Release Blitz:: Excerpt of Only the Beginning by Daphne Dubois

Author: Daphne Dubois
Publication date: April 25th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

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After a heartbreaking betrayal, Melissa Legacy shuns romance. So when her best friend joins the Lovers Oasis website and fears her fiancé will find out, Melissa agrees to meet the anonymous Romeo, prepared to explain her friend’s change of heart—then she sees him.

Failing restaurant entrepreneur, Craig Wheaton hasn’t been home since his mother’s tragic death. Now he’s back to confront his demons and stand beside his brother as best man. Dreading the reunion, he agrees to meet his avatar lover, but at the last moment he reconsiders the arrangement—until he lays eyes on her.
When Craig assumes Melissa is his online consort, she impulsively plays along, resulting in an afternoon of unexpected intimacy. But with Melissa using her friend’s identity and Craig dealing with a family fallout, is a future together impossible, or will they discover that love at first sight is Only the Beginning?


Enjoy this excerpt:

He took a step up, coming to her level. His eyes searched hers, then made their way to her mouth.

She leaned forward, practically falling into his arms, and kissed him.

Without hesitating, Craig kissed her back, his hands smoothing around her waist, pulling her closer. It was a delirious and delicious kiss that seemed to last forever.

Tingles started in Melissa’s chest and moved all the way to the soles of her flip flops.

“Get a room!” A chorus of laughter and whistles followed. Melissa stepped back, pressing her lips together as the group of party goers made their way up the street.

“So,” Craig started. “I’ll see you tomorrow morning?” His hands were still on her waist and she could feel the warmth of his touch.

There were a thousand reasons to say no; she should tell him the truth and end the charade, she should devote all her time to working on the perfume ad, she should leave this encounter on a high note so she would be a girl he thought about with longing instead of feeling betrayed.

But all that reasoning vanished when Melissa looked into his eyes. She realized she was willing to risk whatever fallout would result from seeing him again.

“Yes,” she said. And as she watched him walk away, she imagined the wings of her butterfly tattoo beginning to beat. But he’s only here for two more nights, she told herself. Hardly enough time to make a drastic difference in her life.

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About the author:

Daphne Dubois writes contemporary romance and believes the right book at the right time can make all the difference. When she's not putting her characters in compromising positions (ahem), she works as a registered nurse. A member of the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Eastern Canada, the most romantic place in the world.

You can also find her writing for teens as B.R. Myers.

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