{"id":615,"date":"2015-11-06T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elsawinckler.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2015-11-06T05:30:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T05:30:40","slug":"touched-to-the-core-the-3rd-story-in-the-touched-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsawinckler.com\/?p=615","title":{"rendered":"Touched to the core – the 3rd story in the Touched series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TouchedToTheCore-ByElsaWinckler-800x1200\"<\/a>It’s release day for Touched to the core – the 3rd book in the Touched series about the South African billionaire hotel tycoon Cavallo brothers. This story is about David and Dana.<\/p>\n

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Blurb:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

He gave her his heart, but can he give her the truth?<\/em><\/p>\n

Schoolteacher Dana Roux doesn\u2019t need sexy hotel tycoon David Cavallo to add to her troubles. They have absolutely nothing in common\u2014she\u2019s a simple schoolteacher in a small coastal town, and he has more money than he knows what to do with. Besides, as a former journalist, he\u2019d remember the news stories about her dad\u2019s alleged<\/em> involvement in a dirty, Ponzi-like scheme, and his subsequent suicide. The last thing she wants is for the dark shadow of that scandal\u2014and tragedy\u2014to fall upon her once again. Especially since she knows her dad was innocent.<\/p>\n

For David, flirting with a beautiful woman comes as naturally as breathing. So when he winds up kissing his sister-in-law\u2019s best friend, he realizes Dana isn\u2019t just another pretty pair of lips. But things between them get complicated quickly when he discovers who her father was, and that it was David\u2019s own news story that blew the case wide open and sent her father to jail\u2014and to his death. David\u2019s not sure what to believe, but he knows he can\u2019t let Dana blame him forever. Especially since she insists her father was an innocent man. But when Dana\u2019s life is threatened, he realizes that he might not have uncovered the whole story. And that now, older and wiser, he just might be the only one who can uncover the truth.<\/p>\n

Short excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d he asked and hurried over to her.<\/p>\n

She wouldn\u2019t look up at him and turned her back on him when he was close.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m phoning Caitlin to come and pick me up,\u201d she said in a clipped voice and lifted the phone to her ear.<\/p>\n

He grabbed it and ended the call.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d she cried out, her eyes suspiciously bright.<\/p>\n

Were those tears?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to phone Caitlin, I\u2019ll take you home.\u201d Why the hell was she upset?<\/p>\n

She made a grab for her phone but he held it above his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid!\u201d she called out. \u201cMy phone, I\u2026\u201d A tear escaped and rolled over her cheek.<\/p>\n

Angrily, she wiped it away and whipped around. \u201cFine. Then I\u2019ll walk.\u201d She sniffed and marched toward the front door.<\/p>\n

David stared at her for a few seconds before his brain registered what she was doing.<\/p>\n

With two strides, he reached the door before her and moved in front of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid\u2026\u201d she began and another tear slipped on to her face.<\/p>\n

Frowning, David pulled her closer. \u201cWhat the hell is going on? Why do you want to phone Caitlin to pick you up? What happened between last night and now?\u201d he growled.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou tell me!\u201d she nearly shouted. \u201cThis morning you\u2026\u201d She hiccupped and wiped a hand over her eyes. \u201cThis morning and last night, you couldn\u2019t get enough of me and now you\u2026you don\u2019t even want to look at me!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not true!\u201d he shouted, upset because she was crying, upset because he wasn\u2019t quite sure what exactly was going on.<\/p>\n

She sniffed, wiped her face before looking him straight in the eye. \u201cIf you\u2019ve had enough of me, you can tell me,\u201d she said, just a slight tremor still audible in her voice. \u201cI\u2019m a big girl, I can take it. I\u2019ve always known this can\u2019t last. But I didn\u2019t think you\u2019d be too much of a coward to tell me to my face.\u201d<\/p>\n

And suddenly he was the hell in. This damn woman had him all tied up in knots and now she wanted to tell him what he was feeling as well. \u201cOh, you\u2019ve always known, have you? And why is that?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

She rolled her eyes. Rolled her eyes!<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause, David, I\u2019m a school teacher from Hermanus, my dad was in jail. You are a Cavallo, you probably have more money than you know what to do with. I know I\u2019ve only been a temporary diversion for you. One that you are now clearly over. Let\u2019s leave it at that,\u201d she said in a cold voice and tried to move past him to the front door.<\/p>\n

He was so astonished at the drivel she was talking, he was speechless for a number of seconds. But then he saw her eyes, bright with tears and a slither of hope had him swallowing a grin.<\/p>\n

Buy Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazon.com: http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Touched-Core-Elsa-Winckler-ebook\/dp\/B017M7673W\/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1446786535&sr=8-6&keywords=elsa+winckler<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon.co.uk: http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Touched-Core-Elsa-Winckler-ebook\/dp\/B017M7673W\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1446786653&sr=1-1&keywords=elsa+winckler<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon Germany: http:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Touched-Core-English-Elsa-Winckler-ebook\/dp\/B017M7673W\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1446786931&sr=8-2&keywords=elsa+winckler<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon France: http:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Touched-Core-English-Elsa-Winckler-ebook\/dp\/B017M7673W\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446786994&sr=8-1&keywords=Elsa+Winckler<\/a><\/p>\n

Kobo: https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-us\/ebook\/touched-to-the-core<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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