Blurb:
Meadows
Shore is the childhood home of the five Clayton sisters and the six Harrington
brothers, the family seat where these irresistible characters gather
regularly…or whenever they need the comfort of Portuguese home cooking and the
love and wisdom of elder women.
After Sophie Clayton catches her
husband in bed with a young intern, she creates a new life for herself as the
executive director of a failing domestic violence agency. It’s the perfect job
for a woman born to fix everything. A friend’s broken heart, a tattered agency,
a flat tire—she’ll roll up her sleeves and make it as good as new. Sophie
rarely encounters anything she can’t fix…until she meets the devastatingly
handsome and insufferably arrogant, Max Parker. One of Boston’s most eligible
bachelors, he’s never without a stunning young woman on his arm and in his bed.
When Sophie’s forced to deal with
Max, sparks fly, and somewhere in the crossfire of verbal daggers and clever
barbs, she discovers his darkest secret.
Excerpt:
“Of course not, dear. You may need
to move a few things around, but there should be plenty of room. Max, my hands
are wet, would you help Sophie get that ice cream into the freezer—the one in
the pantry. What flavors did you end up making?”
Sophie headed toward the pantry
off the kitchen. “Coffee for Daniel, vanilla, and mint chocolate chip. I
thought they’d all work with chocolate cake.”
He took the cooler from her. “You
made the ice cream?”
She nodded, opening the freezer.
“I’m impressed. Mint chip is my
favorite.”
“Really? I would’ve pegged you
more as a rocky road kind of guy—dark, with bitter chunks, and nuts—not too
smooth.”
He could only see her back at the
moment, but he knew her eyes were twinkling and the corners of her mouth were
curved up. He could hear it in her voice.
He grabbed a piece of ice from
the freezer and reached around her, touching the icy half-moon to the hollow of
her neck, the sweet spot right where it meets the collarbone. The very spot he
wanted to kiss. She jumped, startled by the unexpected cold against her skin,
and raised her hand to swat him away.
“I don’t think so,” he crowed.
Letting the ice cube fall to the floor he grabbed both her wrists, holding them
while she struggled to get free. He leaned against her, pinning her between his
body and the refrigerator door. Even the chill from the open freezer wasn’t
enough to cool what was smoldering between them. He could feel her pulse
racing, saw her lips part in anticipation. He bent to kiss her, but caught
himself just in time, emitting a low growl instead. As much as he wanted it,
this wasn’t the time or the place to steal a kiss.
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Author Bio and Links:
Eva Charles is the author of the
multi-titled Meadows Shore Series that chronicles the lives and loves of the
Clayton-Harrington family. She invites you to visit their beloved Meadows Shore
nestled in the charming seaside town of Fair Harbor, where you’ll enjoy love,
laughter, loyalty, and an abundance of mouth-watering food, Portuguese style.
After being a confirmed city-girl
for more than thirty-five years, Eva moved to beautiful western Massachusetts
in 2014. There, she found herself living in the woods with no job, no friends
(unless you count the turkeys, deer, and coyotes roaming the backyard), and no
children underfoot, wondering what on earth she’d been thinking. But as it
turned out, it was the perfect setting to take all those yarns spinning in her
head and weave them into a romantic tale.
When she’s not writing, trying to
squeeze information out of her tight-lipped sons, or playing with the two
cutest dogs you’ve ever seen, Eva’s creating chapters in her own love story.
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