Griff Montgomery, Quarterback
Hi everyone! Today, I am hosting author Jean C Joachim and her contemporary romance novel, Griff Montgomery, Quarterback. He wanted a wife. She never wanted to get married. Not exactly a match made in heaven, or are they? Well, I guess you’ll have to read the book to find out!
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Jean will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Two people, two tragedies, two deep, devastating secrets…. Griff Montgomery is the headline-making, heart-breaking star quarterback of the Kings – a 6’4”, 33 year old womanizer. Lauren Farraday is a beautiful young interior designer, bitterly scarred by divorce, whose life is falling apart. Though they violently oppose one another in court over her beloved pug (she thinks he’s arrogant and conceited, and he thinks she’s a bitch on wheels), something happens….
These are the bare bones of this sizzling romance, riddled with passion — the first in a brand new series that’ll tantalize football fans and have readers glued to every page and on the edge of their seats!
Griff looks like a super hero with his tousled, mahogany hair, dazzling smile, dark, sexy eyes, and a body that does something indescribable to a tight pair of jeans. Though Lauren’s sworn off men forever, one look sends shivers down her spine, making her feel lonelier than ever before. Her lustrous, long hair, sparkling green eyes, and nonstop curves make his fingers tingle at the thought of touching her. How do they deal with their cataclysmic attraction? Will they be able to drop their protective facades – his to camouflage his grief over his sister and her family, for whom he was a surrogate father, moving 3000 miles away…. And hers’ to shield her from the incalculable loss of her husband and hoped for child?
For Griff, the thought of falling in love is as foreign as toe shoes and a tutu. For Lauren, it’s like putting on cleats and a helmet and running 50 yards…. Can they, will they, risk it?
Excerpt:
“Even better.” Carla licked her lips. “I’ll bet she has no idea you’re having sexual fantasies about her.”
“I’m not. It was an accident,” he hissed.
“Sure, sure. Keep telling yourself that. Wonder what she’d think if she knew?”
“Don’t, Carla. Please don’t. I’m begging you.” Griff reached for her arm, but she shook him off.
Buddy faced the quarterback. “What the hell did you do?”
“You don’t wanna know.”
“Oh no. You didn’t?” His eyebrows rose.
Griff nodded. “Guilty.”
“Whoa, stand back, Tony. There’s gonna be some fireworks in a minute.” Buddy pushed Hastings to the wall.
“You wouldn’t be lying, now, would ya?” Carla asked, directing her stare at Buddy.
“See for yourself.” He gestured to the brunette at the corner table.
“Lauren!” Carla cupped her hands and yelled.
Lauren stood up, turning to face them.
“You Lauren?”
“Please, please, Carla. I’m sorry, so sorry,” Griff whispered. “Don’t do this.”
About the Author:
Jean Joachim, wife and mother of two sons, is owned by a rescued pug, named Homer. She’d been writing non-fiction for what seemed like forever until she got up the nerve to try fiction. It was love. Now she spends her days in New York City in the company of her characters, with a cup of tea and a secret stash of black licorice.
Jean Joachim is a best-selling romance fiction author, with books hitting the Amazon Top 100 list since 2012. She writes mostly contemporary romance, which includes sports romance and romantic suspense.
Book links:
Amazon (ebook) http://www.amazon.com/Griff-Montgomery-Quarterback-First-Book-ebook/dp/B014RQ9RXI/
Amazon (paperback) http://www.amazon.com/Griff-Montgomery-First-Ten-1/dp/1517486696
Amazon (audio) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6CASBU
Audible (audio) http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Griff-Montgomery-Quarterback-Audiobook/B01C6CBFSA/
Barnes & Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/griff-montgomery-quarterback-jean-joachim/1121169106
iTunes/Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1037359895
iTunes/Apple (audio) – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/griff-montgomery-quarterback/id1088056444
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/griff-montgomery-quarterback-2
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/575684
Author links:
Website – http://www.jeanjoachimbooks.com
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jean-Joachim-Author/221092234568929
Amazon author page: Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Jean-C.-Joachim/e/B001ITRQKY/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/334810.Jean_C_Joachim
Googleplus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111423777977819826895/
Thank you for having me on your lovely blog. I love the questions, too. <3
You’re more than welcome, Jean! Hope you have a great tour 🙂
Summer is my favorite season. I love to be outside and in the summer I leave the city for a small cabin in the woods. I sit on my deck, surrounded by open air, bird feeders and greenery. I find writing in this peaceful environment easier. And I breathe fresh air. I’m a country girl at heart. Thanks for asking.
What is your favorite season of the year and why?
Thank you all for stopping by and leaving comments for Jean 🙂
Good luck with the book tour, Jean!
Thanks for sharing the excerpt – I’ll definitely be checking this one out 🙂
Do you ever get writer’s block?
No, I don’t get writer’s block. Never have. Sure I might have a slow day, but stories are always swirling in my head. If I don’t want to write on one, I can write on anothe`r. I’m lucky that way. Thanks for asking!
Looks great and of course your cover model is Francesco J. Cura…thanks for the giveaway !!
Great excerpt! This book looks like a fun read! 🙂
Thanks for hosting!
My pleasure! 🙂