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Summer Rain
All proceeds from the volume will be donated to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (www.rainn.org), the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States.
Synopsis
What happens when love gets caught in the
rain?
In this romance anthology, RITA-Award winning author Molly
O’Keefe shows us the power of a city thunderstorm from the
top of a skyscraper,
while Amy Jo Cousins soaks us in a rain in Spain. New York
Times bestselling
author Ruthie Knox’s heroine is devastated by a winter
storm, while a summer
thunderstorm grants Alexandra Haughton’s hero and heroine a
second chance at
love. Rain sparks self-awareness in the robot in Charlotte
Stein’s story and
allows Mary Ann Rivers’s heroine to fall in love with her
hero and her own art.
Rain causes romance between the college students in Audra
North’s and Shari
Slade’s stories, while romance causes rain in Cecilia Tan’s
myth-inspired tale
of a sacrifice to a demi-god. Nine romance novelettes,
edited by Sarah Frantz.
Summer Rain, like so many projects, started out as nothing
more than a simple feeling: a desire to make a positive
difference in the
world. So often, making a difference begins with giving
something. It might be
money, time, or both, or something else altogether…but most
importantly, it is about giving, and giving vibrantly—with a focused mind, a
full heart, and an
understanding
spirit.
Giving vibrantly leads to vibrant change. Powerful,
positive
change. Through the incredible generosity of eight other
talented authors and
one talented editor, that starting point—that desire to make
a positive
difference—turned into an act of vibrant giving. Summer Rain
is a collection of
powerful stories about love, written with the hope of making
a positive change.
Each year, nearly a quarter of a million sexual assaults
are
committed in the US, nearly half of them against victims
under the age of
eighteen. RAINN assists so many of these survivors, not only
by operating
telephone and online hotlines for victims of sexual abuse,
but also by working
in partnership with rape crisis centers in the United States
of America,
providing programs to prevent sexual abuse, and helping to
bring abusers to
justice.
The Anthology
Redemption by Ruthie
Knox
Jessie Bellin’s cheese shop is failing, her house is
falling apart,
and the mortgage is ninety days overdue. With nothing left
to offer, she’ll
take what she can get from the handyman who wants nothing
but her body. But
when Mike Kaminsky suddenly asks for more, Jessie has to
figure out exactly
what she wants—and if it’s possible for a woman who’s lost
everything to learn how to hope
again.
The Heart of It by Molly
O’Keefe
Gabe seems outwardly successful and
content, but inwardly, he struggles to banish the lingering
demons of his
childhood. Elena is a survivor herself and knows that the
smart move is to walk away from Gabe. But his pain and his hope are too compelling
to resist. Are these two wounded people brave enough to find love together?
Sacrifice by Cecilia
Tan
When a tenth century trader from the Orient sells his daughter to a Macedonian, he doesn’t ask
why the man needs a virgin, little knowing she is intended to fulfill an ancient
pact with a demigod who can end the crushing drought. But this demigod
has sworn off his father’s rapacious ways. With the influence of the ancient
pantheon waning, only love can heal them
all.
Real Feelings by Charlotte
Stein
Moira longs for a connection—any kind of connection with anyone—and is beginning to despair
she will ever find it. In desperation, she purchases an android, hoping against
hope that she can find some solace in a simulation of the real thing. But what
she doesn’t expect is Michael—a machine that seems to be more than the sum of
his parts.
Rainy Season by Mary Ann
Rivers
Lisa Shirek is everyone’s favorite barista. She does more than get her customers’ orders right:
she gets her customers. She can see the most
painful moments of their lives like stormy weather around
their bodies, and she does what she can to soothe that pain with the right smile,
the right words, the perfect combination of coffee and foam. Except, then,
there’s Mark—he’s a sunbeam, a mystery made of light. He breaks through the
storm around her so she can see herself, for
herself.
The Rain in Spain by Amy Jo
Cousins
Travel writer Magda and scientist Javi are cranky with the heat—and each other—on the streets
of Sevilla. They’ve been married for a year, after a whirlwind courtship, and
Magda is questioning whether or not she made a mistake. She’s not sure if her
need to explore the world can ever mesh with Javi’s more regimented life.
As they stroll the cobblestone streets of one of Spain’s most romantic cities, Magda tries to show her husband just what it is she loves so much about her job that keeps her far from home for so long. By the time the sun rises, they’ll know if there is a way forward for them together . . . or not.
Fitting In by Audra
North
Stas Petrovich is sure that being
elected president of his college class will grant him the
social acceptance he
craves. But when rain ruins his campaign event, he’s left in
the company of the Weird Girl, the one person guaranteed to jeopardize his
chances. But he
discovers that Leila dos Santos is fun and genuine and sexy
as hell, and he’s
forced to reconsider what’s most important to him.
Private Study by Shari
Slade
Tess Bell’s sex blog flashes on another student’s tablet screen in the middle of an
economics lecture. Worst of all, the guy she’s been secretly eyeing all semester sees
it, too, and asks her out for coffee at the local diner. Is he like their awful
classmate, convinced he's owed something because Tess dares to be curious about
sex, or does he really want to know her? Only one thing
is certain: nothing is private anymore.
Storm Warning by Alexandra
Haughton
When
Amy Collier left behind her dreams—and her pride—in L.A., she hoped for a few quiet
months to regroup. She never dreamed her hometown’s welcoming committee would take
the form of Tom Wilson. Well, he could just keep his I-told-you-so grin and
his sexy-cowboy charm; she doesn’t want any part of it. Except seeing him again stirs up a
storm of emotion, and she must try to reconcile bitter
memories of their past
with her uncertain future—a future that might be a whole lot
brighter with Tom in it.
About the Authors
Ruthie
Knox
New York Times bestselling author Ruthie Knox
writes contemporary romance that’s sexy, witty, and
angsty—sometimes all three at once. A four-time RITA finalist, she’s penned the only
existing cross-country bicycling love story (Ride with Me) and made readers swoon with a banker
heroine named Neville (About Last Night). As Robin York, she also writes angsty, intelligent New Adult romance. Ruthie
moonlights as a mother, Tweets incessantly, and bakes a mean focaccia.
Website: ruthieknox.com
Facebook:facebook.com/RuthieKnox
Twitter:
twitter.com/RuthieKnox
Molly
O’Keefe
Molly O'Keefe is a RITA Award winning author who writes sexy and compelling contemporary
romance for Harlequin and Bantam Dell. She lives in Toronto with her
husband, two kids and the largest heap of dirty laundry in North
America.
Sign up for Molly’s
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series at www.molly-okeefe.com
Website:molly-okeefe.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/MollyOKBooks
Twitter: twitter.com/MollyOKWrites
Cecilia
Tan
Cecilia Tan is the award-winning author of Slow Surrender (RT Reviewers Choice for Erotic Romance), The Prince’s Boy, Daron’s Guitar Chronicles, and many other works of passionate
fiction. She is also the founder and editorial director of Circlet Press, publishers
of erotic fantasy and science fiction. She is easy to find on the internet.
Website:
ceciliatan.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/cecilia.tanTwitter: twitter.com/ceciliatan
Charlotte
Stein
Charlotte Stein has written over thirty short stories, novellas, and novels, including
entries in The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance and Best
New Erotica 10. Her latest work, Run To You, was recently a
DABWAHA finalist. When not writing deeply emotional and
intensely sexy books, she can be found eating jelly turtles, watching terrible
sitcoms, and occasionally lusting after hunks.
For more on Charlotte, visit:
For more on Charlotte, visit:
Twitter: twitter.com/Charlotte_Stein
Mary Ann
Rivers
Mary Ann Rivers has written stories
as long as she can remember. She lives in Wisconsin with her
imaginative son, who won’t remember ever not hearing or writing stories. She
writes love books for humans.
Website:
maryannrivers.com
Facebook: facebook.com/maryannriversromanceauthorTwitter: twitter.com/MaryAnn_Rivers
Amy Jo
Cousins
Amy Jo Cousins lives in Chicago, where she writes contemporary romance, tweets more than she
ought, and sometimes runs way too far. She loves her son and the Cubs,
who taught her that
being awesome doesn't necessarily have anything to do with
winning.
Website:amyjocousins.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/amyjo.cousins.9Twitter:twitter.com/_AJCousins
Audra North
Audra North fell in love with romance at age thirteen and spent the next twenty years
reading as many romance novels as she could. Even now, after having read over one thousand of them, she still can’t
resist the lure of a happily ever after, and her collection continues to
grow. She lives near Boston with her husband, three young children, and a lot of books.
Website: audranorth.com
facebook.facebook.com/AudraNorthAuthorTwitter: twitter.com/AudraNorth
Shari
Slade
Shari Slade is a snarky optimist. A would-be academic with big dreams and very little means.
When she isn’t toiling away in the non-profit sector, she’s writing gritty stories
about identity and people who make terrible choices in the name of love (or
lust). Somehow, it all works out in the end. If she had a patronus, it would be a
platypus.
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Website: sharislade.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/authorsharisladeTumblr: sharislade.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ShariSlade
Alexandra
Haughton
Alexandra Haughton lives and writes in a cozy urban cottage. Contrary to popular belief, it is
not wall-to-wall pink and glitter. Yet. She makes a mean
chicken fried steak and has a weakness for Italian Cream Cake (no nuts). When Alexandra
isn’t writing contemporary romance, you can find her out and about in
Dallas. Just look for the woman in a cardigan. Even if it is 103.
Find out more about Alexandra and
her writing by visiting her website.
Website:
alexandrahaughton.com
Twitter:twitter.com/WriterAHaughton
All
proceeds from the volume will be donated to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(www.rainn.org), the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United
States.
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