It’s hard to believe we all survived January – me especially! Such a busy, rollercoaster of a month, right?
Anyhoo…
Today the second book in the MacQuire Women series, PASSION’S PALETTE, releases into the book-reading world.
Serena MacQuire’s story was such a fun one for me to write because she’s feisty, has a temper that she tries to contain, loves her family unconditionally and to no end, and she lives for her art.
Until Seamus Cleary shows up, that is…
Talented and witty portrait artist, Serena MacQuire, is successful in everything but love. Her gift for capturing people on canvas is rivaled only by her fiery and legendary temper. A tragedy from the past keeps her heart securely locked away, preventing any man from getting close enough to claim it.
But Seamus Cleary isn’t just any man. After he left his professional football career to become a veterinarian, his bitter wife ended their marriage. Now, as he starts his life over in a new town, love is the last thing he’s looking for. The more he tends to Serena’s horses, though, the more he realizes her own heart needs tender care and healing as well.
Will he be the man who finally unlocks and claims her heart?
Here’s a little taste…
With a hip resting against the tabletop, he browsed through her paints and brushes, lifting one color pot, then another.
“So. You’re an artist.”
She nodded.
“What do you paint?”
As he opened and closed the pots, Serena observed his hands, silently assessing the length and width of his fingers. Her mind registered the dexterous movements of each action, the deliberate, steady way his hands performed each task.
“Portraits, mostly.”
“This is pretty big equipment for a portrait. Where do your pictures hang? In castles?”
“Three do,” she told him, charmed when his neck reddened. “But this stuff will be for a mural I’ve been commissioned to do for a hospital.”
His eyebrows lifted. “Impressive. You must be good.”
Allowing a smidgeon of playfulness to creep into her voice, Serena gave him a shrug that rivaled his own. “Better than some. Not as good as others.”
He returned the smile.
Her heart giddyapped.
Intrigued? LOL.
Happy reading, kids ~ Peg
Peggy Jaeger, Author 