Sweet Romance Report: 5 in Melinda Curtis' TBR pile
Looking for a beach read you can share with your daughter or mother? In the Sweet Romance Report, you can always find clean, wholesome romances. Sweet romances have no explicit sex, but still create that heart-fluttering feeling of falling in love. Here's my to-be-read sweet romance pile this month — a handful of contemporary stories that will make you laugh and cry, a romantic suspense and a medical romance. (Blurbs courtesy of publishers.)
Man of the Family by Leigh Riker. Griffin Lattimer has reinvented himself. He's gone from TV news anchor to single father, managing a Florida apartment complex so he can spend more time with his kids, making them the center of his life. And then Sunny Donovan has the gall to accuse his daughter of stealing. It's ridiculous, and Griffin refuses to listen…until he realizes the beautiful lawyer is telling the truth. She isn't letting him or his child off the hook, either, and they begin to recognize the tough love for what it is: she cares. She also makes it clear she can't stay. If Sunny goes back to New York, his kids will be heartbroken. And they won't be the only ones…
Kiss the Cowboy by Julie Jarnigan. All Lucy Pickett needs to become executive chef in one of Dallas's finest restaurants is to pull off the high-profile wedding she's catering. So what if she's forced to share duties with Dylan Lawson, a modern-day chuck-wagon cook? So what if he's got rugged looks and cowboy charm? None of that is going to knock her off her game. Until she learns the restaurateur is considering Dylan for the position she wants. Game on–and it's a winner-take-all event! Dylan Lawson finally has the opportunity he's been waiting for to prove he can do more than just be a ranch hand. The only thing standing in his way is the fiery chef fighting for the same position. Will the heated competition scorch any chance they have for love?
Irish Kisses by Helen Scott Taylor. On Fiona Flannigan's sixteenth birthday Aaron O'Malley kissed her by the wishing fountain at Ballyglass Castle. He said he loved her, then he left and broke her heart. Ten long years later he's finally back, but his work as an undercover cop has left him fighting inner demons. She wants to help him recover, but dare she let him into her heart again?
Playing Doctor by Lynn Cahoon. When a determined nurse and a hot intern find the perfect apartment, the same perfect apartment, they must find a way to share it for ninety days, without killing each other. Annie Baxter has her dream job. Now, all she needs is a cheap apartment close to the hospital. Troy Saunders knows his life as an intern is all about the long hours. He doesn't have time to play doctor to some Nurse Barbie. So when his sister finds a great apartment walking distance to work and next to the best running paths in the city, he's sold. Two leasing agents, two prospective renters, one apartment. Can they co-exist without fireworks?
Deadly Countdown by Margaret Daley. When Remy Broussard, an injured police officer, returns to Port David, Louisiana to visit before his medical leave is over, he discovers his childhood friend, Allie Martin, is being stalked. As Remy protects Allie and tries to find her stalker, they realize their feelings go beyond friendship. When the stalker is found, they begin to explore the deeper feelings they have for each other, only to have a more sinister threat come between them. Will Allie be able to save Remy before he dies at the hand of a maniac?
Melinda Curtis is an avid reader and a USA TODAY bestselling author. She writes both sweet and steamier romances. Her latest release, Rescued by a Bridesmaid, is book three in her sweet romantic comedy series. Her website is www.melindacurtis.net.