Excerpt and Giveaway: The Request by Marquita Valentine

 

 

 Welcome to the The Request Blog Tour, with Marquita Valentine. My stop includes an excerpt, teasers and the tour giveaway. The tour is being hosted by Wordsmith Publicity, click on the banner to visit the homepage.

 

 

 

 

Series: The Request #1

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 6/25/14

Hosted by: Wordsmith Publicity

Roman Smith ~ Shopkeeper by day. Assassin by night.

The undercover Russian contract killer has never turned down an assignment that rids the world of scum. But this … request is the first time his conscience gets the best of him.

Only, he has a good reason—Everly Andrews, the woman who saved him from dying and has no clue who or what he really is. There’s nothing Roman won’t do to keep Everly in the dark, even if it means losing her in the process.

The Request is a three-part series, releasing every month, perfect for the summer!

Part One: The Request – Releases June 25, 2014

Part Two: The Deception – Releases July 30, 2014

Part Three: The Confession – Releases August 27, 2014

 

Links

GoodReads  |  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iTunes

 Preorder Links: 

The Deception: iTunes  |  The Confession: iTunes

 

 

From Chapter One

 

  Every Wednesday, at precisely four o’clock, Everly Andrews enters my bookstore to pick up her latest package of romance novels. We’ve been doing this for over a month now. She gives me a list of five books—sometimes ten if she wants to gift a few to her friends—and then, I give her a future date. Sure, the books come in quite a bit faster than a week, but it’s the shortest amount of time between her visits I can allow.

  Any shorter, and I’d put her in danger. And that is not acceptable.

  You see, I don’t actually sell romance novels. I don’t sell books at all. My store is a front. I’m a death dealer—an avenging angel to some... while others would pay millions to see me die.  I can’t blame them really. An eye for an eye, and all that.

  Everly is the only one in this city I talk to on a regular basis, even if she’s the one doing most of the talking while I answer as vaguely as possible without sounding like an arse. In any case, it’s practically four and I’m bound to start pacing if she doesn’t show up soon. Habitual people like Everly are a comfort to me, and yet that source of comfort is their greatest weakness.

  A weak spot in their armor, if you will.

  The bells on the front door ring, and I let out a breath. I don’t particularly like the sound, but in my line of work, a bloke needs the extra time it affords.

  Automatically, my hand goes to the gun strapped under the counter, only relaxing when I catch a glimpse of mahogany waves gleaming.

  Here comes my weak spot. My solnyshko. My sunshine.

 

 

 

 

 

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About Marquita Valentine

New York Times Bestselling Author, Marquita Valentine, writes sexy heroes that make you swoon and sassy heroines that make you laugh. She’s the author of the bestselling contemporary romance series, Holland Springs, and the new adult romance series, Boys of the South.

Marquita met her husband aka Hot Builder at Sonic when they were in high school. She suggests this location to all of her single friends in search of a good man—and if that doesn't work, they can console themselves with cheesy tatertots. She lives in North Carolina in a very, very small town with Hot Builder and their two children.

 

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