{"id":10600,"date":"2020-08-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/?p=10600"},"modified":"2020-08-28T08:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T15:59:07","slug":"book-blitz-dating-mr-darcy-by-kate-okeeffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/28\/book-blitz-dating-mr-darcy-by-kate-okeeffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Blitz: Dating Mr Darcy by Kate O’Keeffe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dating Mr Darcy by Kate O’Keeffe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Title: Dating Mr. Darcy (Love Manor Romantic Comedy Series, #1)
Author: Kate O’Keeffe
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: 25 August 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it a truth universally acknowledged, that a girl must compete on reality TV to win a modern-day Mr. Darcy\u2019s heart?
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Clothing designer Emma Brady is having serious doubts about how far she\u2019ll go to promote her new activewear line. Sure, being on a reality show would be great for business, but is putting up with Mr. Darcy-wannabe Sebastian Huntington-Ross really worth it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sebastian is straight out of an Austen novel. But it\u2019s hard to focus on his chiseled jaw, broad shoulders and wickedly sexy accent when all Emma can see is his pride, arrogance, and smug demeanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Sebastian has a secret reason for being on the show, and when Emma figures out what it is, her heart warms to him\u2014without her permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Emma hold fast and keep the aristocratic Sebastian at arm\u2019s length? Or will she put her reservations aside when the lines between reality and \u201creality show\u201d start to blur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Dating Mr Darcy by Kate O’Keeffe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dating Mr. Darcy Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmma,\u201d Johnathan says, snapping my attention away from Kennedy. \u201cWe would love to hear your performance. Please, take to the stage.\u201d
I wave my hand in the air. \u201cOh, I\u2019m going to sit this one out, if it\u2019s all the same to you. But thanks for asking.\u201d
His eyes shift to a crew member and back to me. \u201cAll the contestants need to perform, I\u2019m afraid.\u201d
\u201cAs much as I may want to perform\u2014and believe me I do so, so much\u2014I\u2019m afraid I\u2019m no singer. I told Sebastian that already and he seemed cool with it. Believe me, I\u2019m doing all of you a big favor here.\u201d
\u201cShe doesn\u2019t want to have to follow my performance. Do you, Emma?\u201d Hayley says with the fakest sweet smile ever.
\u201cI can well understand that,\u201d Johnathan replies, \u201cbut the rules are the rules. Aren\u2019t they, Mrs. Watson?\u201d He\u2019s looking for back-up now.
Mrs. Watson rises to her feet and glares at me. \u201cYou. Stage. Now.\u201d Gone is the firm but polite language. It seems she\u2019s going for straightforward orders now.
I chew on my lip as I look around the room. \u201cDo I have to?\u201d I ask, and yes, I know I sound like a whiny kid being made to eat her broccoli.
\u201cYou do,\u201d Mrs. Watson replies.
I let out a defeated sigh. \u201cOkay.\u201d I make my way over to the stage like I\u2019m walking the line. I don\u2019t want to perform, and I haven\u2019t practiced anything either.
I scramble around in my brain, searching desperately for a song in my range. Which is basically about four notes, all of them flat, if my car singing skills are anything to go by.
\u201cMiss Emma? We\u2019re waiting,\u201d Mrs. Watson says tersely.
All eyes are on me. Johnathan is watching me warily, Sebastian is looking somewhere between concerned and amused, and there\u2019s no way I\u2019m going to look in Hayley\u2019s or Camille\u2019s direction right now.
I\u2019ve got to think of something, stat!
When I don\u2019t do anything, Mrs. Watson barks, \u201cSing!\u201d
Out of pure shock, I open my mouth and begin to sing the first song that comes to mind. It was playing in the car as I was driven here what feels like a lifetime ago, even though I think it was only a matter of days. Days? Really?
Lil Nas X\u2019s voice is in my head, and I sing along with it. I\u2019m taking my horse down to an old road, and it takes all my willpower not to bob on the spot as though I\u2019m on that horse myself. When I get to the Billy Ray Cyrus part, I notice a few of the contestants go from controlling their mirth to openly sniggering. It puts me off my game. Not that I had much of a game in the first place.
I fudge some of the words and replace others with the word \u201chorse,\u201d which seems appropriate, given that it\u2019s a song about riding one. Or is it a metaphor? All I know is this is about a gazillion miles from being my finest hour, and I wish more than anything it was over.
When I finally get to the end of the song, I stop abruptly, clamp my mouth shut, and wait for the inevitable laughter to roll around the room. I\u2019m not disappointed. Camille is doubled over, shaking with laughter, Hayley has tears rolling down her cheeks, and even Phoebe and Kennedy are snickering, although I can tell they\u2019re working hard to hold it in.
I glance at Sebastian. His face is alight with amusement, but his eyes are surprisingly soft. \u201cNice work,\u201d he mouths, and I shoot him my most withering look, which is a little hard to muster when you\u2019re up to your neck in a lake of humiliation, your cheeks hot enough to scramble eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dating Mr Darcy by Kate O’Keeffe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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About Kate O’Keeffe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kate O’Keeffe is a bestselling author of fun, feel-good romantic comedies. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand with her family, two\u00a0scruffy dogs, and a cat who thinks he’s a scruffy dog too. He’s not: he’s a cat. When she’s not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills\u00a0(slowly), traveling to different countries, and eating chocolate. A lot of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Kate O’Keeffe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | BookBub<\/a> | Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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