{"id":5711,"date":"2017-03-28T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T05:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2017-03-28T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T05:30:21","slug":"5711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/28\/5711\/","title":{"rendered":"Altercation by Mignon Mykel: Book Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 15px;\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xpressobooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/01\/1AltercationsBlitzBanner.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Altercation<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Mignon Mykel<\/strong><br \/>\n(Playmaker Duet #1)<br \/>\n<strong>Publication date<\/strong>: March 1st 2017<br \/>\n<strong>Genres<\/strong>: New Adult, Romance, Sports<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/altercation-1.jpg\" alt=\"Altercation (1)\" width=\"298\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/altercation-1.jpg 298w, https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/altercation-1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blurb<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><b>Sometimes it\u2019s the fight that proves your worth.<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Porter Prescott spent years fighting to be his own person.<\/p>\n<p>His goal of playing for a hockey club not associated with the Prescott name finally comes true.<\/p>\n<p>But just as he\u2019s leaving for the next chapter in his life, he meets her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Asher Spence spent a lifetime learning she was worthless and unwanted.<\/p>\n<p>She learned that sometimes the only person you can count on is youself, and even then, you can fail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">What starts out as picture perfect can only come crumbling down.<\/p>\n<p>No one listened to her pleas before,<\/p>\n<p>Why should they listen to them now that she\u2019s found a place to finally call home?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><b>But sometimes, it\u2019s the fight that takes you out of the game.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Note: This is book 1 of 2 in the Porter and Asher story. This <\/i>does<i> end with a cliffhanger that will be resolved in book 2, Holding.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:130%;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33874989-altercation?ac=1&amp;from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/Altercation_MM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lzR9En\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/ibooks_alt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iBooks<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2nx37Dx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:115%;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">You can also grab book 2 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2o0MuwH\">Holding<\/a> \u2013 that is OUT NOW!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2o0MuwH\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xpressobooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/holding_ebookflat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>Excerpt<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I moved to stand where she\u2019d be able to see me, not really caring if I was blocking the view for some other person waiting. I widened my stance and with my arms crossed over my chest, I kept my eyes trained as far back as I could see. My gaze shifted over the different travelers coming in; the only person I wanted to see was a brunette with crazy colored eyes.<\/p>\n<p>And then I saw her.<\/p>\n<p>The feeling that overtook me was like a drowning man getting his first breath of air. A starving man getting a fucking full-course meal.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t see me yet, but she would in time. There were maybe eighty people between us and she was nearing.<\/p>\n<p>Her hair was braided over her shoulder, wisps of hair falling out and framing her face. She was wearing leggings and those damned boots of hers, but I was surprised to see her shirt was the girly type, long with cuts up the sides, nearly to her waist, and lacy sleeves that played peek-a-boo with the colors adorning her arm. She didn\u2019t carry a bag, just her phone in one hand.<\/p>\n<p>I licked my bottom lip before biting it gently, trying to stop the smile from spreading on my face. Didn\u2019t want to look like a complete moron.<\/p>\n<p><em>Forty feet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Her gaze was down at the floor, no doubt watching where she was walking. It didn\u2019t surprise me she was careful like that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thirty feet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Look up, Asher\u2026Look up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Twenty feet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Her face lifted and, like a magnet, her eyes locked on mine instantly.<\/p>\n<p>And the smile on her face?<\/p>\n<p>God <em>damn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There was no sense stopping my full-ass smile now, not with the one she just shot my way.<\/p>\n<p>If you would have told me, four months ago, I would be the most celibate man in the history of earth, all for the glimpses of smiles from that girl there with more secrets behind her eyes than I could ever hope to uncover, I probably would have laughed in your face.<\/p>\n<p>Four months ago, I was gearing up for my rookie season in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Four months ago, I was a kid with a big name, going to a team that had nothing to do with said big name.<\/p>\n<p>Four months ago, it was rumored I would be the new hot shot in town. Nico certainly didn\u2019t fail to show me the gossip sites, seemingly run by a bunch of puck bunnies.<\/p>\n<p>But four months ago, I walked into Starbucks for a goodbye coffee with my sister, and met the girl with secrets.<\/p>\n<p>And four months ago, I became addicted without so much as a taste.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I\u2019ve had that taste? Shit, I couldn\u2019t wait for more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:489px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xpressobooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/03\/losinghim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong>About The Author<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-5734 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/mignon.jpg\" alt=\"Mignon\" width=\"324\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mignon Mykel is the author of the Prescott Family series, as well as the short-novella erotic romance series, O&#8217;Gallagher Nights. When not sitting at Starbucks writing whatever her characters tell her to, you can find her hiking in the mountains of her new home in Arizona.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mignonmykel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/15055888.Mignon_Mykel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authormnonmkl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnonmklwrites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:left;\"><strong><br \/>\nGiveaway<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><a id=\"rcwidget_q8c6y5fv\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/d04251231700\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xpressobooktours.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:80%;height:auto;margin-bottom:15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xpressobooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/XBTBanner1.png\" alt=\"XBTBanner1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/28\/5711\/#more-5711\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Altercation by Mignon Mykel: Book Spotlight<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}