Today I welcome Simona Ahrnstedt and an excerpt from her book All In
All In
by Simona Ahrnstedt
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
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BLURB:
In the
cutthroat world of Sweden’s financial elite, no one knows that better than
corporate raider David Hammar. Ruthless. Notorious. Unstoppable. He’s out to
hijack the ultimate prize, Investum. After years of planning, all the players
are in place; he needs just one member of the aristocratic owning family on his
side—Natalia De la Grip.
Elegant,
brilliant, driven to succeed in a man’s world, Natalia is curious about David’s
unexpected invitation to lunch. Everyone knows that he is rich, dangerous,
unethical; she soon discovers he is also deeply scarred.
The
attraction between these two is impossible, but the long Swedish nights unfold
an affair that will bring to light shocking secrets, forever alter a family,
and force both Natalia and David to confront their innermost fears and desires.
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Excerpt
Four:
David saw her. She was standing
there amid a crowd of partygoers, almost luminous. People moved around and
behind and sometimes in front of her, but she stood out like a radiant star in
a dark sky. How could he ever have thought that Natalia was anything other than
breathtakingly beautiful? Had there really been a time when he had described
her to himself as common and insignificant? There was nothing ordinary about
her. She had done something to her hair—it fell around her shoulders in big
glossy waves that continued down her back. And she was wearing red. A Ferrari
red dress, short and made of some material that looked alive, swirling around
her body in triumphant serpentine swaths. And those long, sexy legs that quite
recently had rested on his shoulders as he brought her to climax.
At first he couldn’t identify the
word he heard in his head; he was too preoccupied with drinking her in with his
eyes.
But then he heard it again, a single
word that drowned out all the others, a primal roar.
Mine.
She is mine.
Which was beyond stupid, of course.
He had no right to her, never would. It didn’t matter what they’d done. It was
only sex.
Only sex.
He wanted to walk over to her. He
wanted to caress those bare shoulders, put his arm around her, pull her to him,
kiss her deeply, thoroughly, satisfyingly. Wanted to see her face start to
glow, see her eyes widen. It was almost impossible to resist. Impossible to
remember why he should resist that impulse that was so primal in its force. He
did what he apparently always did when it came to Natalia—he started bargaining
with himself.
One last time, what did it matter?
Because this would really be the last time, truly. This was the last night they
would see each other before— well, before.
She cocked her head to the side and
watched him, alluring and tempting him like a modern-day siren, and David just
threw it all overboard. He dumped his good intentions and reason as if they
were ballast, holding him down, and made up his mind.
Mine.
He was about to start walking toward
her, had already taken the first step, when he suddenly saw a tall man slip up
behind her, as if he’d been standing there the whole time and was now staking
his rightful claim. With a slow wink Natalia looked away from David. She turned
to face the man. He whispered something in her ear, she nodded in response, and
David saw the couple move a little and then they were swallowed by the crowd of
party guests.
The moment was past.
He swallowed. He should be grateful
it had happened. Now he had the chance to move on.
But he didn’t move on.
He just stood there.
And he wondered: who the hell was
that man?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Simona Ahrnstedt was born in Prague and is a licensed psychologist, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and most importantly, a bestselling author. As her novels have swept bestseller lists in her native Sweden, she has become a spokesperson for books by women, for women, and about women. Her provocative women’s fiction has been sold in multiple languages as well as audio format. She lives outside of Stockholm, Sweden, with her two teenagers.
Buy Link:
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Simona will be awarding a print copy
of ALL IN (US/Canada only) to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during
the tour.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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