Meet the Author:
Debbie Mason is the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of the Christmas, Colorado series and the Harmony Harbor series. The first book in her Christmas, Colorado series, “The Trouble with Christmas,” was the inspiration for Hallmark’s “Welcome to Christmas.” Her books have been praised by RT Book Reviews for their “likable characters, clever dialogue, and juicy plots.” When Debbie isn’t writing, she enjoys spending time with her family in Ottawa, Canada.
About the Book:
Can a summer of love make up for a lifetime of secrets?
Wedding fever has taken over Harmony Harbor this summer, and the local matchmakers have set their sights on Theia Lawson, a former navy pilot who's in town for a stay at Greystone Manor. And while Theia's got her reasons to put this small town behind her as fast as she can, there's a certain tall, dark, and irresistible man that she can't seem to get off her mind.
Firefighter Marco DiRossi wants to beat the matchmakers at their own game so he conspires with Theia to pretend they've already fallen in love. It's only for the summer. What could go wrong? Yet as the beach season draws to a close, Marco and Theia find their pretend relationship has led to very real attraction. But when a secret from the past is revealed, jeopardizing everything they hold dear, can this unlikely couple find their way to a happily-ever-after?
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Excerpt:
Theia wondered what the odds were of her would-be rescuer not seeing her as she crossed the tarmac to the plane. She sighed when Marco glanced her way and changed direction, meeting her halfway.
“Don’t let me stop you from doing what you have to. I…I’m…” What exactly was it she’d been going to do? Somehow she’d lost her train of thought. It might have something to do with his warm caramel-colored eyes.
The paramedic was right; he was an exceptionally handsome man. The type of man a woman would fall head-over-heels in love with, especially if he was as great a guy as the paramedic made him out to be. Theia blamed the woman for her sudden inability to think straight. No
man could live up to that hype. She lowered her gaze from his. “I’m going to check on the damage report.”
“And I wanted to check on you. How’s your head?” His brow furrowed, and he raised his hand.
She jerked back. “What are you doing?”
He slowly lowered his hand. “Are you always this jumpy?”
“No…well, yes, sometimes.” She lifted her bangs, positive that’s what he’d intended to do. “See, all good.”
“No, it’s not all good. Your wound should have been stitched, not glued.”
“I know. The paramedic told me glue doesn’t work well on foreheads, but I’ll take my chances.” She tried to shove her hands in her pockets before realizing the water had practically sealed the seams shut. So instead she rubbed her hands self-consciously on her hips while looking around. “She also told me about your equipment malfunction and that you’d been misinformed about the severity of the fire. Sorry for misjudging you and acting like a…well, you know.”
His mouth lifted at the corner. Funny, she hadn’t noticed his lips until just then. Nice. Actually, she’d go so far as to say he had a beautifully shaped mouth. His bottom lip was full and looked…Ugh. What was up with her sudden obsession with his looks? It was the paramedic’s fault. Theia should have slapped a bandage on her forehead and called it a day.
“So, what, you thought I wasn’t only a sexist jerk but an idiot too?”
“That’s about right.” She fought a grin. Mostly because he was doing the same and it was kind of contagious. “Just so you know, I still think you’re sexist.”
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Great post, thanks for sharing the excerpt!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like a really good read.
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