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Contemporary Romance Week - For the Love of His Life by Fiona McGier

6/7/2021

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Raul Roderick, a sexy Hispanic action movie star addicted to life in the fast lane, needs to clean-up for a major role that even he doubts he can deliver. The indie director sends him up to a resort owned by his grandmother in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of upper Minnesota, to learn to commune with nature.

His guide is Veronica, the director's cousin, a tall, athletic woman who has the relaxed, sensible nature of someone who knows herself well, and has the natural confidence that comes from being surrounded by a loving and supportive family. Raul's initial clumsy attempt to seduce her makes her laugh--so he calls her fat.
​​Is there any hope that their relationship will progress beyond its rocky start? Can Raul overcome his partying nature to discover who he really is, and what he really wants from life? And can Veronica ever learn to trust a man who "lies for a living?"

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​Raul tried to pay attention to her, but kept getting distracted watching the sun shine off of her long curls, as he imagined being able to bury his nose in her hair and breathe in her smell.

His eyes must have looked unfocused, or Veronica noticed his lack of response to her words. "Hey! Are you bored? I get the feeling you're not listening to me at all."

"I'm listening. I hear words--but I'm not paying attention to what you're saying."

"Why not?"

"Because all I can think of is how much I want to kiss you again. Your lips were so soft and warm. I want to taste them."

Veronica leaned back away from him slightly. "Why?"

"Because you're all I think about. You are the first thing I think about when I wake up, and the last thing I think about when I'm going to sleep. I dream about you all night. But in my dreams I call you Nee-ca."

"Everyone else calls me Ronnie."

"I don't want to use a name that everyone else uses. I want to have a name for you that's just mine. To show you how special I think you are."

Veronica shook her head, smiling sadly. "That's just because I'm the only woman you've been seeing lately. You're going through withdrawals since you don't have your usual legion of female groupies throwing themselves at you. You'll get over it when the rest of the crew gets here, and people start treating you like the important movie star that you are."

"I don't want to get over it. I've never felt anything real for any other woman except my mom. But what I feel for you is growing stronger every day that I see you, and spend time with you--and learn from you how to be a better man. I don't want that to stop."

Veronica stared at him. "Really?"

Raul felt his pulse racing at the thought that she was sitting still next to him, so it was only a matter of him leaning forward just a little bit and their lips would touch. So he did.

Veronica leaned into the kiss and closed her eyes. Raul closed his also, enjoying the soft, warm caress of her lips. He lingered over that first kiss, and she opened her mouth slightly to sigh. He covered her lips with his again, and boldly licked at her mouth. She opened it even more, to allow him to explore her mouth, and her tongue met his and caressed him back.
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Raul groaned. He balanced himself with one hand on the ground, and raised the other one to caress the side of Veronica's face, his fingers moving back into her hair to feel the silky strands that really were as soft as they looked. Their kiss grew in intensity, the passion of the moment possessing them both. One kiss became many, as Raul unleashed a tiny portion of his passion for this woman, afraid to let loose lest he scare her from responding. She met him at every increase...

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19 Comments
Cherie J
6/7/2021 02:39:36 pm

I love that I can feel the connection between these two. No, I have not read anything by Fiona McGier before.

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Fiona McGier link
6/7/2021 05:25:01 pm

Thanks for reading, Cherie. This is about a third of the way into the book, when Raul is starting to change, but Veronica isn't sure whether or not to believe him--even though she wants it to be true.

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Donna Lee
6/7/2021 03:17:59 pm

That kiss! The sneak peek was all about that kiss and it worked so beautifully! I like how romantic it was. My favorite was: Their kiss grew in intensity, the passion of the moment possessing them both. Oh my yes. I'd like that kind of kiss. Such a romantic cover too. I have no heard of this author.

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Fiona McGier link
6/7/2021 05:29:14 pm

HI Donna--thanks for reading. This kiss is only the start. Will she trust him, even though he "lies for a living" as an actor? And if she does, can he keep his addictions and demons at bay--or will they try to reclaim him again?

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Jennifer Shannon
6/7/2021 03:23:35 pm

1. I like that he wants to give her a special nickname. 2. No

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Fiona McGier link
6/7/2021 05:31:04 pm

Thanks for stopping by Jennifer. He's never felt any real feelings for any of the groupies and star-struck females he's been with. So this is new territory for him, and he's scared--almost shy, since he's not sure how to be a "real man," instead of a macho character--which is what he plays in movies.

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Abby loves to read
6/7/2021 04:14:23 pm

It sounds interesting. A sexy action Spanish star who is terrible at flirting. He does seem very clumsy with that kiss.

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Fiona McGier link
6/7/2021 05:32:51 pm

Hi Abby--he IS clumsy. He's used to using star-struck females and groupies, then tossing them aside and moving on to the next one. For all of the sex he's had, he's never had real feelings for any woman--and he's scared she'll reject him. He can't use his usual lines on her--so how does he act?

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Tammy
6/7/2021 04:53:52 pm

I have not read this author before, but I am intrigued by this couple and want to read how they can make this "opposites attract" work.

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Fiona McGier link
6/7/2021 05:34:23 pm

The great thing is this is book 1 in my Minnesota Romances series, so you'll revisit Raul and Nica in the next 3 books, as their relationship progresses. After they get over the hurdles in this one.

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Sherry R
6/7/2021 08:34:04 pm

I love the fact that he is Hispanic. Great name too. No, I have never read Fiona McGier before.

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Fiona McGier link
6/8/2021 06:37:54 pm

Hey Sherry, I think Hispanic men are very sexy--glad I'm not the only one!

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Tessa
6/7/2021 09:59:09 pm

I love interracial couples. Just reading the snippet i am really interested in reading more about the couple. I have not read this author before but i am going to be adding her to my increasingly very very long tbr list.

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Fiona McGier link
6/8/2021 06:39:10 pm

I usually write inter-racial romance, because that's how I see the world. I think it makes things more interesting.

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Colleen
6/8/2021 09:18:51 am

Oh, my! That steamy kiss hooked me! I’ve never read Fiona McGier before.

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Fiona McGier link
6/8/2021 06:40:22 pm

Thanks for that, Colleen. This is a steamy book--Raul falls hard for the first woman he's ever loved.

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Dale Federico
6/8/2021 06:35:03 pm

Awe, I love how he tells her she is the only one he has loved except his mom! And that he thinks of her constantly! I have not read this author yet!

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Fiona McGier link
6/8/2021 06:41:43 pm

Hey Dale, he's got a romantic soul--but it's buried under layers of being a movie star--he's not in touch with his inner self--but through falling in love, he becomes whole.

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6/9/2021 09:20:06 am

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