Spotlight & Giveaway: The Good Ones by Jenn McKinlay

Posted February 18th, 2019 by in Blog, Spotlight / 35 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Jenn McKinlay’s new release: The Good Ones

 

Spotlight&Giveaway

 

A romance bookstore owner finds her own happily ever after with a single dad in a new romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Dog Has His Day.

Ryder Copeland is an accomplished architect and one heck of a father…not to mention tall and sexy. He’s everything a hero should be, and Lord knows, Maisy Kelly has read enough of her great-aunt Eloise’s romance novels to recognize one when she sees one. But like all fairy tales, Maisy can’t help but wonder if this Prince Charming is too good to be true…
 
Ryder is drawn to the shy, curly haired professor who hires him to convert the Victorian house she’s inherited from her aunt into a romance bookstore. Attracted to a woman for the first time since his divorce, Ryder finds himself wishing for a future with Maisy that he knows is impossible. Ryder has never wavered from his plan to leave the small town of Fairdale, North Carolina, so he can give his daughter the life she deserves. But suddenly he’s not so sure. And the closer he gets to Maisy, the harder it’s going to be to walk away…
 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from The Good Ones 

“Supposing the mama doesn’t come back,” Savannah Wilson said. “What are we going to do with such a wee kitten?”
“I’ll take care of it,” Perry Copeland volunteered. At fourteen, having no idea what taking care of an abandoned kitten required, she was going all in.
“You have school,” Ryder Copeland, her father, said. “And I’ll be working here. Pretty sure a kitten can’t go that long without food.”
“Does Hannah Phillips still work at the animal clinic here in town?” Savannah asked Maisy Kelly, who owned the bookstore where the kitten was found.
“No, she owns her own practice now,” Maisy said.
“We should call her.” Savy held out her hand for Perry’s phone and without hesitation the teen put it in her palm.
“You’re right, she’ll know what to do,” Maisy said. “The name of her practice is the Fairdale Animal Center.”
Savannah typed the name of the clinic into the browser on Perry’s phone and then hit call when a match came up. She put the phone on speaker so they could all hear what Hannah said. She got the clinic’s voice mail but when she pressed the number stating it was an emergency, she was patched through to Hannah’s cell phone.
Hannah answered on the forth ring. “Dr. Phillips – ah– what’s your –uh– emergency?”
She sounded breathless and Savannah’s eyes went wide. She glanced at Maisy who gestured for her to go on.
“Hey, Hannah, it’s Savannah Wilson from Fairdale U. I don’t know if you remember me—“
“Uh, yes, right there, ah—,” Hannah grunted.
Savannah dropped the phone. Ryder clapped his hands over Perry’s ears and Maisy scrambled to pick up the phone before they heard anymore.
“Hi, Hannah, it’s Maisy. Looks like we caught you at a bad time, we’ll call back–”
She was about to hit end when Hannah’s voice sounded, “Ugh, yes, good girl. That’s how you do it. Take a break now.”
Maisy frowned at the phone. “Hannah, just out of curiosity, what are you doing right now?”
Ryder made bug eyes at her, and Maisy almost laughed.
“At this exact moment, I am up to my elbows in a bovine’s birth canal,” she said. You’re lucky I have John Michael here with me to answer the phone.”
Ryder dropped his hands from Perry’s ears and shook his head. His lips were screwed up tight as if he was trying not to laugh.
“Hi, John Michael,” Maisy said. She glanced at Savannah who was not even trying to hold in her snort laughs. “I hope your cow is going to be okay.”
“Hi, Maisy,” John Michael’s deep voice came out of the phone. He was Hannah’s younger brother and owned a local dairy farm. “She will be now. The little calf wanted to come out feet first, but I think we’ve gotten him turned around.”
“I only have a few seconds to spare,” Hannah said. “What do you need? Oh, and hi Savannah, sorry I can’t talk long.”
“No problem, we’ll catch up another time,” Savannah said. Her voice sounded strained as if she was still trying not to laugh.
“Listen, we found an abandoned kitten on our front porch,” Maisy said. “There’s no sign of the mother or any other kittens. It’s looking weak and sickly. What should we do?”
“If you’re sure the mother isn’t coming back, you need to get it inside where it’s safe from predators and get it warm. A heating pad on low wrapped in a towel will do it. Kittens can’t regulate their own temperature for the first few weeks of life. How big is it?”
“It’s tiny. Not much more than a handful,” Maisy said.
“That is young, probably less than two weeks. It’ll need to be bottle fed every two hours with kitten replacement formula. Do not use cow’s milk.”
“Okay.” Maisy looked at Ryder and he nodded as if this seemed doable.
“Oh, and this is important, you’ll have to help it pee and poop.”
“What, no, really?” Maisy asked.
“Yeah, their mom usually licks them to stimulate urination and defecation,” Hannah said.
Ryder, Maisy, and Savannah all looked at each other. Maisy was hard pressed to decide which of them looked the most disgusted, but she was pretty sure Savannah edged her and Ryder out by a nose wrinkle.
“I can do that,” Perry said. “I’ll take really good care of it.”
“Who are you?” Hannah asked.
“My name’s Perry. I found it,” she said.
“Well, it sounds like finder’s keepers, Perry.” Hannah laughed which was drowned out by a low mooing sound. “Sorry. I’ve got to go. Call me later if you have more questions.”
“We will,” Maisy said. “Thanks.”
“Oh, one more thing,” Hannah said. “Kittens that little don’t generally thrive. It’s going to be touch and go for a few weeks. Try not to get attached.”
“We’ll try,” Maisy said. She knew when she glanced at Perry’s face it was already too late.

Excerpt. ©Jenn McKinlay. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
 
 

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Meet the Author:

The hardest decision New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay ever had to make was what to major in during college. Then she discovered the sanctuary of the library and library science‚Äîa major that allowed her to study all of the subjects. She loved working as a librarian. After all, what other occupation allows you to research the ethnobotanical properties of agave, perform a puppet show for twenty wiggly toddlers, and try to answer why a rabbit‚Äôs foot is considered lucky, all in the same day? Jenn is also the author of the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries, the Hat Shop Mysteries, and the Bluff Point and Happily Ever After contemporary romance series. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a house that is overrun with books, pets, kids and her husband‚Äôs guitars. Visit her at jennmckinlay.com 
 
 
 

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35 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: The Good Ones by Jenn McKinlay”

  4. Pamela Conway

    Enjoyed the blurb, especially since rescuing an animal is involved! Looking forward to reading it!

  6. isisthe12th

    Sexy Cowboy, Victorian House and Romance Bookstore! What more do you need? Thank you

  7. Debra Branigan

    Well, it certainly sounded like a lot of interesting characters are in this book. I can’t believe she answered the phone!

  9. Kay Garrett

    Enjoyed the review for “The Good Ones” by Jenn McKinlay on your other post. Reading the excerpt reaffirms my desire to read this book. Wonderful author, great cover and storyline I would love to read have this book on my TBR.
    2clowns at arkansas.net

  13. diannekc

    I enjoyed the excerpt from “The Good Ones”. I’m a big Jenn McKinley fan and I’m really looking forward to reading the book.

  14. Amy Donahue

    Not entering because I’ve already had the opportunity to read an ARC, but just wanted to say this is a fun read!

  15. laurieg72

    Love intelligent heroines who love and take care of animals. Ryder sound like he will have his hands full dealing with his daughter and Maisey.

  17. Laurajj

    Sounds really good. She is a new author for me! I cant wait to read and see what happens between them…and what he decides in the end.

  20. Monique D

    Can’t enter (Canada), but the excerpt was so impressive, I went to Amazon and read the longer excerpt: sensational! I will definitely read this book!