Running On Empty
by Meg Benjamin
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Ronnie
Ventura has every reason to distrust Fairstein Productions: she’s had run-ins
with their shows before. But Fairstein’s newest reality show offers Ronnie a
chance to redeem herself from looking like a blonde bimbo. All she has to do is
win a modified triathlon. Simple, right? Except this is Fairstein, and nothing
is ever simple with them.
Ronnie’s boss
at the Blarney Stone bar and café, owner Ted Saltzman, is a lot less convinced
that another Fairstein show is just what Ronnie needs, particularly when he’s
head over heels about Ronnie himself. But she’s determined, and he’s a
man in love.
Ted becomes her
running coach, which fans their budding romance to a fever. But can Ronnie’s
newfound confidence stand up to the usual Fairstein plots? And can Ted find a
way to keep his true love in Salt Box if Hollywood tries to steal her away
again?
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My Review:
A few months ago I have read the first book in this series and I was very curious to see a story with a protagonist that I had found a little irritating, Ronnie. She's changed a lot and it was enjoyable to be with her.
Ronnie is a veteran of a reality show, when the show was over she has asked Ted for a job in Blarney Stone and he has hired her as a waitress. She has the chance to change her life and he has increased his customers, many are curious to know the star of the TV. But spending more and more time together will be difficult to hide the strong attraction that exists between them.
The Blarney Stone is a welcoming and peaceful retreat in a quiet town of Colorado, Salt Box, I spent a great time in this city with its colorful characters
The characters are well developed and very realistic, are people I would like to know.
It's the third and final book of the trilogy Salt Box but can be read as a standalone, the author is very good at providing the essential information of the characters already known in earlier books
It was a truly engaging and delightful read, well written with a few but very sexy scenes. It kept my attention the entire time.
Highly recommended for those who love romance
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EXCERPT:
She turned to look at him full on, her eyes like brown
velvet. His pulse kicked up a few hundred beats.
“Would you like me to go with you tomorrow? As your
trainer?” He held her gaze for a long moment.
She shook her head, her lips moving up in a slight smile.
“No. Thanks, but no. This is my problem, and I’m going to deal with it.”
His hand moved to the side of her face, almost without any
conscious design on his part. Her skin felt like satin, soft and warm. Velvet
eyes, satin skin, a smile like…Ronnie. He didn’t have any metaphors for that.
He rubbed his thumb across her upper lip, feeling it pucker slightly beneath
his touch.
His cock was straining, heat throbbing in his veins. She’s
vulnerable. Don’t take advantage of her, you jerk.
Ronnie stared at him wide-eyed, almost like a child.
Defenseless, exposed. Leave her alone.
And then she moved forward swiftly, bringing her hands to
the sides of his face, and kissed him.
For a moment he was too astonished to do anything except
kiss her back. His brain seemed to be cloaked in a red haze of lust. He drank
in her scent, that mixture of Salt Box and the Blarney Stone, sweet willows and
malty beer, that added to the aroma of pine sap and ancient wood smoke that
seemed to linger around his cabin.
He pulled back slightly, staring into those great brown
eyes, the color of cinnamon coffee now. Then he bent his head, running his lips
in a line along her throat, to the joining of neck and shoulder.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Meg Benjamin is an
award-winning author of contemporary romance. Her Konigsburg series for Samhain
Publishing is set in the Texas Hill Country and her Ramos Family Trilogy is set
in San Antonio’s King William District. Her Salt Box trilogy takes place in her
new home the Colorado Rockies. She’s also the author of Going Up In Flames,
part of the Sapphire Falls Kindle World series. Meg’s books have won numerous
awards, including an EPIC Award, a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the
Holt Medallion from Virginia Romance Writers, the Beanpot Award from the New
England Romance Writers and the Award of Excellence from Colorado Romance
Writers. Meg’s Web site is http://www.MegBenjamin.com.
You can follow her on:
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/meg.benjamin1),
Twitter (http://twitter.com/megbenj1).
Meg loves to hear from readers—contact her at meg@megbenjamin.com.
Meg’s
books are also available through iBooks and other venues.
Meg’s
Books:
Konigsburg,
TX
Venus
In Blue Jeans ISBN 9781605043692
Wedding
Bell Blues ISBN 9781605046303
Be My
Baby ISBN 9781605048437
Long
Time Gone ISBN 9781609281083
Brand
New Me ISBN 9781609283070
Don’t
Forget Me ISBN 9781609288259
Fearless
Love ISBN 9781619212404
Hungry
Heart ISBN 9781619222274
Salt
Box Trilogy
Finding
Mr. Right Now ISBN 9781619229570
Love
in the Morning ISBN 9781619230729
Promise
Harbor Wedding
Bolted
ISBN 9781619214293
Ramos
Family Trilogy
Medium
Well ISBN 9781101599648
Medium
Rare ISBN 9781101622575
Happy
Medium ISBN 9781101622568
Sapphire
Falls Kindle World
Going
Up In Flames ASIN B01FV7OAYI
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Meg
Benjamin will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly
drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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RispondiEliminacongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
RispondiEliminaSounds like a good read.
RispondiElimina