My favorite vacation spots are Maui and Lake Tahoe. I love
the water!! Lake Tahoe would probably win for favorite spot because we have so
many memories there. My husband and I met at the University of Nevada Reno, and
we lived in Reno for several years after we graduated. Lake Tahoe became one of
our favorite places, and after moving to Las Vegas we tried to take our kids
back as often as possible. Last year we rented a place on the water, and it was
absolute paradise. It’s so serene and peaceful. I could honestly float on a
raft in the lake all day. Tahoe has definitely inspired the Shine Design series,
and I loved describing the setting in Beautifully Damaged! It is also an
important place in book 2, which I just finished writing. It’s easy to get
inspired when you’re floating on a raft in paradise!! xo
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Title: Beautifully Damaged
Series
and Book #: The Shine Design series (book 1)
Author/pen
name: Laura Pavlov
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date of Publication: July 24, 2019
Number of pages: 330
Word Count: 86,733
Blurb:
Peyton Kroft
was his forever, until the unthinkable happened. Walking away all those years
ago had been the right thing to do, but he's ready to put the past behind him.
Moving to San Francisco and hiring his first love, the city's top designer, is
a good place to start. Yet it stirs up feelings he thought he'd long buried.
Jackson Vance broke her heart. He took half of it with him on his way out of
town. Picking up the pieces hadn't been easy, but more than nine years later,
Peyton is living her best life. Coming face to face with her first love is not
on the agenda. He is beautiful, broken, and everything she's ever wanted. The
past still hovers like a dark cloud. But every dark cloud has a silver-lining.
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Excerpt:
“How long have you been dating the want-to-be mayor?”
Her eyes widened. “You can’t say things like
that, Jackson.”
“I believe I just did. Why are you avoiding the
question?”
“I’m not. We’ve been dating for six months. He’s
a great guy.”
He slipped off his jacket and set it over the
back of the chair beside them. His muscles pressed against the crisp fabric of
his white dress shirt and she couldn’t look away.
He tilted his head. “Are you happy?”
“What’s with all the loaded questions? I don’t
know. I guess I’m pretty happy.” “Interesting answer.”
“Forgive me if I’m not answering to your desire.”
She lifted her hands in dramatic surrender.
“Trust me. My desire isn’t the problem.”
With a frustrated sigh, she pulled her bottom lip
between her teeth. His appearance shook the ground beneath her feet. Did he
want to hurt her? Again? Had he come back to turn her life upside down?
“I’m teasing you, Peanut. Your answers are fine.
This is going to be good. Us working together,” he said, a playful grin spread
across his face.
Her breath quickened at the flirtatious tone.
“You think so, huh?”
“I wouldn’t have hired you if I didn’t.”
“Why exactly did you request me in particular?”
“You’re extremely talented. No doubt about it. I
want the best person designing my restaurant.”
He was all man. Strong and powerful.
“Thank you,” she said, however, she didn’t trust
him or his compliments.
“You’re beautiful.”
Author bio:
Laura Pavlov
writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and
cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome
almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to a couple crazy yorkies. Laura resides
in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.
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