{"id":52152,"date":"2020-05-13T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=52152"},"modified":"2025-08-29T02:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:49:46","slug":"blog-tour-excerpt-the-hunter-boston-belles-1-by-l-j-shen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=52152","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour & Excerpt: The Hunter (Boston Belles, #1) by L.J. Shen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Hunter, an all-new dazzling and delicious contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen is LIVE!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Boston\u2019s debauched elite is going up in flames, and it\u2019s the Fitzpatrick family that set it on fire.<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n

Amazon<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Amazon Worldwide<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Audiobook<\/a><\/strong>
\n*FREE on Kindle Unlimited*<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t mean to star in a sex tape, okay?<\/span><\/p>\n

It was just one of those unexplainable things. Like Stonehenge, <\/span>Police Academy 2<\/span><\/i>, and morning glory clouds.<\/span><\/p>\n

It just <\/span>happened.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Now my ball-busting father is sentencing me to six months of celibacy, sobriety, and morbid boredom under the roof of Boston\u2019s nerdiest girl alive, Sailor Brennan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The virginal archer is supposed to babysit my ass while I learn to take my place in Royal Pipelines, my family\u2019s oil company.<\/span><\/p>\n

Little does she know, that\u2019s not the only pipe I\u2019ll be laying\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sailor<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t want this gig, okay?<\/span><\/p>\n

But the deal was too sweet to walk away from.<\/span><\/p>\n

I needed the public endorsement; Hunter needed a nanny.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, what\u2019s six months in the grand scheme of things?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not like I\u2019m in danger of falling in love with the appallingly gorgeous, charismatic gazillionaire who happens to be one of Boston\u2019s most eligible bachelors.<\/span><\/p>\n

No. I will remain immune to Hunter Fitzpatrick\u2019s charm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even at the cost of losing everything I have.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even at the cost of burning down his kingdom. <\/span><\/p>\n

Find The Hunter<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d I asked, blinking at him in confusion. I had two left legs and the coordination of roadkill. I couldn\u2019t dance if my life depended on it. I\u2019d tried dancing at the only party I\u2019d ever gone to\u2014sophomore year\u2014and was subjected to such thorough humiliation. People took videos of me dancing and forwarded it to half my school. <\/span>Saggy Sailor<\/span><\/i>, they\u2019d graffiti-ed on my locker. Apparently, my back looked hunched and droopy when I danced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause\u2026\u201d He tilted his chin down, his voice low, smoldering. \u201cYou\u2019re obviously bored, and my family is watching us, and I\u2019m partial to fondling you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the dress,\u201d I muttered.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d actually prefer fondling you out of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I sliced my gaze sideways, noticing that Aisling and Persy hadn\u2019t picked up on my exchange with him. They were now watching a video, probably of the reality show they were arguing about. Even though Hunter was just after a friendly dance to show his family we were getting along, I couldn\u2019t unglue my butt from my chair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo fondling.\u201d I crossed my arms over my chest, buying time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo promises. Get up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDid you tell anyone we live together?\u201d I accused, my eyes narrowing into slits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He stared at me, wide-eyed, mouth parted. \u201cNegatory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDid you tell anyone we were dating?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the lamest twenty-questions game I\u2019ve ever participated in. <\/span>No.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, people are talking about us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what people do. They fill the air with useless words to entertain each other. It\u2019s called gossip, and it sucks all the asses in the world. Doesn\u2019t mean it was me. Our building employs more than a hundred people. All of them work for my father. That means he\u2019s spreading whatever the hell he wants to spread.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Boston Belles<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Hunter (#1)
\n<\/strong>Buy: Amazon<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Villain (#2)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Monster\u00a0(#3)
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The Rake (#4)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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L.J. Shen is a <\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Washington Post<\/span><\/i> and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay up to date with L.J. Shen by signing up for her MAILING LIST<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0AMAZON<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0GOODREADS<\/a>
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Check out our Author\u00a0Spotlight<\/a> for more\u00a0books by L.J. Shen!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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