Title: Summer in New York Collection (A Timeless Romance Anthology)
Authors: Janette Rallison, Heather B. Moore, Luisa Perkins, Sarah M. Eden, Annette Lyon, and Lisa Mangum
Date of Publication: July 15, 2014
Genre: contemporary romance
In
USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallison’s delightful novella, JOB
HAZARDS, Lydia Robinson is posing as a prostitute. Undercover of
course. Lydia’s job as a police officer hasn’t reeled in her prince
charming yet. That is, until Harrison Aldridge, old high school flame,
pulls up to the corner to rescue the fallen damsel. Lydia can’t exactly
give Harrison the truth without blowing her cover, and it takes a series
of mishaps and another whole set of misunderstandings before Lydia will
even consider letting Harrison back into her life.
In Heather B. Moore’s enchanting novella, A TASTE OF
SUN, Winona Grant embarks on a summer-long visit to NYC to house-sit
for her great-aunt after a nasty break-up with her boyfriend Paul. But
when her aunt commissions neighbor Steve Monti to tour Winona around,
they strike a deal. Winona has too many deadlines to play tourist, and
Steve is looking for a distraction from his looming gallery opening. So
Steve goes on the tours by himself, and Winona reports back to her aunt
as if she’d gone too. The longer this happens, the more Winona wants to
change her mind. Seeing the city with Steve might be the perfect
solution to forgetting about Paul.
In Luisa Perkins’s sweet romance novella, DULCE DE
LECHE, Marisol is desperate for another nanny job after being unfairly
fired from her previous position. She has only two more semesters of
college, but she’s too proud to ask her wealthy parents for financial
help. When her potential new employer, a single father working long
hours as an anesthesiologist, decides she’s too young and pretty to
hire, she practically begs him for the job. Darius finally agrees, and
as he watches her work miracles with his Asperger’s son, he realizes
there is much more to Marisol than he first believed.
In TAKE A CHANCE, a captivating story by Sarah M.
Eden, Miguel Santos has a stopover in New York. When the announcement of
delayed flights comes over the PA system, Miguel is looking at spending
several hours at the airport. Determined to get comfortable for the
long wait, he’s surprised when he spies a familiar face amongst the
stranded passengers: Jane Schoonenburg, the last person he expected to
see. Three months have passed since he asked Jane to marry him—three
months of misery. And now he knows that he must talk to her, if only to
find out why she broke his heart.
Annette Lyon’s entrancing novella, FIRSTS AND LASTS,
begins with Dani’s last week in New York. She’s failed in her dreams to
catch a break as an actress and is now ready to return home and dust
herself off. As she visits the places on her final to-see list, she
meets Mark, another New York City transplant with big dreams. Except
Mark hasn’t given up on his. As they spend the day together, Dani
realizes that even though she hasn’t hit the “big time” she might be
living her dream after all. Only problem: she has a one-way ticket back
home.
In Lisa Mangum’s whimsically titled story: &,
Lucy is riding a wave of success at having found a bestselling novel in
the slush pile at an exclusive New York publishing house. If only her
personal life was storybook perfect as well. Her relationship with Devon
is on the rocks, and even though she's been put in charge of the house
while her boss is gone on business, Lucy isn't sure she's up to the
task. It will take a chance encounter with a handsome wordsmith to help
Lucy claim the courage that has always been a part of her heart.
I reviewed this one earlier this summer and absolutely LOVED it, which is why I'm super happy to be a part of this tour to help spread the word and promote this book. You can see my review here.
I reviewed this one earlier this summer and absolutely LOVED it, which is why I'm super happy to be a part of this tour to help spread the word and promote this book. You can see my review here.
Excerpt #1
Job Hazards
Janette Rallison
Chapter One
Fighting crime wasn’t supposed to involve wearing a leopard-print miniskirt, a silky halter top, and
stiletto heels. Not once while Lydia Robinson was in the police academy a year ago had she envisioned that the job would land her on a seedy New York street posing as a hooker. But as Lieutenant Miner had told her a week ago after he called her into his office, “You’re a natural.”
A natural hooker? “Is that supposed to be a compliment?” she asked.
He held up his hands to stop her protest and nodded at the glass window of his office. Outside, two
other female officers were talking about a case. Officer Loomis was fifty-two and had more wrinkles
than a pile of forgotten laundry. Officer Dustin was seven months pregnant. “I just meant,”
Lieutenant Miner said, “that you’re the best one in the department for the sting.”
So now Lydia stood on a dimly lit corner next to a row of bars and strip clubs. She wore so much makeup that she looked like she was part of a Broadway play. Her usually long, brown hair had been curled, teased and poofed. It was magazine-girl, notice-me hair. Half-a-bottle-of-hairspray hair.
Job Hazards
Janette Rallison
Chapter One
Fighting crime wasn’t supposed to involve wearing a leopard-print miniskirt, a silky halter top, and
stiletto heels. Not once while Lydia Robinson was in the police academy a year ago had she envisioned that the job would land her on a seedy New York street posing as a hooker. But as Lieutenant Miner had told her a week ago after he called her into his office, “You’re a natural.”
A natural hooker? “Is that supposed to be a compliment?” she asked.
He held up his hands to stop her protest and nodded at the glass window of his office. Outside, two
other female officers were talking about a case. Officer Loomis was fifty-two and had more wrinkles
than a pile of forgotten laundry. Officer Dustin was seven months pregnant. “I just meant,”
Lieutenant Miner said, “that you’re the best one in the department for the sting.”
So now Lydia stood on a dimly lit corner next to a row of bars and strip clubs. She wore so much makeup that she looked like she was part of a Broadway play. Her usually long, brown hair had been curled, teased and poofed. It was magazine-girl, notice-me hair. Half-a-bottle-of-hairspray hair.
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