Her Summer Crush By Linda Hope Lee

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Her Summer Crush

By Linda Hope Lee

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Launch - Introduction to Her Summer Crush

After I finished Eva’s Deadline, I kept thinking about Luci and Cody. Did she get over her crush? Did Cody get to follow his dream? What happened to these two people? Soon I was playing the “what if?” game and writing Her Summer Crush

Bookworm Lisa - Excerpt

“CODY JARVIS! What’s he doing here?” Luci Monroe stared at the man who’d just stepped out the back door of her parents’ home.

Singing Librarian Books - Excerpt

The ocean sparkled under a sun about to slip below the horizon, and the waves made a soft shushing sound as they rolled onto the shore. If only she could escape there now. When something upsetting happened, a walk on the beach always helped to calm her. Cody’s unexpected appearance was certainly one of those times. As soon as the party was over...

Bookworm Nation - Review

"I thought this was a fun read, a nice escape in a charming small town setting. If you enjoy contemporary romance this is a good one!"

I Am A Reader - Excerpt

“Are you finished now?” Her words came out sharper than she’d intended. She must be in worse shape than she’d realized.

He frowned. “Not okay to take your picture? You’re the guest of honor. Besides, you’re a good subject.”

Wishful Endings - Review

"It was a fun and sweet story from beginning to end, with fun characters, complex family relationships, and a light romance."

Katie's Clean Book Collection - Review

"I always enjoy the characters journeys of growth and overcoming hard things. I really loved the setting--I love the beach and could picture living in this great, small town. I also loved the relationships between each character and his/her family members, as well as Luci in the role of a mentor to Tessa. This is a gentle, sweet, and clean summer romance, perfect for a pool or beach read."

Rockin' Book Reviews - Excerpt

"Cody sat at the table, put down his mug and clicked the mouse. A new picture flashed onto the screen. Another shot of Lucy. He chuckled. He's taken more pictures of her tonight than of anyone else."

Love, Laughter, Friendship - Excerpt

“I like my place,” he said. “It’s cozy and has everything I need.”

“Maybe so, but do you think you’ll ever find a woman who’ll put up with all this?” Olive went to the sofa and plumped up the loose cushions.

“Not a question that needs to be answered, because I’m not looking. Not right now, anyway.”

Thoughts of a Blonde - Review

"I enjoyed this story. The characters are fun with a lot of potential there — would have liked to have seen them decide to test their relationship waters earlier in the book."

Her Summer Crush
by Linda Hope Lee

Adult Contemporary Romance

Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 368 Pages
March 1st 2016 by Harlequin Heartwarming

She's over her crush…isn't she?

Luci Monroe is on top of the world. She's just graduated from journalism school and she's already landed her dream job in PR. Then Cody Jarvis saunters into her office. Nothing like finding out that your teenage crush, now a gorgeous, globe-trotting, freelance photographer, is going to be your staffer for the summer. Never mind. They're both professionals. And she's over him. Kind of. Anyway, he's not interested. Cody is always waiting to disappear on his next assignment, and Luci needs someone stable. Someone who wants to build a life right here in Willow Beach…

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Linda Hope Lee writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and mysteries. She enjoys traveling especially to small towns in search of story ideas. She's also an artist, specializing in watercolor, pen and ink, and colored pencil. Photography provides inspiration for both her writing and her art. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where many of her stories are set.

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Butterfly Wall Hanging From Trash

Material Required:

• Metal or Plastic Ring.
• Ribbon or thread.
• Glue.
• Plastic Flowers.
• Bells.
• Beads.
• Paper.
• Colors(optional).
• Scissors.

Step by step process:

1. Wound the ribbon around the ring of your choice and glue the ends to let it dry.

2.Cut out a stencil of your choice for the design of butterfly(many stencils are available on google, I drew the stencil for my designs)

3.Color the butterflies with different colors of your choice or alternately you can choose to cut the butterflies 

4. Now make a hole in the center of butterfly and tie rope through it and put beads in it.

5. Now tie all the threads to the metal ring and glue plastic flowers onto the ring. I added little bells at the ends to make it similar to a wind chime.

Thank You!!

Book Review : Love Apptually

Title: Love Apptually

Author:Pooja Nair

Publisher: Frog Books

Book Length: 248 pages

ISBN-13:978-935-2013913

Price: 195 INR

Introduction:

The book revolves around the life of a 30 something Aayushi Menon who is working as a Senior Sales Manager in an MNC. The protagonist is an independent and career oriented woman, who is taken aback when Ayaan Jaiswal happens to show up during the Sales meeting with one of their clients, Ayaan happens to be the love of her life with whom she broke up around 3 years ago.  

Summary:

“Being romantic doesn’t mean you have to be hopelessly in love, it means finding happiness in mundane things and keeping your heart alive with passions”

Aayushi Menon is at the peak of her career as a Senior Sales Manager in an MNC in Singapore. Amidst everything going good she bumps into Ayaan, her ex-lover during one of her usual meetings. The story flashes back to the days when she met Ayaan when she started using a certain Social Networking App, just because her friends forced her into using one. She initially comes as a blunt when talking with Ayaan, but slowly she comes out as a soft hearted person who has a passion for writing poems and articles. Ayaan makes her bloom just like a beautiful flower, she is the herself when around him. Aayushi ends her relationship with Ayaan and tells him not to be in contact with her ever again.

Until the present day when he is a part of her team working for a certain project. Three years have passed out and she is still guilty for breaking up with the love of her life. Ayaan doesn’t show any affection as such to her and his mystified behavior makes her question their relationship and the love that he had for her. There are certain revelations that have to be uncovered, which will led her to the truth that she intends to know. Will she be able to handle the truth? And what about the faith that she has on the love and all the notions of love just as they show in romantic movies,will that ever be restored in her life when the truth unveils?

Review:

 The Author describes certain situations relating to Romance Flicks (Bollywood/Hollywood) and I am sure every one of us does that. Haven’t you ever had a thought that a particular sequence in our life would turn out just as in the movie? The book is a refreshing read if you love romance novels and romantic movies. The writing is simple and the book is a good read on gloomy day, it certainly will make you happy.

Rating: 3.5*/5*

     About the author:

Pooja Nair works as a learning specialist, a job that she is passionate about. Another thing that warms the cockles of her heart is writing. She has attempted different genres of writing, her favorite one being romance. One of her short stories was featured in a book titled “Inner Voices”. Additionally, three of her short stories were published in the “Chicken Soup for Indian Woman” series. Two other stories were published in compilations titles “Hope” and “Chaos”. She regularly writes for Indian weeklies and eZines. She secretly hopes that a habit fairy helps her take up reading and writing regularly.  

(Note: This book was sent to me by the author for review and if you liked reading it, do leave a comment here or on my Instagram to let the author know your take on the book.) 

A relationship is not about sweet talks all along, it's when you know that your partner is upset about something and he cannot explain what's going on in his mind, so you take the effort to make him feel good about himself instead of letting him fret about things that keep him low. Love is all about understanding, that he needs you to stand by his side even though he says he good dealing with it alone. Love is all about sharing your worries and not just cuddles and kisses. What makes a healthy relationship are the efforts that you put, to see your significant other happy. There are highs and lows in every relationship, it's just a phase to test how strong you are and you have to be strong enough to face it to sustain what you have.

Sometimes you give someone a chance not because they deserve it, but because you think you deserve it.Sometimes someone has to prove it to you all again that you should again walk away.Sometimes people only need you when they are lonely. They don't respect you,they never did and they never will. Sometimes it's necessary to learn a lesson twice to keep it in your mind forever. Because once they did it and again they'll do it.