No matter how or when you look at it, every summer has a
love story. From 1905 to 1967, as well as modern day, Summer Hearts comprises
of sweet romance stories from all walks of life.
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In the summer of 1967, Hollywood actress, Lucinda Baker,
appears to have it all-- fame, money, and an all too doting fiancé. Dark traits
begin to emerge from the man she's pledged to marry, and he threatens her.
Lucinda must now lean on her best friend, celebrity photographer, George
Creston to escape the clutches of the dangerous relationship. Together they are
forced to summon courage, and trust each other in desperate circumstances. Will
they find love in the process or lose everything they hold dear, including
their lives.
McKinley Graham has escaped to her summer getaway to regain
her perspective and her health. Zane Davidson has taken refuge in the
lovely seaside community, welcoming the healing balm of the salty sea air and
his childhood home to mend his wounds. They aren’t looking for love, but
their attraction is too explosive to ignore. Against the backdrop of
starry nights and sultry kisses, they come to realize that even love may not be
enough to save them from the angry storm of his past that threatens to destroy
their dreams!
The water is calling...
and Sandy can no longer resist the urge to unleash her
mermaid form. But a simple swim in Lake Ontario ends when she discovers the
truth of her own banishment. When long time crush, Alardo, seems to shift in a
direction she never dreamed possible, Sandy must make a choice — mermaid or
human? Once she chooses, she can never go back.
In the summer of 1905, Lizzy Gordon’s father dismisses her desires
to be a doctor, demanding she become a teacher—a profession which does not
allow women to marry.
Teacher Brent Pierce is dedicated to expanding young minds,
but circumstances are forcing him to take over the family farm.
Before the summer is over Lizzy and Brent will be forced to
make hard decisions. Can they find the courage to each stand up for themselves
and still be together?
When Tara takes up a job at the local aquarium, her
colleagues warn her about their harsh boss, Mr. Carter Jones. She soon
discovers how impatient he can be, but she also can’t deny her fascination and
attraction to him. Carter can’t stop watching Tara as she works but holds back
from her because of his secrets. If she knew what he was, she would never want
him. Could the reason for Carter’s moods be related to something more troubling
than what’s on the surface? Tara soon discovers Carter’s secret, and it only
bonds them closer. But the curse starts to take over Carter’s life, and he
won’t give his heart to a beautiful woman when he can only cause her pain.
The Best Place to Meet a Man:
Jeff heads to the beach to run and clear his head. Meredith
is intent on going to the beach so she can bury her nose in her book. In this
contemporary romantic comedy, Meredith’s two young nephews have other plans.
Meet the authors:
Debbie Lee
Debby Lee was raised in the cozy little town of Toledo,
Washington. She has been writing since she was a small child and has written
several novels, but never forgets home.
The Northwest Christian Writers Association and Romance Writers of America are
two organizations Debby enjoys being a part of. Publications, thus far, include
a series of short stories titled The Butterfly Fairytales Collection, and a
novella with Barbour Publishing.
As a self-professed nature lover, and an avid listener to 1960s folk music,
Debby can't help but feel like a hippie child who wasn't born soon enough to
attend Woodstock. She wishes she could run barefoot all year long, but often
does anyway in grass and on beaches in her hamlet that is the cold and rainy
southwest Washington.
During the football season, Debby cheers on the Seattle Seahawks along with
legions of other devoted fans. She's also filled with wanderlust and dreams of
visiting Denmark, Italy, and Morocco some day.
Lisa Watson
A native of Washington D.C., Lisa Watson writes
multicultural novels with engaging storylines, strong, fun characters with
universal appeal. Lisa's Match Broker series, introduced readers to Love
Contract, and matchmaking guru, Norma Jean Anderson, aka The Love Broker. Book
two in the series, Her Heart’s Desire, was a #1 on Amazon’s Bestseller list,
and was listed as one of 2014’s Top 25 Books of the Summer, and Top 50 Best
Reads. Book three, Love by Design was #2 on the Amazon Bestseller list.
Her latest story is a Sweet Romance. A Summer of Stars, is
one of the novellas in the Summer Hearts Compilation. This exciting new
collection featuring five additional authors, and their sweet, beach-themed
romances, will be released May 2015.
Lisa works at a technology consulting firm, is the
co-publicist for RT BookReview Magazine's annual RT Booklovers Conventions, and
host for Reader’s Entertainment Radio show.
Married for nineteen years, with two teenagers, and a
Maltipoo, Brinkley, Lisa lives outside Raleigh, NC and is avidly working on a
Sweet Romance, and her next series.
Sarah Daley
Sarah lives in Arizona with her best friend and husband,
Chris, their adorable monster child, and neurotic dog.
At the age of six, she became a reading machine. Devouring
everything she could possibly get her hands on. In high school she almost
failed English three times because of her detest for writing book reports.
Today, Sarah writes whatever stories haunt her dreams, and struggles to focus
on one idea at a time. When she isn’t enjoying time with her family, or
writing, you will find her nose stuck in a book, or out walking and enjoying
the sunshine.
Drowning Sandy is her debut novella!
Links to find out what is coming next:
Carol Malone
Award-winning author Carol Malone has successfully combined
her three passions – romance, sports, and writing in her two highly-rated
books, Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night, and Ladies Night Christmas sequel. She
was the first woman to write a romance for the all-male dominated genre. Carol
invites her readers to scramble into a front row seat for a thrill-ride of
suspense, sports, and romance. If not hammering out new tales, Carol’s loves
reading, sports, and hanging with her author husband on the coast of
California.
Kathy Bosman
Kathy loves reading and writing even more. She homeschools
her three kids, so in between unsuccessfully explaining the difference between
subject and predicate or how to divide fractions, she enters an imaginary world
of troubled and passionate characters whose stories take over the page. Kathy
lives in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, where the summers are hot, the winters
cool, and bugs thrive. Her first published novel, Wedding Gown Girl, came out
in 2012 with Astraea Press. She belongs to the Romance Writers of South Africa
Group (ROSA) which has been her greatest support and inspiration the last few
years.
Robyn Echols
Robyn Echols has been writing since she was in junior high
school. By choice, she spent most of her evening hours in her "dungeon",
as her mother called her downstairs bedroom, writing stories, only joining her
family in front of the television upstairs when her favorite programs were
playing. She has spent hours learning and teaching family history topics, and
focuses on history from a genealogist's perspective of seeking out the details
of everyday life in the past. Several of her family history articles have been
published in genealogy magazines.
Now Robyn resides with her husband in California near the
“Gateway to Yosemite” and has fun researching and writing the books that she
hopes will interest and entertain her readers. She writes Young Adult/New Adult
and contemporary fiction under Robyn Echols and adult historical romance under
her pen name, Zina Abbott.
When Robyn isn’t busy piecing together novel plots, she
stays busy piecing together quilt blocks.
Compiled by R M Alexander
RM Alexander is an author of clean romances that are
sometimes contemporary, sometimes paranormal or suspense, but are always ruled
by the heart of true romance.
With characters who look for love in the wrong places and
are victims or the worse kinds of betrayal while fighting for what they want
and believe in, RM's novels promise a good read with unexpected twists and
turns.
When she's not writing, RM is spending time with her husband
and two small children in Michigan. She loves to travel, especially to Walt
Disney World, and can often be found on Twitter or Facebook chatting with other
authors and readers.
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An excerpt from Dreaming in California by Debbie Lee
“Lucinda Baker aimed her sassiest
smile at the camera even though her heart churned like the waves of the nearby
Pacific Ocean. The photo shoot for her latest movie should have wrapped two
days ago, and then she would have been off to New York to see her fiancé,
Anzario. Delay after delay had pushed the end of the session back by more than
a week, leaving a painful knot in her gut. She missed Anzario. His strong arms
made her feel so safe . . . at least they used to.”
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