Synopses & Reviews
The gray-green swells of San Sebastian havent changed in ten years, but Tanner Wright has. The last thing he expects to find back on his home turf is the love of his life.... With a make-or-break world championship on the line, professional surfer Tanner Wright has come back to the coastal California hometown he left a decade ago, carrying only his board and the painful knowledge of his fathers infidelity. Now that Hank Wright is dead, Tanner intends to keep the secret buried to spare his mother and sister the burden.
The last time Avalon Knox saw her best friends brother, she was fourteen and he was a twenty-year-old surfer god. Shes never understood or respected the way Tanner distanced himself from the family that has embraced her. But now she has the professional chance of a lifetime: to photograph Tanner for the competitionif hell agree.
Out on the waves, they find in each other passion thats impossible to resist. And Tanners not the only one trying to move forward from his past. As the competition heats up, secrets get spilled, and lust takes over. How close can Avalon get to this brooding surfer
without getting burned?
Review
“Riding the Wave is a book you dont want to miss! It has it all: a hot-as-hell hero and heroine, intense chemistry both in and out of the bedroom, and sharp, witty dialogue. Tanner and Avalons story will enthrall you one minute, then tug on your heartstrings the next. I loved this book, and I think you will, too.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Deirdre Martin
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Praise for Deirdre Martin "Martin's sexy contemporary romance [is a]... good bet for readers who enjoy Carly Phillips and Susan Elizabeth Phillips."—Booklist
“Deirdre Martin knows how to write a beautiful romance.”—Single Titles
“If you’ve never read any of Deirdre Martin’s New York Blades books, you are so missing out.”—The Brazen Bookworm
“Contemporary romance doesn’t get much better than this.”—All About Romance
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Praise for the Pacific Blue Novels
“Hot summer waves and deep inner turmoil mark this sexy contemporary romance about betrayal and second chances, the first in a series. Sex scenes suffused with pulse-pounding intimacy nicely frame this escapist love story.”—Publishers Weekly
“A must-read for the summer and a sheer delight from start to finish. With a colorful supporting case and a stunning backdrop of sun, sand and surf, this romance makes the most of every single moment.”—RT Book Reviews (4 ½ Star Top Pick)
“Riding the Wave is a book you dont want to miss! It has it all . . . hot-as-hell hero and heroine, intense chemistry both in and out of the bedroom, and sharp, witty dialogue. Tanner and Avalons story will enthrall you one minute, and then tug on your heartstrings the next. I loved this book, and I think you will, too.”—New York Times bestselling author Deirdre Martin
Synopsis
Esa Saari is a hockey player for the New York Blades with a bad-boy rep both on and off the ice. But when he suddenly becomes the guardian of his eight-year-old niece, Nell, he knows his excessive lifestyle is about to get body checked.
So he hires a live-in nanny. Her name is Michelle Beck, and she gets along great with Nell. What surprises him, though, is that he instantly hits it off with her, too. Getting romantically involved would be a bad idea, but he’s finding it impossible to ignore the intense connection between them.
Michelle, however, takes her job very seriously, and must decide whether to listen to her head or her heart. And Esa’s got to decide if he can give up his bad- boy image for the love of a good woman…
Synopsis
Sean Westin finds himself on the beaches of San Sebastian as he recovers from a bad break. But hell need more than sand and swells to heal his heart.... The surfing World Championship Tour is under way, and Sean Westin is desperate to make his markuntil a stupid display of machismo in Bali leaves his shoulder busted. He has six weeks to get back on the waves or he may be looking at the end of his career.
Annie Baxter is the best physical therapist in the business, and she knows it. After almost joining the pro circuit herself, shes wary of working with big stars and their huge egos. But Sean is making her an incredible offerfull funding for her after-school skate center for underprivileged kidsand shes finding him hard to resist....
As intense therapy sessions turn into passionate intimacy, Sean unleashes a wild side of Annie that shes suppressed for years. Only, Seans keeping secrets, and when his hidden history comes to the surface, everythingeven Anniemight get torn away.
About the Author
After a semi-nomadic childhood throughout California, Lorelie Brown spent high school in Orange County before joining the US Army. After traveling the world from South Korea to Italy, shes returned home to California, where she currently lives with her three sons and shih-tzu. Lorelie Brown has cowritten books in two contemporary erotic romance series under the name Katie Porter and has written four historical romance novels. Ahead in the Heat is the second in her sexy, new Pacific Blue series, following Riding the Wave.