Love Proof, a contemporary romance from Luanna Stewart

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Love Proof

By Luanna Stewart

Q&A with Luanna Stewart:

Where is your favourite place to write?

My favourite place to write varies with the time of day and it also depends on the season. Today, for instance, I sat on our newly constructed sun deck (built by yours truly and my DH) to take advantage of the picture-post card-perfect weather here in Nova Scotia. I’m deep into plotting a story and do that sort of work best with a notebook and my fountain pen. However, if you’d asked me that question in February, I would have described my living room, the blazing wood stove, and a cosy wool blanket. Also, if I’m doing the actual writing, I’m most productive in the mornings so that’s when you’d find me at the computer, fingers flying, sipping hot tea.

Why do you write romance and why your genre of romance?

I write romance because I love to read romance, and have done so from a scandalously young age. When my friends were reading the Narnia books, I was bingeing on gothic romance and Harlequin Presents.

I write contemporary romance, historical romance, and romantic suspense, and have been published in all three. I also write paranormal romance with hints of magic, and plan to publish those books in the very near future. In addition to all the romance floating around in my head, I have an idea for a cosy mystery series and have outlined the first few books. I adore reading cosies and think they’d be a fun challenge to write.

What would you do if you couldn’t write?

If I couldn’t write (though I can’t imagine the seriousness of the disaster that would prevent me from creating worlds and fashioning people), I would spend far too much time in the kitchen indulging my love of baking. I say “far too much time” only because my will power is weak when it comes to sweets, and if I had tins of cookies and platters of cakes sitting around, well…I’m sure you can imagine what would happen. For one thing, I’d need to exercise constantly to burn off the calories. If not baking, I’d be knitting socks.

What are you working on next and when can we expect to see it?

My current work-in-progress is the second book in a new contemporary romance series set in a fictionalized version of my hometown. The first book in the series is on my desk, recently returned from my editor, awaiting m attention. Since its return, I’ve reorganized a closet, weeded a flowerbed, and helped DH build that sun deck.

Did I mention I’m reigning queen of procrastination? Not to worry, I have a firm deadline and I’ve never turned in a book late. The tentative release date is early September.

This gorgeous weather makes remaining indoors difficult if not impossible. I’d rather be paddling the kayak around the bay, sitting on the beach to watch the herons, terns, and osprey fish for their supper, or biking to town.

About Love Proof:

Unemployed photojournalist Raynor Elliot stops at a bakery near the famous Deerbourne Inn. Not only does he get a lead on a job but the bakery’s owner is that awkward kid he knew in high school, only now she has fabulous curves and an irreverent sense of humor. The cozy bakery, with its aroma of sugar, vanilla and spice, has more to offer than tasty cookies.

Fiona MacLeod has been plagued for years by the need to make amends for telling The Big Lie. When the lie’s victim strolls into her bakery with his icy blue stare and killer charm, she feels like she’s standing too close to a hot oven.

Between running her bakery and frosting cupcakes for the Mad River Garden Party, she’s pretty sure she’s falling in love with this infuriating, sexy man. Can Fiona dredge up the courage to confess, face the consequences, and hope for forgiveness?

Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press
Publish date:  June 26, 2019

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Love Proof Excerpt:  

“I remember those days.” She pushed the calculator to the side, too tired to worry about planning the week’s baking schedule. “Why’d you study journalism?

“Truth is important to me. I was tired of all the lies in government, at every level. I wanted to change that. Ultimately make the world a better place. Easy peasy, right?” His lips quirked and he shook his head.

“That’s why I decided to be a baker. Brighten someone’s day with a special treat.”

He scooted his chair closer and pointed at the column of numbers on the page. “You want me to do the rest?” His arm, bare to the bicep, lightly tanned, dusted with blond hair, a little lighter than on his head, rested less than an inch from her own spindly pale arm. Not spindly compared to other women, hefting bags of flour and moving trays of baked goods did take some muscle power. But spindly compared to his manly toned muscles flexing under skin that she’d bet her last jar of sprinkles was smooth and warm. She clenched her hand.

No touching allowed.

“We have cupcakes to frost.” She bounded from the chair and rushed into the kitchen.

Holy moly, the guy oozed sex. In a good way. A very good way. She pulled a clean apron off the shelf and cinched it around her waist. An extra layer of armor between her and temptation in the form of Raynor. The seeker of truth. The man whose mission in life was to expose lies. The reporter who thought liars were not decent human beings.

Luanna’s bio:

Luanna Stewart has been creating adventures for her imaginary friends since childhood. At the tender age of twelve she discovered her grandmother’s stash of romance novels, after which all plots had to lead to a happily-ever-after.

Luanna spends her days writing sexy romantic suspense, steamy paranormal romance, and spicy historical romance. When she’s not torturing her heroes and heroines, she’s either in her kitchen baking something delicious, or protecting her garden from the chickens. She lives in Nova Scotia with her incredibly patient husband and two spoiled cats.

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  2. Love your description(s) of where you write. Having read your book, I can only imagine the wonderful treats you bake. Loved Love Proof. The characters were wonderful, as was the tension between the two, and all the lovely descriptions of baked goods. Not a book you want to read when hungry 🙂

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