Scribbler's Sojourn: Author Interviews with Summer's Sweet Embrace authors! @RoanePublishing #Romance #Anthology #Giveaway

Author Interview Time!!

I asked the authors of Summer's Sweet Embrace about their favorite summertime memory with their spouse / significant other. Here's what they had to say...

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Michelle Ziegler:

I’m assuming building the deck, although a great memory, is not what you were thinking? Okay, fine. Summer memory. I have to say it was our first annual 4^th of July party. It rained so hard that not much went to plan. This was BK – before kids. My husband and his friends were kids enough for us though. The burgers were chard thanks to the monsoon hitting and the air conditioner wasn’t working right. When it came time for fireworks, my husband was not to be deterred. He got a blow torch and braved the storm. Yes, firework will light up, go off, and crackle in rain. It might not be super romantic, except that my husband knows I love fireworks and I am very patriotic. I still laugh remembering how drenched my husband was and the large goofy grin as each fountain erupted.

Laurie Treacy:

Sitting on the beach roasting s’mores over a fire, talking and singing.

Christa MacDonald:

My family rents a beach house every summer. Our big crowd means huge family meals and playing games late into the night. It's loud, close, and hardly private but thoroughly wonderful. Every trip though, my husband makes a point of stealing me away for at least one solo walk on the beach. We stare up at the stars while sitting on the sand and just enjoying the moment alone. Okay, there's some kissing too.

Kim Strattford:

Eating raw oysters off our dock and then raspberries off our bushes on the Fourth of July.

Jaylee Austin:

On a trip to the British Isles, we visited English Pubs, visited Wales, explored castles and kissed the blarney stone in Ireland. Those were an enjoyable three weeks of food, shopping, exploration, and love.

Niki Mitchell:

I spent one Fourth of July watching fireworks from a boat on the Colorado River with my now husband’s arms wrapped around me.

Melissa J. Crispin:

Many years ago, my husband had a 1970 Toyota Landcruiser that he had fixed up. On a perfect summer day, he would take the top off of it and we would drive around. I have fond memories of those days, with the warm sun on my skin and the wind in my hair. There was a freedom about it that’s difficult to put into words. I was sad when he had to get rid of it. Though to be fair, probably not nearly as sad as he was! But, he recently picked up another one to restore, so we’ll get to do it all over again eventually. I’m looking forward to it.

Sheryl Winters:

I started dating my husband in the middle of the summer. I remember I took a day off work and we drove up to Hatcher's Pass. It's a mountainous area with a river that runs through it. We kicked back and ate beef jerky and drank Diet Pepsi. We investigated a beaver's dam and I surprised him by climbing out to get a better look.

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A little about Roane Publishing's latest release!

Summer’s Sweet Embrace

a sweet romance anthology

Author: Various

Publisher: Roane Publishing

Release Date: August 19, 2015

Keywords: Summer, Beach, Ocean, romance, contemporary, Summertime Romance, short stories

Description: Summertime love is always the sweetest. These eight sweet tales of summer romance are the perfect companion for a day at the lake or the beach.

Truly Paradise – Michelle Ziegler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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