Willow Aster's Blog, page 11
September 18, 2023
Irresistible Excerpt
I glance around too. It’s too loud for anyone to hear us, the music pulsing so hard I feel it in my gut, and our group has moved near the bar where the girls are getting their drinks. Scarlett and Jamison are already wrapped around each other, and I don’t even see Theo and Sofie.
“Oh, it’s way more than that,” I say over the music.
She stares up at me, her brow creased slightly in contemplation before it clears and she laughs. “But we haven’t even danced yet.” She lifts one shoulder up, her expression coy.
I set my drink down on the closest high-top and put my hands on her hips, tugging her toward me. Her hands land on my chest and she lets out a shaky laugh.
“I think we’ve been doing our own little dance with each other from the moment we met,” I whisper in her ear.
She shivers and I grin, pulling back to meet her eyes again.
“I just got out of—” She starts then shakes her head. “We should be careful, Wyatt. This…itch between us…if we…scratch it and it doesn’t work out—” She looks back toward our group.
“This is more than an itch and you know it.” My palms tighten around her waist and I pull her flush against me. Her eyes widen when she feels what I’m no longer trying to hide. “But we can call it whatever makes you happy.”
Her eyes flutter when I lift my hand and skate it up her neck until I’m cupping her jaw. I lean down until my lips almost touch hers but don’t go there, not yet.
“Dance with me.”
And then I don’t wait for her answer.
I take a step back and thread my hand with hers, and we walk through the crowd of people dancing to find a place in the middle of it all. She’s shy at first, her movements gradually getting looser as we begin to move together. At first we’re close but not touching, our eyes swallowing each other whole as we sway to the rhythm, but then I can’t take it anymore.
I have to touch her.
My hands go low on her waist, her arms wrapping around my neck, and I want to yell a fucking victory cry with how good she feels against me.
For the longest time, her eyes never leave mine as we dance from one song to the next, the desire so thick between us I can almost taste it. With my leg between hers, I feel her heat as she swivels those hips against me, driving me out of my mind. Her hair sticks to her neck and I hold it back, leaning closer to blow on her glistening skin.
“You’re so good at this,” she says, breathless.
Her eyes glaze over, and I’d love nothing more than to make her come right here grinding against my leg, but she takes a self-conscious step back.
“We’re good at this,” I say, twirling her around and around before pulling her back against my chest.
Preorder: https://geni.us/IrresistibleLM
August 29, 2023
Summertime is now available on audio!
Summertime is now available on audio… just in time to listen on this upcoming long weekend before school starts up for many of us. Narrated by Neill Thorne and Brooke Daniels—if you love all things Hollywood, movie stars and romance, I think you will enjoy listening to this one.
About Summertime
Summertime, and the living's easy…
At least that's what I'd hoped for when I decided to visit Hollywood's most sought-after director—A.K.A. my usually absentee father—for the summer. My vision of an idyllic break before starting grownup life after college comes to a halt when my dad puts me to work on his set.
As an aspiring screenwriter, I'm eager for any experience. But my time is spent as the errand girl, fulfilling every whim of Hollywood's it actor: the flirtatious, too-sexy-for-his-own-good Liam Taylor. As the shiny new girl, Liam thinks he has to have me, but his bad-boy persona turns me off, and I don't want to be another notch on his bedpost.
Then, there's Hudson Callihan, the hot up-and-coming director working with my dad. He's everything I think I want in a guy. What starts out as a friendship becomes a secret relationship, and I fall hard.
Things become complicated with Hudson when I'm thrown into a fake relationship with Liam to soften his scandalous reputation. Living on set with both guys and the crew is becoming more and more difficult.
I came to LA expecting to have a good time. What I didn't expect was to be faced with making the biggest decision of my life.
Listen on AudibleAugust 24, 2023
Irresistible has a cover!
I'm so excited to share the gorgeous covers for Irresistible with you. I just love Emily Wittig Designs—she creates the perfect covers! Irresistible releases on October 5th and I can't wait for you to read Wyatt and Marlow's story.
Preorder here: https://geni.us/IrresistibleLM
About Irresistible
A single mom who’s sworn off men, and a sexy doctor who wants to change her mind.
With my little girl in tow, I pack up my Texas roots, seeking a fresh start in Landmark Mountain. Leaving behind a trail of shattered trust and a cheating ex, the last thing I expect is to collide with a sexy stranger.
Our first encounter is a whirlwind of heated words and fiery glares. But fate's twisted sense of humor places him right in my path, not once, but many times over and over again.
Why does Dr. Wyatt Landmark have to be related to my best friend's boyfriend?
But Landmark has a way of softening my heart, both the man and the town. This place already feels like home, and Wyatt’s interactions with my daughter reveal a side of him I hadn't expected.
It isn't long before his small acts of kindness begin to chip away at the walls I've so carefully constructed around my heart. That, and the passion between us I can’t deny whenever he looks my way.
Despite swearing off love, the resolve I’ve had is stripping away as Wyatt becomes more irresistible by the day.
Irresistible is book three in the Landmark Mountain Series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
Both covers will be available in paperback.
August 21, 2023
Did you see my new covers?
In case you missed it…
My Landmark Mountain series has new covers—the others aren’t going anywhere!—I’ll have both available.
Aren’t they lovely?
The originals will be the special edition covers, and the new covers will be what you see on the main Amazon link. The paperbacks are taking a minute to all update, but both versions will be up soon on Amazon and my website.
*Both of these beauties are designed by Emily Wittig Designs!*
The G.D. Taylors have a new look! These beauties were also created by Emily Wittig. I hope you love them as much as Laura and I do :)
If you haven't started this series, what are you waiting for? You will fall in love with this crazy family, their funny antics and banter, and of course all the love, emotion and the feels!
Series Reading Order:
June 29, 2023
Someday is LIVE!!!
#1𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌: https://geni.us/Someday
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔…𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒙…
I’ve loved Sofie Copewell for as long as I can remember.
She was all I ever wanted.
We said someday we’d have a family together and raise them on our ranch in Landmark Mountain.
She was my home. My forever.
I spent my whole life chasing her, hanging on her every word, and lighting up when she smiled at me.
And I never had a single doubt that she felt the same way.
Until she left and didn’t come back…
For eight years.
Now she’s returned, and I’m resentful and want answers.
Answers to why she left without a goodbye, taking all our dreams with her.
But as angry as I am and as much as I fight it, the electricity between us is still as strong as it was before.
And when I get the answers I’m looking for, I realize that she never stopped loving me either.
I want to believe our someday is now, but can I trust her not to leave again?
𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕊𝔼ℝ𝕀𝔼𝕊:
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟭: 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: https://geni.us/LandmarkMountain
Are you ready for more of the Landmark Mountain series?
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝.
#1𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌: https://geni.us/Someday
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔…𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒙…
I’ve loved Sofie Copewell for as long as I can remember.
She was all I ever wanted.
We said someday we’d have a family together and raise them on our ranch in Landmark Mountain.
She was my home. My forever.
I spent my whole life chasing her, hanging on her every word, and lighting up when she smiled at me.
And I never had a single doubt that she felt the same way.
Until she left and didn’t come back…
For eight years.
Now she’s returned, and I’m resentful and want answers.
Answers to why she left without a goodbye, taking all our dreams with her.
But as angry as I am and as much as I fight it, the electricity between us is still as strong as it was before.
And when I get the answers I’m looking for, I realize that she never stopped loving me either.
I want to believe our someday is now, but can I trust her not to leave again?
June 22, 2023
Someday Excerpt
My eyes fly to hers. “There’s never been obligation between us, Sof. And there won’t be now. I hope you’re not here with me because you feel obligated to fix some of the hurt or guilty…”
She sets down her fork, her expression stricken. “I’m not. I mean, I do want to fix some of the hurt, but it’s because I love you, not because of—” Her eyes soften. “What?”
“You love me?”
“You really think I ever stopped?”
Releasing June 29th!
Pre-order your copy today!
https://geni.us/Someday
June 5, 2023
Someday's Cover Reveal
I love the beautiful cover Emily Wittig did for Someday! It makes me so happy.
Someday is coming out on June 29th and it’s the second book in the Landmark Mountain series. You don’t have to read Unforgettable first, but you’ll get to know the family and Landmark Mountain a little better if you do. I’m loving hanging out in this world.
Start reading Unforgettable here: https://geni.us/UnforgettableLandmark1
Preorder Someday here: https://geni.us/Someday
From childhood best friends to high school sweethearts…to a relationship so broken it seems impossible to fix…
I’ve loved Sofie Copewell for as long as I can remember.
She was all I ever wanted.
We said someday we’d have a family together and raise them on our ranch in Landmark Mountain.
She was my home. My forever.
I spent my whole life chasing her, hanging on her every word, and lighting up when she smiled at me.
And I never had a single doubt that she felt the same way.
Until she left and didn’t come back…
For eight years.
Now she’s returned, and I’m resentful and want answers.
Answers to why she left without a goodbye, taking all our dreams with her.
But as angry as I am and as much as I fight it, the electricity between us is still as strong as it was before.
And when I get the answers I’m looking for, I realize that she never stopped loving me either.
I want to believe our someday is now, but can I trust her not to leave again?
Someday is book two in the Landmark Mountain series, but each book can be read as a standalone.
The content warnings for Someday are the discussion of child and domestic abuse, and the death of a parent.
April 21, 2023
Unforgettable is LIVE!
❤️ ℕ𝔼𝕎 ℝ𝔼𝕃𝔼𝔸𝕊𝔼 ❤️
𝑼𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍-𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒊𝒔 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝑹𝑬𝑬 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅.
#1Cʟɪᴄᴋ: https://geni.us/LandmarkMountain
𝐀 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬…
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
As a list maker and a rule follower, the last thing I planned, on one of the worst days of my life, was to fall into bed with a guy who literally charmed the clothes right off of me.
With him, I felt safe to lay my sadness down for the night and embrace a stranger.
Little did I know, that hot, gorgeous man would be Jamison Ledger, the one who has taken everything I’ve ever wanted—my legacy, my happiness, and what I’ve worked my whole life to attain.
While I am trying to sabotage his success, everyone in our small town is falling in love with the sexy, new lodge owner. And I am trying my hardest not to.
There’s a fine line between love and hate, and Jamison Ledger is blurring that line.
He might have given me a night I’ll never forget, but I can’t forgive the man who stole my entire future.
Unforgettable is book one in the Landmark Mountain Series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
April 20, 2023
Are you ready for an UNFORGETTABLE new book boyfriend?
My new small-town romance is finally here! I am IN LOVE with these characters, all of the hilarious secondary characters, and that small-town feel that makes it feel like you are a whole big family. I hope you enjoy Unforgettable. You can find some fun merch by clicking HERE.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
𝐀 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬…
𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
As a list maker and a rule follower, the last thing I planned, on one of the worst days of my life, was to fall into bed with a guy who literally charmed the clothes right off of me.
With him, I felt safe to lay my sadness down for the night and embrace a stranger.
Little did I know, that hot, gorgeous man would be Jamison Ledger, the one who has taken everything I’ve ever wanted—my legacy, my happiness, and what I’ve worked my whole life to attain.
While I am trying to sabotage his success, everyone in our small town is falling in love with the sexy, new lodge owner. And I am trying my hardest not to.
There’s a fine line between love and hate, and Jamison Ledger is blurring that line.
He might have given me a night I’ll never forget, but I can’t forgive the man who stole my entire future.
Unforgettable is book one in the Landmark Mountain Series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
#1Cʟɪᴄᴋ: https://geni.us/LandmarkMountain
