What to Read Next: Volume 4

Jul 03, 2021 4:56 pm

Hey ,

Can you believe it, it’s the fourth of July weekend already? The year is half over, and I haven’t made a dent in my to-do lists. Hopefully, you are doing better than me.

I have, however, collected some great beach reads to entertain me this summer. After all, isn’t that was summer is for? I push aside heavy reading and crack open something with a little mystery, or humor, and something that adds to the heat of the season. Nothing like a page that sizzles, right?

Let’s get to it then.

Mugshots and Candy Canes by Sofia Aves

Ally royally screwed up her job as an Internal Affairs officer in Melbourne, interrupting Cal and Danny’s investigation. When her boss offers her a second chance over Christmas, she jumps at the opportunity to make up for her mistakes, and start the new year with a fresh start. The catch? She’s going undercover to audition for a place in the task force she deceived.

Cal’s team is the best there is, and if Ally wants to resurrect her career, she needs to have this job completed by Christmas. Brett Walker is her point of contact within the small time drug racket. Sexy as hell with an easy going smile, he’s a crook and she can’t trust him.

As they work more closely together, Ally suspects there’s more to his story, and she’s determined to discover who he really is.

Surprise for Daddy by B.L. Brooks

I never expected a twist in fate... until now.

Working as a barista for just a week, I already know I’m in the wrong place. But when Mr. Shaw walks into the shop on a gloomy early morning, he’s just the peek of sunshine I need for a reason to work a job like this. Having a hot-tempered boss is no comfortable workplace as anyone could imagine, plus I was just thrown into this role which makes it all the more better.

Talk about the struggle.

But after meeting Mr. Shaw, I find him to be like no other man to ever cross my path. He’s wealthy, gorgeous to an uncomfortable degree and not to mention... he’s over twenty years older than my nineteen-year-old self.

This screams all wrong, but I’m making a move for what my gut is telling me is all right. Becoming a surprise… for daddy.

A Guarded Heart by Laura Langa

Two years ago, physical therapist Elaine Ritter’s life changed in an instant when her beloved sister died unexpectedly. Since that heartbreaking loss, Elaine has transformed from fun-loving aunt to insecure adoptive mother of her four-year-old nephew, Colton.

When Elaine meets and begins to date flirtatious photojournalist Brent Jacobs, she wonders if it’s possible to be the mother Colton needs and also the independent woman she misses. As she relaxes the stranglehold on her heart, her tentative friendship with playdate partner and fellow single parent, Nate Brennan, also deepens.

Elaine’s relationships are thrown into chaos when a ghost from her turbulent childhood resurfaces. With her carefully constructed life crumbling, protecting herself—and Colton—is now more important than ever. The problem is Elaine’s self-imposed walls may also cost her a chance at love.

Of All Days by Lily Baines

Can the most embarrassing day of your life lead to the love of your life?

Corfu, Greece.

It’s not a vacation for HR expert, Olivia Duncan. It’s a business trip. One that she has diligently planned for, because Olivia likes to keep things organized and perfect. Not even her frizzy hair gets away with not doing as she wants.

But an embarrassing mishap at the company conference puts her in the path of Niko Teresi, a handsome taverna owner who knows a thing or two about how constricting corporate life can be.

Olivia doesn’t do change or spontaneity. She never deviates from her path.

Hiding from the world and waitressing in his taverna, can Niko show her there’s life in letting go?

Take a heart-warming trip to a Greek island to discover if love can be found in unexpected places with the unlikeliest of people.

Happy reading,