Madison Michael is an
indie publisher, blogger and the author of the Beguiling Bachelor Series as
well as the novella Desire & Dessert, from her sizzling B&B Billionaire
Bachelor series.
A Chicago native and
hopeless romantic, Maddy was raised on Chicago culture, fairy tales, great
literature and swashbuckling movies. Maddy employs that history, writing steamy
contemporary romance novels set against the sumptuous backdrop of Chicago’s
elite society.
After receiving a BA in
Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Loyola University of
Chicago, Madison abandoned her writing to find her way in the corporate
business world. Daughter of a librarian, it was inevitable that she would
return to the world of books.
Maddy writes from high
above Chicago where she can stare at its gorgeous skyline or the shores of Lake
Michigan surrounded by feline assistants. When she is not writing,, Maddy can
be found lost in a book, fighting for the rights of the mentally iil or dining
on Chicago’s famous cuisine. Hot dogs and pizza, anyone?
Meet
Leigh Dobbs
Beverley: What’s
your name?
Leigh: My name is Leigh
Dobbs. It used to be Leigh Winters but I recently survived a rather nasty
divorce and reverted to my maiden name.
Beverley:
Where did you grow up?
Leigh: I grew up in the
small town of Asheford, a suburb of Boston.
Beverley:
During what time period does your story take place?
Leigh:
Moonlight & Moet takes place now, yesterday or tomorrow. It
is pretty timeless.
Beverley:
What’s your story/back story? Why would someone come up with a story about you?
Leigh: I grew up sheltered,
studious and quiet, but somehow I caught the eye of the prince of Asheford, Joe
Winters when I was fresh out of college. To be honest, he swept me off my feet.
But marriage to Joe was lonely. He was an ambitious lawyer often working late
nights.
I supported his efforts to make partner, getting involved
in the community, in local charities. Then, after five years of marriage, he
admitted he was cheating on me when his girlfriend, and paralegal found out she
was pregnant. I recovered from the devastation of the divorce, but the scandal,
fuelled by Joe’s lies, was more than I could manage.
Now
I am picking up the pieces of my life and starting over in the small North
Carolina town of Saylesville. I have
purchased a B&B here in the mountains of Western Carolina and am settling
into a new life here.
Beverley:
What’s your goal in this story?
Leigh: I want to expand the
B&B to include additional guestrooms, and a dining room that serves the
public. This will provide me the income I need to thrive. I want to become part
of the town life, make friends, settle down.
Beverley:
What conflicts are you facing?
Leigh: It seems the McEwan
family wields the power and influence in Saylesville. I am running up against
Caleb McEwan. He is fighting my expansion plans and support from his company is
critical to the success of my B&B. I guess I should also mention that he
makes my heart thunder and my panties damp.
Caleb
is the man of my dreams, except for fighting my dreams and doing this constant
disappearing act.
Beverley: Do
you have a plan for resolving them?
Leigh: Caleb is a mystery –
and the source of all my pain and pleasure. I must either grow numb to his
effect on me, learn not to care when he is gone without a word only hours after
bedding me, or I have to win his heart.
Can you figure out which I prefer?
Beverley: Is
there anything else you’d like us to know about you?
Leigh: Oh, did I mention
the dreamy and talented French chef I just hired to help me at the B&B? I
wonder if he can help me forget Caleb. Come along into the sumptuous, romantic
world of Moonlight & Moet to find
out.
Blurb for Moonlight and Moet- B&B
Billionaire Romance Series (Bk 2)
When her husband publicly cheats on her, Leigh Dobbs
trades her humiliating reputation as an ice queen and a hometown that shuns her
for the unknown of rural North Carolina. Taking over a small bed and breakfast,
Leigh sets out to restore it, her dignity and her life. Excited at the prospect
of adding more rooms and a full-service restaurant, Leigh’s big plans encounter
the brick wall that is Caleb Rausch. Sparks fly even as Caleb votes no on the
planning commission, crushing Leigh’s dreams.
Handsome powerhouse Caleb Rausch is a man on a mission,
expanding his huge corporation without encroaching on the small town where it
resides. His commitment to his products, employees and historic preservation
are unwavering. What’s lacking is his commitment to one woman. Caleb is the
most eligible bachelor in three states, dating celebrities and models, but
never settling down. Until now.
Even as Caleb forces Leigh’s expansion plans on hold, the
couple moves full-steam-ahead on their relationship, unable to resist the
mutual attraction. So why, after a steamy night together, does Caleb disappear
for weeks? Has Leigh put her heart out there again, just to be played?
Will the magic of a moonlit night be enough to kindle
their love or will Caleb’s constant disappearing act prevent him from melting
this ice queen’s heart?
Excerpt
From Moonlight and Moet
Exhausted and anxious to return home, Leigh wasn’t paying
attention as she stepped out the door of the small law office at the end of the
row of storefronts. Leigh went down hard on the cement, her skirt flying up,
her brochures flying. A shook-up Leigh assessed the damage and caught her
breath. Her dignity was beyond repair.
Leigh was brushing the dirt from her palms, scraped from
trying to break her fall when a shadow blocked the sun, and a large, dirty
hand, attached to a long, strong arm reached down to assist her. Leigh’s gaze
followed the flannel covered forearm up over a muscled bicep and continued
until her scrutiny was arrested by a pair of coffee-colored eyes surrounded by
the deep laugh lines of an outdoorsman. He was staring vast expanse of creamy
thigh and more than a hint of her magenta panties. His expression told Leigh
that he liked what he saw.
Leigh clumsily scrambled to lower her dress, gather the
brochures fluttering in the breeze, and take the proffered hand all at once.
Several pamphlets escaped down the sidewalk, but she quickly forgot them as she
was lifted like a feather against her mountain’s chest and too swiftly placed
gently on her feet. She winced when the blisters made contact with the hard
surface beneath them and the lumberjack buried behind a grizzly bear beard
reacted.
“Injured, little lady?” he asked with concern. “Let me
help you get you to urgent care.
"That won't be necessary," Leigh responded,
smoothing her dress to cover her embarrassment and interest.
"Then at least let me help you to your destination.”
“I was just heading to my car, down the ways,” Leigh
tried to gesture with the arm the man still held. “But, I’m fine. Really. I can
take it from here.”
“Fine, indeed,” Grizzly Adams replied in a sarcastic,
deep baritone.
He was tall, covered in a subtle sheen of dirt and sweat,
but Leigh quickly realized the shirt under her fingertips was the finest wool
and his boots, caked in an inch of dried mud, were Scarpa Phantom 8000's. He
was a very wealthy Grizzly Adams, and a dedicated hiker too. Those boots were
featured in the mountaineering store up the road for over $1000, way too rich
for Leigh’s blood.
He stood still,
his smile twitching as caught Leigh checking him out. Then, without warning, he
swept her into his arms, carefully adjusted her dress to modestly cover her
behind while managing to slide his hand all along them. The man was a pro.
Leigh couldn't fault his effort, even as she realized he was copping a
feel. Carrying her easily, he began
taking long strides in the direction she had pointed.
“This is completely unnecessary,” Leigh repeated more
than once, interspersed with “put me down, please” and “Really I can walk.” He
ignored them all, speaking right over her repeated and flustered objections.
“You took a nasty fall there. People are always missing
that last step." His face was too close and too handsome. He smelled of
the outdoors - pine, sweat and sunshine. It was intoxicating.
“Are you sure you
wouldn’t prefer I took you over to the doc’s office or the urgent care?”
“Just to my car, thanks,” Leigh requested, done trying to
argue with the hard-muscled man. Who was she kidding? It felt incredible to rest
against his broad chest, his arms holding her securely and his minty breath
blowing on her face. He may have been filthy, a bearded mountain man who was
certainly not her type, but he was sexy as hell. Leigh wished her car was miles
away.
“Will you be ok to drive, Miss…”
“Leigh.”
“Miss Leigh,” he repeated, caressing her name. “Are you
sure you’ll be alright to drive?”
Leigh bobbed her head in the affirmative. She loved
resting her head against the power of this man’s chest, secure in his firm
grip. Leigh looked up at him from under her eyelashes, admiring what she saw.
She could tell that under the caked on mud and scruff, he was handsome, with a
cocky smile and those laughing eyes. She wished she could see more.
“This is my car,” she finally motioned. “Thank you, Mr…”
“You’re certain you can drive?” he asked in his slow,
smooth drawl, ignoring her question.
“I’m not going far,” Leigh reassured him. “I’ll be fine.”
The mountain man placed Leigh on her feet, holding her by
the waist as if waiting for reassurance that she was solidly standing. Leigh
looked down as if to assure herself both feet were there and with a deep breath
made eye contact. The man was a head taller, broad and powerful, and staring at
her as if he wanted to devour her. A hot flush filled Leigh's cheeks, and she
extended a hand to shake his.
“Well, thank you again. You certainly turned out to be my
knight in shining armor today,” she jested.
“Well, Miss Leigh, then I guess I get my knight’s favor,”
the man responded with a devilish grin. Leigh was still registering his warning
when he lowered his head to hers and placed his warm lips upon her cooler ones.
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