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Thank
you so much, Rosanna, for hosting me. Readers, do you believe in giving someone
who has wronged you a second chance? Do you think self-centered individuals are
capable of true concern and caring? How long should a repentant person be
punished for her misbehavior?
Those
questions are at the heart of Shore Feels
Right, Book 2 in the Gulf Shore series.
Once a pariah among her coworkers, marine
biologist Monica Sims has spent months reinventing herself as
she seeks redemption. A history of failed relationships leaves her leery of
romantic involvement until she meets Cosby Williams, the new co-owner of
Nauti-Toys watercraft rentals.
As things heat up between them, Gulf Shore
Aquarium responds to the stranding of a group of pilot whales. When a billionaire
bachelor lends his private plane to the rescue effort, Monica catches his
eye—and an obsession is born.
How will she cope with the unwanted
attention? And will her past sins come back to doom her newfound happiness with
Cosby?
When
we first meet Monica in The Shore Thing,
Gulf Shore Book 1, she’s the quintessential mean girl. She’s messed up her
once-promising relationship with cameraman Evan Sanders so badly that he initially
vows never again to date another coworker. And then, when it appears he’s
finally met his match in aquarium education specialist Dani Davidson, Monica
tries to torpedo their burgeoning romance.
Monica
finally is called on her misbehavior and forced to face unflattering truths
about herself. She promises to become a better woman, but some colleagues
remain skeptical. She spends months trying to make amends and even admits that
Dani and Evan are meant to be together.
When
Shore Feels Right opens, Monica has made
significant strides toward redemption. But there still are people around Gulf
Shore—the town and the aquarium—who aren’t willing to forgive, let alone
forget, what she’s done.
We’ve
all known people in our lives like Monica: golden girls and boys who get away
with acting spoiled and entitled because of their looks, charm or advantages in
life. Sometimes they get their comeuppance. But often they keep on acting like the
world revolves around them.
In
the first Gulf Shore book, I wanted readers to dislike Monica—but not hate her.
Though flawed, she’s good at her job and truly loves the animals under her
care. A few people recognize her redeeming qualities, but most can’t see beyond
her misdeeds. The failure isn’t with them; it’s with Monica for making it so
difficult to believe the best of her.
Then
along comes a truly nice guy who wasn’t around when she reigned as the queen of
mean. He’s so taken with the new and improved Monica that he has difficulty
imagining her being any other way.
But
is Cosby letting lust cloud his better judgment and setting himself up for
disappointment? Can Monica resist the lure of her boss’ billionaire buddy, who
may be too good to be true? Or will she revert back to the old Monica and
choose a man based on what he can do for her professionally, financially, and
socially?
What
would you do if you were in Monica’s shoes? And Cosby’s?
To read an excerpt from Shore
Feels Right, visit www.annettemardis.com.
About
the Gulf Shore series
Gulf Shore is a fictional west-central Florida
beach town where you’ll feel sugary white sand between your toes, the warm sun
on your shoulders, and a sea breeze ruffling your hair.
You’ll meet swoon-worthy alpha males who aren’t embarrassed to cuddle a rescued baby dolphin in their muscular arms, and accomplished women looking for an equal partner who thinks that smart is sexy.
You’ll get up close and personal with sea life, join the “snipe and gripe” club for girls’ nights out, and fall in love with a talking parrot who acts like a little boy in a bird suit.
You’ll go behind-the-scenes at the local aquarium and out to the beach to rescue marine animals in distress. And once you visit Gulf Shore, you just may find yourself wishing you could stay.
You’ll meet swoon-worthy alpha males who aren’t embarrassed to cuddle a rescued baby dolphin in their muscular arms, and accomplished women looking for an equal partner who thinks that smart is sexy.
You’ll get up close and personal with sea life, join the “snipe and gripe” club for girls’ nights out, and fall in love with a talking parrot who acts like a little boy in a bird suit.
You’ll go behind-the-scenes at the local aquarium and out to the beach to rescue marine animals in distress. And once you visit Gulf Shore, you just may find yourself wishing you could stay.
The Shore Thing, Book 1 in the Gulf Shore series — Danielle “Dani” Davidson vows to just
say no to workplace romances after her first post-college job is soured by a
messy breakup with a manipulative coworker at a fish hatchery. That’s just one
reason she doesn’t trust any man with her heart, let alone one who swims with
sharks for a living. So why can’t she get cameraman Evan Sanders out of
her mind?
Evan
is twice shy, too, after an alluring but self-absorbed colleague at Gulf Shore
Aquarium takes a bite out of his heart. Thought he’s dead set against dating
anyone else he works with, he’s intrigued by Dani’s shyness and tempted by her
intelligence and low-key sexiness.
Sharks,
a stingray and an orphaned baby dolphin help bring them together, but will
Dani’s inhibitions and Evan’s career aspirations ultimately tear them apart?
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Getting Her Money’s Worth — Life
often has been unkind, and sometimes cruel, to Allie Charles, and she’s
determined not to be shortchanged and to live in the moment whenever possible.
She and close pal Shelby Martin want many of the same
things: romance, fun, good friends and satisfying work. After meeting on a
softball field on a frigid fall evening, they enjoy many adventures together:
watching the piranha feeding at the National Aquarium; overturning their canoe
in the deepest, blackest part of a river; getting stuck thigh high in mud on a
golf course water hazard; winning tacky prizes at skee ball machines in Ocean
City, Md.
Only one woman will see her heart’s desires
fulfilled, while the other faces the biggest challenge of her
life. This touching, poignant and funny story will make you laugh,
cry and go for the gusto in your own life.
Annette’s bio:
As a girl, Annette
dreamed of being an astronaut, but she stank at science and math and
became motion sick riding the bus home from school. So she went with her
second choice—newspaper journalist—and stuck with it for more than three
decades. After years of ignoring well-meaning people who said, “You should
write a book,” she finally did. And then she wrote a few more. When
she's not working, Annette usually has her nose in someone
else’s novel or her gaze glued to sports on TV. She has three totally
spoiled pets, enjoys being the designated sightseer on her husband’s Harley,
and volunteers at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, home of diva dolphins Winter and
Hope from the Dolphin Tale
films.
Connect with Annette
Twitter: @AnnetteMardis48
