On this family day feature, I’m raising my coffee cup to Kyle and Gwen, the hero and heroine of my 2014 release Bad Traveler. I love the cover. Is their anything sweeter than a hot man holding an infant? I think not.
Bad Traveler ““ Blurb – Take single mother Gwen Jones, her infant daughter and a business plan for a small town bakery. Combine with an eventful cross-country flight, chance encounter with Kyle Collins, her college crush turned basketball coach, and a dash of motion sickness. Stir in a few nuts, or family members, and large quantities of chocolate. Will this recipe be a delicious keeper or an oven oops?
Want a taste of my contemporary foodie romance? This scene is on an airplane after Kyle Collins arranged to sit next to Gwen Jones and her six month old daughter.
“She wants to nurse.” She breastfed Chloe on earlier flights, but never with someone she might see again close by. The illuminated bathroom light eliminated that option. Besides, who wanted to eat in a germy, stinky place? Nope. Strangers might judge, but their opinions held no sway. She might and hoped to see Kyle again. After all this time, she cared what he thought, but he seemed unfazed, not disgusted, embarrassed, or eager to sneak a peek.
“Is your cover-up in the diaper bag?”
“Yes.” Nerves choked her words. She had to relax.
“I’ll get it.” He rummaged in the bag until he pulled out a blanket and the rest of the ginger ale. “My sister nursed her children, too. She trained her husband to bring her a drink every time one of them cries. Now he brings her a drink every time a kid cries, whether she’s nursing or not.”His soft chuckle eased her tension.
“Do you think she’d let me hold her while you get set?”
She handed her to him. Chloe wiggled a bit, using her arms to push away from his chest and study his face, but she remained calm. As she tucked his coat around her on one side and spread the blanket across her chest, her heart skipped a beat watching him make faces and silly noises at Chloe. His efforts were rewarded with one of her gurgles, eliciting laughter all around. He was far more comfortable being with the baby than Chloe’s own birth father was. Swallowing hard, she suppressed the weight of raising a daughter who would miss out on the love of two parents.
“All set,” she muttered and extended her arms to receive her little girl.
I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know Gwen and her family. I love to hear from readers, so let me know what you think of Bad Traveler.
Bad Traveler is available at Amazon, Barnes&Noble, Coffee Time Romance and more!
About the author: Having worked myriad jobs as I moved through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Georgia, and Virginia, I decided I needed a more portable career. Writing fit the bill.
I currently reside in Minnesota with my husband, two children, two hairless cats and a fluffy ex-stray cat. When not writing, I enjoys baking, reading and drinking coffee. I am the author of Winter Fairy, Bad Traveler and the forthcoming Lucky Traveler.
Find me at : www.lolakarns.com
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