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Her Summer Crush by Linda Hope Lee -- Spotlight + Excerpt + Giveaway

3/21/2016
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About the Book

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Her Summer Crush
by Linda Hope Lee
Adult Contemporary Romance
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 368 Pages
March 1st 2016 by Harlequin Heartwarming
She's over her crush…isn't she? 

Luci Monroe is on top of the world. She's just graduated from journalism school and she's already landed her dream job in PR. Then Cody Jarvis saunters into her office. Nothing like finding out that your teenage crush, now a gorgeous, globe-trotting, freelance photographer, is going to be your staffer for the summer. Never mind. They're both professionals. And she's over him. Kind of. Anyway, he's not interested. Cody is always waiting to disappear on his next assignment, and Luci needs someone stable. Someone who wants to build a life right here in Willow Beach…
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About the Author

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Linda Hope Lee writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and mysteries. She enjoys traveling especially to small towns in search of story ideas. She's also an artist, specializing in watercolor, pen and ink, and colored pencil. Photography provides inspiration for both her writing and her art. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where many of her stories are set.
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Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE, Part 2
 
The mention of her job brought a smile to Luci’s lips. “Right. I’m working for Glen Thomas at the chamber of commerce. Writing, of course. Articles, brochures, some PR, a little of everything. How about you?”
“I’ll be in town till I get another assignment. Then I’ll be off again. You know me.” He shrugged and sipped his beer.
“Nice you could come back for a visit,” she said, hoping she didn’t sound insincere. “Bet your mom’s happy to see you.”
“She’s here, too.” He nodded toward the back door. “I left her in the kitchen trading recipes with your mom. Something about sponge cake.”
“For Mom’s strawberries,” Francine said.
Anna Monroe and Olive Jarvis stepped from the house. Anna placed a large bowl on the buffet table and said, “Olive made her famous potato salad.”
“Thank you, Olive,” Luci said. Cody’s mother was an attractive woman who shared her son’s dark hair and brown eyes.
“You’re most welcome.” Olive enveloped Luci in a hug and then squeezed Anna’s hand. “This is a happy day, isn’t it? Both our children home again.”
Cody rolled his eyes. “I’m going on thirty here.”
“But children are always that, aren’t they?”
“They are,” Anna agreed.
“Well, look who’s here!” Luci’s father, having left his post at the barbecue pit, burst into the group, thrusting out his hand to Cody.
“Hey, Erv.” Cody shook the other man’s hand.
“Good to see you,” Erv said. “Want to hear about all the places you’ve been.”
Some of the other guests wandered over, and soon a large group had gathered around Cody. Luci edged away and circulated among the other guests, but Cody’s presence distracted her. She heard him laugh politely at pharmacist Hal Barnett’s corny joke and watched him help Don’s wife, Arliss, pop open sodas for their children, ten-year-old Spencer and eight-year-old Hannah. She tracked his movements despite herself.
When her father’s barbecued chicken was done, the guests lined up at the buffet table. Cody sat with Don and his family. Then Francine and her husband, Will, and their daughters, Betsy and Megan, joined the group. Luci thought about joining them but instead sat with two friends from high school and their families.
When Cody finished eating, he did what she expected him to do—put his camera into action. He gathered several couples and their children for a group shot. He caught her father and one of his golf buddies laughing over a joke, and her mother showing off her prize roses to the ladies in her garden club. Even the musicians posed for him.
Luci sighed. Cody had turned her homecoming party into one of his photo shoots.
Needing a break, she wandered to the edge of the lawn where a path led through the dunes to the beach. The ocean sparkled under a sun about to slip below the horizon, and the waves made a soft shushing sound as they rolled onto the shore. If only she could escape there now. When something upsetting happened, a walk on the beach always helped to calm her. Cody’s unexpected appearance was certainly one of those times. As soon as the party was over...

Giveaway

$50 Amazon eGift Card
3 copies of Her Summer Crush (print if US, ebook if international)
Open internationally
​Ends April 1st

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Tour Schedule

March 20th: Launch
March 21st: Bookworm Lisa & Singing Librarian Books
March 22nd: Bookworm Nation & I Am A Reader
March 23rd: Wishful Endings
March 24th: Katie's Clean Book Collection, Rockin' Book Reviews, & Love, Laughter, Friendship
March 25th: Thoughts of a Blonde
​March 27th: Grand Finale
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Dianne Cadey link
3/21/2016 07:27:37 pm

Linda Hope Lee is a new author to me. I enjoyed the excerpt and look forward to reading. Great cover!

Linda Hope Lee link
3/21/2016 08:22:40 pm

Hi, Dianne, Thanks for stopping by. I like the cover, too. Makes me wish I were back in Willow Beach!

Gail Hollingsworth
3/21/2016 09:15:43 pm

I love the cover! The beach is my favorite place to visit and I love the couple walking together.
Looking forward to reading it.

Linda Moffitt
3/21/2016 10:10:41 pm

I LOVE Harlequin Books all of them and I Love the beach also so I know I'd Love to read this book Thanks for the giveaway

Caitlin
3/22/2016 02:31:02 am

I like the sound of this one. Thank you for the excerpt.

Stella Potts
3/22/2016 08:25:11 am

Linda is a new Author for me. The cover is fantastic and the excerpt makes me definitely want to read this book. It sounds so good. I am looking forward to getting acquainted with her books.

Ally Swanson link
3/22/2016 01:04:30 pm

I enjoyed reading the excerpt. This book sounds like such a fun, exciting, interesting, and intriguing read! Totally can't wait to read this book!


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