Summer on Blackberry Beach

By: Belle Calhoune

Narrated by: Mela Lee, Tre Hall

A faux summer fling seemed like the perfect solution . . . until they start falling in love for real.

Teacher Stella Marshall’s summer break has just began, but the gossip is already sizzling: Luke Keegan’s back in town! Stella’s high school crush is all grown up and smolderingly sexy. She might even consider a fling with the former Navy SEAL, if she hadn’t already sworn off all romantic entanglements. But there isn’t a single thing she can do to stop the rumor mill whispering about her and Luke being together—unless . . .

A showmance! Luke never thought he’d propose a fake relationship, but it’s the only way to stop the runaway speculation about their love lives. Pretending to date a woman as stunning as Stella is easy. Not actually falling for her is the hard part. Luke isn’t sure he deserves a hometown happy ending, when members of his SEAL team never made it back at all. But there’s real attraction buzzing between him and Stella . . . and he knows she feels it too. Could their faux summer romance lead to true love?

Critic reviews

"Fans of the Hallmark Channel’s holiday movies will rejoice over this heartwarming tale."—Booklist

"Given Calhoune’s storytelling skill and snappy dialogue, readers will be thrilled with the promise of visiting Mistletoe for many books to come."—Publishers Weekly on No Ordinary Christmas

“[A] satisfying holiday romance.”

—BookPage on No Ordinary Christmas

great story

I love Stella and Luke's story. My heartstrings!! Great job. Belle has such a way with words. I can't wait to read the next installment.