Sometimes even lifeguards need saving...
Lifeguard Sam Logan is always cool under pressure. But his laid-back nature is put to the test when his daughter begrudgingly comes to live with him for the summer. Luckily, his new neighbor, Silicon Valley tech guru Sarah Buckley, agrees to mentor her. In return, Sam teaches Sarah some much-needed meditation.
Brash and self-centered, Sarah is not the best influence for eleven-year-old Lucy. Yet Sam canât deny heâs attracted to Sarahâs driveâand the vulnerability she starts to show him. Itâs no secret that at the end of her sabbatical, Sarah is heading back to California. So why does this feel like more than just a summer fling?
CATHRYN PARRY is the author of ten Harlequin Superromances. Her books have received such honors as the Booksellersâ Best Award, HOLT Medallion Awards of Merit and several Readersâ Choice Award nominations. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their entertaining cat, Otis. Please see Cathrynâs website, cathrynparry.com, for information about upcoming releases and to sign up for her reader newsletter.
ISBN: 978-1-474-08109-2
SUMMER BY THE SEA
© 2018 Cathryn Parry
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âDo you mind if I ask you a favor?â Sarah said impulsively. âMay I bring over a steak for you to grill for me?â
Sam shook his head, appearing as if he was trying hard not to laugh. âHow do you know Iâm up to your fine standards?â he teased.
She eyed the steaks he was putting onto a plate. âBecause I know quality when I see it.â
He barked out a laugh.
âAnd I was so determined not to like you.â He shook his head as he set the plate down and sank into an Adirondack chair beside her. He laughed again.
âExcellent,â she said cheerfully. âLet me go get the steak I bought.â She rose. âI can bring over a salad for you and Lucy to share with me.â
âAlready taken care of. Plus, grilled corn on the cob will be coming later. But tell me.â He leveled his gaze at her, suddenly serious. âWhy should I even do this? All you seem to do is insult people, and frankly, Iâm not up for that when it comes to my family.â
âBut...I apologized to you,â Sarah said.
âOh, boy!â He gave her a mock cheer.
âLook, I never apologize, Sam! Apologies admit weakness. So this is a first in the history of the world for meâbe flattered.â
âYouâre quite self-centered.â Sam paused and grinned at her wickedly. âAnd I never insult peopleâbe flattered.â
Were they flirting?
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Summer by the Sea, a new Wallis Point, New Hampshire, story set in the fictional seaside town first described in The Long Way Home and continued with The Secret Between Them and The Undercover Affair.
Sarah Buckley is a driven type A tech entrepreneur who is at first enraged to be banished to a rustic beach cottage for a quiet summer sabbatical.