Guest blogger – Nell Dixon on Passionate Harvest

May 22, 2012

Today, I’m welcoming fellow Coffee Crew author, Nell Dixon, to the blog. Nell’s brand new release, Passionate Harvest, was published by E-scape with a Book press yesterday.

I had the privilege of reading the manuscript and can vouch that it’s a warm-hearted, emotional read – and by far Nell’s sexiest book to date! Which probably makes it my favourite. 🙂

Nell says:

Passionate Harvest is about nursery nurse Lucy Morgan who unexpectedly inherits half a Somerset vineyard with conditions and a co-owner attached. But Dominic LeFevre doesn’t want or need a new business partner, especially one like Lucy who knows nothing about wine. With Lucy having left behind her old life, and love in Tenerife , she has twelve months to convince Dominic that she’s exactly what both he, and the business, need.

Some of the inspiration for the setting came from our Coffee Crew meetings at a local vineyard. Here’s an excerpt:

Dominic waited until he was on an open stretch of road before cranking up the volume on the CD player and belting out his favourite rock band. He couldn’t believe he’d come so close to kissing Lucy. God, how stupid would that have been? He rubbed a tired hand at the back of his neck in an attempt to ease the tension in the muscles there.

She’d looked so sad and tired with her borrowed tee shirt sliding off one slim shoulder revealing more of the tan on her soft skin. He hadn’t done a great job at convincing her to take up her inheritance. A five mile route march in blatantly unsuitable shoes and allowing his dog to maul her and ruin her clothes maybe wasn’t the best way to commence a business partnership.

“Way to go, Dom.” He muttered to himself. Mutley gave a small whine of agreement from the back of the car.

“And some help you were too.” Dom shook his head.

His mobile phone vibrated in the back pocket of his jeans as he pulled the car to a stop outside his cottage. He glanced at the screen and let the call go to voice mail. The vultures had started circling as soon as Nick’s death announcement had appeared in the press. A couple of them had even approached him about a partnership whilst he’d been at the funeral trying to commend themselves to him.

It had been partly why he’d been so angry with Lucy when she’d arrived late. At the time, not knowing the full story of her connection with Nick, he’d assumed she was yet another one of those waiting to pounce on the business. Mr Fullwood had hinted to him that Nick had left Lucy an interest in the vineyard. He hadn’t known it would be the entire fifty per cent of the holding. At the time he’d assumed it would be simply a couple of shares.

© Nell Dixon 2012

The book is available from all good e-tailers including Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Comments

1. On May 22nd, 2012 at 11:48 am
   Nell Dixon Says:
   

   Thanks Phillipa, glad you enjoyed reading it.

2. On May 23rd, 2012 at 12:50 am
   Stevie Carroll Says:
   

   That one looks interesting.

   Happy Release Day for yesterday, Nell.

3. On May 24th, 2012 at 9:47 am
   Nell Dixon Says:
   

   Thanks, Stevie!