And the Winner is…

First off I want to say that I love all my books.  They're like my children.  And usually the one I love the most is the one I'm writing.  But some of them do actually fall a little higher on the love them list .  And Just Breathe is one of those books.   Partly I think becasue I love the Muses.  Partly because many of the incidents that happen to Chole in the book happened to me in one form or another.   In the opening of the book, Chloe falls off of a train onto a dead man.  The idea came from a very real fear of mine.  When my daughter was a baby, we moved to Vienna (where the book is set).  And for the next three years I always worried about the steps down from the trains we traveled on and the gap between the platform and the train.   I just knew I was going to fall while carrying my precious cargo.  And while, thankfully, I never did, I did spend quite a bit of time working out exactly how to avoid it, and what I'd do if the worst were to happen to protect my child.   And from that….came Chloe's fall and Just Breathe.  Which for most of its prepublished life was untitled because we just couldn't find the right words.  And then one night I'm writing and listening to the TV behind me, and I hearFaith Hill singing "Just Breathe".   Perfect I think… and immediately fire an email off to my editor.   Who coincidentally was watching Drew Barrymore on television uttering the very same words.  "Just Breathe".   Our emails actually crossed.  True serendipity.  And the title was decided.  

Anyway, here's the back cover copy:

Former CIA agent Matthew Broussard came to Vienna to catch a killer. But when his only lead is shot dead, he is left without answers and with an injured witness in his arms. The enticing young woman may be his last chance to resolve the tragedy that still haunts his past. He cannot let her out of his sight, even if it means getting close to someone again.

For aspiring travel writer Chloe Nichols, escorting a tour group of wealthy old ladies through Europe was supposed to be anything but thrilling. Then she is rescued from an assassin's bullet by a stranger on the train–a perfectly handsome, charming stranger who saves her life with a kiss and asks her to pose as his fiancée. Chloe believes Matthew is trying to protect her, until the seductive charade becomes part of a lethal international

conspiracy in which no one is what they seem–including her captivating hero. . . .

And finally…..drum roll please… the winner!   Juli Temple!!!!

Congratulations, Juli.  I'll be emailing you shortly!