{"id":51429,"date":"2025-01-27T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/cby-book-club-book-blitz-giveaway-21\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:19:47","slug":"cby-book-club-book-blitz-giveaway-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=51429","title":{"rendered":"CBY Book Club: Book Blitz & Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Daring Destiny<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Charming Irish, #2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Author: <\/b>Kaylene Winter<\/span><\/p>\n

Publication Date:<\/b> January 13th 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

Genre:<\/b> Adult Contemporary Romance<\/span><\/p>\n

Book Description:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Daring Destiny is a sweltering saga of billionaire intrigue, opposites-attract, slow-burn, friends-to-lovers with an unexpected life-changing twist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I founded my AI tech company, I spent my high school years silently pining over Astrid Gustafsson, the unattainable ice-blonde beauty. Fast forward a decade and I\u2019m shocked when she asks to collaborate on a secret project. The opportunity is too enticing to pass up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our newfound friendship quickly ignites into a wildfire of desire, and my passion for Astrid intensifies, leaving me eager to risk everything for our future. The challenge is, relentless demands of my high-stakes empire threaten to smother the flames of our burgeoning romance.<\/span><\/p>\n

When fate dramatically intervenes, will a life-changing twist dare us to embrace our destiny?<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSo\u2026\u201d she says quietly. \u201cCan we talk?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah.\u201d I brace myself for what\u2019s coming next.<\/span><\/p>\n

The end. This is probably the last time I\u2019ll ever see Astrid. My heart is breaking into a million pieces and I\u2019m not sure how to stop her from\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Without thinking, I reach out and take her hand, comforted by how natural it feels. She doesn\u2019t pull away, just flicks her eyes up to me and blinks rapidly. As if she\u2019s trying to stop from crying. My heart thunders in my chest. She moves in closer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thu-thump<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suddenly, her lips are on mine.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the beginning, it\u2019s a soft kiss. Tentative, as if she\u2019s testing the waters. Then, it quickly deepens and I find myself pulling her flush against my chest. Instinctively, my arms wrap around her as I lose myself in the moment. She tastes like peaches and heaven.<\/span><\/p>\n

When our lips finally part, our foreheads remain pressed together as we try to catch our breath.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to\u2026\u201d She clutches at my waist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNeither did I,\u201d I mutter, though it\u2019s a lie. If I could kiss Astrid forever, I would.<\/span><\/p>\n

I planned to.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We stand there for a moment, holding each other. Neither of us willing to let go. The air between us is charged. Electric.<\/span><\/p>\n

She gazes up at me, her eyes soft but guarded. \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor what?\u201d I\u2019m genuinely confused.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor being here tonight. I truly didn\u2019t think you\u2019d come\u201d She takes in a huge breath and lets it out, like she\u2019s nervous.<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering the situation, I\u2019m unsure how to respond. \u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t I be here? It was important to you. To us<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She smiles wistfully and tilts her head. \u201cBrennan<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2026 Uh\u2026\u201d I don\u2019t know how to respond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astrid shoots me a look as if to say, shut the fuck up.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So, I don\u2019t bother finishing the sentence. It\u2019s pointless to bullshit her. I\u2019m not capable of giving her what she needs and we both know it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m utter crap at relationships. I don\u2019t know how to nurture them. Prioritize them. Communicate properly. I never have. Probably never will.<\/span><\/p>\n

Astrid should have been different. She\u2019s everything I ever dreamed about. My ultimate fantasy. And I had her. Until I fucked up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ruined us.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Astrid sucks in a breath. \u201cSo\u2026turns out I\u2019m pregnant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Wait, what<\/em>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Reality crashes down, unforgiving. Like a hundred million buckets of ice water.<\/span><\/p>\n

If I can\u2019t manage a romantic relationship with someone as perfect as Astrid\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

How in the fuck <\/em>can I be a good father?<\/span><\/p>\n

Reality crashes down, unforgiving. Like a hundred million buckets of ice water.<\/span><\/p>\n

If I can\u2019t manage a romantic relationship with someone as perfect as Astrid\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

How in the fuck can I be a good father?<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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When she was only 15, Kaylene Winter wrote her first rocker romance novel starring a fictionalized version of herself, her friends and their gorgeous rocker boyfriends. After living her own rockstar life as a band manager, music promoter and mover and shaker in Seattle during the early 1990\u2019s, Kaylene became a digital media legal strategist helping bring movies, television and music online. Throughout her busy career, Kaylene lost herself in romance novels across all genres inspiring her to realize her life-long dream to be a published author. She lives in Seattle with her amazing husband and dog. She loves to travel, throw lavish dinner parties and support charitable causes supporting arts and animals.<\/p>\n

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