From frozen toes to snowflake kisses, these stories will melt your heart with their humour, engaging characters, and romantic settings. Filled with intriguing phone calls, coffee dates, skating lessons, pet rescues, and swing dancing, there’s much to be experienced between the pages of this romantic compilation. Seven Seconds by Jennifer Bogart Seven seconds is all Shelley needs to make a life altering choice. With her career on the line, and her heart carefully guarded, Shelley is determined to maintain control. Torn between Collin’s suave sophistication, and Troy’s pragmatic dependability, will she make the right choice? The Edge of Love by Jo Clendening Katie Belanger traded in her figure skates for spreadsheets and thought she was happy as a simple bookkeeper until her boss, the cool and reserved Thomas Carter, requested her assistance. She only hopes that by satisfying his wishes, he’ll be able to fulfill some of hers. Love and Coffee Dates by Jennifer Gossoo Amy has had it with men. Struggling to get over her last relationship, she discards one guy after another, determined to find the one. Little did she know that he would find her amidst a crazy game of love and coffee dates. Ringtone Tango by L.J. Ivers Faced with a secret she needs to reveal, Lisa dances a tango with her boyfriend, Douglas. Is their love strong enough to overcome their differences? He’s a carefree, game-loving, sensitive guy, and she’s a rules-oriented workaholic. With My Consent by L. Lombard Ten minutes in a car with Victor felt like a lifetime. It was an experience Emma never wanted to repeat again. Unfortunately, she can’t keep him out of her thoughts, or her life. Determined to apologize for his not-so-favourable first impression, Victor can only hope Emma will see him for who he really is.
Mary Jo O’Rear rounds out her coastal bend trilogy with a deep and engaging look at the prehistory and history of the Texas barrier islands. In Barrier to the Bays, O’Rear captures the deep time of the islands (Mustang, Padre, and San José), the bays (Aransas, Corpus Christi, Copano, Redfish, and Nueces), and Aransas Pass. From the earliest human settlements to the twentieth century, O’Rear explores the complex interplay between people and economies struggling to survive in a region dominated by indifferent forces of nature. Barrier to the Bays opens with the natural formation and development of the barrier isles and the arrival of Native Americans, Spanish castaways, French explorers, and Catholic missionaries. European settlements on the mainland eventually led to rich commercial development of the area and its bounty as ranching, fishing, and transportation took hold. By the early twentieth century, the people of the Coastal Bend began wrestling with a new drive to create deep-water harbors along the coastline in the face of the ever-present hurricane threat. O’Rear shows that by World War II the region had settled into a kind of “practicality” as tourists and traders took their place among the denizens of the islands and bays. In addition to the stories of familiar historical figures, Barrier to the Bays stresses the importance of technology in the settlement and development of the region. “Nothing could have been achieved among the barriers and bays of the Coastal Bend without the right tools.” O’Rear underscores the importance of properly designed sailing vessels and the centrality of navigation technology as an integral part of the barrier isle story.
From frozen toes to snowflake kisses, these stories will melt your heart with their humour, engaging characters, and romantic settings. Filled with intriguing phone calls, coffee dates, skating lessons, pet rescues, and swing dancing, there’s much to be experienced between the pages of this romantic compilation. Seven Seconds by Jennifer Bogart Seven seconds is all Shelley needs to make a life altering choice. With her career on the line, and her heart carefully guarded, Shelley is determined to maintain control. Torn between Collin’s suave sophistication, and Troy’s pragmatic dependability, will she make the right choice? The Edge of Love by Jo Clendening Katie Belanger traded in her figure skates for spreadsheets and thought she was happy as a simple bookkeeper until her boss, the cool and reserved Thomas Carter, requested her assistance. She only hopes that by satisfying his wishes, he’ll be able to fulfill some of hers. Love and Coffee Dates by Jennifer Gossoo Amy has had it with men. Struggling to get over her last relationship, she discards one guy after another, determined to find the one. Little did she know that he would find her amidst a crazy game of love and coffee dates. Ringtone Tango by L.J. Ivers Faced with a secret she needs to reveal, Lisa dances a tango with her boyfriend, Douglas. Is their love strong enough to overcome their differences? He’s a carefree, game-loving, sensitive guy, and she’s a rules-oriented workaholic. With My Consent by L. Lombard Ten minutes in a car with Victor felt like a lifetime. It was an experience Emma never wanted to repeat again. Unfortunately, she can’t keep him out of her thoughts, or her life. Determined to apologize for his not-so-favourable first impression, Victor can only hope Emma will see him for who he really is.
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