Summer on Blackberry Beach - (Mistletoe, Maine) by Belle Calhoune (Paperback)

About the Book

"A faux summer fling seemed like the perfect solution... until they start falling in love for real. Teacher Stella Marshall's summer break has just began, but the gossip is already sizzling: Luke Keegan's back in town! Stella's high school crush is all grown up and smolderingly sexy. She might even consider a fling with the former Navy SEAL, if she hadn't already sworn off all romantic entanglements. But there isn't a single thing she can do to stop the rumor mill whispering about her and Luke being together - unless... A showmance! Luke never thought he'd propose a fake relationship, but it's the only way to stop the runaway speculation about their love lives. Pretending to date a woman as stunning as Stella is easy. Not actually falling for her is the hard part. Luke isn't sure he deserves a hometown happy ending, when members of his SEAL team never made it back at all. But there's real attraction buzzing between him and Stella . . . and he knows she feels it too. Could their faux summer romance lead to true love?" -- Back cover.

Book Synopsis

A faux summer fling seemed like the perfect solution . . . until they start falling in love for real.

Teacher Stella Marshall's summer break has just began, but the gossip is already sizzling: Luke Keegan's back in town! Stella's high school crush is all grown up and smolderingly sexy. She might even consider a fling with the former Navy SEAL, if she hadn't already sworn off all romantic entanglements. But there isn't a single thing she can do to stop the rumor mill whispering about her and Luke being together--unless . . .

A showmance! Luke never thought he'd propose a fake relationship, but it's the only way to stop the runaway speculation about their love lives. Pretending to date a woman as stunning as Stella is easy. Not actually falling for her is the hard part. Luke isn't sure he deserves a hometown happy ending, when members of his SEAL team never made it back at all. But there's real attraction buzzing between him and Stella . . . and he knows she feels it too. Could their faux summer romance lead to true love?

Review Quotes

"Calhoune hits all the right notes with a maestro's flair. This is small-town contemporary romance done right."--Publishers Weekly

"Fans of the Hallmark Channel's holiday movies will rejoice over this heartwarming tale."--Booklist on No Ordinary Christmas

"[A] satisfying holiday romance."

--BookPage on No Ordinary Christmas

"Given Calhoune's storytelling skill and snappy dialogue, readers will be thrilled with the promise of visiting Mistletoe for many books to come."--Publishers Weekly on No Ordinary Christmas

About the Author

Belle Calhoune grew up in a small town in Massachusetts as one of five children. Although both her parents worked in the medical field, Belle never considered science as the pathway to her future. Growing up across the street from a public library was a huge influence on her life. Married to her college sweetheart, she is raising two lovely daughters in Connecticut. A dog lover, she has one mini poodle named Copper and a black lab, Beau. She is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author as well as a member of RWA's Honor Roll. In 2019 her book "An Alaskan Christmas" was made into a movie (Love, Alaska) by Brain Power Studios and aired on UPTV. She is the author of more than 40 novels and published by Harlequin Love Inspired and Grand Central Forever Publishing.