Summer on Blackberry Beach
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Publisher Description
A faux summer fling seemed like the perfect solution . . . until they start falling in love for real.
Teacher Stella Marshall’s summer break has just began, but the gossip is already sizzling: Luke Keegan’s back in town! Stella’s high school crush is all grown up and smolderingly sexy. She might even consider a fling with the former Navy SEAL, if she hadn’t already sworn off all romantic entanglements. But there isn’t a single thing she can do to stop the rumor mill whispering about her and Luke being together—unless . . .
A showmance! Luke never thought he’d propose a fake relationship, but it’s the only way to stop the runaway speculation about their love lives. Pretending to date a woman as stunning as Stella is easy. Not actually falling for her is the hard part. Luke isn’t sure he deserves a hometown happy ending, when members of his SEAL team never made it back at all. But there’s real attraction buzzing between him and Stella . . . and he knows she feels it too. Could their faux summer romance lead to true love?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Calhoune's second outing to Mistletoe, Maine (after No Ordinary Christmas), offers a delightful, trope-filled summer romance that makes for easy beach reading. Navy SEAL Luke Keegan leaves active duty as a wounded hero and returns to his small hometown for rehab and recovery. It doesn't take long for the local gossips and busybodies to push him together with second grade teacher Stella Marshall, who had a crush on Luke in high school. Ready to relax on her summer break, Stella isn't looking for the excitement of a new relationship—particularly since she's still reeling from her fiancé breaking up with her two days before their wedding. Similarly, Luke wants to adjust to his new life without the pressures of the town's meddling matchmakers. So how do they get the town off their backs? By faking a relationship, of course. They pretend to be a couple while enjoying summer festivals and romps with Luke's cute eight-year-old nephew in tow. Calhoune's character development is strong as the pair quickly realize their feelings and chemistry are too real to ignore. There are no surprises here, but Calhoune hits all the right notes with a maestro's flair. This is small-town contemporary romance done right.
