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Summertime Dream
(The River #1)
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The Fourth of July is over, but for these summer lovers the fireworks have just begun.
An unexpected inheritance brings business consultant Christopher Gordon from Los Angeles to quaint Falk's Bend. He's carved time from his demanding schedule to dispose of his great-grandparents' home and explore his roots. However, disturbing family secrets and the sweet temptation of wr ...more
An unexpected inheritance brings business consultant Christopher Gordon from Los Angeles to quaint Falk's Bend. He's carved time from his demanding schedule to dispose of his great-grandparents' home and explore his roots. However, disturbing family secrets and the sweet temptation of wr ...more
ebook, 255 pages
Published
2014
by The Wild Rose Press
(first published December 25th 2013)
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This delightful romance is the story of Christopher and Margie. Christopher inherits an old house from an unknown relative in the small town where Margie lives. Meeting on the 4th of July, they share an instant attraction that leads to friendship and stronger feelings as they explore Christopher's new acquisition. Can a summer fling turn into a real relationship?
I loved this story! There were really 2 parts to it for me - the mystery of Christopher's great grandmother and the house she lived in ...more
I loved this story! There were really 2 parts to it for me - the mystery of Christopher's great grandmother and the house she lived in ...more
Loved this sweet and sexy small town romance! Totally Recommend and Will Definitely look for more stories from Babette James!
Falk's Bend, Missouri is your typical small town where everyone knows everyone and their family history, and nothing exciting ever seems to happen. At least, that's the way Margie Olsson's life has been up until recently.
Then things started to shift. She got sick, her brother's wife suddenly left town, and Margie didn't marry her high school sweetheart. When a complete str ...more
Falk's Bend, Missouri is your typical small town where everyone knows everyone and their family history, and nothing exciting ever seems to happen. At least, that's the way Margie Olsson's life has been up until recently.
Then things started to shift. She got sick, her brother's wife suddenly left town, and Margie didn't marry her high school sweetheart. When a complete str ...more
Book Review: Summertime Dream
By: Babette James
Ah! The beauty of life's unexpected surprises. Where life's true adventures come out. This book is a great example of just that. The story takes a huge project which draws two people to fall in love. It's a romance book with a slight mystery to solve.
I really enjoyed the writing technique the author, Babette James used to express the characters current thought. Babette James used Italics font format to signify the thought. Then placed the thought di ...more
By: Babette James
Ah! The beauty of life's unexpected surprises. Where life's true adventures come out. This book is a great example of just that. The story takes a huge project which draws two people to fall in love. It's a romance book with a slight mystery to solve.
I really enjoyed the writing technique the author, Babette James used to express the characters current thought. Babette James used Italics font format to signify the thought. Then placed the thought di ...more
The coziness of SUMMERTIME DREAM comes from family loyalties in small town America. Margie is healing from physical and mental turmoil, seeking solace with her hometown family and friends. An appealing big-city guy, Christopher, comes to town to renovate an inherited home. Margie loves the old house and steps in to help him prepare it for sale, puzzled by the lives of the families who used to live there. The mystery of the house is revealed as Margie and Christopher’s romance sizzles, but their
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Let me start by saying it's a great book. I truly special book about reaching for things you normally shy away from. It's about getting out of your comfort zone. It's also about healing. The only reason it's getting four stars is because of some editing issues, such as missing words or misspelled words. Or sentences seeming unfinished. But those are truly easy to look past because the story is beautiful
4.5/5.0
Amazingly, Ms. James has made bucolic towns unbelievably appealing to urban dwellers!
Read full review in the 2014 June/July Double Issue of InD’tale Magazine. ...more
Amazingly, Ms. James has made bucolic towns unbelievably appealing to urban dwellers!
Read full review in the 2014 June/July Double Issue of InD’tale Magazine. ...more
3.25 Stars
It was a mildly interesting, straight forward read.
It was a mildly interesting, straight forward read.
I liked it. Nice story. Written well.
Sweet romance
Such a sweet love story between Margie and Chris. Everything happens for a reason. Fate definitely happened in their lives. You will love this book!
Such a sweet love story between Margie and Chris. Everything happens for a reason. Fate definitely happened in their lives. You will love this book!
Entertained
this a lite ,pretty good read.would have been better with a more in-depth story.just happy I didn't spend money on it
this a lite ,pretty good read.would have been better with a more in-depth story.just happy I didn't spend money on it
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