About the Book
Title: Where I Found You
Series: Magnolia Bay #1
Author: Betsy St. Amant
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Genre: Contemporary Southern Romance
From beloved author Betsy St. Amant comes a enemies to more, Hatfields and McCoys swoon-worthy contemporary romance set in a small beach town that reminds us that true love is worth fighting for.
Noah Hebert recently inherited the Blue Pirogue Innโalong with all its problems. He needs money to keep his beloved childhood home from being shut down by his familyโs longtime nemesis, Isaac Bergeron. So when Noahโs lawyer approaches him about an additional segment of his late grandfatherโs will, itโs just in the nick of time. But even from beyond the grave, his grandfather is up to his usual games. In order to receive the last portion of inheritance, Noah must follow the clues. But thereโs one conditionโฆ
Magnolia Blossom Cafe manager Elisa Bergeron is shocked to discover an acquaintance from the local Puzzlers Club left her something in his willโand even more surprised to discover they are clues to a portion of his estate. When she learns she must work with introverted inn-owner Noah Hebert to solve the puzzle, sheโs torn. Growing up in the middle of a multi-generational feud between their families, sheโs been taught by her father Isaac that Heberts canโt be trusted.
When these two exes must work together to save their future, will love get a second chance or will the longstanding family feud claim another generation?
EXCERPT:
โAfternoon, gentlemen.โ A slender, tan arm stretched past Noah and started pouring coffee from a carafe into Isaacโs mug. The familiar scent of vanilla and honey hit Noah like a two-by-four from the past and he didnโt need to look up to know.
Elisa Bergeron.
But he did look up, because there wasnโt a man on the planet who was unable to spare Elisa a second glance. He swallowed hard, watching her pour her fatherโs coffee, his gaze skimming over her high cheekbones and pink lips. Her blond hair, shorter than heโd ever seen it, was tucked back into a tiny ponytail, revealing her slender neck.
โAnd can I get you anything, hon?โ Elisaโs voice, twangy with a southern drawl just as he remembered, trailed off as her eyes met his. Just as blue as he remembered, too, though they darkened as recognition paled her cheeks. She jerked the carafe upright. โNoah Hebert.โ
He spread his arms in a slightly exaggerated, resigned gesture. โThatโs me.โ And that had always been the problem between them, hadnโt it? His name. What he represented.
She lifted her chin, her smile wobbly around the edges. โWell, Iโll be. It only took you four months of being back in town to stop in here, didnโt it?โ
โIโve been pretty busy with the inn.โ He waited. Elisa had always been a master at keeping her emotions in check. Hard to tell if her words carried a genuinely pleasant undertoneโฆor if she was contemplating stabbing him with the fork resting near Isaacโs mug.
She resumed pouring, her back rigid but her tone fluid as if he hadnโt spoken at all. โI didnโt think men who wore flannel every day were afraid of anything.โ
He scooted the fork out of reach. โNever said I was.โ
โYouโre right. You didnโt say much of nothing, did you? Some things never change, I suppose.โ Her voice flowed like molasses, but the look in her eyes as she met his gaze full on packed a punch he hadnโt expected.
And just like that, he was eighteen again, sitting on the pier out by the bay and memorizing the curve of her sun-kissed shoulder beneath his arm. The smell of sunscreen and vanilla wafting off her hair, lapping over him like the waves beneath their feet.
Naively believing that summer would last forever.
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About the Author
Betsy St. Amant Haddox is the author of over twenty romance novels and novellas. She resides in north Louisiana with her hubby, two daughters, an impressive stash of coffee mugs, and one furry Schnauzer-toddler. Betsy has a B.A. in Communications and a deep-rooted passion for seeing women restored to truth. When sheโs not composing her next book or trying to prove unicorns are real, Betsy can be found somewhere in the vicinity of an iced coffee. She writes frequently for www.ibelieve.com, a devotional site for women.
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(1) winner will receive a paperback copy of Where I Found You and a $10 Sunrise Shop Gift Card!
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I can't wait to read Betsy St. Amant's new series! And the bright cover, so pretty!
ReplyDeletethank you so much for spotlighting Where I Found You today, June! :)
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