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Beyond Paradise
Even the deepest love needs an air supply
Dive shop manager Marina Hernandez is carrying a heavy load as she tries to save the family business. On one shoulder rides a bucket of red ink. On the other, her father s age-old cultural belief that women belong in the kitchen.
Now that a cutthroat competitor has pushed her to the brink of bankruptcy, any chance she ll ever win her father s respect is fading fast. The last thing she can afford right now is the complication of a tempting man.
After years of building his practice, pediatrician Brett Sutherland has changed his focus. He seeks a more well-rounded life, including a woman who ll devote herself to caring for a family. Workaholics need not apply. Then he signs up for scuba lessons, and Marina s luminous eyes and spirited personality turn his neat, logical plan upside down.
Brett s dazzling looks heat her blood, and his compassionate nature makes her yearn to build her own life but not if it means letting the business collapse. A little harmless flirtation couldn t hurt, though.
Yet with every kiss, she s stretched thinner between the promise of Brett s love and her father s expectations. Until a critical decision pushes them both to the breaking point Warning: Contains a hunk in a swimsuit. May lead to spending your entire summer at a beach or pool ogling the male scenery."
Dive shop manager Marina Hernandez is carrying a heavy load as she tries to save the family business. On one shoulder rides a bucket of red ink. On the other, her father s age-old cultural belief that women belong in the kitchen.
Now that a cutthroat competitor has pushed her to the brink of bankruptcy, any chance she ll ever win her father s respect is fading fast. The last thing she can afford right now is the complication of a tempting man.
After years of building his practice, pediatrician Brett Sutherland has changed his focus. He seeks a more well-rounded life, including a woman who ll devote herself to caring for a family. Workaholics need not apply. Then he signs up for scuba lessons, and Marina s luminous eyes and spirited personality turn his neat, logical plan upside down.
Brett s dazzling looks heat her blood, and his compassionate nature makes her yearn to build her own life but not if it means letting the business collapse. A little harmless flirtation couldn t hurt, though.
Yet with every kiss, she s stretched thinner between the promise of Brett s love and her father s expectations. Until a critical decision pushes them both to the breaking point Warning: Contains a hunk in a swimsuit. May lead to spending your entire summer at a beach or pool ogling the male scenery."
Kindle Edition
First published April 20, 2010
About the author
Kathleen Mix
13 books32 followersKathleen Mix writes stories with a thrilling mix of romance and suspense.
She took an indirect route to becoming an author. After her three sons started school, she returned to college and earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. Working as a software engineer, she consulted on applications ranging from submarine combat systems to biological research databases.
Weekends and vacations were always reserved for boating. And as an avid sailor and licensed charter boat captain, the itch to sail away into the sunset soon became too strong to resist. She and her husband moved aboard their sailboat and headed south. By the time they reached the Caribbean, they were hooked on a cruising life. Since then, Kathleen has spend many years roaming the U.S. coastline, exploring the Bahamas, and enjoying the tropical islands of the Caribbean and the coastal countries of South America.
She began her writing career with non-fiction sailing and travel articles. But she was sailing to lush, exotic islands under starry skies and walking on the most beautiful, white-sand beaches in the world. She started imagining stories of romance and adventure and turned to writing romantic suspense.
Kathleen now sails on Chesapeake Bay. But her heart remains far away in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. For her thoughts on life and books, follow her blog at http://kathleenmix.wordpress.com or to read excerpts from her books, visit her website at http://www.kathleenmix.com
She took an indirect route to becoming an author. After her three sons started school, she returned to college and earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. Working as a software engineer, she consulted on applications ranging from submarine combat systems to biological research databases.
Weekends and vacations were always reserved for boating. And as an avid sailor and licensed charter boat captain, the itch to sail away into the sunset soon became too strong to resist. She and her husband moved aboard their sailboat and headed south. By the time they reached the Caribbean, they were hooked on a cruising life. Since then, Kathleen has spend many years roaming the U.S. coastline, exploring the Bahamas, and enjoying the tropical islands of the Caribbean and the coastal countries of South America.
She began her writing career with non-fiction sailing and travel articles. But she was sailing to lush, exotic islands under starry skies and walking on the most beautiful, white-sand beaches in the world. She started imagining stories of romance and adventure and turned to writing romantic suspense.
Kathleen now sails on Chesapeake Bay. But her heart remains far away in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. For her thoughts on life and books, follow her blog at http://kathleenmix.wordpress.com or to read excerpts from her books, visit her website at http://www.kathleenmix.com
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January 1, 2013
I'm not a very patient reader most of the time, but somehow this languid read worked for me.
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