It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. - Seneca

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Excerpt from 'ICING ON THE CAKE' by Becky Moore...*Contest*



Becky's forthcoming novella, Icing on the cake, will be released mid-summer. It’s the follow-up to the fan favorite, The Penalty Box, and the second story in her hockey trilogy about the Carolina Oak Leaves. We hope you enjoy this excerpt from Icing on the Cake.

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Sometimes, being the charismatic ‘Mister Popular’ of hockey just isn’t enough. For Quinn Dawson, star right winger for the Carolina Oak Leaves national hockey team, there was no truer statement. Caught in the middle of a sex scandal involving the owner of his team’s wife, Quinn soon finds himself public enemy number one. Guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time more than actually being a bad guy, he bears the brunt of public humiliation.

Journalist Hellon Masters is also a fan favorite, both in the medium market that broadcasts her weekly magazine program, and in the national market that broadcasts her monthly road trip series on CBS Sunday Morning. When she fills in for her station’s sports reporter one morning on her way to the Governor’s Mansion, where she’s set to cover the State’s annual financial summit meeting, Hellon discovers that the Mighty Quinn is harmless when he’s out of his pads. He’s dreamy, and sweet and gentle.

But in the face of adversity, it seems the budding romance between Quinn and Hellon is doomed before it can ever take root. She’s got a choice to make, and it’s now compounded by the fact that Quinn is reaching out to her, soul to soul, heart to heart. Their introduction may have provided an instant connection, burning hot enough to melt the ice on any surface, but their geographical distance is hell on a sketchy relationship.

Quinn’s exile is not only making Hellon cranky and unbearable, but it’s wreaking havoc on his psyche, affecting his time on the ice, and killing his charismatic openness that legions of fans found so compelling.

Taking a leap of faith, Hellon accepts Quinn’s challenge to close the continental divide and finds her efforts to be the icing on the cake.

Visit Becky on the Web- http://beckymoore.wordpress.com/


*CONTEST*
Becky will be giving away an E-copy of THE PENALTY BOX and an E-copy of THE RIGHT WORDS to two lucky commenters! Two winners will be chosen at random once the SPOTLIGHT is over. Please leave your E-mail address with your comment so we may contact you should you win! Author choses who wins which prize.... 

4 comments:

RFTC Blog said...

Loving the excerpt. Can't wait to read this book.

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Becky Moore said...

Thanks Danielle! I'm excited for this one to come out, too. I liked Quinn, and had a good time with Hellon. I worked for a local news station's Web site for a couple of years, and there's always a handful of colorful characters, to be sure.

Gossip Cowgirl said...

Me love hockey. :) NEED this book.

rlcameron(at)yahoo(dot)com

Becky Moore said...

lol Rebecca. I love hockey, too ... which makes me wonder: what is it about hockey that makes the players so appealling? For me it's the mystique of what's hiding under all those pads. Just how powerful are those hips and thighs to make the players so powerful on the ice? Hmm ...

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