Lucky Charm Promo And Giveaway

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Twenty-eight-year old Annabel Green is about to tie the knot with her college love, an aspiring author Jeremy Blake, but her plans for an ideal wedding are rudely interrupted when she catches Jeremy kissing his gorgeous book agent.

Shell-shocked by Jeremy’s betrayal, Annabel retreats into the quiet routine of TV dinners and solitary evenings. It is then that Annabel’s best friend, fashion designer Lilly Clayton, sets herself on a mission to draw Annabel out of her shell. In an attempt to persuade Annabel to keep an open mind on dating, Lilly takes Annabel for a stunning makeover, but after Annabel passes on a date with a dashing entrepreneur, Lilly decides that more drastic measures are needed. Lilly invites Annabel to see a palm reader who gives Annabel a lucky charm that is supposed to help her find true love.

A few weeks later, Annabel meets a new love interest, and as the two embark on a whirlwind romance, she starts to believe in the power of the talisman the palm reader has given her. But what Annabel doesn’t know is that Lilly is hiding a secret that could unravel her faith in her newly found luck in love.

Excerpt:

With Lilly gone, Annabel waited for another cab, but none seemed to be in sight, and she started walking along Third Avenue, hoping to catch one on the way. Finally, ten minutes later she was in luck, and a cab pulled over to the curb.

She was just about to climb inside, when she heard a male voice behind her say, “Excuse me, miss, would you mind sharing a cab?”

She turned around and saw a handsome-looking guy a few steps away from her. He was wearing a pair of jeans and a fitted leather jacket that showcased his muscular physique. His perfectly coiffed hair made him look like a modern day Jimmy Dean.

Could it be that Madam Aurora’s charm was working its magic already? Annabel wondered. Relax, she thought, the poor guy just wants to share a cab.

“Sure,” she said. “Where are you headed?”

“Just one moment, please. I don’t quite remember the address.” The James Dean look-alike reached into the back pocket of his jeans and produced a crumpled up piece of paper. “Eightieth and Second.”

“That works. I’m going up to Seventieth.”

“I’m Frank, by the way,” said the handsome stranger once they were seated inside the cab.

“I’m Annabel. Is this your first time in New York?” she asked, grasping for straws to start a conversation. It had been so long since she had flirted with a guy.

“Yeah.” Frank nodded. “I’m from Park City, Utah. It’s way more my speed over there, if you get my meaning. I’m here visiting an old buddy of mine. We grew up together, but I’m not sure if coming out here was such a good idea after all.”

“How come?” Annabel asked, too curious to stop herself.

“Well, we used to be real close, but he’s a different person now. He works for some big-name financial firm. I was hoping he might help me get financing for a business that I want to start, but it doesn’t look like it. I’ve been here almost a week, and he’s been so busy working that we haven’t even hung out together. I pretty much ended up roaming the streets of Manhattan on my own.”

“Well, if you’d like, I could show you around the City tomorrow,” Annabel blurted out before she could catch herself. Normally, she would never do something so spur of the moment as asking a total stranger out, but apparently, Madam Aurora’s charm had given her new boldness.

Frank shifted in his seat uneasily. “Thank you and all, but I’ve got a girlfriend back home, and I know that she wouldn’t like that.” He shrugged apologetically.

“No, no, it’s fine. I wouldn’t want your girlfriend to be jealous.” Now this was a sucker punch. She had opened her mind to new possibilities, as Madam Aurora had instructed her to do, and immediately got shot down. Thankfully, they were nearing Seventieth Street, and Annabel asked the cab driver to pull over.

“I’m sorry,” Frank apologized. “Please, don’t think me rude, but I’ve never been good at beating around the bush. If you don’t mind me saying, I think you’re real pretty, and if I didn’t have a girlfriend, I’d jump at the chance to go out with you.”

Actually, I do mind, Annabel thought. She did not need his apology or pity. She just wanted to get the hell out of that cab.

“Well, have a great stay in New York,” she called over her shoulder as she climbed out of the cab.

Standing on the pavement, Annabel watched the cab pull away, feeling like she could fall straight through the ground from embarrassment. What’s wrong with you? she thought. Get a hold of yourself. It’s just some random guy you’ll never see again. Who cares? But, of course, that was not the reason why she felt sideswiped, still gasping for breath from the impact of the blow. No, it was because despite her instincts telling her otherwise, she had decided to take a chance and failed. If this was the work of Madam Aurora’s talisman, she did not need it.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Marie Astor is the author of contemporary romance novels This Tangled Thing Called Love, Lucky Charm, On the Rim of Love, romantic suspense, To Catch a Bad Guy, and a short story collection, A Dress in a Window. Marie is also the author of young adult fantasy adventure novel, Over the Mountain and Back.

If you would like to learn more about Marie’s writing, please stop by her website: www.marieastor.com or visit her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/marieastorcollection

 

Books by Marie Astor:

 

This Tangled Thing Called Love – a contemporary romance about overcoming one’s inhibitions, learning to tango, and finding one’s true love match.

http://www.amazon.com/This-Tangled-Thing-Called-ebook/dp/B0078IPNCW/ref=la_B004EBDX9Q_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337972977&sr=1-3

Lucky Charm – a humorous contemporary romance about love, luck and friendship.

http://www.amazon.com/Lucky-Charm-Contemporary-Romance-ebook/dp/B005BZL3L4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336842915&sr=8-1

On the Rim of Love – a contemporary romance about the unexpected power of love.

http://www.amazon.com/On-Rim-Love-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B005TOWI7K/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

A Dress in a Window – a collection of short stories about love, coincidences, and fate.

http://www.amazon.com/A-Dress-Window-ebook/dp/B004E112TO/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Over the Mountain and Back – young adult fantasy adventure novel about a boy who takes his snowboard for a ride and finds himself in a magical, hidden world he never knew existed.

http://www.amazon.com/Over-Mountain-Back-Adventure-ebook/dp/B008WF1Y78/ref=la_B004EBDX9Q_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1350684616&sr=1-6

 

Social Media Links:

Website: http://www.marieastor.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/marieastorcollection

GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4665230.Marie_Astor

Twitter: @marieastor

Giveaway:

 

 

 

 

Marie will be awarding to five randomly drawn commenters at the end of the tour (US ONLY), one of the following five custom-designed jewelry prizes:

Prize 1: Smoky quartz necklace with sterling silver flower clasp

Prize 2: Lapis and labradorite necklace with sterling silver clasp

Prize 3: Kayanite and turquoise sterling silver necklace

Prize 4: Onyx and red agate sterling silver bracelet

Prize 5: Jade, amber and red agate necklace