We welcome Christina Hoffman,
author of the contemporary romance,
Invitation!
Title: Invitation
Author: Christina Hoffman
Publisher: Christina Hoffman
Pages: 187
Genre: Contemporary Romance/New
Adult
Format:
Paperback/Kindle
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Book Summary:
Madison Spencer is
a serious
medical student, focused only on work and hiding her beauty
and her
once-passionate spirit behind a quiet plain-Jane facade.
Since she was drugged,
stripped, assaulted and photographed by a vengeful ex, she
has stayed away from
men and kept her heart and body safe.
But when heart-stoppingly gorgeous Dr. Liam Mason walks into
her world, she
knows she's in trouble. After finding out about her
devastating past, Liam
offers to bring her back to life with physical passion.
but she's intrigued and can't turn him away. Together they
explore days and
nights of pleasure, and slowly develop into something more
than bedmates.
Deep inside they each wonder if they've found their perfect
match. But with
Liam's fear of being dragged down by commitment, and Madison 's fear of being
hurt by another man threatening to destroy the world they’ve
built together,
will they each be strong enough and brave enough to risk
their hearts to have
it all?
Excerpt
I
can't even
blame it on the booze. There wasn't any, or at least there
wasn't any for me. I
was with Chloe, my bodyguard. Okay, actually she was my
friend, but a really
overprotective friend who knew all about what I’d been
through and wanted to
make sure it never happened again. So, no alcohol.
But, what she
and I hadn't counted on was him being
there. There I was, minding my own
business, putting in my time at the Med School Social, more
than ready to head
home for some studying, then Chinese food and a movie. And
suddenly, him.
I
was
inhaling when I caught sight of him, but my breath just
stopped. It felt like
being punched in the chest. I kept telling myself, look
away, look away! But it
was impossible. I was paralyzed. His beautiful face and
magnificent body were
magnets, and my eyes were locked on them.
I
hadn't felt
this kind of physical attraction since, well, ever. I had
never felt like that.
I had stayed away from men for two years. I was pretty much
terrified of them,
to tell the truth. But there he was. Unavoidable and
irresistible.
I
saw him in
profile. Oh, that hair. Thick, almost curly, falling into
his eyes. The kind of
hair you need to gently push off of his face right before
you kiss him. Or, the
kind of hair you grab really hard right before you're about
to...
But, I'm
getting ahead of myself. The point I'm trying to make is
that my mind very
clearly recognized all the dangers ahead and was saying,
“Turn around, go, get
out of here! Before it's too late.” But then he turned
around to look right at
me. It was already too late.
We
held each
other's gaze a second longer than politeness required.
Something inside me went
click, and for the first time in almost two years, I felt
young and alive, and
really, really turned on. Every part of me suddenly woke up,
and all the best
parts started to tingle. I was breathing harder. My lips parted
slightly,
already begging to be
kissed.
It was a
little overwhelming. I was out of practice. No, actually, I
had never had the
kind of practice you would need to stay controlled in a
situation like that. I
think maybe you can have a soul mate for your mind, and also
one for your body.
And my body was saying “Get me over there right
now!”
But I was
still too afraid. I smiled a little and turned away.
I
had to stay
for a while, to look sociable, so I went over to the food
table and stared at
the snacks, which were already stale. Nothing looked very
good, and my throat
was too tight to eat anyway.
I
was
starting to formulate a plan for escaping without the other
students or the
teachers noticing when I felt the air move behind me, the
softest caress
against my bare shoulders. Then, a hand on my back, an
electric shock to my
body, wildly pleasurable. I gasped and spun around. Right
into the arms of...
“I'm Liam.”
Liam. Right into the arms of Liam. Oh, he
was even
more beautiful up close. My hand rose all on its own to push
that wonderful
floppy hair from his face. I stopped suddenly, embarrassed,
but he caught my
wrist, and held my palm gently to his face. We looked at
each other and knew.
“Wanna get
out of here?” he asked, and of course, foolish, foolish
woman that I am, I
said, “Yes.”
I saw him my first day at the new
hospital. I'm a medical student and had just finished the
lecture part of
things where we sit around learning about chemical reactions
and body parts.
That was over, at last, and we were moving on to seeing real
live patients in
the hospital.
The
orientation was step one in getting us ready for our new
roles. We each got a
short lab coat and a tour of the locker rooms. We received
our ID tag photos.
I'm not sure
why I first noticed Liam.
Since the bad
thing happened, I keep my head down and make eye contact
with pretty much
nobody. I wear my hair in a tight bun at the nape of my neck
and my clothes are
dull and loose. On that particular day, I was trying very
hard to concentrate.
I was excited to be starting work in the hospital, but I was
mostly terrified.
There was so much to take in and remember. My head was
reeling after only two
hours. The last thing on my mind was men. So, who knows why
I took that second
look as he walked by our
group.
Well,
actually I do know why. He was gorgeous. Ridiculously
gorgeous. Dark wavy hair,
just slightly overgrown so he looked like a happy surfer
who'd tumbled out of
bed. Smiling eyes. Sparkling, mischievous, movie star eyes.
A little bit of
stubble, likely because he had been on call all night. The
rest of him looked
pretty much immaculate. He wore light wool pants and a sky
blue shirt. No tie,
but the white lab coat made him look professional
enough.
I
was
dedicated to maintaining my nun-like lifestyle, but,
seriously, it was impossible
not to look at him. Even Chloe noticed him. She looked at
him, then at me. She
shook her head lightly and whispered, “No”. I laughed a
little because she
sounded like a mom telling a toddler that she couldn't have
any candy. Well,
that was pretty much what was happening, so I guess Chloe
nailed that.
She
was
absolutely right. I didn't want any trouble. Certainly not
that awful,
frightening feeling of falling in love. No time-consuming
romance. And
certainly not all the time I had lost trying to recover from
the trauma of what
had happened before. Even a plain old tiny heartbreak could
set me back, and
put me way off course in my
career.
No, I didn't
have the time or energy for any distractions. Nothing. Just
work and school.
So
I ignored the stunning resident with
the black hair, and tried to focus on the tall blond giving
us the orientation
spiel. This was much easier because I felt no attraction to
him at all. He was
really handsome, too. But something about him seemed mean.
Or maybe arrogant. It's
hard to remember what I thought of him that first time,
because the memory is
so clouded with all that came after. I'll just say he was a
tall, slim blond
who should have caught my eye, but
didn't.
About the
Author:
Christina Hoffman was born in London, England. She moved with her family
throughout Canada and the US, and has finally put down her
suitcase, for
now, in
San
Francisco
.
She believes that everyone has the right to
feel both smart and sexy. We don't have to be one or the
other! She writes
stories about characters who live in the real world and who,
somehow, still
believe in love.
She's starting a mini-revolution. She writes
sexy stories, but hasn't lost the romance from her Romances.
Enough with whips
-- back to lips!
She hopes you enjoy her stories and see
yourself in her characters. After all, they are based on
smart and sexy people,
just like you.
Christina’s latest book is the contemporary
romance,
Invitation.
Visit her website at www.christinahoffman.com.
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2 comments:
Dear Sara,
Thank you so much for being part of INVITATION's launch today. It's very exciting to see the book "out and about"!
Hope you're having a wonderful day.
xoxo,
Christina
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