Saving the Lakeside Hotel by Melinda Huber

A double shot of fun and romance in the warmth of a summer in Switzerland.  This country always makes me think of winter, but they have summer, too.  

Stacy and Emily are gifted a week at the Lakeside Hotel, formerly an unaffordable location for a young nurse and teacher from England.  It's a great break they both need.

Stacy is engaged to a med-student and Emily is recovering from a knee injury.  Both have bigger problems than it sounds like.  

The grand hotel is nearly deserted when they arrive.  Quite peculiar with all its amenities.  

The son's owner, Rico, understands the financial distress of the business as Alan is a multi-tasker with the restaurant and lobby.  Alan becomes immediately fascinated with Emily and Rico holds back interest in Stacy.  He'll honor the engagement ring she wears.  

Stacy feels a rift with her fiancé.  Emily "isn't in the mood", but rather her mind is on a lot of pain and limited mobility.  

Things change on vacation, though.  The stunning scenery and traveling through mountains and forests lend to a feeling of comfort and new beginnings.  

Find out what relationships end and begin.  

Happy reading,

Dawn  

Beachcomber by Karen Robards

 Leaving everything all behind is harder than you think, even if Christy Petrino moves to Ocracoke Island.  Small and peaceful, the residents and tourists think.  So, why doesn't it have the same atmosphere to her?

She left behind her job as an attorney at a large firm - mob owned-, a fiancé -mob family-, and her mother and sisters - mob controlled.  What could be worse?

It gets more perilous.  

The Beachcomber is hunting beautiful brunettes on the same beach Christy rented her cottage.  She looks like his typical target.  Adding to that, she might identify him because she saw him kill a girl.  It's dark during the murder, but any witness is a dead witness.

Luke, staked out next door, is quite an annoying tourist to Christy.  He shows up out of thin air on multiple scenarios.  If only she could know he works for the FBI and she's under surveillance.

That is partly bad (the surveillance) and fortuitous (he's always around).  

It's a cagey show between the hot and sexy man next door repeatedly saving her from being murdered, or whether his job to catch her in connection with the mob wins out.

Happy reading,

Dawn

SUMMER IS HERE!

Hey Howdy!  Okay, I’m posting late today, but better late than never, right? It’s been a really busy month, which I think is how long it’s been since I blogged and, of course, I have nuthin’.  LOL  I know you’re all shocked. 

But I did want to stick my head in and say Hi and I hope ya’all are ready for summer!  I think I’m almost ready…although I’m NOT a fan of summer by any stretch of the imagination.  I am the person who hates to be hot, and yet, I live in the Valley of the Hotter Than Hell.  Yeahhhh…there’s a WTF moment for ya! 

So, what do you have to do to get ready for summer? 

Me?  Well, I’m glad you asked.  I have 3 wild and unruly dogs who are not allowed in the house because they cannot be bothered to behave—under any circumstances.  The last time they were in the house, Riley tore blinds off the kitchen windows and ate an entire rattan chair. 

So, my big summer prep tasks revolve around making them comfortable and safe in the heat. To start with, they have a huge, well-shaded dog run with two dog houses for shelter, an enormous tree for shade, and surrounded by honeysuckle for additional shade. In addition, there is large area that houses a structure with tarps across the top for even more shade and an evaporative cooler, as well as a mister system to cool the entire run. And I'm tellin' ya, this is one huge cooler they have. This isn't your small table top variety. This sucker came off the top of a house and comes up to my shoulders. It'll blow your hair back!  So these dogs are very well shaded and cooled, in addition to a large wading pool which they never use because they prefer the misters. 

Preparing for the summer at my house begins with prepping the large dog cooler, which I have completed. The pads have been changed, bearings oiled, floor of the cooler is cleaned and sprayed, water pump and feeder lines checked and functioning properly. Cooler is good to go. 

I also checked the mister system and retied a few spots where the zip ties had broken away from the fencing since last year. All misters are working well and between the misters and cooler, the dogs were bailing out of the area, searching for a sunny spot to lay in.  LOL 

The only thing left to do is swap out the old tarps for new, and that will happen tomorrow morning, just in time for the heat to start creeping up into the nineties. I am right on schedule and happy for that. 

I even had the AC guys out this morning to service my AC units and make sure they are ready to face the heat…even though I’ve already been using them a bit here and there. 

Don’t judge…I hate to be hot, remember? 

Well, how about you? Ready for summer? Ready to bail for cooler climes? Or in a panic about how to get everything done before the temps start to rise? 

Well, the one thing we can count on here in the Phoenix area is that the heat is a’ comin’! We have had what feels like the mildest March ever, but that’s all about to change. 

The good news…I…am…freaking…ready! 

The bad news…I…don’t…wanna…do…it!

Well, that’s my story, hot and hotter, and I’m stickin’ to it. Hang on tight now ‘cuz we’re gonna go real, real fast!

Love ya,  

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