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Summer's Sweet Embrace
A Romance Anthology
By Various Authors
Publisher: Roane Publishing
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Keywords: Summer, Beach, Ocean, romance, contemporary, Summertime Romance, short stories
Truly Paradise – Michelle Ziegler
Description:
Waiting for the right one can be torture.
Too bad for Hailey, impatience got the best of
her. Finding Mr. Right in time for a destination wedding couldn’t happen fast
enough. Instead of listening to reason, or rather her friends, she’s stuck in
paradise alone, again. Nothing ruins a tropical paradise faster than catching
your date with another woman.
Justin’s ready for a change. He’s been caught up
in his own success for too long and is looking to finally settle down. Timing
is everything and his cousins wedding is the perfect start of his new life. His
luck is changing with the captivating mystery woman on the beach. Now all
he has to do is find her, before he agrees to his family’s match making plot.
Ocean Dust – Laurie Treacy
Description:
Carly Dawson, 18, is facing her last summer before
leaving for college, all alone. Still nursing a broken heart over the loss of
her boyfriend, Chase Montgomery, she wants the next two months to be different.
A shocking unexpected visitor one night just may offer Carly the excitement she
seeks. Her only decision is whether or not to choose what this visitor offers
her.
The Beach Rose – Christa MacDonald
Description:
Annie Thomas can’t believe her good luck when she inherits the family’s beach
house in Oceanside Maine. It’s one of
the few places she was truly happy so she sells everything she owns, quits her
job, and moves in hoping that her new business, The Beach Rose, will bring in
enough money in its first season to let her live up there year round. But on her first day things aren’t as easy or
as simple as she’d hoped. To cap it off
she discovers that her best new client is actually the boy she had a huge
teenage crush on. So much for rekindling
a summer romance.
For Craig,
Annie was everything he wanted when he was a geeky seventeen year-old. Now that he’s pushing forty and the owner of
half the real estate in town, he wants another shot at convincing her that he’s
everything she needs. He didn’t count on
her owning the business he just signed a contract with though. Craig has to find a way to help Annie’s
struggling business without her knowing it since anything else would push her
further away and that’s the last thing he wants.
Together
they may get a second chance for a summer romance.
When the Sea Swallows the Sun – Kim
Strattford
Description:
A trip to Clearwater Beach was supposed to be a fun escape from the
D.C. rat race for Emma and her boyfriend Sam.
Until Sam dumped her, leaving her with a ticket she was too cheap not to
use and a resolution to enjoy her time in the sun and get over him. A plan that sputters when Sam’s good friend
Rick shows up. Rick, who’s never seemed
to approve of her for reasons she’s never understood. Rick, who seems to think he has license to
bug her just because he bought Sam’s ticket.
Rick, who may be a much nicer guy than she ever realized, and who might
have a very good reason for not thinking much of her. Can they make peace in the beautiful Florida
sun and surf? Peace—or maybe more?
Love’s
Nectar – Jaylee Austin
Description: What
if fate pushed you to make a choice between keeping a promise and revealing a
truth? After her grandmother’s death, she opens an unexpected letter containing
an unwanted request. Isabel feels obligated to honor her grams final wish. In
the process she risks losing the man of her dreams.
Six months
before their marriage Isabel reveals a time bomb that will forever change their
lives. He loves her but the betrayal of not trusting him weighs heavy on his
heart. Trust means everything to Seth.
One ring,
journal, box, spirit, and flower will teach everyone the power of commitment
and the importance of honesty. Secrets
left buried will always haunt the living, a life lived truthfully leads to
happily ever after. Will Isabel and Seth realize this before they are doomed to
replay the mistakes of the past?
Love’s High Tide – Niki Mitchell
Description:
Tired of the vacationers hitting on
her, surf shop owner, Skye Taylor quits dating. In walks the cocky, Harley
Nicholson from Idaho. She’s not open for another summer fling. Can he convinces
her to give love a chance?
Harley sees Skye shooting through the
Huntington Beach Pier on her surfboard. Mesmerized by the woman’s connection
with the wave, he sets out to meet the brazen surfer. He bets his cousin that
before he leaves in three weeks, she'll be his.
Skye’s life is kept busy running the
Epic Surf Shop and training for annual surfing contest. The handsome, buff
Idahoan interests her, but she doesn’t want another disastrous summer fling.
Harley charms her into giving him a surfing lesson, woos her with moonlight
strolls, and coaxes her with sweet gestures. Skye discovers Harley’s betrayal.
She refuses to see him or hear his explanation.
Miserable, Harley must do something
monumental to win her back. Will Skye ever forgive Harley?
Linger – Melissa J. Crispin
Description:
Tracey Thompson isn't like most twenty-year-olds. She's looking forward
to settling down and marrying her soul mate, Noah Martin. Even though their
love bloomed when they were just little kids, they never doubted it and never
looked back.
When a tragic accident separates Tracey from Noah,
she struggles to go on without him. As the days wear on, she becomes aware of a
chance for them to be together once again. All she needs to do is understand
what tore them apart in the first place. But, overcoming this is harder than it
seems. Will she be strong enough to find her way back to him?
Above Reproach – Sheryl Winters
Description:
Executive
Secretary Margaret Simms should have had it all. An apartment on the beach and
a job at Reynolds Ad Agency, working for her best friend and business mogul
Garrett Reynolds.
A one night stand leads to a pregnancy
and a re-evaluation of her life goals. In reality, Margaret's always hated her
office job and culinary school is her life dream. But that too is ripped away
from her when Garrett, her best friend and father of her child, develops
cancer.
Obligation forces her back to the
work she hates. When office espionage threatens her life, Margaret finds she
must make a choice. Stand up for what she truly believes in or lose all she's
ever wanted.
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