This cover makes me think of Cape Cod. I have spent many a day walking its sandy shores. The premise of the book sounds like an interesting and fun read. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end of the post.
Virtual Super Book Blast Tour Invitation for Legal Ease by Lori Ryan
Legal Ease: Sutton Capital Series, Book One
by Lori Ryan
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BLURB:
Jack Sutton needs a wife and he needs one now. Jack loved his mother, but she really screwed him over when she set up her will. If Jack doesn’t have a wife by the end of the week, he’ll lose control of the largest chunk of voting stock in his company and will most likely lose his position as CEO as a result.
And Jack’s Aunt Mabry is waiting in the wings to make sure that the terms of the will are enforced. If he doesn’t find a wife, she’ll seize control of the stock so she can install her own son at the helm and she couldn’t care less that her son doesn’t want the job or that he probably won’t be any good at it.
Enter Kelly Bradley, a twenty eight year old college graduate with a spot at Yale Law School but no way to pay for it. Kelly and Jack’s eavesdropping secretary have discovered Jack’s secret need for a wife and Kelly comes up with a plan to fix both of their problems.
Just when Jack needs her, Kelly breezes into his office, introduces herself to his Aunt and cousin, and hands Jack an offer. She will marry him for a year so that he can retain the stock that will keep him in control of Sutton Development if he’ll pay for her to go to law school. Jack has no idea where his beautiful savior came from or who she is but he’s willing to take a chance to save it all.
The deal may have kept Jack in control at Sutton Development but his private life quickly spirals out of control. Just when Jack realizes that he wants more than a year with Kelly, his wealth puts her in great danger and he is left scrambling to save her life and their future together.
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EXCERPT
Kelly whipped through the house and up the stairs, calling out for Mrs. Poole as she ran. “Mrs. Poole, come quickly! We have to move. We have to move.” Kelly continued yelling as she ran into her room and grabbed drawers full of clothes and piled hangers with slacks and dresses on them.
Mrs. Poole came up the stairs with a puzzled look on her face. “What on earth are you hollering about, Kelly?” she said as she tried to enter the room. She had to jump out of the way as Kelly made a mad dash to Jack’s room.
“We have to move all of my stuff into Jack’s room,” Kelly said, out of breath from her packing and running. “Jack’s Aunt Mabry is on her way here and she’s staying with us for a couple of weeks,” Kelly blurted out as she ran back down the hall to gather more of her belongings.
“Oh Lord,” Mrs. Poole rolled her eyes and followed after Kelly. She quickly grabbed clothes and toiletries and rushed down the hall to Jack’s room. She and Kelly repeated the trip half a dozen more times as they transferred everything and set it into place. Mrs. Poole cleared out half of Jack’s dresser and closet and made room for Kelly’s things while Kelly folded and put her clothing away to make it appear as though the two had been living in holy matrimony since day one.
Kelly put away the last of her things and took a deep breath. She turned to survey the masculine-looking room. There was a dark mahogany dresser and matching armoire against the deep green walls. Large windows looked out on the same beautiful waterfront view that her guest room windows had shared. She stopped suddenly and held her breath when her eyes landed on the king-sized bed in the center. Until that moment, it hadn’t occurred to her that she and Jack would now have to share a bed. Kelly’s smile fell away as she realized that keeping her attraction hidden from Jack just became a lot more difficult.
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AUTHOR BIO AND LINKS
Lori has had a number of careers before embarking on her newest adventure of writing novels. After graduating from the University of Connecticut School of Law, she practiced law for three years, working primarily in the areas of utilities law and intellectual property litigation.
More recently, Lori owned and operated a dog training business in Austin, Texas, where she specialized in aggression and became an expert in the field of dog bite analysis. Lori sold her dog training business in 2013 and is now a full time writer and mother of two.
Lori still lives in Austin with her husband — who is endlessly supportive of her changing career paths — and her two children, one cat, and three dogs.
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My pleasure. I find the storyline intriguing. Sounds like fun.
Legal Ease sounds interesting. I just put it on my TBR list. Thanks for sharing, Sherry.
I wanted to enter your giveaway, but your link isn’t working.
Hi, Janna! You’re entered in the giveaway just by leaving a comment. If you leave more along the tour, you’ll be entered for each one. Thank you for adding the book to your shelf!
~~Lori
Thank you for hosting me! I’ll be back to answer questions or comments throughout the day.
~~ Lori
Hi Lori. It is a pleasure having you. This sounds like a fun book.
Thank you for hosting today.
My pleasure.
Thanks for the chance to win. I really enjoy these book blasts!
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You are welcome. I enjoy them too.
Congrats to Lori in her book and the start of a series. I have to agree with “Fundimental” that the cover image does remind me of Cape Cod:) – love the setting for the house. I hope that Kelly remembers to add some “female” items to the decor of the room so that it doesn’t stay too “masculine” looking…that could be a giveaway….lol…Thanks for the tour!
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Nice one. Gotta keep up the pretense. Thanks, Maria.
Hmmmmm. Maybe I’ll use one of my guest blog spots someday to talk about Kelly’s remodel of the house and go through some of her interior design makeovers;) Could be fun research!
~~Lori
There is no telling where that could lead. I would be interested in finding out. lol
I love the premise of the story.
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I think it sounds like a great read. Don’t find a lot of books with this kind of storyline. Good luck Rita.
Nice excerpt
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I thought it was nice too. ^_^
Wow! Took a while to get to where I could comment! That’s a good sign that I’ll enjoy this book. The book title hooked me immediately. I can imagine all kinds of things funny and sexy happening:)
Doesn’t her one dog look a lot like Zane?
Big puppies:)
I think it will be a super fun read too. I can imagine things too. It looks like a lot of others feel the same by the response.
Big and furry. Yep, does look like Zane. A little bear. lol
Wow….nothing like having to keep up pretences & then totally forgetting about the sleeping arrangements. Loved this excerpt as much as the other two I’ve read so far. Really looking forward to reading this book now. Thank you for the giveaway & congratulations on it’s release.
I know. The book sounds very entertaining. Glad you are liking the excerpts. Good luck and have a great weekend.