Nina Crespo: JL Lora caught my attention with her beautiful book covers. I had to meet her and finally did earlier this year at a retreat. Generous, genuine, a great smile–those are just a few of the words that describe this wonderful author. Make sure you add her to your summer reading list.

Book covers: Hero with or without a shirt?

I’m a Taurus and choosing is really hard for us even when we know what we like or want. Mostly, cause we want it all. I love those muscled shirtless guys covers but those covers with that one hot guy, in a suit, or a t-shirt with the penetrating eyes, and those sexy mouths…sigh.

Strawberries and whipped cream: On a man or on a plate?

On a man. Sinful and sweet. It’s more nutritious that way. hahaha

Rabbit: Under the sheets or in a cage?

Definitely under the sheets. It’s more fun that way and Peter Cottontail gets to live free and frolic in the forest.

Happy endings: In a bed or reading a book?

Both because otherwise this is a cruel cruel choice! A Happily for Now is acceptable in books only (!!!) but the author has to come back and give me my happy ending. In bed, the piper needs to be paid on real time. LOL

Final question: In your opinion, what makes a book a satisfying read?

When I make that emotional connection to one or both characters. When they’ve touched me in some way and either made me laugh, cry, or say I know exactly how that feels. That’s the connection that will have stand by them through that whole journey and suffer and sigh with them. When a book reaches me at that level, I’ll always go back to it and I’ll never stop talking about it.

About JL’s Book

He swore to never come back. She promised to hold him to his word.

After years of living the life his oppressive parents wanted for him, Cameron Blake is ready to pursue his dreams of being a reclusive artist. Pleasing the faithful baseball fans of the New York Emperors has been rewarding, but now all he wants is peace and quiet. That and an irreversible vasectomy. Because there’s no way he’s passing on the heavy burden of the Blake genes to an innocent child. But Cameron never gets what he wants. Ever.

The last thing Adrianna Arenas needs is for her ex to slide back into her life. Not when she can throw a nine-year-old curve ball that will change his game. Not when his father could tear her world apart with a simple phone call. Especially not when, despite everything that stands between them, her insides go wild when Cameron walks into a room. But Adri never gets to keep things the way she needs them. Ever.

After ten years, fate brings Cameron face-to-face with Adrianna, the woman he never forgot, and the little girl that ties them forever.

It all goes back to the secrets, jealousy, and heartache that destroyed the magical summer when they loved each other madly, broke each other’s hearts, and changed each other’s lives.

Read this second chance romance and find out if Adri and Cam’s story goes on the win column for love.

Excerpt:

Cameron listened from the door and rushed back to the couch when the bed shifted and soft footsteps tapped on the hardwood. By the time Adrianna came out of the room and closed the door, he was rifling through the magazine on the coffee table, Bron’s school catalog. She looked around the room, her hands clasped together like she couldn’t figure out where to sit. He could look at nothing else but her.

He’d found out he had a child today, his world flipped on its axis, and it all came back to Adrianna. Everything about her was the same and radically different at the same time. She still had the same bright, wide-as-a-mile, smile. The endless shade of rich, creamy skin he’d sketched over with his tongue and once immortalized in brown ochre. The color came close but would wither next to the real thing, the Faceless Angel Queen forged from a burning red hibiscus.

Their eyes met, and it was charged, like lightning through metal wires. His pulse revved up enough to force a hitch in his breath. His gaze slid down her no-longer rail-thin, but fuller, curvier body. Her breasts were now larger than a handful and her thicker ass made his mouth dry and his slacks tighten. She was a woman, no longer the eighteen-year-old girl who dumped, broke, and cursed him.

Would her skin still be as soft against my lips? The blood rushed straight down, tightening his groin. He squeezed the catalog too hard, crumbling the paper. He smoothed it out and set it aside.

She took the other end of the couch. A full cushion was between them as she sat and turned to face him, with her legs tucked under her. It took all his willpower not to move closer to her. Too many things stood between them, but his fingers itched to lose themselves in her hair and to kiss her mouth. He needed to know if her lips still tasted like summer peaches and glory, or if his imagination had embellished her with every passing second. No, I definitely should not touch her.

Her voice jarred him away from his thoughts.

“I found out I was pregnant when I was about six weeks along. I wasn’t feeling well for a while, but I thought it was something else, so I didn’t go to the doctor until I was forced to.” She pressed her thumb to her hand as she spoke.

“What did you think it was?” he asked, leaning closer, like a dog chasing the soft floral scent of her body.

“I was sad and crying a lot.”

He frowned. “Why?”

She peered at him under her lashes with eyes full of yesterday’s regrets. “You left.”

“You told me to leave and never come back, Adri.”

She nodded. “I know. I just never thought you would actually do it.”

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About JL Lora

J. L. Lora is a Dominican-American author. Her stories explore the dark side of good characters, people living in the gray areas of life while playing the cards life has dealt them. Through them she manifests her love for strong heroines and their equally powerful Men. She currently lives in Maryland, pursuing her dream of writing compelling, sexy, can’t-put-down stories about empowered, badass alpha heroines and take-your-breath-away alpha heroes

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