DRAKE (Last Man Standing - Book 10) by Author Maddie Evans **Book Birthday**

Welcome to Romance Sweet Reads. Today, we’ll share the tenth book in a brand new, sweet, contemporary romance series. Last Man Standing, written by fourteen best-selling and award winning authors, is a collection of stories about stubborn men who insist they’ll never be caught in the “marriage trap”. It’s also about the fourteen women who will change their minds. Every book in the series is a standalone, linked only by the series premise. Come on along as we watch the mighty fall... in love that is!

We continue with, DRAKE, Book 10 in the series, by Author Maddie Evans.

After growing up homeless and hungry, Drake went into the military and from there into one of the most dangerous and highly-paid jobs with one goal: save a nest-egg so that for the rest of his life, he'd never be homeless again. He saves every penny he can (well, and he sends fifteen hundred a month home to his mother) and works as an underwater welder on an oil rig. He's single because there's no way to take someone else along for the ride, not in a life like he's living.

When Drake's best friend gets engaged, everyone laughs that Drake is the last man standing--the only single guy left on their team. "That's not true," he says. "Sunita is single." Dead silence. Yep, he forgot that Sunita wasn't exactly "a guy." Also, she's not exactly single: she's a widow. Her husband, also an underwater welder, died in a diving accident.

It's a forgivable mistake: Sunita has been "one of the guys" for three years, and she doesn't want to risk losing anyone again. Except now Drake's got his attention on her. And she's got hers on him.

The trouble is, that dangerous job is still extremely dangerous. When disaster strikes, can Drake and Sunita find the safety they're looking for?

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“Make it hot.”

Keeping himself motionless in the water, Drake Stillman positioned the stick welder close to the oil rig riser and followed the edge of the flange. Light and bubbles erupted from the tip, and he adjusted his angle to have a better view. The bubbles diffracted the light of his headlamp, and the white glow of the weld added to the confusion.

He pulled back the welder. “Make it cold.”

On the rig, his tender Micah would be throwing the switch to cut off the current. Drake pulled the hammer from his belt and tapped off the slag from the edge of the weld.

“One more to go,” he murmured.

Through the helmet, he heard Micah say, “One more on this riser. Lots more to go.”

“One more for me,” Drake shot back. He tucked the hammer into his belt and raised the welder. “Then I’m done for the dive and done for this tour. Make it hot.”

Again came the light, but also the lack of noise. Welding should make a sound, except all around Drake, the water muted it. Water made his job so dangerous and also so beautiful. Water moved him in one direction while he fought to keep still. The entire Gulf of Mexico was his playground and his financial security—his ticket to the rest of his life, and possibly the cause of his death.

What percent of the Earth was water? That was Drake’s realm.

“Make it cold.” He tucked away the welder and raised the glare shield over his visor, then swam down to the final flange. “Micah, mark my depth. I want to get paid for these six feet.”

A yellow robot puttered over to Drake, and he waved at the camera mounted to its front.

“Sunita says hi,” Micah reported. “She just confirmed your depth.”

Drake reached into his utility belt for a new flange. “My bank account thanks her.”

“Also, she says to look behind you.”

Drake laughed. “Oh, no.”

“Oh, yes. I’m seeing her screen.”

Drake pivoted, expecting to find a shark, but instead he found a half dozen barracuda, all of them intrigued by this predator surrounded by lights and hoses.

With no peripheral vision in the hat, Drake wouldn’t have known these guys were even here. Micah laughed. “You have a fan club.”

Maddie Evans is a slightly offbeat romantic who believes in the combination of love and hard work. When she's not writing stories, you can find her exploring dirt trails on her bike or jogging around town.

Maddie lives in New England with her husband, kids, and an ever-changing number of tropical fish.

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You know who he is... the confirmed bachelor. The fellow who claims no woman will ever tempt him enough to succumb. Cupid will never hit his mark.

Well, guess what? We’ve got fourteen feisty heroines who are about to change their minds.

Find the entire series exclusively on Kindle Unlimited

While you out shopping for one of stubborn men, please remember to grab a copy of the companion cookbook, Game On Snacks, a collection of appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, and sweet treats worthy of any tailgate party or Sunday armchair quarterback. Find it on Amazon.

All proceeds in the sale of Game On Snacks will be donated, on a quarterly basis, to The Wounded Warrior Project.

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Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to come back on Wednesday when we'll feature the eleventh book in the Last Man Standing series, Guy, by author Judy Kentrus.

Nancy