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`Title: In Pursuit
Author: Olivia Luck
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Synopsis
Eddie Neff needs space. Not the type that country stars croon about, but physical distance from her emotionally distant father and the tatters of a broken relationship. So when the opportunity to relocate her life and interior design business arises, the answer comes easily.
Adjusting to life with Claire, her gregarious new roommate, is more than simply testing comfort limits. With just one meeting, Eddie finds herself unable to resist the draw of Harris Grant, Claire’s brooding and overprotective older brother.
Harris doesn’t fit her idea of a safe relationship. He pushes Eddie to face her deepest insecurities and fears of abandonment. And Harris holds on to his own painful loss, unable to overcome personal demons.
Eddie and Harris must learn to conquer their internal struggles. But as they navigate their new love, outside forces fight to drive them apart.
Author note: In Pursuit is the first book in a two book series. Intended for 18+ readers.
Review
Eddie, Claire, and Harris all have their secrets. Eddie's is that she is starting over in a new city, far away from her immature ex. Claire and Harris Grant's secrets run deep. Claire is very different from placid Eddie. She is far more outgoing, she's a risk taker, and she dabbles in things that shock the far more conservative Eddie. Harris appears to be a cold, unwelcoming presense, but underneath the man is boiling with unresolved and unspoken feelings.
Eddie struggles with her self worth, her emotionally distant relationship with her father, and the psycological damage inflicted by her ex-boyfriend. The Grant siblings' secrets are far deeper and more sinister. What caused Harris to be so overprotective? Is Claire really the friendly woman she appears to be? Will Eddie be able to jumpstart her career and start her life over? And more importantly, will Harris and Eddie respond to the mutual attraction that burgeons whenever they are near one another? Or will Eddie run - again - leaving Harris 'In Pursuit'?
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About The Author
Olivia Luck lives in the middle of America with her loving husband and her obsession with writing. She wrote her first romance novel at age eight. When she’s not reading, editing, or writing, you can find her in the kitchen learning to cook. Olivia loves to travel and spend time with her family.
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Excerpt
The next week begins uneventfully. Claire and I go about our normal work routines, and things are peaceful. I know that this won’t be a long term living situation for me, but this existence works for the time being. Of course, the absence of Harris probably has made her more relaxed. I haven’t seen or heard from him since Saturday evening. Now, Wednesday night, I’m antsy for another encounter. Sarah’s right, I need to get his number and make things happen.
I’m working on dinner when the front door opens and closes more softly than usual. I’m in the middle of singing to myself,
On my Own from
Les Miserables, when he starts making his way into the condo.
I do not hide my voice from him, instead I work through the words of the song, emoting the loneliness held in the lyrics.
Before I see him, I feel him. The way my heart starts galloping in my chest, the knife becoming slippery in my damp palm. My skin starts to tingle, still humming in appreciation from his earlier touches. I sing softly to myself, the words slipping out. I don’t feel the usual rush of shyness. He
should see this side of me.
When our eyes connect as he enters the kitchen, I know he’s feeling something, too, by the way that his eyes soften at the sight of me and his lips flicker upward for a half second. I cut the song short, ending before the singer professes her love.
Neither of us speaks as he crosses the galley kitchen. I avert my eyes back to the task in front of me as he moves behind me. He places one palm on either side of countertop, caging me in.
I concentrate on my breathing, but it doesn’t help the racing of my heart or the butterflies of excitement fluttering in my stomach. We’re not physically touching, but every pore of my body hums with energy.
“Do you feel that?” he asks huskily.
“Yes,” I breathe.
His cheek brushes against my hair in an achingly tender gesture.
“Good.”
His arms drop and he puts distance between us, his features oddly calm.
Wow.
Character Casting
Playlist
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Girls Just Want to Have Fun – STRFKR
Babel – Mumford and Sons
Hummingbird – Alex Clare
I Think of You – Rodriguez
Get Lucky – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
Sideways – Citizen Cope
Timekeeper – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Be Good to Me – Sia
One Heart Missing – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
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