Due to a publishing house closing, this book is temporarily unavailable. I'm working on either finding it a new home, or learning how to self-publish.
In the epilogue for book 2, Only One Man Will Do, Raul and Ivan are celebrating Raul's happiness, as well as that of the biker babe he feared, now married to Ivan's cousin Dmitri.
Raul smiled, "That was the best wedding present you could have given me, Ivan."
They clinked their glasses together again.
"And it seems to have worked out well for them also," Raul observed. "Now we have to find a woman for you."
Ivan's laughter was loud and infectious.
"I'm in no hurry, my friend. This country has given me so much already. I can wait."
"You think she's just going to walk in your door someday?"
Ivan smiled, "Da. Someday she will. And I'll be here waiting for her."
Minnesota Romance Book 3:
Her Last Resort
She's ex-CIA, a hunted woman used to relying only on herself. He's ex-KGB. with connections to those who can help her. Will she let him? Can glasnost (openness) lead to rapprochement (a bringing together), and maybe even to love as west meets east? And what about her daughter? Can she salvage any kind of relationship with the adult her child has become?
Set-up for excerpt: Stella's estranged daughter from her failed marriage has invited her to share a two-week stay at a resort in upper Minnesota. It's a chance for them to develop a real relationship, which Stella has always wanted. She gets to the resort before her world-famous movie star daughter...
Since there was still no sign of Ivan, Stella headed up the staircase that led to a dining room lit by a huge wall of picture windows with a panoramic view of a beautiful lake. No one was seated at any of the tables set for meals, but it was obviously a popular restaurant judging by the worn spots on the hard wood floor that led to the tables closest to the windows.
"Hello?" Stella called, still seeking someone to check in with. "Is anyone around? I'm looking for Ivan."
"And you have found him," a large booming voice said from behind her. She turned around to get her first glimpse of her host.
****
When Ivan walked into the dining room from the bar, he was busy working through the details of his part in an upcoming yearly party. He usually supplied many of the servers and his chef liked to contribute one of the courses. He looked up in surprise when he entered the room and unexpectedly saw the back of his newest guest. She had an attractive figure with an athletic build, and the sundress she was wearing showed off her toned arms and the curve of her shoulders. But when she turned around to face him, he was immediately struck by two unusual sensations.
The first was a distinct feeling that he had met her before.
But that's impossible! I've never met the mother of my good friend Kelly. She told me that her mother and father got divorced when she was young, and that her mother traveled a lot for her job. Maybe that's it? Maybe I saw her when I was newly-arrived in the U.S.? I used to travel a lot also.
When the woman smiled, he was too involved with his thoughts to respond.
Is it just that she resembles her daughter so much? Their coloring is different of course. Kelly is blonde, while this woman has light brown hair with the faintest streaks of gray. Kelly is light-skinned, but this woman appears to be from the Mediterranean, based on her olive skin and her dark brown eyes. But they have similar features. And her smile shows me the origin of Kelly's dimples.
The second feeling was harder to dismiss...literally. Ivan had gradually become resigned to the reality of being a fifty-year-old man, whose hormonal surges were a thing of the past. But at this moment, he felt himself hardening as if he was a teenager again!
She's so beautiful! I want to do strip her naked and push her over the table!
His breathing sped up and he could feel and hear the pulse of his blood as it abandoned most of his body parts to rush down to where it felt it was needed the most. His nostrils flared as he tried to control the urges he'd thought were behind him.
Damn! I hope my reaction is escaping her notice. She's expecting to be greeted by her genial host, not by a sex-crazed lust-monster! I must get control over myself.
He cleared his throat, wondering if it had really been only a few seconds since he'd walked into the room, but unsure because the smile on her face seemed to be fading as she waited for him to speak again.
****
Stella smiled at her host, wondering why he seemed so hesitant to speak again. She waited politely for a few moments, then spoke to break the silence.
"Are you Ivan? Kelly told me to ask for you if I arrived before she did. I sent her a text when I pulled into the parking lot, but she had warned me that cell phone signals are problematic up here."
"They are indeed," he said, forcing himself to concentrate on her words and how he should respond. "Kelly hasn't arrived yet, but she asked me to show you to your cabin, and to give you a tour of the grounds, so you would know where to find whatever you need."
*****
Buy links:
**Order directly from my publisher:
http://www.eternalpress.biz/product/love-life-fiona-mcgier/
**Also available at:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1629292370
What do reviewers say?
*Harley from Harley's Reviews: If you are looking for a very well written, sexy story about an older couple than look no further. Its not a “cougar” or “sugar daddy” story. Just a story that starts 25 years ago that ends with two people that fall in love despite that fact that someone is trying to kill one of them.
Bravo!
http://www.harliesbooks.com/posts/happy-release-day-author-interview-of-fiona-mcgier-and-review-of-her-last-resort-wa-rafflecopter-giveaway/
**Wild Rayne from Night Owl Reviews: The opening of the book gives the start and feel of how the rest will play out. From the first word on the page I was interested. Stella may not be in her twenties or the person some assume she will be but she's tough and knows how to take care of herself...she meets sexy Ivan, who is also in his fifties, and he stir up things she long thought dead. He brings the heat and makes her panties drip. It made me laugh, their reactions to each other. You would have thought they were teenagers.
http://romance.nightowlreviews.com/v5/reviews/wild-rayne-reviews-her-last-resort-by-fiona-mcgier
**Whitney from Shooting Stars Reviews: ...the book became awesome! I really really enjoyed it. I loved the relationship building between Stella and her daughter. And I really loved the romance between Stella and Ivan! It was all beautiful, along with the very interesting story line, made a very good book!
http://shootingstarsreviews.blogspot.com/2015/03/arc-review-her-last-resort-by-fiona.htm
Raul smiled, "That was the best wedding present you could have given me, Ivan."
They clinked their glasses together again.
"And it seems to have worked out well for them also," Raul observed. "Now we have to find a woman for you."
Ivan's laughter was loud and infectious.
"I'm in no hurry, my friend. This country has given me so much already. I can wait."
"You think she's just going to walk in your door someday?"
Ivan smiled, "Da. Someday she will. And I'll be here waiting for her."
Minnesota Romance Book 3:
Her Last Resort
She's ex-CIA, a hunted woman used to relying only on herself. He's ex-KGB. with connections to those who can help her. Will she let him? Can glasnost (openness) lead to rapprochement (a bringing together), and maybe even to love as west meets east? And what about her daughter? Can she salvage any kind of relationship with the adult her child has become?
Set-up for excerpt: Stella's estranged daughter from her failed marriage has invited her to share a two-week stay at a resort in upper Minnesota. It's a chance for them to develop a real relationship, which Stella has always wanted. She gets to the resort before her world-famous movie star daughter...
Since there was still no sign of Ivan, Stella headed up the staircase that led to a dining room lit by a huge wall of picture windows with a panoramic view of a beautiful lake. No one was seated at any of the tables set for meals, but it was obviously a popular restaurant judging by the worn spots on the hard wood floor that led to the tables closest to the windows.
"Hello?" Stella called, still seeking someone to check in with. "Is anyone around? I'm looking for Ivan."
"And you have found him," a large booming voice said from behind her. She turned around to get her first glimpse of her host.
****
When Ivan walked into the dining room from the bar, he was busy working through the details of his part in an upcoming yearly party. He usually supplied many of the servers and his chef liked to contribute one of the courses. He looked up in surprise when he entered the room and unexpectedly saw the back of his newest guest. She had an attractive figure with an athletic build, and the sundress she was wearing showed off her toned arms and the curve of her shoulders. But when she turned around to face him, he was immediately struck by two unusual sensations.
The first was a distinct feeling that he had met her before.
But that's impossible! I've never met the mother of my good friend Kelly. She told me that her mother and father got divorced when she was young, and that her mother traveled a lot for her job. Maybe that's it? Maybe I saw her when I was newly-arrived in the U.S.? I used to travel a lot also.
When the woman smiled, he was too involved with his thoughts to respond.
Is it just that she resembles her daughter so much? Their coloring is different of course. Kelly is blonde, while this woman has light brown hair with the faintest streaks of gray. Kelly is light-skinned, but this woman appears to be from the Mediterranean, based on her olive skin and her dark brown eyes. But they have similar features. And her smile shows me the origin of Kelly's dimples.
The second feeling was harder to dismiss...literally. Ivan had gradually become resigned to the reality of being a fifty-year-old man, whose hormonal surges were a thing of the past. But at this moment, he felt himself hardening as if he was a teenager again!
She's so beautiful! I want to do strip her naked and push her over the table!
His breathing sped up and he could feel and hear the pulse of his blood as it abandoned most of his body parts to rush down to where it felt it was needed the most. His nostrils flared as he tried to control the urges he'd thought were behind him.
Damn! I hope my reaction is escaping her notice. She's expecting to be greeted by her genial host, not by a sex-crazed lust-monster! I must get control over myself.
He cleared his throat, wondering if it had really been only a few seconds since he'd walked into the room, but unsure because the smile on her face seemed to be fading as she waited for him to speak again.
****
Stella smiled at her host, wondering why he seemed so hesitant to speak again. She waited politely for a few moments, then spoke to break the silence.
"Are you Ivan? Kelly told me to ask for you if I arrived before she did. I sent her a text when I pulled into the parking lot, but she had warned me that cell phone signals are problematic up here."
"They are indeed," he said, forcing himself to concentrate on her words and how he should respond. "Kelly hasn't arrived yet, but she asked me to show you to your cabin, and to give you a tour of the grounds, so you would know where to find whatever you need."
*****
Buy links:
**Order directly from my publisher:
http://www.eternalpress.biz/product/love-life-fiona-mcgier/
**Also available at:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1629292370
What do reviewers say?
*Harley from Harley's Reviews: If you are looking for a very well written, sexy story about an older couple than look no further. Its not a “cougar” or “sugar daddy” story. Just a story that starts 25 years ago that ends with two people that fall in love despite that fact that someone is trying to kill one of them.
Bravo!
http://www.harliesbooks.com/posts/happy-release-day-author-interview-of-fiona-mcgier-and-review-of-her-last-resort-wa-rafflecopter-giveaway/
**Wild Rayne from Night Owl Reviews: The opening of the book gives the start and feel of how the rest will play out. From the first word on the page I was interested. Stella may not be in her twenties or the person some assume she will be but she's tough and knows how to take care of herself...she meets sexy Ivan, who is also in his fifties, and he stir up things she long thought dead. He brings the heat and makes her panties drip. It made me laugh, their reactions to each other. You would have thought they were teenagers.
http://romance.nightowlreviews.com/v5/reviews/wild-rayne-reviews-her-last-resort-by-fiona-mcgier
**Whitney from Shooting Stars Reviews: ...the book became awesome! I really really enjoyed it. I loved the relationship building between Stella and her daughter. And I really loved the romance between Stella and Ivan! It was all beautiful, along with the very interesting story line, made a very good book!
http://shootingstarsreviews.blogspot.com/2015/03/arc-review-her-last-resort-by-fiona.htm
