his life?
Book Excerpt:
“Wait. I thought you looked familiar. I just read about you in The Hollywood Reporter. Nice article
about your work.”
Felicity felt her face burn with embarrassment. He’d read about
her! “Yes. That’s me. I’m flattered you saw it.”
“I like to see local talent get ahead. I’m impressed with your
tenacity in fighting against the brass in Hollywood. What was it the article
said? That’s right, you’re a savant.”
Heat flashed in her chest. “Yeah, I had to look that one up myself.
But, I’m not exactly playing in the big leagues.”
“You’re getting there.” He wiggled his eyebrows.
Felicity could feel the flush run to her cheeks. “I do have an
idea for a new reality series . . .”
“I read a little about it in the article. Tell me more.”
He seemed genuinely interested.
“I have an idea for a new show. It’s a step-up from the usual
gossip, drama-ridden stuff.” Felicity took a deep breath and waited for the
right words to formulate in her mind. “What if there were a series played by
executive women who were on the fast track building their careers while
juggling family responsibilities or a vivacious social schedule with a
super-charged sex life? I envision the show to have just enough edge to give
today’s hard-working professionals a chance to escape from their daily
challenges.”
“Sound interesting. Have you pitched it to Applaud!?”
“First, they don’t think I’m seasoned enough to have my own
show. Second, they’re fully booked. The established franchises have taken all
of the prime TV slots. There’s simply no room.”
“Yeah, but I’m sure each franchise has a certain shelf life.
Like everything else in television.”
“Maybe.”
Max seemed to be contemplating something.
Guilt pulled at her heart as her thoughts returned to her sister
in surgery. The timing is way off. Too bad, she’d met Max under such
unfortunate circumstances.
Then the dratted interruption occurred. “Sir, the doctor would
like to see you about Ms. Hernandez.”
Max stood but took a moment to slip Felicity his card.
She scrambled to locate her own and pressed it to his hand.
“Why don’t you give me a call? We’ll meet for lunch.” He
scurried to the awaiting attendant and glanced back. “Hope your sister’s okay.”
Then he disappeared behind the open door.
Did she just have a chat with Maxwell Marx? Did he really give
her his business card? She stared at it and read it repeatedly:
Maxwell
Marx, Actor, Entrepreneur.
She’d love to take their discussion further—professionally and
personally.
Her dream!
Relax, girl. He was probably just being
polite.
Question for You Dear Reader:
If you’ve already met your Dream Man: How and where did you meet?
And if you haven’t: Who would you imagine to be your Dream Man and how would
you meet him?
How To Contact Celia T. Rose:
Celia T. Rose – Social Media Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/celiaboops
Blog/Website: http://nowmotivated.blogspot.com/
Buy Link for Dream Man: http://goo.gl/JK7iDJ
Next up in the Executive
Women in Love Series: Designed by Love:
If you liked Dream
Man you’ll love Designed by Love, Book Two of the Executive Women
in Love series.
Margo Spamozzi
is tired of someone taking artistic credit for her fashion designs. She decides
to venture out on her own, despite having signed a non-compete agreement, and
having no money or credit. She blames the last two things on her extravagant
social life. Although she so enjoys it. One man at a time. Leaving them before
they leave her. It’s her foolproof plan to protect against the betrayal,
abandonment, and sexual abuse she associates with relationships, thanks to her
past.
Her carefree
existence appears to work—until she meets Doug Spenser.
Doug continues
to pay the debts, emotionally and physically, from his divorce. His hectic work
as a national television network executive doesn’t crush his need for love. But
he fears he’s a beacon for the wrong kind of woman, like his self-absorbed
ex-wife who plays his weaknesses for her gain.
He finds
himself in bed with an amazing, sexy, independent woman. She leaves him the
next day without a word but he discovers she’s going to appear in one of his
reality shows. He invites her for a drink afterward and soon finds out this
damaged woman presents more of a challenge than he can handle. But can he let
that stop him from his second chance at love?
Thank you for this opportunity Marilee. I look forward to hearing from your followers! :)
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