I'm tickled to have Vina Arno over today to share a bit from her new release, In His Corner. I've gotten to know her over the past few months and think she's a keeper. And so is her writing. Take a peek...
Set up: My debut romance, In His Corner, will be released by Lyrical Press on April 14. All of my writing at the moment is focused on promoting the book—articles for magazines, websites, and blogs.
What is the book about? In His Corner starts with an unforgettable encounter in the ER between Dr. Siena Carr and an Olympic gold-medalist boxer known as the Juggernaut. He’s as powerful inside the ring as his name implies, and yet he’s defenseless against the beautiful doctor.
It’s the beginning of a hot but tension-filled romance because as it turns out, they are opposites. She’s born into money, while he comes from a blue-collar background. She’s an Ivy League graduate; he’s a college dropout. She’s four years older than him. Against all odds, they fall in love.
Book Excerpt:
Dr. Siena Carr dropped the clipboard on the counter and washed her hands. When she turned around, she gasped. “What are you doing?”
The Juggernaut was undressing. Before she could say another word, he was naked. A glorious sight that sent her heart racing and her face burning. Did he know that he looked like a sculpture by Michelangelo? Except for the tattoo on his right shoulder, this man was David incarnate.
She looked away abruptly, grabbing the clipboard. She didn’t even know his name! She looked at his paperwork. Tommy Raines. “Mr. Raines, please put on your clothes.”
She continued scanning his form. Occupation: boxer. Age: twenty-two. Weight: 160 pounds. Height: six feet. Blood type: O positive. No pre-existing health conditions. His temperature and blood pressure were normal. Reason for ER visit: a cut sustained from sparring.
She faced him. Thank God, he was clothed again.
“Sorry about that,” he said. “I thought you’re supposed to check me out.”
Did he just say check him out? “Mr. Raines, this is an ER, not a bar. I don’t check out patients. Do you mean to say check up?”
He smiled. “Yeah, check up.”
“I’m going to take care of your cut, but I’m not doing a checkup. If you need one, you should go to your primary care doctor.”
“I don’t like doctors. I avoid hospitals and clinics as much as possible, but my cut kept bleeding even after I showered. So here I am.”
What is the book about? In His Corner starts with an unforgettable encounter in the ER between Dr. Siena Carr and an Olympic gold-medalist boxer known as the Juggernaut. He’s as powerful inside the ring as his name implies, and yet he’s defenseless against the beautiful doctor.
It’s the beginning of a hot but tension-filled romance because as it turns out, they are opposites. She’s born into money, while he comes from a blue-collar background. She’s an Ivy League graduate; he’s a college dropout. She’s four years older than him. Against all odds, they fall in love.
Book Excerpt:
Dr. Siena Carr dropped the clipboard on the counter and washed her hands. When she turned around, she gasped. “What are you doing?”
The Juggernaut was undressing. Before she could say another word, he was naked. A glorious sight that sent her heart racing and her face burning. Did he know that he looked like a sculpture by Michelangelo? Except for the tattoo on his right shoulder, this man was David incarnate.
She looked away abruptly, grabbing the clipboard. She didn’t even know his name! She looked at his paperwork. Tommy Raines. “Mr. Raines, please put on your clothes.”
She continued scanning his form. Occupation: boxer. Age: twenty-two. Weight: 160 pounds. Height: six feet. Blood type: O positive. No pre-existing health conditions. His temperature and blood pressure were normal. Reason for ER visit: a cut sustained from sparring.
She faced him. Thank God, he was clothed again.
“Sorry about that,” he said. “I thought you’re supposed to check me out.”
Did he just say check him out? “Mr. Raines, this is an ER, not a bar. I don’t check out patients. Do you mean to say check up?”
He smiled. “Yeah, check up.”
“I’m going to take care of your cut, but I’m not doing a checkup. If you need one, you should go to your primary care doctor.”
“I don’t like doctors. I avoid hospitals and clinics as much as possible, but my cut kept bleeding even after I showered. So here I am.”
Buy Links
In His Corner, published by Lyrical Press, is available at:
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Books | Kensington Books
iTunes | Google
In His Corner, published by Lyrical Press, is available at:
Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Books | Kensington Books
iTunes | Google
About Vina Arno:
Vina Arno is a pen name used by Cindy Fazzi, a Philippine-born American writer who has worked as a journalist in the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States. She’s a former Associated Press news staffer. Her short stories have been published in the Snake Nation Review, Copperfield Review, and SN Review.
Learn more about Vina Arno at:
Web site: www.cindyfazzi.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cindy-Fazzi/779654065440439
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9800535.Vina_Arno
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyFazzi/about
Vina Arno is a pen name used by Cindy Fazzi, a Philippine-born American writer who has worked as a journalist in the Philippines, Taiwan, and the United States. She’s a former Associated Press news staffer. Her short stories have been published in the Snake Nation Review, Copperfield Review, and SN Review.
Learn more about Vina Arno at:
Web site: www.cindyfazzi.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cindy-Fazzi/779654065440439
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9800535.Vina_Arno
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CindyFazzi/about
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