I am delighted to be sharing an extract today on the blog tour for The Secrets of Villa Rosso by Linn B. Halton. There is also a fab giveaway to enter but first of all let's take a look at the description for the book...
THE SECRETS OF VILLA
ROSSO
BY LINN B HALTON
Genre:
Cosy mystery/romance
Release
Date:21 July 2017
Publisher:
Harper Impulse
Escape to
Italy for a summer romance to remember
When Ellie
Maddison is sent on a business trip to Southern Italy, she's reminded why she
loves her job – set amongst rolling vineyards and rich olive groves, the
beautiful Villa Rosso is the perfect escape from her life back home. But what
Ellie isn't prepared for is the instant connection she feels to the estate's
director Max Johnson, or the secrets they share that are as intertwined as the
rambling vines that cover Villa Rosso.
It's not long
before Ellie finds herself entangled in the history of the place, trying to
understand the undeniable effect Max is having on her. As their relationship
grows, what will Ellie discover about this idyllic villa and those who have
walked through its doors?
What started
as a simple work trip will change Ellie's life forever.
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EXTRACT
It isn’t just the sunshine and the electric blue sky, but
the musical calls of the countryside that reach out to me. A chorus of
low-level sounds play like a soft melody in the background. It’s breathtakingly
beautiful and I feel like I’m watching a re-run of a favourite film. I could
stand here for a long time simply taking in the detail and with each sweep of
my eyes noticing something new.
Spinning around I look back at the villa, taking in the
rustic beauty of the stonework and the pale orange-red hue of the sun-bleached
roof tiles. This is, quite simply, unreal. It’s a little piece of heaven and,
so far removed from my daily life that it’s hard to believe this is on the same
planet. The sheer scale of the landscape literally steals your breath away. I’m
a mere speck, small and insignificant in the grand scheme nature is presenting
to me. But rather bizarrely, it doesn’t feel alien in anyway at all. The
vastness isn’t overwhelming, but strangely comforting.
I walk back to a cluster of wooden tables surrounding a
small fountain and take a seat. As I dive into my bag to extract some
sunglasses, I hear a polite cough and look up at the face staring down at me.
‘Mrs Maddison? I’m Max, Max Johnson. Welcome to Villa
Rosso.’
I stand, automatically plastering a pleasant smile on my
surprised face as recognition kicks in. I know this man, I mean, I’ve met him
before. At least I think I have, but there’s nothing similar reflected back at
me, only a warm smile. The sort of smile that radiates out from mysteriously
deep, hazel eyes. We shake hands. He’s younger than I expected, probably in his
early forties and tall. Six foot something that’s for sure, because I feel he’s
towering over me.
‘I’m sorry to disturb you. I just wanted you to know that
I’m here at your disposal whenever you are ready to begin. Would you like me to
fetch you a coffee so you can sit for a while and enjoy the view?’
Although I knew he was British, his tan and elegant
demeanour lend an air of cosmopolitan sophistication. I would not have been at
all surprised if he had been Italian. He’s hovering politely and I still
haven’t answered him…
Bristol-born
Linn B Halton lives in the Forest of Dean, in the UK.
"I'm a
hopeless romantic, self-confessed chocaholic, and lover of strong coffee. For
me, life is about family, friends, writing ... and house renovation! Oh, and
the occasional glass of White Grenache..."
An Amazon UK
Top 100 best-selling author with A Cottage in the Country in November 2015,
Under the Stars and A Little Sugar, A Lot of Love also became best-sellers in
2016 & 2017. Linn's novels have been short-listed in the UK's Festival of
Romance and the eFestival of Words Book Awards. Linn won the 2013 UK Festival
of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction award.
Linn writes
chick lit, women's contemporary fiction and psychic romance for Harper Impulse,
Choc Lit and Endeavour Press.
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Waves and thank you, Rae - so lovely to be here!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, I just wish my TBR pile wasn't out of control as I would have loved to reviewed it x
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