New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Samantha Chase crafts a tender, hopeful family-centered romance
She knows him by reputation
Riley Shaughnessy knew that to stand out in his large family, he'd have to go big. Making a name for himself as a musician wasn’t easy, but he followed his dreams to rock-star success. But the relentless expectations of fans is not helping the slump he's in now. So of course the person who attracts him is the woman who is not impressed by fame.
Which gives Riley Shaughnessy a lot to prove
Entertainment reporter Savannah Daly is completely unfazed by pretty-boy rock stars. She’s just here to get her interview and write her story. But spending an entire month with the Shaughnessys is going to show Savannah a side of Riley she never could have guessed.
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan's Return, in November 2011. Teaching creative writing to students from elementary through high school motivated Samantha to take that step as well. Since then, she has become a NYT and USA Today bestselling author. She lives with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.
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Excerpt
He didn’t just beat her in the best of three.
Oh, no. That would have been too easy.
No, Savannah—who realized too late that she was a
very sore loser—kept egging him on until he finally put the paddle down after
beating her in twelve games. Twelve! Why did she have to keep taunting him?
Even while they were playing she couldn’t make herself ask him anything
important. They talked about useless stuff—favorite bands, favorite foods—hell,
at one point she’d even asked him his favorite color.
She hung her head low in defeat and put her paddle
on the table. Riley had excused himself and went to get them each a drink. She
prayed it was vodka. Something to make her forget this humiliation.
His prize at the end of the first three games was
that she’d stay and have dinner with him.
After the next three she’d stay for a movie.
She really thought she was going to beat him in the
third round. Unfortunately, it had been her biggest loss, and he’d simply
chuckled and said he’d have to think about his reward. And he’d repeated that
after the fourth and final win.
Riley cleared his throat when he walked back into
the room and handed her a glass of ice water. They drank in silence for a few
minutes. “That was fun,” he finally said, and Savannah realized he wasn’t being
obnoxious and he wasn’t gloating. He genuinely looked like he’d had a good
time.
And despite all the losing, Savannah would have to
agree. It was fun.
“How do you feel about salmon for dinner?”
“It’s one of my favorites,” she said and was
relieved he wasn’t gloating.
“It’s kind of early yet. Maybe we can watch a movie
first?”
That was a reasonable request, and she agreed.
Together they picked out a classic Neil Simon movie from 1967, Barefoot in the
Park. “Ooo…Robert Redford.” She sighed. “Another
favorite.”
Tucked away in a corner was one of the biggest
flat-screen TVs Savannah had ever seen. Riley noticed her stunned look. “It’s
one hundred ten inches. They don’t come any bigger than this right now. The
picture’s great too.”
Two oversized recliners were centered in front of
the screen and they each sat down. Riley started the movie and within minutes
Savannah was more relaxed and they were both laughing along with the story.
She kicked her sandals off and tucked her feet up
on the chair beside her. Next she pulled the clip out of her hair so she could
relax her head against the back of the comfortable chair. Looking to her right,
she saw Riley was watching her. His expression was intense and for the life of
her, she couldn’t figure out what was wrong. “Is everything okay?”
He didn’t answer right away.
“Riley?”
“I still have to decide what I get for winning
those last two rounds,” he said, his voice low and gravelly.
Savannah nodded, hypnotized by the way his eyes had
gone so dark.
“I’m going to combine them into one request,” he
said, and it sounded more like a warning than a statement.
“Okay.” Her own voice was almost a breathy whisper.
Leaning closer, Riley’s eyes zeroed in on her lips
before meeting her eyes. “Savannah?”
“Hmm?”
“I’m going to kiss you. Twice.”
“Oh.”
His hand snaked out and around her nape and slowly
drew her closer to him. And then his lips touched hers and Savannah’s brain
simply stopped functioning.
Samantha Chase spills:
I just don’t listen to it while I’m
writing.
I turn to it when I’m blocked – when I’m stuck
in a scene and need to get hyper-focused on my characters. This is
Our Song was kind of easy to have a playlist to because Riley is a
musician. There were songs that I felt
like I could imagine him singing or that the lyrics really applied to him.
So what was on my list and why? Here’s just one of the songs that was on my This is Our Song playlist!
Sea of Love by The Honeydrippers:
This
is really a love-at-first-sight kind of song and that’s not really how Riley
and Savannah felt. Not really. Okay, maybe just a little. This is just another song that I could see
Riley singing – I mean if Robert Plant can do it, so can Riley! I believe in him! And he would totally be serenading Savannah
over candlelight while he did it.
Favorite
Line: Do you remember when we met?
That's the day I knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
That's the day I knew you were my pet
I wanna tell you how much I love you
I was lucky with This is Our Song because of Riley’s career. Some books it will just be a single (as in
one) song that is on my playlist to help me over the humps. And sometimes I’ll have to listen to that
song like five times in a row to get me in the proper mindset to write what I
need to write.
Happy listening and I hope you enjoy This is Our Song!!
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