Sneak Peek at The Texan's Engagement Agreement #Giveaway

Howdy y'all! Have we got a special treat for you today. Noelle Marchand is here today, granting us a sneak peek into her new release The Texan's Engagement Agreement. (Hang around till the end for the rest of the surprise. ;) ) Here's what Romantic Times says about it, "Marchand’s latest offers three-dimensional characters and layers of story with depth. There’s a sweet playfulness between the main characters as well."

The book blurb:

It's been five years since Adelaide Harper broke Chris Johansen's heart—and their long-distance engagement. But when she steps off a train in Peppin, Texas, and strolls back into Chris's life, he can't help but panic. Because to avoid his parents' plan to arrange a marriage for him, he's let his family believe he and Adelaide are still engaged.

Adelaide is facing her own troubles with a matchmaking mama and a parade of aggravating suitors. So pretending to let Chris court her could help them both. And after five years, there's no need to worry that the time together will reignite their long-buried love…is there?

Without further ado...the sneak peek...

Chris’s gaze continued to search his father’s for any indication that he was in pain or short of breath. Olan hated the worry his heart condition added to the family. This wouldn’t be the first time he’d tried to downplay one of his heart episodes with a distraction. Olan was flushed, but it only seemed to be with excitement, so Chris reluctantly allowed his attention to be drawn elsewhere.

It landed on the woman standing just in front of his father. A hat dipped low over her right eye. Yet it did little to hide the perfection of her slightly turned-up nose, the rosy blush racing across her high cheekbones or the sweet curves of her bow-shaped lips. She was beautiful. She was familiar. She was achingly familiar.

He caught her chin, tilted her face upward and got lost in her light green eyes. “Adelaide.”

A fleeting smile touched her lips. “Hello, Chris.”

Silence filled the air. He released her. His words came out as more of a growl than a greeting. “What are you doing here?”

Olan slapped Chris’s back just hard enough to knock some sense into him. “Son, is that any way to greet your fiancée?”

Time slowed. Chris saw Adelaide turn toward his father. He knew exactly what was going to happen. The truth was going to come out. He could almost see the disbelief, the shock, the disappointment on his father’s face. His imagination went even further until he saw Olan’s face whiten, his hand covering his heart as he sank to his knees in pain. Chris couldn’t let that happen. Instinctively, Chris reached for Adelaide. He caught her by the arms, tugged her toward his chest then stifled whatever she’d been planning to say with a quick, ardent kiss.

Noelle Marchand is an award-winning author of six published novels who graduated summa cum laude from Houston Baptist University with a BA in Mass Communication and Speech Communication. Her love of literature began as a child when she would spend hours reading beneath the covers long after she was supposed to be asleep. At fifteen, she completed her first novel. Since then, she has continued to pursue a writing career and was honored to receive the 2013 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for A Texas-made Match. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, learning about history, watching classic cinema and dancing. She is a member of ACFW.

You can find Noelle online at:

• Website: www.noellemarchand.com 
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/noellemarchandauthor 
• Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/5022982.Noelle_Marchand 
• Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/noellemarchand/

Noelle is also offering one paperback copy as a giveaway to one of this post's commenters. The winner will be announced in Monday's Weekly Windup post. 

Have you read any of Noelle's books before? Does this sneak peek make you want to read more?