I am so excited by this cover reveal! We’ll be revealing FOUR covers today for Kat and Stone Bastion’s new series, No Wedding Series. We’re also releasing an excerpt!! So here it is!!!
Title: No Wedding Series
Author: Kat Bastion with Stone Bastion
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover designer: Sarah Hansen at Okay Creations
Photographer: Mandy Hollis Photography
Models: Steven Preston and Brittany Brescia
(Release
Date Sep 8)
Award-winning
author Kat Bastion teams with her husband, Stone Bastion, in this first book in
the No Weddings Series about Cade Michaelson, a successful man with his sights
set on a new venture in business, and Hannah Martin, the woman who makes it
personal.
I think I have my act together as a
successful bar owner, my master’s degree within reach, and a list of
no-strings-attached women warming my bed. Turns out, I don’t.
Hannah believes she has safeguarded her
wounded heart by shunning men and focusing on her new baking business. The
thing is, she hasn’t.
When my three sisters and I start a new
event-planning business with Hannah as our baker, I have no idea how my life is
about to change. As Hannah and I work closely together, the attraction between
us becomes irresistible. And complicated. I’ve promised my sisters I wouldn’t
mix business with pleasure. But I’ve never been one to follow the rules.
(Release Date Sep 29)
The
stakes climb higher in this second book in the No Weddings Series for Hannah
Martin, a woman restrained by her past, and Cade Michaelson, the man who could
help set her free.
I’m drawn to Cade as he charms his way into
more of my life and offers me something I truly haven’t ever had: a friend. Yet
his humor, patience, and drop-dead sexiness take my breath away, and I know my
heart is at risk. I want to move forward but am terrified I can’t.
Cade seems to have it together from his own
devastating heartache. His subtle actions, however, suggest a different story.
And even though he says he wants more, I wonder if he’s able to trust in our
developing relationship.
As we navigate through our tangled
feelings, we vow to take it slow. Yet no matter how careful we try to be,
things between us intensify—and there’s nothing we can do, or want to do, to
stop it.
But the biggest question remains: Is
chemistry enough to move beyond the past and toward a future together?
(Release Date Oct 20)
Summer
heats up in this third book in the No Weddings Series, where Cade Michaelson
strives to balance his and Hannah Martin’s new relationship with the growing
demands of his financial success.
Waiting for Hannah has been the best and
worst kind of torture. Now I can claim her as mine. We believe we’re done with
the past and can move forward together.
Hannah grows stronger than ever as she
trusts in me—trusts in us. And when obstacles appear, she shows a surprising
fierceness that rivals my own.
However, all is not perfect in paradise.
Things get chaotic while I try to juggle multiple businesses, an ex from hell,
and a girlfriend I’d do anything to keep. And in the middle of the whirlwind, I
recklessly think I can handle everything.
But when all the madness is over, will I
have everything I want—will I still have Hannah?
(Release Date Nov 17)
As
the holiday season approaches in this fourth book in the No Weddings Series,
Cade Michaelson strives to be better at balancing work and love, and Hannah
Martin’s growing ability to trust is put to the test.
Lust and friendship brought us together,
but with the increasing demands of my two businesses, Hannah’s thriving bakery,
and our successful event-planning company, stability becomes my focus. Then a
once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity takes me to the West Coast, and
everything goes into a tailspin.
Laughter, love, and excitement fill our
lives, but Cade refuses to settle into the wonderful bliss we’ve found—he wants
spectacular fireworks and an unshakable foundation. Driven like no one I’ve
ever met, Cade insists a dream job across the country will be better for our
future together, but I worry about whether we can survive the present apart.
When intimate time diminishes…and lives get
more hectic…
Will a little bit of faith be all that it
takes? Or will the sacrifice to get there be too great?
Exclusive
Excerpt
Thank
you for reading and sharing the first exclusive excerpt of No Weddings, where
Cade and Hannah experience a heated moment…
When we reached her door, she slammed into
it, and with my hand attached to her death grip, I crashed into her. Breaking
free of her hold, I tempered my impact by shooting my arms up onto the
doorframe.
She stilled, her key halfway into the lock.
We were pressed against each other in a
compromising position, and it struck us both.
I dropped my head down, resting my head
against the windowpane, unable to move—only able to breathe. And her delicate
scent wafted up. Tropical. Enticing. I closed my eyes, fighting the urge to
stay. And losing.
She swallowed. I heard it.
I felt her turn around and drop the platter
to her side as it brushed my hip. I opened my eyes to find hers closed as she
pressed her soft body up against me.
She inhaled deeply, and her body shuddered.
“Cade, I…” She opened her greenish eyes
with those little flecks of gold in them. Uncertainty washed across her
expression.
I exhaled but didn’t move. This was so
off-limits. But the fact that I couldn’t have her suddenly made me want her all
the more. “Fuck.” I pulled away.
Shook my head.
Cold air flooded between us, breaking the
spell we’d both fallen under when we hadn’t been paying attention. Hannah
looked surprised, like she couldn’t believe I’d rejected her like that.
“I can’t, Hannah.”
She nodded furiously, like she agreed. But
I could tell as her expression hardened and she turned to slide the key into
the lock with a shaking hand that she struggled with her emotions.
I put my hands on her shoulders, stopping
her from pushing in through the now-open door.
“Hannah, it’s not you. Trust me,
it’s not. I’m…”
Fighting my attraction had been difficult
enough. Knowing she also felt the pull made our working together dangerous. I
needed her help to keep our dealings purely professional.
Her voice trembled. “You want me? You feel
it too? I…”
Ah,
fuck. Hearing her repeat my thoughts made this
excruciating. Figures. The first girl
who challenged my mind, in addition to physically attracting me, would be the
one I couldn’t pursue. Damned “no doing the help” rule.
I exhaled, counting to five. “Yeah, but
I…we…can’t. Not only would it be a really bad idea, based on past experience, I
promised my sisters. It’s as good as a sworn blood oath.” I ground out the
words, shocked I could form coherent sentences with my blood flooding much
farther south from my brain cells.
I clenched my fists, digging my nails into
my palms while I eased back, putting a good couple of feet between us. In
desperation, I vowed to maintain said safe minimum distance at all times.
Slowly, she turned to face me again.
Confident, proud, a woman now in charge of herself, body and mind, Hannah
nodded. “I promise too. No matter our attraction, we keep it strictly
business.”
I blew out a fast breath through tight
lips. “Good. With you and me both working on that, it’ll be a lot easier.”
A slow smile crept onto her face, a
devilish gleam sparking in her eyes. “Oh? You mean if I didn’t play along,
things could get difficult for you?”
My face fell. She wouldn’t. Would she?
She placed a palm on my chest, smiling
sweetly. “It’s okay, Cade. I promise not to tease you…too much.”
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Award-winning and bestselling romance author Kat Bastion has
teamed up with her husband Stone Bastion to create the new contemporary romance
series No Weddings.
A few factoids about the writing team…
Kat enjoys her chocolate rich and dark, her music edgy and
soul-filling, and her vacations exotic with toes dug into the sand. And she’s
wildly, madly, deeply in love with Stone.
Stone likes pounding the trails on a mountain bike, vibrating the
sound system with rock music, and down time spent on a stand up paddleboard.
And he loves Kat wildly, madly, deeply…and then some.
Together, they’re having a blast bringing fun-filled romantic stories
to life and hope you’ll join them in the exciting adventure.
Kat’s first published work, Utterly
Loved, was a twentieth anniversary gift of love poems to Stone that they
decided to share with the world to benefit charity. Net proceeds from Utterly Loved, and a portion of net
proceeds from all their books, go toward charities involved in the fight
against human trafficking.
Kat and Stone live amid the beautiful Sonoran Desert of Arizona.
Visit their blog at www.talktotheshoe.com, website at www.katbastion.com, and their Twitter accounts at https://twitter.com/KatBastion and https://twitter.com/StoneBastion for more information.
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