Waiting
For Rain
Release
Date: February 24th 2014
Date: February 24th 2014
Blurb
The village of Stamford, the quintessential chocolate box
English scene, seemed an impossible dream for foster kid Toby Prentiss. Now
he’s found a home among the haystacks and village fairs as the general manager
for the Duck and Drake Hotel. With the fears and demons from his youth hidden
away in this bucolic oasis, he’s very protective of who he lets in. Until he
stumbles across shirtless carpenter Rain Engel building the hotel’s new
custom-designed bar.
English scene, seemed an impossible dream for foster kid Toby Prentiss. Now
he’s found a home among the haystacks and village fairs as the general manager
for the Duck and Drake Hotel. With the fears and demons from his youth hidden
away in this bucolic oasis, he’s very protective of who he lets in. Until he
stumbles across shirtless carpenter Rain Engel building the hotel’s new
custom-designed bar.
Working in the countryside, Rain prepared to
face his biggest fear: sheep. He didn’t expect to deal with his second biggest
fear: commitment. Toby’s controlled tough guy façade coupled with his “find
happiness where you can” optimism calls to Rain like nothing before. While Rain
may be an exhibitionist, his romantic history forces him to hold his emotions
close. As their relationship develops, secrets from their pasts drive a wedge
between them: the ex-boyfriend who tore apart Rain’s trust and Toby’s history
with the law. But can the secrets hiding among the quirky villagers bring them
together? With missing sheep, pole dancing at the winter festival, and a
crippling drought, everyone is waiting for Rain.
BOOK TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD_bx62iD4Q&feature=c4-overview&list=UUW20QTDv3GopseV0mRVZcOw
Waiting For Rain
“You heard
me. You have to dance for me. A Rain dance, with a capital R.” I was starting
to enjoy myself now. “The farmers have been complaining that they need rain.
Your name is Rain, we’re out in a field, surrounded by nature, a full moon, and
it’s nearly midnight. That sounds very auspicious to me. So do a Rain dance for
me. Then you can have me on top of that haystack.” His eyes were hooded as he
stared, first at my groin then back up to my face. He looked very turned on but
still worried. “Are there any animals in that field? You know, cows, horses…
sheep?” He shuddered. I looked at him, a little nonplussed. I’d offered him my
arse, and he was worried about livestock?
me. You have to dance for me. A Rain dance, with a capital R.” I was starting
to enjoy myself now. “The farmers have been complaining that they need rain.
Your name is Rain, we’re out in a field, surrounded by nature, a full moon, and
it’s nearly midnight. That sounds very auspicious to me. So do a Rain dance for
me. Then you can have me on top of that haystack.” His eyes were hooded as he
stared, first at my groin then back up to my face. He looked very turned on but
still worried. “Are there any animals in that field? You know, cows, horses…
sheep?” He shuddered. I looked at him, a little nonplussed. I’d offered him my
arse, and he was worried about livestock?
“Not that I
know of. Dave does have some sheep, but they’re kept on another field.” I saw
him shiver again. I frowned. “What’s wrong? You don’t like farm animals?”
know of. Dave does have some sheep, but they’re kept on another field.” I saw
him shiver again. I frowned. “What’s wrong? You don’t like farm animals?”
He muttered,
and I leaned in toward him. “Sorry, I didn’t catch that. What did you say?” He
glowered at me in the dim light from the moon. “I said I don’t like bloody
sheep.”
and I leaned in toward him. “Sorry, I didn’t catch that. What did you say?” He
glowered at me in the dim light from the moon. “I said I don’t like bloody
sheep.”
I nodded. “I
see. Why not? Sheep are nice, woolly, cute animals.”
see. Why not? Sheep are nice, woolly, cute animals.”
He looked
distinctly ill. “I can’t agree with that. I really don’t like them.”
distinctly ill. “I can’t agree with that. I really don’t like them.”
I didn’t
quite know what to say to this rather surreal conversation about my man having
an obvious phobia of the ovine species.
quite know what to say to this rather surreal conversation about my man having
an obvious phobia of the ovine species.
“Well, I can
assure you there are no little lambs, rams, or mummy sheep near that haystack.”
I gazed at him curiously. “Have you always had a dislike of sheep? Did you
perhaps have a sheep-related trauma that affected you in childhood?”
assure you there are no little lambs, rams, or mummy sheep near that haystack.”
I gazed at him curiously. “Have you always had a dislike of sheep? Did you
perhaps have a sheep-related trauma that affected you in childhood?”
Rain scowled
again. “I just don’t like them, okay? Fluffy, po-faced sheep with gooey eyes.
They give me the willies.” He waved an impatient hand. “Now, are we going to do
this whole ‘fucking’ thing or not?”
Susan’s Bio:
again. “I just don’t like them, okay? Fluffy, po-faced sheep with gooey eyes.
They give me the willies.” He waved an impatient hand. “Now, are we going to do
this whole ‘fucking’ thing or not?”
Susan’s Bio:
Susan
Mac Nicol is a self confessed bookaholic, an avid watcher of videos of sexy
pole dancing men, geek, nerd and in love with her Smartphone. This little
treasure is called ‘the boyfriend’ by her long suffering husband, who says if
it vibrated, there’d be no need for him. Susan hasn’t had the heart to tell him
there’s an app for that…
Mac Nicol is a self confessed bookaholic, an avid watcher of videos of sexy
pole dancing men, geek, nerd and in love with her Smartphone. This little
treasure is called ‘the boyfriend’ by her long suffering husband, who says if
it vibrated, there’d be no need for him. Susan hasn’t had the heart to tell him
there’s an app for that…
She is
never happier than when sitting in the confines of her living room/study/on a
cold station platform scribbling down words and making two men fall in love.
She is a romantic at heart and believes that everything happens (for the most
part) for a reason. She likes to think
of herself as a ‘half full’ kinda gal, although sometimes that philosophy is
sorely tested.
never happier than when sitting in the confines of her living room/study/on a
cold station platform scribbling down words and making two men fall in love.
She is a romantic at heart and believes that everything happens (for the most
part) for a reason. She likes to think
of herself as a ‘half full’ kinda gal, although sometimes that philosophy is
sorely tested.
Lover
of walks in the forest, theatre productions, dabbling her toes in the cold
North Sea and the vibrant city of London where you can experience all four
seasons in a day , she is a hater of pantomime (so please don’t tar and feather
her), duplicitous people, bigotry and self righteous idiots.
of walks in the forest, theatre productions, dabbling her toes in the cold
North Sea and the vibrant city of London where you can experience all four
seasons in a day , she is a hater of pantomime (so please don’t tar and feather
her), duplicitous people, bigotry and self righteous idiots.
In an
ideal world, Susan Mac Nicol would be Queen of England and banish all the bad
people to the Never Never Lands of Wherever -Who Cares. As that’s never going
to happen, she contents herself with writing her HEA stories and pretending,
that just for a little while, good things happen to good people.
ideal world, Susan Mac Nicol would be Queen of England and banish all the bad
people to the Never Never Lands of Wherever -Who Cares. As that’s never going
to happen, she contents herself with writing her HEA stories and pretending,
that just for a little while, good things happen to good people.
Sue is
a PAN member of Romance Writers of America and is a member of the Romantic
Novelists Association in the UK.
a PAN member of Romance Writers of America and is a member of the Romantic
Novelists Association in the UK.
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Thanks so much for hosting me on your blog RJ and for show casing Waiting for Rain. I loved this excerpt, poor Rain with his sheep phobia 🙂