Summer at the Shore
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
"A quintessential love story set on a romantic island...definitely not to be missed." -- RT Book Reviews
Just a summer fling?
Morgan Merrifield sacrificed her teaching career to try to save her family's bed-and-breakfast and care for her younger sister. She can't let herself get distracted by Ryan Butler. After all, the rugged ex-Special Forces soldier is only in Seashell Bay for the summer. But her longtime crush soon flares into real desire-and with one irresistible kiss, she's swept away.
Ryan values his freedom. As much as he wants Morgan, he's not ready to settle down with anyone, much less in sleepy Seashell Bay. But his code of honor doesn't allow him to leave a woman in distress-and she's in desperate need of help to fix the inn. It only takes one day working under the same roof and Ryan is already hoping for a lifetime of hot summer nights . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sykes (a pseudonym for spouses Vanessa Kelly and Randall Sykes) follows Meet Me at the Beach with this well-wrought smalltown romance. Ryan Butler has decided to come back to Seashell Bay, Maine, after taking a break from working for a private military contracting company. While looking for a house to rent, he trades handyman work for room and board in order to stay at the Golden Sunset, a bed-and-breakfast owned by Morgan Merrifield. Ryan and Morgan can't deny the sexual attraction between them, but she knows he'll leave at the end of the summer, and she doesn't plan on getting involved with a man only to have her heart broken. The friendship and tight-knit bonds among the islanders provide a sense of community as they band together to help Morgan save the Golden Sunset from financial ruin and to bring Ryan and Morgan together for good. Well-developed characters and a realistic plot give depth to this sweet contemporary.
