Sun-Kissed: Effusions of Summer edited by Christina Boyd

Not too late to capture summer romance vibes with...

Sun-Kissed: Effusions of Summer
by KaraLynne Mackrory, Linda Beutler, Abigail Bok,
Karen M. Cox, J. Marie Croft, Natalie Richards,
Sophia Rose, Morgan K. Wyatt, Christina Boyd (Editor)
Published: 2015
Publisher: Meryton Press (Website | Blog
Genre: Romance, Short Stories, Jane Austen theme
Paperback: 228 pages

If you desire a little heat, a summer flirtation, or an escape to bask in your own private sun, this whimsical collection of original short stories is inspired by all things summer. In collaboration with some of Meryton Press’s most popular and award-winning authors, this anthology debuts other promising and emerging talent.

Contemporary and Regency alike, each romance was dreamt as a perfect summer refreshment to bring a smile to your own sun-kissed face.

• In KaraLynne Mackrory’s Shades of Pemberley, Mr. Darcy, with some fantastic assistance, discovers Elizabeth Bennet in a most unlikely place.

• Karen M. Cox’s Northanger Revisited 2015 modernizes Northanger Abbey at a fictionalized seaside in Georgia.

• Linda Beutler takes us to Paris as a young gentleman is schooled in the ways of amour in The Incomplete Education of Fitzwilliam Darcy.

• In Spyglasses and Sunburns, J. Marie Croft takes the Miss Bennets to the seaside where they chance upon handsome acquaintances.

• In Abigail Bok’s A Summer in Sanditon, a little sea bathing seems just the thing to cure what ails Anne de Bourgh.

• In Natalie Richards’ Midsummer Madness, an honest confession and a promise between strangers at a masque ball mend a misunderstanding.

• Sophia Rose re-imagines a modern-day Persuasion in Second Chance at Sunset Beach.

• In Morgan K Wyatt’s Dream Spinner, a near-death car accident and an unlikely trucker bring new perspective to a young co-ed’s life and love.

Stacking the Shelves - 8.8.15

Stacking the Shelves
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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Tin House
Summer Reading issue
-magazine, fiction, poetry, etc.
Website
Freebie ebook:

Spin: (A Mafia Romance)
Corruption Series #1 (Songs of Corruption)
by CD Reiss
Amazon | Goodreads
Won from contest:

Sweet as Sin
(Bad Habit, #1)
by J.T. Geissinger
-New Adult, Music, Romance
courtesy of Goodreads
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> wheeee! sometimes the stars align ;-)

For Review:

If You Only Knew
by Kristan Higgins
-Chick-lit
courtesy of publisher
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads -enter giveaway, ends Aug 24
Pretty Baby
by Mary Kubica
Destination: Chicago
-Mystery, Thriller
courtesy of BookSparks Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks!
Amazon | Goodreads
Library:

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
by Arthur Ransome, Uri Shulevitz (Illustrator)
-Caldecott winner, Fairy Tale, Russian
Amazon | Goodreads
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

OTHER things on my shelf: kinda book-related

SEE who I picked for my JULY Literary Hunk of the Month (here)

AND binge watching:

Poldark
tv series, season one
-drama, historical, romance
Amazon | imdb
Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.

=====> I stopped watching this when I started reading the first two books this month. Now I am catching up with the last few episodes.

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* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

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For as long as she can remember, Sarah’s family life has revolved around her twin sister, Annie—the pretty one, the social one, the girl who can do anything. The person everyone seems to wish Sarah—with her crippling shyness—could simply become.

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