Title: Until Next Time
Author: Justine Dell
Publisher: Omnific Publishing; http://omnificpublishing.com/
Release date: August 27, 2013
Genre: Contemporary romance
Age Group: Adult
Event organized by: AToMR Tours; http://atomrbookblogtours.com
Book Description:
Piper
Downing knows a thing or two about death. She’s spent her entire life working
inside her family’s funeral home. Now thirty, Piper’s been running the place on
her own for what feels like an eternity. Not that she minds. Losing her parents
at a young age, watching her teenage boyfriend die before her eyes, and seeing
every type of death and tragedy possible in her line of work did something to
her psyche. Piper copes with her job—and the world—by putting every emotion in
a box and burying it. She doesn’t get close to people, has no friends, and only
has relationships with men for sexual satisfaction. She doesn’t love. Love is
selfish.
Macy Quinn
Oliver knows a thing or two about death, too. An injury caused him to be
honorably discharged as a fighter pilot and now he works as grief counselor at
the local VA hospital. He grew up in a family that understands the pain of
death, yet embraces what it means. He was taught that death isn’t the end, it
is simply… until next time. Even after losing his young bride to brain cancer,
Quinn loves. Quinn lives. But because of his vow to his late wife, Quinn will
never marry. When he meets Piper at his Grandmother’s wake, her chestnut hair
and matching eyes stirs him in a way that hasn’t happened for a long time.
And Quinn
has the same effect on Piper. Together they make the perfect pair; a girl who
won’t love and a guy who won’t marry. But in order to get their happy ever
after, Piper has to learn that love isn’t an end all, and Quinn must make a
commitment he promised to never make again.
And now, to give you a little taste...
“You didn’t have to go through all that trouble, you know.
Store-bought cookies would’ve done the trick.”
A rumbling laugh rolled out him, his eyes glittering with
mischief in the mix of low sun and candle light.
“You’re special, I guess,” he said on a sigh.
Her face went hot. She busied herself stuffing her mouth
full of food so she wouldn’t have to say anything. After she finally thought
she could control the ping-pong of sizzle, she spoke again. “Why the graveyard,
Quinn? I think your tactic of asking me out alone was clever, but this…this has
to be the strangest place I’ve ever had dinner with a man.”
His gaze caught hers. “Romantic?”
“Surprisingly, yes.”
“Unforgettable?”
“Positively.”
He leaned back in his seat, studying her. “Then I’ve done
well.”
She looked down at her empty plate, unable to stare at the
strong features of his face. The twitch of his dimple when he smiled. The soft
observation of his eyes. This really wasn’t turning out to be a total bust. And
her resolve to not like him was quickly slipping through her fingers.
A hand appeared before her face. “Walk with me?” His voice
caressed her senses. No other’s man voice had ever done that.
She looked up, feeling out of place with her inner
electricity acting like he was the cure for the fire beneath her skin. That
thought terrified her, but she wouldn’t tell him no. He’d gone to all this
trouble. There was this churning feeling in her stomach, making her wonder if
Quinn’s trouble was going to end up being her trouble, too.
About the Author
Justine
lives in the Midwest, happily catering to her family, which consists of a
horse-obsessed teenage daughter, four dogs, and a husband who is to good to be
true. She’s never moved from her hometown, but hopes to grow old in a much
warmer climate.
During the day she works a normal job with college students who
try their best to keep her young. They’ve done a good job thus far. At night,
said teenage daughter and her horse require mounds of love and attention. The
weekends belong solely to her and her writing. That’s when she morphs into a
sticky bug, unable to leave the confines of her computer chair.
She started
writing three years ago after seeing a movie that set off a chain reaction she
couldn’t have stopped if she’d wanted. It’s not a hobby for her; it’s an
obsession. One she loves and one she loves to share. Her debut novel,
RECAPTURED DREAMS, and her second book, ALL AMERICAN GIRl, are available now on
Amazon, Barnes & Noble and wherever books are sold.
Author
social media links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Dell.Justine
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JustineDell
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