Welcome Marie Higgins


Welcome to Mary's Garden. Our guest today, Marie Higgins. She'll be talking about her new series. First we have a garden tip. 

No stick shovel!
Silicone spray makes shoveling easier.

Whether you're dealing with wet snow or mucky soil, a dose of spray lubricant on your shovel will make the sticky stuff slip right off. Use a lubricant that contains silicone or Teflon and recoat the shovel occasionally.


Welcome Marie...

I’m very excited about my new clean romance series about those hottie billionaires we all love and want to meet – The Tycoons!  I’m currently looking for ARC (advanced reader copy) readers who will read my stories and leave a review on Amazon. Please email me if you’re interested (author.mariehiggins@gmail.com).

Book #1 (pre-order link - http://a.co/d/1I4iEIS)  The Billionaire’s Pursuit

When Nicole Adkins tumbles into billionaire Mick Remington’s lap and looks into his smoldering eyes, she all but stops breathing. He looks like the sexy model on the front of a romance novel cover. Unfortunately, she’s heard about his brazen reputation with women and she’s not about to let herself be taken in.
Nicole’s grandfather is nearing his last days on earth, and his poor health has taken its toll on the family business – her inheritance. But when Mick Remington shows up in town, she fears the worst. He’s here to take control of her grandfather’s business. The company is ripe for a takeover, and Nicole isn’t about to let that happen no matter how sweet and charming Mick pretends to be.
Mick claims to want to help, but with her entire future on the line, Nicole doesn’t know who to trust. As she spends more time with Mick, she begins to fear her heart may be as at risk as her company.


Unedited Excerpt of The Billionaire’s Pursuit:

ONE

“Mary,” Nicole kept her voice low, “I can’t do this. I feel so… cheap.”
Her friend’s fit of laughter was so loud, Nicole pulled the phone away from her ear for a moment. When the sound died down, Nicole gritted her teeth. “I mean it, Mary. You picked the wrong woman.”
“First off,” her friend said with laughter in her voice, “you’re definitely not cheap, especially since you’re wearing a Trina Kurk’s designer dress. And no, I didn’t pick the wrong woman. You are perfect for this role.”
“But wearing this dress makes me feel like I could charm the socks off any man who walks by.”
“Great, Nikki. Go with that and use it to your advantage.”
Nicole grumbled underneath her breath. “But this isn’t me. I don’t wear fancy clothes like I’m going to one of Paris Hilton’s parties. I’m more comfortable in a pair of shorts and a tee-shirt and flip-flops. ”
“Nikki, don’t worry about what you’re wearing. Keep in mind that you’re a woman on a mission. You must stay focused.”
Closing her eyes, she inhaled deeply and slowly. “Yes, I’m on a mission, but I don’t want him to think I’m like most women with loose morals who regularly hit on him.”
“You’re not,” Mary reasoned. “All you’re trying to do is catch his eye and make him want to date you. At that point, you’ll be able to get him to open up and share some information about himself, and hopefully, we’ll find a way to bring him down.”
“Yes, I hope we can, too.” Frowning, Nicole opened her eyes and sighed. Mick Remington was in town to buy out her grandfather’s company… a company that was going to be hers one day. She couldn’t let Remington take away her inheritance.
Nicole moved out of the hall and back into the main lounge. She scanned the bar before studying the booths. “Tell me what he looks like again.”
“Seriously, Nikki? Can’t you remember seeing him on that tabloid magazine two months ago?”
“Well, I think I remember,” Nicole muttered.
“Mick Remington is probably the hottest guy in the lounge. Six-foot-four, broad shoulders, dark brown hair, and a trimmed goatee. The article I read about him mentioned his gray eyes will make any woman drool.”
Nicole snorted a laugh. “Well, I will be the one woman who won’t drool, I promise.”
She continued searching for the man her friend had described, but she couldn’t find anyone who fit that description. Nicole stepped into the lounge a little further, continuing to hold the phone to her ear. Out of the corner of her eye, a handsome man with broad shoulders and dark brown hair captured her attention as he walked away from the bar and to a booth, holding a drink. He scooted on the seat and set his drink next to a folder of papers on the table.
He was here. “I think I see him.”
“Great!” Mary’s voice lifted with excitement. “Now make your move, babe. Strut your stuff in front of him.”
Nicole rubbed her forehead, but it didn’t relieve the pain knocking against her skull. She ended the call before sliding the cell into her purse. Sucking in a deep breath, she squared her shoulders. Mary was right. This must be done. It didn’t matter how underhanded the plan; someone needed to stop this man.
She wrung her hands against her waist, mentally going over her checklist. She’d charm him and convince him to tell her about his next business takeover. If that didn’t work, she’d let him take her to his hotel room and she’d put a sleeping pill in his drink. Once he was passed out, she’d look for information that would help them fight the takeover of Adkins Dev-Tech, her grandfather’s company. And, if that didn’t work, Mary was ready with her camera to take pictures of Nicole and Remington in compromising positions.
Nicole shivered with disgust. She prayed it wouldn’t come to that. Besides, blackmailing a successful business man like Mick Remington could be dangerous.
Taking a deep breath for courage, she ran moist palms over her dress to help dry her hands faster. She also tried to pull the hem of the dress down to cover more of her bare legs, but the material wouldn’t budge. On shaky three-inch high-heels, she headed toward Mick Remington’s table, keeping her focus on the back of his dark head and wide shoulders.
With each step, she clenched her jaw a little tighter. How could she act sweet and docile toward him when she loathed the very ground he slithered upon? What if he found her attractive? He’d want to touch her. The very thought of being so intimate made her stomach roll.
Nicole’s plan had to succeed. Grandpa James had one foot in the grave, and she would inherit the company after he was gone. But not if Mick Remington sank his uncaring claws into it first. If that man took over, the town’s very existence would be demolished.
No pressure. It wasn’t like everyone in Colorado Springs source of income rested upon her shoulders.
Laughter exploded from the bar just as a cowboy jumped back. His stomped his booted heel directly on her foot. Crying out, she stumbled away from him… and fell right into Mr. Remington’s lap. The man’s muscular arms wrapped around her waist as a gush of air escaped his mouth, brushing her cheek. He smelled like mints – not alcohol. How refreshing.
The throbbing pain in her foot brought her back to what she was doing on his lap in the first place. Tears gathered in her eyes from the pain in her foot.
Nervously, she turned and met Remington’s dark stare. Worry etched his handsome expression at first, but within seconds, kindness replaced it as his gaze practically caressed every inch of her face.
A sharp breath caught in her throat. This couldn’t possibly be Mick Remington. From what she’d heard, the man didn’t have an ounce of kindness.
Nicole blinked a couple times, and focused back on the dream-man still gazing at her with a look that didn’t fit his reputation. Had she fallen on the wrong person?


Book #2 – The Missing Billionaire

No blurb yet, but this story will be about my billionaire being in the Witness Protection Program.

Author’s Bio

Marie Higgins is a best-selling author of Christian and sweet romance novels; from refined bad-boy heroes who make your heart melt to the feisty heroines who somehow manage to love them regardless of their faults. She has 51 heartwarming on-the-edge-of-your-seat stories, and broadened her readership by writing mystery/suspense, humor, time-travel, paranormal, along with her love for historical romances. Her readers have dubbed her "Queen of Tease", because of all her twists and unexpected endings.



Comments

Marie Higgins said…
Thanks for having me today, Mary!!
Unknown said…
Howdi Marie! Love the reading so far.
Garden Dreams said…
Hi, I like it so far! Can't wait to read the rest 😁
Garden Dreams said…
Oh, and howdy, Marie 😉
stanalei said…
Congrats on the new series, Marie! The books sound awesome!

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