Conrad - Warren, Susan May

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Résumé :
There's Trouble in the North...Meet Conrad, a hockey star meets celebrity romance in the Minnesota Kingston series by USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren. He's an unlikely bodyguard, but someone has to keep this woman alive...Meet Penelope Pepper: billionaire heiress, mystery podcaster, and magnet for trouble. If only she wasn't so determined to unravel the mystery of 'who killed her sister's fianc?e.' Because clearly, given her recent kidnapping, with each episode, she's closer to the truth. And someone wants to silence her. Probably she needs a protector, right? Enter Conrad Kingston, power Center for the Minnesota Blue Ox hockey team and a Guy with a Secret. Namely, the panic attacks that haunt him every time he steps into the limelight. Hanging out with Celebrity Penny is exactly NOT what he needs...Except, Blue Ox needs ticket sales and when a mix-up ropes him into playing Penelope's fake boyfriend, he's suddenly the social media darling, driving in fans to the home ice. Only problem...one of them doesn't know the dating is fake. As Penelope's stalker draws nearer with every juicy episode, Conrad finds himself sliding from fake kisses to real protective instincts, and on thin ice with his heart. But can he find his footing before the killer catches up to Penelope?--...

Biographie:
With nearly 2 million books sold, critically acclaimed novelist Susan May Warren is the Christy, RITA, and Carol award-winning author of over ninety-five novels with Tyndale, Barbour, Steeple Hill, and Summerside Press. Known for her compelling plots and unforgettable characters, Susan has written contemporary and historical romances, romantic-suspense, thrillers, rom-com, and Christmas novellas. With books translated into eight languages, many of her novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA's Inspirational Reader's Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award. She's a three-time RITA finalist and an eight-time Christy finalist.?Publishers Weekly has written of her books, Warren lays bare her characters' human frailties, including fear, grief, and resentment, as openly as she details their virtues of love, devotion, and resiliency. She has crafted an engaging tale of romance, rivalry, and the power of forgiveness. Library Journal adds, Warren's characters are well-developed and she knows how to create a first rate contemporary romance... Susan is also a nationally acclaimed writing coach, teaching at conferences around the nation, and winner of the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers Mentor of the Year award. She loves to help people launch their writing careers. She is the founder of www.MyBookTherapy.com and www.learnhowtowriteanovel.com, a writing website that helps authors get published and stay published. She is also the author of the popular writing method The Story Equation. Find excerpts, reviews, and a printable list of her novels at www.susanmaywarren.com and connect with her on social media.?...

Sommaire:
There's Trouble in the North... Meet Conrad, a hockey star meets celebrity romance in the Minnesota Kingston series by USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren. He's an unlikely bodyguard, but someone has to keep this woman alive... Meet Penelope Pepper: billionaire heiress, mystery podcaster, and magnet for trouble. If only she wasn't so determined to unravel the mystery of who killed her sister's fianc?. Because clearly, given her recent kidnapping, with each episode, she's closer to the truth. And someone wants to silence her. Probably she needs a protector, right? Enter Conrad Kingston, power Center for the Minnesota Blue Ox hockey team and a Guy with a Secret. Namely, the panic attacks that haunt him every time he steps into the limelight. Hanging out with Celebrity Penny is exactly NOT what he needs... Except, Blue Ox need ticket sales and when a mix-up ropes him into playing Penelope's fake boyfriend, he's suddenly the social media darling, driving in fans to the home ice. Only problem...one of them doesn't know the dating is fake. As Penelope's stalker draws nearer with every juicy episode, Conrad finds himself sliding from fake kisses to real protective instincts, and on thin ice with his heart. But can he find his footing before the killer catches up to Penelope? Fake dating meets real danger, in this clean, sweet but suspenseful romance in book 2 of the Minnesota Kingstons series. The Minnesota Kingstons Book1: Jack Book 2: Conrad Book 3: Doyle Book 4: Austen Book 5: Steinbeck...