I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TILLBRIDGE STABLES SCAVENGER HUNT by Nina Crespo Blog Tour hosted byRockstar Book Tours. Check out my post to find the secret word (it’s purple) and make sure to enter the giveaway! Make sure to follow the tour schedule at the bottom of this post for all the stops! Each word you enter is another entry for the giveaway!
About the Books:
Title: THE COWGIRL’S SURPRISE MATCH (Tillbridge Stables #3)
Pub. Date: Paperback: January 26, 2021. eBook: February 1, 2021
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 288
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Google Play, Bookshop.org
Free preview: https://preview.aer.io/9781488075322
Grab the paperback on January 26th before the eBook! It’s only $4.99!
A sweet charade takes an unexpected turn!
Dearly beloved, we are (not) gathered together…
Maid of honor Zurie Tillbridge has been working secretly with best man Mace Calderone to plan her cousin Tristan’s wedding to a well-known actress. To keep their wedding plans from leaking to the press, Zurie and Mace must pretend they are the ones getting married. Cake tasting and flower arranging seem like harmless fun…until wary workaholic Zurie realizes she’s feeling something real for her fake fiancé…
Title: HER SWEET TEMPTATION (Tillbridge Stables #2)
Author: Nina Crespo
Pub. Date: October 1, 2020
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 207
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Google Play, Bookshop.org
Free Preview: https://preview.aer.io/9781488070143
When good things come in bad-boy packages.
She vows to find the right kind of guy but a tempting stranger challenges everything…
“Bad Choices” should have been Rina Tillbridge’s middle name and it’s time to turn over a new leaf. But when stuntman Scott Halsey struts onto her property for his latest film, her impulsive alter ego threatens to make a comeback. The quintessential thrill-seeking stuntman has no designs on commitment. So why are all his red flags igniting white-hot passion…and inspiring dreams of a Hollywood ending?
REVIEWS:
“Rina and Scott’s slow burn romance is emotional, lighthearted, cute, is very entertaining and addictively different.” Shaka, BookBub
“Fun flirty and super cute.” Joelle, Goodreads
“If you need an escape, a distraction or if you want to have a good time, pick this romance between a cafe owner/baker and a movie stuntman.” Aly, Goodreads
Title: THE COWBOY’S CLAIM (Tillbridge Stables #1)
Author: Nina Crespo
Pub. Date: February 1, 2021
Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 209
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Free Preview: https://preview.aer.io/The_Cowboys_Claim-MjUzMTg3-1921
He’s discovered his leading lady.
The role of her dreams: in his arms.
Chloe Daniels is determined to land the role of a lifetime. Even if she’s terrified to get on a horse! And the last thing her reluctant teacher, Tristan Tillbridge, wants is to entertain a pampered actress. But the enigmatic cowboy soon discovers that Chloe is as genuine as she is gorgeous, and he’s determined to make her his. Will this unlikely pair discover that the sparks between them are anything but an act?
REVIEWS:
“Smooth pacing, likable characters (along with Chloe and Tristan, there is Rina and Mace), and a compelling plot make THE COWBOY’S CLAIM a solid read.” Romance In Color
“I loved these two together. I cannot wait to read more in this series!” Crystal, Goodreads
“If you love a series about tight-knit families, family-run businesses with lots of drama, and an opposites attract type of romance, you’ll love this new series by Nina Crespo!” Katie, Goodreads
“Watching the budding romance that happened in this story was that perfect combination of the slow burn and steaminess you could equate with a romance that will keep you reading…” Danaburk, BookBub
Scavenger Hunt
Rina added buying florescent bulbs and finding a plumber to her growing mental to-do list . She’d look over the application when she returned.
Just over a week ago, she’d unexpectedly lost one of her key employees who handled maintenance at the cafe and made the deliveries. Now she and her staff were struggling to take up the slack. If the person who’d stopped by had the right qualifications to fil the position, she’d set up an interview with him as soon as possible.
“Hellooo,” Philippa called out over the phone. “Are you still there?”
“Yes. I was glancing over the messages I missed. I’m just getting them. I came the back way. My cel reception dropped out.”
“You drove here on that pothole-infested road? Why?”
Rina muzzled her excuse. She’d wanted to save time, but in retrospect, her reasoning had been more than just a little faulty. “It’s a long story. I’l tel you when I see you. Where are we setting up now?”
“Halfway across the field past the new barn.”
Rina looked behind her, spotting the food van and two white tents in the distance. “Be there in a sec.”
“Oh and—”
Rina hung up prematurely. Oops. But in a few minutes, Philippa could tell her what she’d started to say.
At the back of the SUV, Rina slipped the phone in her front apron pocket and opened the rear door. Had the pies survived? She slid one of the four sheet pans with semi clear lids from the plastic travel container and peeked inside. A breath of relief whooshed out. But now wasn’t the time to celebrate. She stil had to get the pies where they belonged.
Rina lifted the sheet pan to her shoulder, closed the rear door, and started across the mown pasture. She’d ask one of Philippa’s staff to get the rest of the desserts.
As she trekked to the catering area yards ahead, she saw Philippa dressed in beige chef’s gear and wearing her signature lime-green bandana as a headband over her dark dreadlocks. She was placing serving utensils on a long empty buffet table under the first tent while her staff was checking over the setup of tables and foldable chairs in the other tents nearby.
In front of Rina to the right, orange cones were stationed a short distance from the open entrance of the new distressed-wood barn that had been built for the film. Funny, it almost felt as if the small barn had always been there. Maybe because years ago there used to be one on the property. The stable had been much smaller, and there hadn’t been a guesthouse, just a large family home where she lived with her parents, Mathew and Cherie, her sister, Zurie, her cousin, Tristan, and his father, Jacob.
Rina couldn’t stop a smile as she thought of SUMMERS at Tillbridge back then. As the oldest by more than five years, a teenaged Zurie had been responsible for looking after her and Tristan during the day while their parents worked, although Tristan had believed his role was being their protector. While Zurie was taking care of the big-girl chores—making breakfast and lunch for the three of them and checking on the horses—she and Tristan would sneak off to the empty field to play bal , climb trees and play hide-and-seek.
Not For Sale
Ready or not, here I come… The recollection of Tristan as a young boy calling out to her younger self fil ed her mind.
Philippa shouting pulled Rina back to the present, but she was too far away to hear what she was saying. Why was Philippa waving her arms above her head as if she was warning her off?
Chapter Two
Scott Halsey adjusted the black cowboy hat that was al but glued to his head then pulled on his dark leather fingerless gloves. As he altered his stance, the soles of his black boots scraped over the wide wood beam near the ceiling of the empty barn. The long black duster jacket, covering his dark vest and pants and the prop pistol in the holster strapped around his waist, sat hot and heavy on his shoulders.
Losing the coat would make him a lot cooler, but even though they were just rehearsing the stunt for the movie, they needed to duplicate conditions for the filming of the scene, and that included knowing how the costume would affect movement. But a barn steadily heating up from the sun was nothing compared to other situations he’d endured. During his career as a stuntman, he’d been submerged in freezing water, baked in the desert and set on fire from head to toe.
As he reached for the cord in front of him secured to a metal girder above his head, tingles of anticipation danced up and down his spine. He harnessed the familiar feeling into an intense focus that became sharper and narrower as he breathed.
The stunt he was practicing rated low on the danger spectrum. In fact, it reminded him of the rope swing he and his sister played on during summer vacations when they were kids. The only difference, he wasn’t flying as high as he could on a dare and dropping into a lake. He was swinging over the floor of the barn, and if he aimed properly, which he would, once he let go of the rope he’d land just outside. From that point, it was an easy drop and roll to his knee before unholstering the empty pistol and aiming at the nonexistent bad guys.
He glanced down at the balding light-haired stunt coordinator, Kyle, and the two college-aged interns wearing jeans and black T-shirts with the name of the movie on the front and CREW on the back. “I’m ready.”
Kyle motioned for the two guys to go outside then gave Scott a thumbs-up.
Scott’s heart rate kicked up a tad as he tightened his hold on the cord. He leaped off the beam and swung down. As he soared through the air, his senses heightened and his vision focused on the threshold of the open barn doors. But instead of a clear path in front of him, a woman carrying a tray was walking past.
As she glanced his way, she froze. Shock came over her face and her mouth formed an O.
Decisions synced in his mind. He dropped short of his mark on the shock-absorbing pad, executed a tighter roll than planned, and sprang to his feet.
As he wrapped an arm around the flabbergasted woman’s slender waist, she released a sound between a scream and a squeak. He braced his other hand under the tray with hers, catching it before it slipped to the ground.
Her eyes, a spectrum of hues from deep gold to sepia, met his.
She breathed unsteadily and a glow tinged her smooth dark brown cheeks. Taking hold of the tray, she slipped from his grasp. “Are you out of your mind? What are you doing?”
He didn’t mean to chuckle, but the exasperated expression on her pretty face was more cute than threatening. Scott tipped his hat and gave his best charming fake Western drawl. “My job, ma’am.”
“So you get paid to crash into people?”
“On occasion, but I just performed some of my greatest work.”
She gave him a puzzled look. “What?”
“I saved two out of two. You and these.” He glanced down to the sheet pan clutched in her hands. The lid was halfway off…and what looked to be two pies were smooshed against the side of it. “Damn. I thought I nailed it. I’m sorry. Here, let me carry that for you.”
“No. You’ve done enough already.” Her tone was soft but firm as she turned slightly away from him putting the sheet pan out of reach.
“Move please.”
He stepped aside and she walked away. Again.
About Nina:
Nina Crespo lives in Florida where she indulges in her favorite passions — the beach, a good glass of wine, date night with her own real-life hero and dancing.
Her lifelong addiction to romance began in her teens while on a “borrowing spree” in her older sister’s bedroom where she discovered her first romance novel.
Let Nina’s sensual contemporary stories and steamy paranormal tales feed your own addiction for love, romance, and happily ever after.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will win a $10 Amazon Gift Card, INTERNATIONAL.
1 winner will receive a signed print copy of a book from the Tillbridge Stables series (reader’s choice), US Only.
Click Here to Enter The Giveaway!
Scavenger Hunt Tour Schedule:
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1/25/2021 |
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Scavenger Hunt Clue 10 |
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The Obsessed Reader 
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