Jack Harris has loved Legs Anderson since they were kids. Now that he has
her in his bed, he has no intention of letting her go. Aunt Ada has other
ideas, even from the grave.
GETTING BETWEEN JACK…
Orphaned at a young age, Legs Anderson owes her Aunt Ada everything. The
stoic old lady raised her, and Ada’s warnings about men—and the Harris boys in
particular—have stuck, even after her death. Of course, that could be because Ada
stuck around, too.
…AND HIS LEGS
Patience is not one of Jack Harris’s virtues, and he’s waited too long to
start a life with the woman he’s loved since childhood instead of them just
knocking boots. Now Ada is interfering from beyond the grave, haunting the old
Victorian house she bequeathed to her niece and reinforcing Legs’s fears of
commitment. But Jack won’t give up. No matter what trouble may follow, the
house will be renovated, Ada will learn to let go, Legs will put her money
where her mouth is…and then Jack’ll put his lips everywhere else.
The roar of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Rachel’s block and the rev of a
throttle in her driveway announced Jack’s arrival. Legs tried to appear
nonchalant when he walked through the poolside gate, but the sight of his
sun-streaked hair and tanned, muscular good looks nearly knocked her off her
seat. She eased her sunglasses down the bridge of her nose to get a better
look.
When he stepped into the pool area dressed in black jeans, black biker
boots, and a white muscle shirt that framed his pumped-up shoulders and biceps,
she caught her breath. Everyone in the group said “hey” and Rachel offered him
a cold drink, but his focus had remained on her. He slid his sunglasses on top
of his head and nodded in her direction.
Legs remembered his gaze meeting hers before his attention strayed to her
gold and black bikini then savored every inch of her skin. An appreciative
smirk curled his lips and desire flashed in his beautiful blue eyes. He took a
long pull of the soft drink someone handed him and then set the can down on the
patio table. He looked her way and said, “Want to go for a ride?” The
invitation came out like a dare.
AUTHOR
BIO
Adele Downs writes contemporary romance novels, some with a touch of magic,
inside the office of her rural Pennsylvania home. She is a former journalist,
published in newspapers and magazines inside the USA, UK, and
Caribbean.
Adele is an active member of Romance Writers of America and her local RWA
chapter where she serves as a past-president. She has written several articles
for RWR magazine (Romance Writers Report) and has presented workshops for
writers.
When Adele isn’t working on her current project, she can be found riding in
her convertible or reading a book on the nearest beach.
A reunion at Sunset Beach brought about a hasty
decision to move back home seeking reconnection with her friends and family.
But a surprise visit from ex love Kimon Galanos brings shocking news of the
past – and the present.
Will Summer remain long enough in Sunset Beach
to rekindle love and finally find the last happiness that has eluded her all of
her life, or will she run away again, this time forever?
The acid that festers and blisters your soul
and your heart. If you’re lucky enough, scabs will form. If not, you remain ravaged
and damaged forever.
Summer Whitney walked along the stretch of
Sunset Beach for what seemed hours, while she contemplated her life.
Regret.
Maybe she made life altering decisions too soon
after Erick’s death. Deluded herself into thinking Sunset Beach would somehow
be the answer to all of her problems, to the grating loneliness she felt day in
and day out.
It wasn’t too late to run. Running away was
something Summer was very good at. Leave everything and everyone behind again.
This time it would be forever.
AUTHOR BIO
Natalie-Nicole Bates is a book reviewer and
author.
Her passions in life include books and hockey
along with Victorian and Edwardian era photography and antique poison bottles.
Natalie contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey to being born in
Russia.
She currently resides in the UK where she is
working on her next book and adding to her collection of 19th century
post-mortem photos.
On the surface, Paige Paget seems to have it all. She’s beautiful,
confident, successful, and the co-owner of a new business, Cheer-Mania Academy,
with her sister, Polly.
But beneath her seemingly charmed life, Paige is a woman stifled by
rules.
When she meets Jordy Evans, the brother and now guardian of Paige’s
fourteen year old student, Gabrielle, she believes Jordy may be the man of her
dreams.
Dating a man with the responsibility of parenting a teen means a whole new
set of rules, and Paige isn’t so sure she can handle it.
But the rules of love might not let Paige get away so easy!
Everyone else’s rules that my life is expected to revolve
around.
The rules enforced by the nuns at the boarding school. The rules of being a
cheer dancer. The rules enforced upon me by my ex on how to be the girlfriend
of a major league baseball player.
The rules of dating a – for lack of a more appropriate term – single father
of a teen, and now, the rules for my own business!
“Thank you for your convenient explanations to everything, Jordy. You’ve
really got life nailed down! You don’t really know me, or we wouldn’t be having
this conversation, and don’t for a second deign to tell me the rules of my own
business! For your information I’m sick of living by everyone else’s rules! I
don’t appreciate being your dirty little secret who you can blow off a little
stream with, and then pretend I don’t exist!”
AUTHOR
BIO
Natalie-Nicole Bates is a book reviewer and author.
Her passions in life include books and hockey along with Victorian and
Edwardian era photography and antique poison bottles. Natalie contributes her
uncharacteristic love of hockey to being born in Russia.
She currently resides in the UK where she is working on her next book and
adding to her collection of 19th century post-mortem photos.
She doesn’t need a hero. But a sexy Marine…that’ll
work.
At twenty nine, psychologist Lauren Baxter has a successful
counseling practice. Since becoming legally blind at fifteen, her world has
been a blurry mess of colors. Her greatest fear is also her ultimate reality.
One day that fuzzy realm will forever turn black. Refusing to let blindness
define her, she builds a life for herself with her dog, Jack Sparrow, and best
friend, Sunny Daye.
Lauren has no tolerance for pity or for Superman swooshing
down and rescuing her. She is capable of saving herself just fine. That is
until Gabe, the great smelling, former Marine, from Texas moves in next door.
Her attraction to him is immediate and, unfortunately for her,
mutual.
When Lauren’s ex-husband shows up begging for another
chance, she is confused and fragile. She also finds herself in the arms of her
secretive neighbor. Little does she realize that her decision for a steamy roll
in the hay with Gabe will suck her into his mysterious past, thrust her
ex-husband back into her life, put her in the middle of a murder investigation,
and place her life in danger.
Gabriel Briggs has the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Short term flings are all he can afford for more reasons than one – reasons he
never plans to share. Until he moves in next door to the beautiful, green eyed,
feisty, Lauren. One night with her and he’s reconsidering promises he made
almost a decade ago. When a woman from his past is murdered, his world is
turned upside down. Secrets are revealed and innocent lives are threatened. Can
Gabe win Lauren’s love and save her life before it’s too late?
Product Warnings:
Contains a blind therapist who doesn’t consider herself impaired; a meddling,
erotic-novel-writing best friend; a hot ex-Marine with a shady past; and a
loyal guide dog that howls “I love you” and is probably the sanest one of the
bunch.
Gabe stayed on his knees with the kid wrapped around
his neck. The two men stared each other down.
“Hey, there. My name’s Lauren. I’m your neighbor.
What’s your name?”
“Evan.” His voice came out muffled from having his
nose pressed into Gabe’s shoulder.
“Hi, Evan. This big dog beside me is Jack Sparrow. We
call him Jack.”
The dog wagged his tail and licked Lauren’s face.
“Jack, say ‘I love you’.”
Both of Gabe’s hands were where visible, but Ben
stayed on alert.
When the dog yodeled his response, Evan turned his
head. The kid’s eyes doubled in
size.
Lauren smiled. “Dogs can’t talk, right? And they
can’t. But sometimes they can make noises that sound like they’re talking. And
Jack’s a special dog. He’s trained to smell when people need help. Like me. I
need his help a lot because I’m
blind.”
“You are?” Now Evan had turned completely around and
peered into her face.
“Yup, I am. Jack’s my guide dog. He helps me get
places and do things.”
“Wow.”
Both Evan and Gabe gazed at Lauren with looks of awe
on their faces.
She smiled and kissed the dog’s neck. “He is wow. But
what makes him even more wower is he can tell you’re a little scared and he
wants to help you.”
“He does?”
“Yup. What he wants to do is to give you a kiss and
let you hug him so you’ll feel better. I do it all the time with him when I’m
scared. If you’re okay with trying, why don’t you give him your hand and see if
it helps?”
“Gabe?” Evan said, still glued to his
dad.
“It’s okay, Sprout, he won’t hurt you,” Gabe
whispered.
The kid reached out his palm. Jack put his paw on it
and panted.
“He wants me to shake his hand,” Evan announced,
giving the furry foot a shake.
When Jack licked his cheek, instead of screaming, he
laughed.
Acid burned in the pit of Ben’s stomach, from the way
the man was eyeing Lauren.
“Thank you. For everything,” he said to
her.
Lauren’s smile faded. “I didn’t do it for
you.”
“I know.”
Ben cleared his throat but said nothing. She nodded.
“Well, I better get back inside. Jack, you
coming?”
The dog whined back his
answer.
“He seems to want to hang out with your
son.”
Gabe had yet to blink much less look away. “It’s
mutual. Would you mind if they played together for a little
while?”
Lauren bit her lip and Ben prayed she’d say no. “You
wouldn’t hurt him would you?”
“Do you think I
would?”
She shrugged.
“You’re obviously capable of a lot more than I realized but no, I don’t think
you will.” She got up from her spot. “He’ll come home when he’s ready to, or
send him over when you guys are done, whichever happens first.”
“Lauren is both strong and vulnerable, and much the same
could be said for Gabe. You have two people battling their own personal demons,
lots of emotional baggage and an undeniable (and strong) mutual attraction that
keeps pulling them together…Humorous banter, believable chemistry and a strong
cast of supporting characters are just some of the things that make this book
difficult to put down.”
“I love, love, loved this story. I am a huge fan of
contemporary romance, and this was perfect. One minute I was crying, the next
laughing…The story is very well written, the characters are well developed,…a must
read for any romance lover. There is a little suspense, and you'll want to keep
some tissues near-by…Fans of Susan Mallery, Robyn Carr, Jennifer Bernard, and
Jill Shalvis will love this novel.”
From daring escapes by tough women to chivalrous men
swooping in to save the day, the creativity switch to Kishan Paul’s brain is
always in the “on” position. If daydreaming stories were a college course, Kish
would have graduated with honors.
Mother of two beautiful children, she has been married to
her best friend for over seventeen years. With the help of supportive family
and friends, she balances her family, a thriving counseling practice, and writing
without sinking into insanity.
Her novella, Taking the Plunge, is currently available in
the Love Least Expected Anthology on Amazon.
I was voted Best New Author at the Smexy and Fabulous Beach
Reads and Blind Love got second place in the same competition for Best
Contemporary Romance. Blind Love is also voted the Best Book of June, 2015 on
Goodreads and is one of the Top Ten Books of Playwire's Reviews for
June.
After her mother’s sudden death, Rory Lane is home again. It
has been fifteen years since she escaped Mount Pleasant and everyone and
everything in it. Now she must oversee the closing of her mother’s
affairs.
The only bright spot is Rory’s blossoming friendship with
boarder CJ Rausch. Rory senses that CJ just might be her soul mate, but the
handsome excavator is somewhat of a standoffish loner.
After an unthinkable event, Rory’s life spins out of
control, and she must deal not only with her grasping, selfish sister, but also
a manipulative, wannabe suitor. CJ offers Rory a way out, but at what price?
Beware: Everyone has secrets in Mount Pleasant…And they enjoy them!
Looking into the mirror, he wondered what Rory saw when he
took off his sunglasses. Her initial reaction had been similar to most people
when they saw his eyes for the first time.
As a child, he was viciously teased for having what the kids
called “vampire eyes.” They were eyes he would never have wished for, but inherited
from his mother. His eyes were so green and sensitive they hurt when exposed to
bright sunlight without sunglasses, further purporting the rumor he wasn’t
really human, but some kind of vampire or creature from space. But he was a
man, pure and simple. The blood running through his veins was red like everyone
else.
All he wanted was to find a nice comfortable life and enjoy
it to the maximum, and if he could find someone special enough to share it
with, so much the better. But with this want came a nagging fear. Having lost
his mother so early in life and sharing a distant, even guarded relationship
with his father, he wasn’t sure he knew how to love anyone in the way they needed
and deserved. It wasn’t because he was cold or cruel; he honestly didn’t know
how to express his emotions, and that scared him.
How could you sustain a relationship if you didn’t know how
to make someone happy, or live up to their expectations of you? His parents
barely tolerated each other’s presence until they divorced. Even though he was
young at the time, it stuck firmly in his memory how unhappy they really were,
and how they made every effort to make each other as miserable as possible,
before they finally separated.
AUTHOR
BIO
Natalie-Nicole Bates is a book reviewer and
author.
Her passions in life include books and hockey along with
Victorian and Edwardian era photography and antique poison bottles. Natalie
contributes her uncharacteristic love of hockey to being born in
Russia.
She currently resides in the UK where she is working on her
next book and adding to her collection of 19th century post-mortem
photos.
