Welcome to my stop on the tour for the Summer In New York Collection. This Timeless Romance Anthology has multiple stories by multiple authors. How cool is that!
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Title: Summer in New York Collection (A Timeless Romance Anthology)
Authors: Janette Rallison, Heather B. Moore, Luisa Perkins, Sarah M. Eden, Annette Lyon, and Lisa Mangum
Date of Publication: July 15, 2014
Genre: contemporary romance
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In USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison’s delightful novella, JOB HAZARDS, Lydia Robinson is posing as a prostitute. Undercover of course. Lydia’s job as a police officer hasn’t reeled in her prince charming yet. That is, until Harrison Aldridge, old high school flame, pulls up to the corner to rescue the fallen damsel. Lydia can’t exactly give Harrison the truth without blowing her cover, and it takes a series of mishaps and another whole set of misunderstandings before Lydia will even consider letting Harrison back into her life.
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In Heather B. Moore’s enchanting novella, A TASTE OF SUN, Winona Grant embarks on a summer-long visit to NYC to house-sit for her great-aunt after a nasty break-up with her boyfriend Paul. But when her aunt commissions neighbor Steve Monti to tour Winona around, they strike a deal. Winona has too many deadlines to play tourist, and Steve is looking for a distraction from his looming gallery opening. So Steve goes on the tours by himself, and Winona reports back to her aunt as if she’d gone too. The longer this happens, the more Winona wants to change her mind. Seeing the city with Steve might be the perfect solution to forgetting about Paul.
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In Luisa Perkins’s sweet romance novella, DULCE DE LECHE, Marisol is desperate for another nanny job after being unfairly fired from her previous position. She has only two more semesters of college, but she’s too proud to ask her wealthy parents for financial help. When her potential new employer, a single father working long hours as an anesthesiologist, decides she’s too young and pretty to hire, she practically begs him for the job. Darius finally agrees, and as he watches her work miracles with his Asperger’s son, he realizes there is much more to Marisol than he first believed.
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In TAKE A CHANCE, a captivating story by Sarah M. Eden, Miguel Santos has a stopover in New York. When the announcement of delayed flights comes over the PA system, Miguel is looking at spending several hours at the airport. Determined to get comfortable for the long wait, he’s surprised when he spies a familiar face amongst the stranded passengers: Jane Schoonenburg, the last person he expected to see. Three months have passed since he asked Jane to marry him—three months of misery. And now he knows that he must talk to her, if only to find out why she broke his heart.
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Annette Lyon’s entrancing novella, FIRSTS AND LASTS, begins with Dani’s last week in New York. She’s failed in her dreams to catch a break as an actress and is now ready to return home and dust herself off. As she visits the places on her final to-see list, she meets Mark, another New York City transplant with big dreams. Except Mark hasn’t given up on his. As they spend the day together, Dani realizes that even though she hasn’t hit the “big time” she might be living her dream after all. Only problem: she has a one-way ticket back home.
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In Lisa Mangum’s whimsically titled story: &, Lucy is riding a wave of success at having found a bestselling novel in the slush pile at an exclusive New York publishing house. If only her personal life was storybook perfect as well. Her relationship with Devon is on the rocks, and even though she’s been put in charge of the house while her boss is gone on business, Lucy isn’t sure she’s up to the task. It will take a chance encounter with a handsome wordsmith to help Lucy claim the courage that has always been a part of her heart.
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Enjoy this peek inside the collection.
Firsts and Lasts
Annette Lyon
Dani stood on the sidewalk, looking up the grand staircase outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although she’d seen the building several times during her six months in Manhattan, she’d never really stopped to look at it, and she’d never been inside.
People rushed past her as they went their different ways up and down Fifth Avenue. She could easily identify the residents over the tourists. Real New Yorkers moved with a quick, no-nonsense stride. Businesswomen in dress pants and jackets often walked in sneakers. Dani had learned that they kept high heels in their purses or at the office to switch into after they got to work. She could hear the whoosh and honks of traffic behind her.
Several strollers passed, making Dani step out of the way. Some were pushed by mothers, others by nannies. Dani glanced at a pair of women pushing strollers with toddlers about the same age. They chatted and laughed – and looked completely at home.
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I have one eBook copy to giveaway.
To enter the giveaway, please leave your email address so I can contact you if you win and answer this question:
“Do you remember your first love?”
Leave your answer in the comments and Good Luck!
Giveaway ends September 15th.
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Good Morning Laura!
I would love to read this book!
I remember my first love/like/puppy love. I made him like a character in my books. Shane was kind, honest, really funny… and I was a young grade school frumpy, very FAT girl who fell totally and completely crushed with him.
We did kiss right outside the gym, and my heart went into mush. We would pass notes to each other. He was a fine young man, and my heart still flutters when I think of those baby blue eyes he had!
Awe, first love, puppy love is the one that you will remember fondly because of the feelings you never had before can not be equated to anything else.
I am a die-hard romantic, but still I think everyone has had a first crush like that.
Lots of love, Emily
I still remember mine too Emily. He had these dreamy blue eyes and snarky grin and oh so sexy voice. It’s funny though. As soon as I got out of highschool I lost my crush. Hmmm.LOL
I sure do. I married him, had a child by him, then divorced him – the cycle of life. LOL We met at Mario’s. I know you remember the pizzeria very well, just like I do. Was it your first ‘job’, like mine? He was such a bad boy and I was so naive. I HAD to have him. It was such a challenge to get him. Maybe that was telling me something, but you know me. I couldn’t let it go. I wouldn’t change it for anything, because I have my son, who is a very special person. I can;t believe that I have become a romance lover. LOL I can only blame it on the amazing writers I have come across since blogging. Too bad these writers may never have been noticed without the Indie and blogging community. Thanks to Kindle, etc, for making them so inexpensive, that people will give a them try, where before it would have cost too much and they might have passed them by. Congratulations on the bundle and I wish you all many downloads!!!!!
sherry @ fundinmental
Yes it was my first job too! I worked there three different times. Isn’t it strange how the heart wants what the heart wants. My crush stomped on my hearta nd I came back for more. Wouldn’t catch me doing that now. LOL
I too am falling in love with love. So many good stories I might have missed because it was listed as romance.
I want to read ALL of these books!
Yes, I remember my first love. The feelings are so new and exciting when it comes to first love. Glad I didn’t marry him though! It wouldn’t have worked out.
So fun to hear about everyone’s experiences with first love.
These will be lovely reads Taylor. I remember my first love and it would have been a disaster if we’d got married too!
I’m lucky that my first love has been my only love! After seeing my older sister experience heartbreak, I guarded my heart closely. I dated my husband for two years before we got married, and it’s been wonderful. I love reading romance to experience in a small measure those exciting feelings of falling in love again 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!!!
I’m still looking for my true love. Who knows……!