New
Release Tour for Love by Design by Katy Ames
With
her ugly past behind her, Annika is back to prove she’s still as
brilliant as ever. Grayson has the makings for ultimate sucess, as
long as his new co-star is everything they say she is. Annika stole
his heart years ago and never looked back, but will the past be able
to stay in the past? Readers are going to love this reunited love
romance from Katy Ames. The 425 Madison series is back with season
two and LOVE BY DESIGN is now live!
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ANNIKA
Cheating
husband. On-air meltdown. Public humiliation.
Lucky
me, I’ve experienced them all.
Oh, and
the implosion of my career as an up-and-coming designer and
renovation television darling.
That
was then.
Now,
I’m in the TV studio, more determined than ever to prove to myself
(and the few fans I have left), that I’m back for good. Nothing
from my past—no man, no mistake—is going to knock me down again.
If only
fate—and Grayson Hesse—had gotten the memo.
GRAYSON
Woodworker.
Stone house restoration guru. And the new host of Hesse
and a Hard Place.
This is
what I know:
If this
show’s a success, I’ll finally be able to give my family the
financial stability they need. My chances of success go way up if I
have the best designer in the business working by my side. And the
best in the business (despite the lingering rumors) is Annika Hale.
She’s
the triple threat: brilliant designer, restoration maven, and the
woman who stole my heart six years ago…and hasn’t looked back
since.
But
that was then.
Now…
Well, what is it they say? After all, 425 Madison is the perfect
place to fall in love.
Excerpt
Copyright
@ Katy Ames 2020
I watch my best
friend chew a hole in her lower lip. “Explain, Abby. Before you
make yourself bleed.”
Abby opens her
mouth. I brace myself for whatever she’s going to say and don’t
hear a single word. I don’t hear anything at all, except the deep,
rumbling laugh that rolls through the soundstage.
My stomach does
cartwheels and every single hair on the back of my neck stands
pin-straight. My anxiety before? It’s got nothing on the nerves
that are about to knock my knees right out from under me.
That laugh—his
laugh… It’s as potent today as it was the first time I heard it.
My eyelids flutter
shut. All worries about first-day nerves and my shitty ex-husband and
career recovery vanish. Into that mental void rushes a series of
images, ones I’d mistakenly sworn, hoped, prayed,
I’d forgotten.
A sweltering summer
night. Low whispers and lurid words.
Large calloused
hands finding the secret, most sensitive parts of my skin.
Lips made for
sinning and promises whispered in a voice that sounded like
salvation. A voice that belongs to a man who vanished without a word.
A man who, if I’m
reading my friend’s—no, strike that, former
friend’s expression correctly, has just claimed a starring role in
the horrifically-timed comedy that is my life.
Abby’s eyes dart
between my face and the person behind me. Plastering on a smile, she
swivels her finger in what I’m assuming she thinks is the “turn
around now” sign. “Annika, this is Mr. Hesse.”
I pivot, thrust out
my hand, but can’t unglue my eyes from the ground.
M. G. Hesse.
G.
As in Grayson,
the quiet, kind, insanely hot carpenter I met on my first network
design job.
As in the only man
I’ve ever fallen for so hard, so fast, I didn’t stop to ask his
last name before tumbling into his bed. Hell, I didn’t even care.
As in the guy I
thought, against all the odds, would disprove my mother’s lessons
about how untrustworthy men are—only to become the poster child by
morning.
A broad palm slides
against mine, fingers curling into a warm grasp. A jolt of awareness
lights up my nerves, and my eyes finally lift to a face I haven’t
seen in six years. Since the day I woke up in his bed, naked, in
love, and alone.
Review: Love By Design is book 16 in the 425 Madison series. This is a second chances kind of romance with the two characters meeting up after 6 years.
Both have gone through a lot. Annika more than Grayson as you soon find out at least when it comes to public opinion.
They have a shared past, though not a shared relationship. Misunderstandings and all that, some anger issues and what not.
You get to see the past in some flashback scenes, which I enjoyed. I loved that for the most part Annika and Grayson's relationship was a slow burn, working their way back to each other, even as they were about to be working together.
There was a definite chemistry between the the two. I also loved that Grayson was committed to his family.
The thing I had the most problem with was Annika's ex, who showed up at the end, and the end of the slow burn that turned into sex every other scene. Seriously? If a tree almost took me out, I would not be in the mood to do the deed. Any kind of deed, to be honest, I'd need a sedative.
While flashbacks played a huge part in the story at the beginning, I wish more time would have been spent on her marriage and its failure. That whole thing, that caused her demise in the tv world for a time, seemed almost like an afterthought. Actually the type of thing that happened, probably would have made her a star in today's reality world of tv.
But these two characters were definitely meant for each other and they were hard not to love. This was a good addition to the series, though I will add 425 Madison didn't play a huge part in the story with this book.
Rating: 4 flowers
Both have gone through a lot. Annika more than Grayson as you soon find out at least when it comes to public opinion.
They have a shared past, though not a shared relationship. Misunderstandings and all that, some anger issues and what not.
You get to see the past in some flashback scenes, which I enjoyed. I loved that for the most part Annika and Grayson's relationship was a slow burn, working their way back to each other, even as they were about to be working together.
There was a definite chemistry between the the two. I also loved that Grayson was committed to his family.
The thing I had the most problem with was Annika's ex, who showed up at the end, and the end of the slow burn that turned into sex every other scene. Seriously? If a tree almost took me out, I would not be in the mood to do the deed. Any kind of deed, to be honest, I'd need a sedative.
While flashbacks played a huge part in the story at the beginning, I wish more time would have been spent on her marriage and its failure. That whole thing, that caused her demise in the tv world for a time, seemed almost like an afterthought. Actually the type of thing that happened, probably would have made her a star in today's reality world of tv.
But these two characters were definitely meant for each other and they were hard not to love. This was a good addition to the series, though I will add 425 Madison didn't play a huge part in the story with this book.
Rating: 4 flowers
About
Katy
Katy writes contemporary romances about
heroines who aren’t afraid to kick ass, heroes brave enough to love
them, and stories that get a little messy before ending happily ever
after.
She’s mom to two boys whom she loves to
bits but wishes would sleep a lot more than they do, and wife to a
man whose reading habits are far too serious. Katy and her family
reside in Washington, D.C., a city in which she never planned to live
and loves so much she’d be happy to talk about it for hours. Just
ask.
Katy is a member of the Romance Writers of
America and the Washington Romance Writers.
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romances set in fast-paced & sexy NYC just waiting for you to
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Aubree Valentine, Lauren Helms, and Katy Ames. Plus a warm welcome to
KC Enders, and Marcie Shumway!
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only do we have a sexy mix of new and returning authors, prepare for
pages packed with new romances, characters, and tropes all from the
same well-loved high-rise apartment building in NYC.
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