Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Summer Diary, contemporary romance by Elyse Douglas (7 May 2015, 287 pages).Check out the book's trailer, synopsis and excerpt below. You can also read the first three chapters on Amazon.
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Synopsis
After her best friend and husband are killed in an airplane crash, a young woman finds her best friend’s diary and learns that she was secretly in love with another man, a soldier. Determined to find the secret lover, Keri sets off on a journey and discovers the key to her destiny.Teaser: Excerpt
Seconds later, the tension returned. She saw Big Pete, and a tall younger man emerge from around the back of the house and start toward her. His dogs, Brownie and Tippie Toe, were right behind. She steadied herself with effort, and combed back her hair with stiff fingers.Under the bold yellow sunshine, Ryan seemed to approach in slow motion, in easy unhurried strides. The playful wind scattered his long, sandy-blond hair, and he pushed a hand through it and removed his sunglasses, squinting her a look as he slowly closed the distance. He wore a sleeveless blue T-shirt, denim cut-off shorts and faded black Keds sneakers. He had considerable breadth of shoulder, a wide chest and gleaming muscled arms that suggested an athlete in the prime of his career.
This was not the same man Keri had seen in the photograph at Sally’s house. There was a force about this fully present Ryan—an elegant masculinity that completely pushed Keri off balance. This big tanned man standing before her had impact, he captivated, impressed; he aroused intrepid desires. Keri felt a warm animal response. There were little tremors in her legs, her chest, her fingers.
Ryan stopped, standing five feet away from her, staring, waiting. He had a noble hero face, all sharp lines, a sharp jaw, a strong muscular neck.
Keri’s thoughts stalled. She saw his intense sea-gray eyes probing her, checking her out. His expression was a blank page.
Big Pete spoke up. “Keri, this is Ryan. Ryan… Keri.”
Keri had the urge to leave. She had the urge to run. She’d never felt so ill at ease. Her façade of indifference melted away whenever she looked at Ryan. He was a magnetic wonder, whose reserve and mystery further amplified his attraction.
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The Diaries
Two Diaries. Two Secrets. Two Lovers.
The Christmas Diary
Alice Ferrell is an entrepreneur who owns a gift shop. Her business is failing, and she’s struggling with doubts about her upcoming marriage on Christmas Day, in Pennsylvania. Despite her doubts, she follows the plan to meet her fiancé in Pennsylvania, six days before the wedding.
Alice leaves New York and, as night descends, she gets lost in a violent snowstorm. A man darts out in front of her and she barely misses him. He's frightening and mysterious. He directs her to a nearby B&B. In a bookshelf in her room, she discovers an old diary wedged behind a row of books.
The diary was written by a man 15 years before. Alice reads it and is immediately overcome by its honest and tender style. Intrigued, she sets off on an "innocent" journey to find the man, to learn what happened to him. During her journey, Alice must confront her past, present and future, and make a decision that will change her life forever. [12 September 2012, 285 pages]
About the Author
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a Degree in English Literature. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist. She and her husband, Douglas Pennington, have completed five novels: The Other Side of Summer, Christmas for Juliet, Wanting Rita, Christmas Ever After, The Christmas Town and The Christmas Diary.
Douglas grew up in a family where music and astrology were second and third languages. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years. His two detective books include Death is Lookin' for Elvis and Death is a Tapdancer. His great, great grandfather lived to be 132 years old, and was the oldest man in the world when he died in 1928.
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