Monday, August 21, 2017

Undercover With The Heiress by Nan Dixon (Spotlight, excerpt, review, and GIVEAWAY) GFT








by Nan Dixon

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GENRE:   Contemporary Romance Series

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BLURB:

What's behind her beautiful mask?

FBI agent Kaden Farrell is on a mission. He's undercover at Fitzgerald House in Savannah, where a little girl is the key to his investigation. And that's what he needs to focus on, not a down-and-out heiress whose jeweled eyes haunt his dreams. Courtney Smythe might be spoiled, but when Kaden notices her ease with the children at the B and B, he sees the beauty beyond her looks. Getting close to Courtney will help his case, and giving in to attraction is the right thing to do. Even if it means perpetuating a lie

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EXCERPT



Could Courtney be more alone? Her brother barely tolerated her. Abby wasn’t thrilled she was working at the B and B. Marion was mad. Kaden ignored her and Bess ordered her around. She sighed and headed to the first box. Maybe making beds was easier.

Courtney could barely see around the pink gerberas and bird-of-paradise arrangement she held. Small pompom-like flowers, resembling little alien beings, brushed her nose. Didn’t the bride know this combination was garish? She placed the first arrangement, sloshing water on the tablecloth. Whoops.

“Hang on,” Bess called. “I forgot the mirrors.” She glared at the water spot on the tablecloth. “At least that will be covered. Pick it up again—carefully.”

While Courtney held the flowers, Bess slid a mirror in the center of the table and Courtney set the arrangement down with a crack.

“Careful,” Bess barked.

“The damn vase was slipping,” Courtney snapped back.

“Just...don’t be so rough.” Bess chewed her lip. “Instead of the vases, why don’t you set out the mirrors?”

“Sure.” Everyone thought she was incompetent. Stupid ugly vase.

She shook her head, hoping her face wasn’t bright red. It didn’t matter what they thought. She wouldn’t be in Savannah long enough to care.

She snatched up a couple of mirrors and set them on the closest tables, making sure her back was turned in case a tear slipped down her cheek. She wanted to be where she knew the rules, where she wasn’t viewed as some sort of...liability.


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:



 Nan Dixon spent her formative years as an actress, singer, dancer and competitive golfer. But the need to eat had her studying accounting in college. Unfortunately, being a successful financial executive didn’t feed her passion to perform. When the pharmaceutical company she worked for was purchased, Nan got the chance of a lifetime—the opportunity to pursue a writing career.  She’s a five-time Golden Heart® finalist and award winning author, lives in the Midwest and is active in her local RWA chapter and on the board of a dance company. She has five children, three sons-in-law, two granddaughters, one grandson on the way and one neurotic cat. 




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GIVEAWAY


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The tour dates can be found here





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My review:
 

4.25 out of 5 stars

Undercover with the Heiress by Nan Dixon is a lovely romantic suspense story that centers around privileged and decorative Courtney Smythe as she is forced to deal with a personal upheaval and join the working class. Desperate enough to flee to Savannah and seek sanctuary with her brother and sister-in-law, Courtney struggles to find a niche to fit into among her hard-working and highly capable in-laws, the Fitzgeralds. Her rapport with children finally starts paving the way for her to make a new life, but her progress is complicated by the sexy handyman, Kaden Farrell, who mysteriously manages to reject her but insinuates himself into her life. Too bad he’s working undercover and she’s only a means to an end…or is she?

This addition to the ‘Fitzgerald House’ series is an entertaining look at the concept of redemption and restitution as two disparate characters pursue very different goals. Courtney is almost a caricature and it is a little difficult to be sympathetic to her at first but the author did a great job of gradually softening her abrasive edges, especially when she deals with the very personable kids, Issy and Josh. I love the close relationship Kaden has with his grandfather and I was delighted in the warm family group formed by the Fitzgeralds and their significant others. Those who are squeamish should be aware there are a couple of traumatic scenes, one of which is alluded to as having occurred but is still chill-inducing, as it involves an innocent bystander. Despite this being part of a series, there was no problem reading it as a stand-alone story, and the blend of tragic pasts, redemption, suspense, and budding romance made this a fun and engaging read. I am intrigued by the other sisters in this family and would definitely like to read their stories as well.

A copy of this title was provided to me for review
 

52 comments:

  1. Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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  2. Thanks so much for the excerpt and giveaway.

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    1. Thanks, James. And thanks for following me on Twitter!

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  3. I'm so glad you enjoyed the book, EL! And that you got the changes that Courtney had to make to become her essence! Thank you for the lovely review!

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  4. Awesome review! I'll definitely be checking this one out :)

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  5. Thank you :) I enjoyed the blurb & excerpt

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  6. Thanks for the giveaway; I like the excerpt. :)

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  7. Undercover with the Heiress sounds like a nice romantic read. Adding to my want list!

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  8. Have a Terrific Tuesday and thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  9. What is the best book that you have read recently? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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      I just finished GIRL ON THE VERGE by Pintip Dunn. I love everything she writes and this book was wonderful!

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  10. Have a fun day and thanks again for the giveaway and chance at winning.

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  11. Thanks so much for taking the time to bring us this great giveaway. I know I do appreciate it!

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  12. Congrats on the new book and good luck on the book tour!

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  13. Good Morning! Enjoy your Friday and thank you once again for the opportunity to win this giveaway.

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  14. Thank you for taking time to offer us a great giveaway to win. You're terrific! Enjoy your Saturday

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  15. Beautiful Cover! Intriguing synopsis and a great excerpt. Thanks so much for posting!

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  16. Hello, stopping by to thank you for giving me the chance at winning this giveaway. Enjoy your Sunday!

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  17. Hope you had a fabulous weekend! Looking forward to checking out this book!

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  18. Here we are, back to another Monday so quickly. Make it a good one and thanks for the chance to win.

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  19. Here I am again, back to say thanks for the chance at winning.Have a great day!

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  20. Do you ever want to try acting again? Or perhaps having one of your books made into a movie and then you could be like Hitchcock and have a walkon part.

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  21. Happy Hump Day! I sure appreciate you offering us such great giveaways to win. Thanks for all you do!

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  22. Another week going by so quickly. Enjoy your day, make it special and thank you for the giveaway.

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  23. TGIF, have yourself an awesome day! Thanks again for the giveaway and opportunity to win it.

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  24. Fabulous post! I really enjoyed reading it!

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  25. Hello and Happy Saturday. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this giveaway.

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  29. I am back to once again say thank you for the chance at winning. I sure appreciate it.

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  33. Have an awesome Tuesday and thank you for the chance at winning. You're the best!

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  34. Fabulous tour! I have really enjoyed following this tour and learning more about this book!

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