Multipublished
author Barbara Wallace has a treat for you here today! Over to you Barbara!
If you’ve read
Weekend Agreement (and if you
haven’t, why not? Go buy it! Get going!) then you know a lot of the activity
takes place on the
island of
Nantucket just off the coast of
Massachusetts. One of the things I love
about living in the
New England is the fact
you can get to the ocean in just a few hours.
Nantucket,
the haven of the rich, famous, and established, is only one destination,
although admittedly, this former fishing island is gorgeous.
Of all Cape
Cod islands,
Nantucket is the wealthiest. In
fact, at one time, the island had the highest median real estate value in
Massachusetts! However,
while the average summer home on the island does look more like a mansion than
a cottage, people needn’t feel bad for the residents of its sister islands, Martha’s
Vineyard (former home of the Kennedy family and current presidential vacation
spot), Cuttyhunk or Naushon (the private island home of Senator John F. Kerry).
They too have been blessed with their share of mansions and wealthy summer
visitors.
To me though –
and to my hero Daniel Moretti –
Nantucket’s
true wealth isn’t its wealthy residents. No,
Nantucket
is a jewel because of the beautiful shores. True,
New
England beaches and islands lack spectacular surf of the
Australian coastline. Nevertheless, they have a rough-hewn beauty unlike
anyplace else in the
United
States. Modern pedigree aside,
Nantucket was born from hard work and labor. Walking the
beaches you can feel its heritage, its history.
You can see it in the
weatherworn shingles of
Main Street’s
antique homes. Smell it in the aroma of fresh fish on the pier. Sense it in the
gray early morning fog. The people on
Nantucket
might live the easy life, but the island itself battles wind, rain and snow
year after year. And Nature isn’t always friendly or nice.
That’s the
Nantucket Daniel Moretti loves and respects. Because like the island, he too
battled demons that weren’t always friendly or nice. It’s also that
Nantucket that leads Charlotte Doherty, my heroine, to
fall in love. How can you not fall for something strong and resilient?
For more about
Daniel,
Charlotte and their visit to
Nantucket, check out
Weekend Agreement on
amazon.com,
amazon.co.uk ,
booksonboard.com or
Barnes and Noble .
Here's the blurb:
Cynical billionaire Daniel Moretti works hard, plays harder, and has one ironclad rule. Never trust a woman. Bad news for historian Charlotte Doherty who shows up at exactly the wrong time. Like every other woman in Daniel’s life, Charlotte wants something from him–the deed to her family farm. Daniel agrees, but only if he gets something in return: Charlotte’s company for the weekend!
The property is Charlotte’s only link to the mother she never knew. Desperate to keep her history alive, she’ll accept Daniel’s indecent proposal, but not without a few terms of her own. Namely, a propriety clause. No flirting. No kissing. No sex.
Daniel has no intention of honoring her conditions, but after one weekend with Charlotte leaves him hungering for more, he can’t help wondering if she could be the exception to his unbreakable rule…
To find out more about Barbara she can be found at
http://barbarawallace.com/
For more about
Daniel, 