#Excerpt: SUMMER DIARY by Elyse Douglas

EXCERPT:Seconds later, the tension returned.  She saw Big Pete, and a tall younger man emerge from around the back of the house and start toward her.  His dogs, Brownie and Tippie Toe, were right behind.  She steadied herself with effort, and combed back her hair with stiff fingers.
Under the bold yellow sunshine, Ryan seemed to approach in slow motion, in easy unhurried strides.  The playful wind scattered his long, sandy-blond hair, and he pushed a hand through it and removed his sunglasses, squinting her a look as he slowly closed the distance.  He wore a sleeveless blue T-shirt, denim cut-off shorts and faded black Keds sneakers.  He had considerable breadth of shoulder, a wide chest and gleaming muscled arms that suggested an athlete in the prime of his career.
This was not the same man Keri had seen in the photograph at Sally’s house.  There was a force about this fully present Ryan—an elegant masculinity that completely pushed Keri off balance.  This big tanned man standing before her had impact, he captivated, impressed; he aroused intrepid desires.  Keri felt a warm animal response. There were little tremors in her legs, her chest, her fingers. 
Ryan stopped, standing five feet away from her, staring, waiting.  He had a noble hero face, all sharp lines, a sharp jaw, a strong muscular neck. 
Keri’s thoughts stalled.  She saw his intense sea-gray eyes probing her, checking her out.  His expression was a blank page.
Big Pete spoke up.  “Keri, this is Ryan.  Ryan… Keri.”
Keri had the urge to leave.  She had the urge to run.  She’d never felt so ill at ease.  Her façade of indifference melted away whenever she looked at Ryan.  He was a magnetic wonder, whose reserve and mystery further amplified his attraction.
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BLURB:After her best friend and husband are killed in an airplane crash, a young woman finds her best friend’s diary and learns that she was secretly in love with another man, a soldier.  Determined to find the secret lover, Keri sets off on a journey and discovers the key to her destiny.
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AUTHOR BIO:Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a Degree in English Literature.  She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist.  She and her husband, Douglas Pennington, have completed five novels: The Other Side of Summer, Christmas for Juliet, Wanting Rita, Christmas Ever After, The Christmas Town and The Christmas Diary.
Douglas grew up in a family where music and astrology were second and third languages.  He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years. His two detective books include Death is Lookin' for ELVIS and Death is a TAPDANCER.  His great, great grandfather lived to be 132 years old, and was the oldest man in the world when he died in 1928.
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