I'm a sucker for that first meeting between the hero and heroine of a book. For me - its the make or break of a good romance. Luckily for us, we have a treat in store as Nancy Jardine allows her heroine, Aela Cameron from Take Me Now to share her inner thoughts when faced with Nairn Malcolm for the first time. Thanks for sharing, Nancy!
Hello
LaVerne. I’m delighted to be with you today and especially pleased to introduce
you, and your readers, to NAIRN MALCOLM.
He’s the gorgeous man who features highly in my next release by The Wild Rose
Press-TAKE ME NOW. The excerpt gives
you an idea of what he’s like and Aela
Cameron’s interview adds a little bit more…
TAKE ME NOW by Nancy Jardine
Excerpt:
Unadulterated vigor oozed from every last bit of him—overall a dangerous concoction. Something stirred
way-down-low inside Aela again. He was a real honey, and the bee in her wanted
to be very sticky.
Her mind whirred. The man bore a vague resemblance to the ruggedly
handsome thirty-two year old Nairn Malcolm of the internet photograph, but
would the blonde limpet in the recent celebrity snapshot want to curl herself
around this forbidding wreck of a man? Aela thought not. She wondered, though,
if his blank expression was caused by current circumstances, or if this was his
normal demeanor, since he hadn’t been smiling in the photograph either.
With the high granite wall as his backdrop she could
easily imagine this man lording over the castle, ruthlessly challenging any
invaders to his domain. Taking any woman he wanted? Now there was a thought she
was happy to entertain. A tiny smile broke free. Tamping down her crazed
imagination she re-assessed him.
What had the guy been
doing to get himself in such a state?
Who was he?
(Aela Cameron, from TAKE ME NOW, is being
interviewed a few days after she starts to work for Nairn Malcolm.)
It would be great if you could tell us how you
first got to know Nairn Malcolm.
Hey! Isn’t he dreamy? But no-one in the world
could have called him beautiful when we first met.
How can anyone not call him handsome? Look at
that photo of what he looks like…mmm…he’s one lovely hunk of man with those
mesmerizing blue eyes.
Yeah! He does have the dreamiest eyes, doesn’t
he? On that ruggedly good-looking face of his! Normally, you’re absolutely
right. He’s the most attractive guy I’ve ever met, all six and a half feet of
him. Makes my leg muscles wobble just thinking about him. Can you imagine what
it might feel like to be enveloped by all those muscles of his? But, picture
this? The day of our first meeting was exactly three days after his motorbike
accident!
Ahh. So he was pretty bashed up?
Absolutely, although I couldn’t help but see
there was one striking man below the mess. He’s just my type of guy, all rugged
and gorgeous.
Did the two of you hit it off immediately?
No way! He wasn’t best pleased that I laughed
at his injuries. He thought I was far too flippant. I think I was the last
person he wanted to be sharing an office with.
That doesn’t sound very subtle. So, how did you
manage to get the job?
I’m the least subtle person in the world! He
didn’t want to hire me at first but, you know…Oh no. you’re not worming it out
of me like that! You’ll have to go to
the book for more details.
Did nobody else want to work for him?
Well, even before his accident he needed a new
Personal Assistant. Nairn’s got a lot of different businesses to run, but he
couldn’t get anyone who wanted to live in his castle, on a lovely little
Scottish island, called Lanera.
What? They didn’t want to live in a castle? That’s
hard to believe. How come there wasn’t a queue of candidates beating down the
doors to get the job?
Hah! No queue at all, from what I’m hearing. Nairn
only had a couple of candidates, before me. They liked the idea of working for
him, but they wanted to permanently base themselves in London, and that isn’t suitable for a
whizz-around like Nairn Malcolm.
So he won’t want you to work at the castle all
the time then?
Even after only a few days I’ve learned he’s
always on the move. All over the place: and I’m so excited about it! We’re
going to London, Barcelona,
Paris, Oman…the
Caribbean…and loads of other places.
So, you don’t mind being on a Scottish island…
and travelling the globe really appeals to you?
Absolutely! That’s the perfect bit of the job!
As a gal from Vancouver,
the Scottish climate doesn’t bother me at all, and since I adore flying and
sailing, the job is totally heaven for me. Now, of course, he doesn’t just need
office assistance. His little accident means he needs someone competent to
ferry him and his plaster casts all over the world…and that person is ME!
Did it take Nairn long to realize you were the
best candidate, then?
You know, that’s a whole new scenario! You’ll
just have to read those pages to find out more…though I will tell you I could
get to like that guy a lot.
So, do you see yourself as being his assistant
for quite a while?
Never! This is just a temporary job, for a few weeks,
before I head back to Vancouver…
Thank you, LaVerne, for allowing Aela to be
interviewed today. She’s loved being with you. Anyone prepared to listen to her
drool over Nairn Malcolm is her life-long friend!
It was my absolute pleasure Nancy! And thank you Aela, for being willing to spill the beans on the gorgeous Nairn with us! :)
TAKE ME NOW will be published by The Wild Rose Press 3rd
August 2012.
Nairn Malcolm’s looking for the impossible.
He needs a highly skilled, enterprising aide who’ll be at his beck and
call 24/7. No ordinary Jane Doe will do. He doesn’t expect the only
candidate who drops in at his Scottish castle for an interview to be so
competent…or so stunning.
Aela Cameron’s got exactly the right mix of talents to satisfy all Nairn
Malcolm’s needs, and more. She loves the jobs he needs done, adores his
castle, and finds his frenetic lifestyle energising. But she’s only
looking for temporary: not to fall in love with the man.
Can Nairn convince Aela she’s tailor-made for him in every way…and
not a passing fancy?
Bio for Nancy Jardine
Having
taught 11-12 year olds for many years, Nancy Jardine finally gave up the chalk
in the autumn of 2011. During the last few years she has written a historical
novel, three contemporary novels- two of which are what she calls her
history/mysteries. She’s also written the first of a time-travel series of
novels for children aged 9-12years, and a family saga is her current work in
progress.
Nancy
lives in the picturesque castle country of Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
with her husband who now does all the cooking…the menu far more exciting and
tasty than it used to be! Ancestry research-if you hadn’t already guessed-is
one of her hobbies, as is participating in exciting events with her family
which drag her away from the keyboard. Working in her large garden, she tends
real flowers and now grows spectacular weeds which she’s becoming very fond of!
You can find Nancy at:
Website: http://nancyjardineauthor.weebly.com
MONOGAMY TWIST by Nancy Jardine (history/ mystery novel with a good dash of romance) is currently
available in print and ebook
THE BELTANE CHOICE by Nancy Jardine
A
historical novel will be published by Crooked{Cat}Publishing 31st
August 2012.
