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LAST CALL Cover Reveal

Written in the Billion Dollar Date world, Last Call travels back in time a bit to just before Angel Inc. launched. The cover for Hayden’s story is now out into the world, and you can read the blurb here. Feel free to add it to your Goodreads TBR list too while you’re there and chat with Hayden himself for exclusives including an early look at the first chapter.

Release Date: September 17, 2020

Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Model: Lucas L.

 

A Sneak Peek of Billion Dollar Date

Ready for your first taste of Billion Dollar Date? A sneak peek of the first two chapters is now available! Just click here to download and start reading, and be sure to let me know what you think.

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Inspiration for “The Date” in Billion Dollar Date

For “the date” in Billion Dollar Date, I headed to Switzerland on an 8-day tour starting north in Zurich and ending in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino in Lugano. Side note, although it sounds quite exotic– heading across the world for book research– in reality, I’d already planned a trip there with my family and decided it would be a perfect locale for Enzo and Chari’s date. 

Although my mother scolded me having my notebook in the bus while the picturesque landscape flew by, Enzo, Tristano and his other siblings began to take shape in my mind. Like most authors, pieces of me are found in my debut contemporary romance. DeLuca family Sunday dinners become twenty-person affairs, for instance. As we drove south, I jotted down names and places, not knowing which would make the cut. For example, Enzo’s sister’s name, Lusanne, was inspired by a town we passed called Lausanne, a beautiful name which I learned was once ruled by the Dukes of Savoy.

Of all the places we visited, two became my new favorite places in the world. French speaking Montreux and our southern-most destination, Lugano. I learned about cantons (states) and that there are four national languages in Switzerland– French, German, Italian and Romani. We visited the apartment where Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of space and time in Bern. We tasted wine at Lavaux Winery with views of Lake Geneva and the French and Swiss Alps surrounding us. How could I not be inspired to include such places in my first billionaire romance novel?

Although it might be some time before I’m able to return, the characters I created take us there in the meantime in Billion Dollar Date, coming July 16th. You can subscribed to chat with Enzo (FB Messenger) for updates and/or become a BM Insider (email) for sneak peeks.

Luxury Living in Tribeca {BDD Book Inspiration}

As I begin a new Pinterest board as inspiration for BDD (title coming soon), the first step is to construct the hero’s home. Enzo DeLuca lives in the trendy and extremely luxury area of Tribeca, New York City. This lower Manhattan neighborhood whose name is derived from “Triangle Below Canal Street” is the perfect setting for our billionaire chemist turned entrepreneur.

Let’s take a look at his apartment…

I chose 111 Murray Street after looking at potential locations for his New York home, although Enzo is originally from a small town in Pennsylvania.

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

Enzo’s view is pretty spectacular, don’t you think?

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

He’s not home often since Enzo is a bit of a workaholic, but when he does take a breather, this is his living room.

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

Even though his father owns a pizza shop back in PA, Enzo doesn’t cook very often preferring his favorite restaurant, Faustini’s, just down the street.

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

With the press a constant worry, Enzo likes the amenities in his building including a 3,000 square ft. workout center which he uses every day.

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

That is, when he’s not utilizing the lap pool to stay in shape.

Photo Credit: https://111murray.com

So what do you think? Are you ready to move in yet?

Photo Credit: Point2Homes

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