Thursday, 19 February 2015
From Here to Nashville by Julie Stock
Release Date: 16th February, 2015
Publisher: Clued Up Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Two worlds, 4,000 miles apart. Can music unite them?
Rachel Hardy dreams of being a
successful country music singer in Nashville’s Music City, four thousand miles
away from her lonely life in Dorset.
When Jackson Phillips, an
independent record label owner, encourages her band to audition for a
nationwide ‘Open Mic’ competition, she decides they have nothing to lose.
But when she starts to fall in
love with Jackson, the stakes suddenly get higher and she finds herself with a
great big dilemma on her hands. Should she abandon her dream and take the easy
way out or should she leave the life she has always known behind and take a
gamble on a man who has personal demons of his own?
Follow Rachel and Jackson as they
learn to trust in love again and to see whether music really can bring them
together.
Teaser Excerpt
I turned slowly to find myself staring up into
the most beautiful pair of brown eyes I’d ever seen. The gorgeous man who’d
been watching me earlier now stood before me, and my breath caught as I studied
him close up. He towered over my petite frame, his soft, wavy, dark brown hair
falling over his forehead, hands slung low in his pockets and cowboy boots
peeking out from beneath his jeans.
‘Er, hi,’ I managed to stutter out, reminding
myself to breathe.
‘Hey there,’ he drawled in the most luscious
American accent. ‘I heard you singing and I wanted to find out more about who
that fabulous voice belonged to.’ He smiled and as he did, I noticed the way
his lips turned up invitingly at the corners.
‘Thank you. I’m glad you liked it,’ I replied,
trying to appear calm and to bring my focus back to his eyes.
And then he chuckled. God, he knew how to make a
chuckle sound sexy. He oozed confidence too, with his broad shoulders pulled
back and his head held high.
‘You British, you’re so damn polite,’ he said,
raising his eyebrows. ‘You sounded great up there.’
‘Yeah, the crowd had a great vibe tonight. I
can’t quite believe it.’
‘Well, you have no reason not to; the proof’s
all here. I loved your own song by the way. You have a real talent there.’
I blushed then, an
honest-to-goodness shade of pink that made him chuckle once more, locking eyes
with me as he did, so I knew the compliment was sincere.
About the Author
Julie Stock is an author of contemporary romance novels, novellas
and short stories. She is a proud member of the Romantic Novelists’
Association’s New Writers’ Scheme and is a Member of The Alliance of
Independent Authors.
She blogs about her path to
publication on her website, ‘My Writing Life’ www.juliestock.wordpress.com. You can also connect with her on Twitter, on Goodreads and via her Facebook Author Page.
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When she is not writing, she
works part-time as a teacher. She is married with two teenage daughters and
lives with her family in Bedfordshire.
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The cover is a good fit for the title & story line.
I like the cover. Simple but telling of the story.
Thank you so much for your feedback about the cover, Mary and Linda. I must say, I love it but it's nice to know you do too :) Hope you've both entered the competition and good luck if you have!