Sparks fly when a feminist and a politician inherit a rundown B&B. . . and a baby.
Wild Women Authors focus on Scandalous in Huntington Beach, written by Melody DeBlois as part of the Love is a Beach series, released by the Wild Rose Press.
About the Book: As a senate hopeful for the State of California, Bennett Browning knows nothing about babies. When his former girlfriend dies and leaves him with a daughter he knew nothing about, he’s left scrambling until he meets Emma Kuan, his daughter’s aunt, who volunteers to be the nanny.
Emma is used to keeping secrets. She and her sister have
always hidden their tragic past, but she’s stunned her sister hid the baby even
from her. After meeting her niece, who captures her heart, she will do anything
to be with her, even living with a stranger.
Worried about potential scandal, Bennett and Emma juggle
jobs, living arrangements, and parenting until a doctor gives them bad news
about their baby girl—and forcing their priorities to change drastically.
An Excerpt:
Bennett had that
do-gooder thing going for him—she’d give him that. His kindness at her sister’s
burial service wasn’t lost on her. She’d noticed, too, that he was handsome,
but he seemed unaware of it. His dark hair went all curly in the rain, and his
sultry brown eyes were at once sympathetic and then suddenly full of something
she couldn’t quite name.
She respected him
for all he’d done for L.A.’s troubled youth. He’d built a rec center, organized
youth sports teams, and for a short time practiced law—working mostly pro bono.
Before he became a senatorial nominee, he’d mentored small business owners.
True, his accomplishments impressed her. Who wouldn’t be taken in by all he'd
done? But all this didn’t mean he welcomed becoming a single dad.
Then,
unexpectedly, he pulled something from a shopping bag.
“Aww,” she
couldn’t help but say at the sight of the snuggly teddy bear.
“I had a moment
this morning and saw this in a shop window.” A helpless expression spread over
his face. “Do you think Madelynn will like it?”
Emma’s chest felt
as if it would burst. Still, she’d just composed herself when someone knocked
at the door. A thick-figured woman introduced herself as Riley Morgan while
trying to contain the squirming baby in her arms.
Emma’s heart
melted at the sight of her niece.
“Fingers that
reminded Emma of her sister’s extended from the sleeves of a ruffly pink dress.
Eyes, the same chocolate brown as her daddy’s, thickly lashed and alert, took
in her new surroundings, her thumb in her mouth.”
To Purchase Scandalous in Huntington Beach, go to:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221237484-scandalous-in-huntington-beach
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Scandalous-Huntington-Beach-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B0DM2NPJBR/ref=sr_1_
Barnes&Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scandalous-in-huntington-beach-melody-deblois/1146492135?ean=9781509259489
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/scandalous-in-huntington-beach/id6737809843
A Bit About Our Focus Author: Melody DeBlois lives in Sacramento (the City of Trees). She writes romance novels. She’s partial to poetry, sun, rain, strong coffee, and her writing room surrounded by books. Besides California, she and her late husband lived part-time in a condo in Oregon overlooking the Pacific. That gave her a love for beach towns and whale-watching and sunsets—all the things that inspire the Love is a Beach series. The writing process fascinates her, the alchemy of layering and developing characters, the tinkering with language. There’s so much to treasure in the world: family, friends, and those random, everyday moments that make life grand. She hopes to give her readers all of that.
Find Melody online at:
https://www.melodydeblois.com/
https://www.facebook.com/melodydebloisbooks/