When we were first “auditioning” cover models for KISS ME, CAPTAIN (hard work, but I was sooo up to the task!), as soon as I saw this one, I knew I had found him. Oddly enough, he looks almost exactly how I’d pictured Marcel–blue eyes, unruly hair, a button-down shirt and khakis. Not your usual bare-chested romance Adonis, but this was just more my style, sexiness understated rather than in-your-face. But fear not. There’s plenty of smolder under those pinstripes, though for the attributes that aren’t pictured, well, you’ll just have to read the book to know what I’m talking about. I PROMISE you won’t be disappointed. Here’s the back cover copy to get you started:

French billionaire Marcel Mercier loves women. And there’s a string of broken hearts across two continents to prove it. But as CEO of Mercier Shipping, he’s got more important things to worry about…like why the charter company he just purchased in the United States is suddenly the center of an international media firestorm.

 Now that big, bad Mercier Shipping owns Captain Dani Lloyd’s ship she’s sure her job is at stake. Not that she won’t go down without a fight—even if it means chaining herself to the mast of the Esther Reed and refusing to set foot on shore.

 The delectable captain and her news-worthy dramatics are a PR nightmare, but Marcel is happy to let Dani prove her skills on a week-long sail to Boston. He knows no woman can resist him for that long…in fact, he’s counting it.

 But Marcel’s plan to seduce Dani backfires as sparks fly between the billionaire playboy and the passionate captain. Which leaves Marcel realizing that winning her heart is a challenge he can’t afford to lose.

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