Building a Surprise Family by Anna J. Stewart 💕 Book Tour & Gift Card Giveaway 💕 (Clean Contemporary Romance)

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An instant family…Is life-changing!

Pregnant construction supervisor Jo Bertoletti doesn’t need anyone’s help…or another heartbreak. So she’s putting handsome, kindhearted firefighter Ozzy Lakeman firmly into the friend zone. After all, she’s just passing through Butterfly Harbor, and her life is too complicated for a summer romance. But Ozzy feels an immediate connection. Can he convince the woman of his dreams to take a chance on building a forever family with him?

Jo shouldn’t have been surprised that when they reached the Butterfly

Diner Ozzy pulled the door open for her. She’d caught his uncertainty back at

the sheriff’s station when she’d reached for the door first. As if he hadn’t

considered a woman could open the door for herself. It had amused her to set

him off-kilter.

He’d readjusted now, seemed to have found his footing, even if he had

literally tripped a bit getting to the diner door first.

When she stepped inside, however, all other thoughts were obliterated by

the instant feeling of...well, of home.

“Did I just walk through a time portal?” Save for the surprising color

combination of black, orange and white—an ode, she instantly realized, to

the town’s monarch namesake—the eatery definitely had that old-fashioned

diner feel. Add in the distinct, excellent, growling-stomach-inducing aroma

of grilling burgers, cooked onions and the promise of caloric enhancement,

and she could understand why the diner was considered a town hub.

“Hey, Ozzy. Wherever you can grab a seat, go for it.” The tall, curvy

brunette with plates balanced with practiced ease on her arms swept past

them with a quick smile.

“We’re getting to go, actually.” Ozzy motioned toward a pair of empty

orange upholstered stools at the counter. “Let’s sit so you can peruse the

menu.”

At the far end of the counter a taller, thinner young woman flitted between

customers, topping off coffee cups and clearing plates. Her straight black hair

was tied back in a high ponytail and displayed a neon blue streak through its

length. A hint of tattoos peeked out from the short sleeves of her black T-shirt

carrying the diner’s logo on the front. She glanced their way, her gaze

landing first on Ozzy with an unsurprising smile, then flicked curiously to Jo.

“You ordering to go, Oz?”

“Thanks, Twyla. We are.” Ozzy remained on his feet rather than sitting

and handed Jo a menu. “Twyla, this is Jo Bertoletti. She’s the new supervisor

—”

“For the construction project.” Twyla let out an all-too-identifiable sigh of

relief. “Okay. That explains it. Coffee?” Twyla held up the coffeepot.

“No, thanks.” Jo was never going to get used to having to kick caffeine.

“It’s nice to meet you, Twyla.”

“You, too.” Twyla eyed Ozzy in a way that should have amused Jo. Ah, to

be twentysomething again with a massive crush on the hot single firefighter.

Twyla may as well have it tattooed on her forehead. How many times had Jo

herself issued that same lash-fluttering, cartoon heart–hammering expression

over the years? Except... Jo frowned. She really should have found Twyla’s

attention more amusing than she did.

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USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes sweet to sexy romances for Harlequin and ARC Manor’s Caezik Romance. Her sweet Heartwarming books include the Butterfly Harbor series as well as the ongoing Blackwell saga. She also writes the Honor Bound series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and contributes to the bestselling Coltons. A former Golden Heart, Daphne, and National Reader’s Choice finalist, Anna loves writing big community stories where family found is always the theme. Since her first published novella with Harlequin in 2014, Anna has released more than forty novels and novellas and hopes to branch out even more thanks to Caezik Romance. Anna lives in Northern California where (at the best times) she loves going to the movies, attending fan conventions, and heading to Disneyland, her favorite place on earth. When she’s not writing, she is usually binge-watching her newest TV addiction, re-watching her all-time favorite show, Supernatural, and wrangling two monstrous cats named Rosie and Sherlock. You can read more about Anna at her website, www.AuthorAnnaStewart.com.