Tag: summer read

Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman!

Congratulations to Natalie Kleinman, whose second-chance love story, After All These Years, is out out now!

When Guy Ffoulkes walks into Honeysuckle ‘Honey’ Bunting’s tea shop in the little town of Rills Ford, she’s transported back in a flash to her teenage years – and to the pain of first love.

As a young girl she worshipped Guy from afar – but to him, she knows, she was simply his best friend’s scruffy younger sister.

Over the years Honey has poured her energy into her business and caring for her elderly mother, telling herself it’s enough for her. But no man has ever replaced Guy in her heart…

Now, fourteen years on, Guy has returned from Australia, a rich and successful architect, but a lonely man. And when he and Honey reconnect, neither can deny the spark between them.

But Honey’s loyalties are tested to the extreme when Guy reveals the reason for his return…

Does Honey know her old flame as well as she thinks? Will Guy let pride and ambition drive away the only woman he has ever loved?

And as the pair find themselves at the heart of a local scandal, can they find the strength to take a chance on love?

The Queen’s Children is Published Today

Congratulations to Raymond Wemmlinger, whose gripping Stuart-era novel, The Queen’s Children, is published today!

England, 1605

Anne of Denmark, Queen of England, gives birth to her daughter Mary, her first child since coming to England in 1603 when her husband James succeeded to the English throne.

Although they would have preferred a son, both parents are pleased the child is healthy, and their courtiers are thrilled with the birth of the first royal child on English soil in nearly seventy years.

The Scottish family has been welcomed by the English and the reign has started out well, despite continuing tension between the Catholics and the Protestants.

Although Anne has enjoyed the opportunities in England for promoting her artistic interests, she feels inferior to James, and finds satisfaction in rearing her four children, in particular her eldest son Henry.

Anne is determined to bring about an engagement for him with the Spanish infanta. But with anti-Catholic sentiment on the rise, it is not necessarily the wisest match.

Anne becomes pregnant again, but almost immediately afterward the news is clouded by the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, aimed at the near total destruction of the royal family.

The troubling psychological impact on James is enormous, and Anne worries for the stability of their family.

Can she secure a suitable match for Henry? Will her children survive to adulthood?

Or could the Stuart reign already be doomed to fail…?

Sunsets and Happy Ever Afters is Published Today

Congratulations to Teresa F. Morgan, whose sparkling summer romance, Sunsets and Happy Ever Afters, is published today!

Having recently gone through a painful divorce, Maya Rosevear has been concentrating on running her mobile beauty business and raising her two young children. Now ready to meet someone new, she decides to give online dating a try.

As she juggles her responsibilities with her love-life, Maya keeps crossing paths with Sam Trescott, the father of her daughter’s best friend. Despite initially getting off on the wrong foot, the two bond over their children and form a tentative friendship.

As a widower, Sam understands what it is like to be lonely. Watching Maya launch herself back into the dating world, he questions whether he is also ready to pursue a new relationship.

Seemingly unable to meet the right man, Maya takes solace in Sam’s companionship more and more. And as they grow closer, both begin to wonder whether they have finally found what they’re looking for…

Can Maya and Sam help each other heal? Will they have a second chance at love?

Or will their painful pasts come back to haunt them…?

Happy Publication Day to Ros Rendle!

Congratulations to Ros Rendle, whose moving contemporary romance, Sunflowers for Suzy, is published today!

Having recently lost her mother, 38-year-old Suzy Summers is anxious to make a fresh start. Leaving behind her old life in England, she flees to the idyllic village of Fleurus-le-Comte in Northern France.

On arrival, Suzy crosses paths with Jean Christophe, an unhappily married farmer. Irritated by his apparent conceit, she vows to have nothing to do with him.

However, as Suzy settles into village life, she and Jean Christophe are thrown together more and more. Witnessing his kindness and charm, Suzy softens and they form a tentative friendship.

Among the peaceful hills and rivers of the beautiful valley, Suzy’s weary spirit begins to heal. But as she finds herself falling for a man who already belongs to another, she begins to wonder whether she can bear to stay…

 

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