5 Star Review ~ SECRETS ON THE SAND by Roxanne St. Claire

Zeke Nicholas has turned his mathematical genius skills into a mountain of money. But Zeke sits on that mountain all alone, longing for the one thing money cannot buy: the true love of a lifelong partner. Zeke grew up near Barefoot Bay and is staying at the resort for a week while he’s in town for a family event. Enter Mandy Mitchell...the maid. Except to Zeke, Mandy is much more than that—she was the object of his every teenage fantasy back in the days when she was known as “Mandy the Magnificent” and he had the unflattering high school nickname of “Ezekiel the Geekiel.”

 

Zeke is no longer a geek—he’s gorgeous. And Mandy doesn’t feel so magnificent since her marriage fell apart and left her up to her eyeballs in debt and despair. One look at Zeke, and she knows he’s exactly the kind of trouble she should avoid. One look at Mandy, and Zeke turns his relentless ability to get what he wants into a full-on seduction. But can Mandy face down the secrets of her past to find a fairy-tale future with Zeke?

Review ~ BAREFOOT BY THE SEA by Roxanne St. Claire

A Barefoot Bay Novel

 

When you think you know your heart's desire . . .

 

Tessa Galloway is a gifted nurturer-her verdant garden at Barefoot Bay's new resort is living proof. If only the woman who can grow anything could grow what she wants most: a baby. Her friends think the right guy will come along, but Tessa doesn't want to wait. All she needs is the perfect donor to make her dream come true. Then John Brown is hired at the resort. If anyone could make beautiful babies, it's this gorgeous, mysterious man. So why does Tessa suddenly find herself wanting so much more?

 

Can you give up all your dreams for love?

 

It's been three long years since John Brown had to leave his old life. Forced into the witness protection program, he's desperate to be reunited with his toddler twins. When he gets that chance, there's a catch-he must prove he's got a steady job and a new wife. Landing a gig as a chef in Barefoot Bay is easy enough. And falling for lovely Tessa is even easier. The hard part? Can he win the heart of a woman who prizes honesty-when the truth may shatter it?

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Review ~ Barefoot in the Sun by Roxanne St. Claire

A Barefoot Bay Novel

When running is all you've ever known . . .

Caught between fight and flight, Zoe Tamarin has always picked flight. Since she was rescued from a nightmare childhood by her great-aunt Pasha, they've been on the move, never staying in one place long enough to risk exposing their precarious past. But now that they've reached the sun-baked shores of Barefoot Bay, Zoe may have to stay and fight-for her aunt's life . . . and for a love she ran from years before.

Sometimes the bravest act of all is to stand still.

Oliver Bradbury came to Florida to start over, as both a doctor and a father to his eight-year-old son. He never expected life to hand him a second chance with the woman he lost years ago-but one look at Zoe Tamarin and he knows he'll do whatever it takes to prove that this time, he can be the man she needs. But when demands of family and friendship threaten to shatter their rekindled passion, Oliver must heal Zoe's lifelong wounds with more than hot kisses . . . but will that be enough to keep her from flying off with his heart?

Roxanne St. Claire ~ The Barefoot Bay Series

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Roxanne St. Claire ~ Barefoot in the Sun Interview & Giveaway

'Tis the Silly Season from A NASCAR Holiday

So I’m going to do something a little different, which is not review an entire book. I have this anthology, which I read last year. The book is made up of three stories by three authors, which up until the time I read the book, I had never heard of before. The book is called A NASCAR Holiday, with stories from Kimberly Raye, Roxanne St. Claire, and Debra Webb. All three women are amazing in their own rite.

What I love about anthologies is that you as a reader get to experience writing by several authors and sometimes you’re allowed to be introduced to and fall in love with a new author. That’s exactly what happened to me with this book.

As I mentioned before, I read this book a year ago. I’m choosing to focus on one story from the anthology because it has stuck with me and has the elements that make me love romance novels. This isn’t to say the other books aren’t good. They just didn’t work for me or give me the connection to the characters and the story that I was looking for at the time.

Today, I’m choosing to tell you about and review ‘Tis the Silly Season by Roxanne St. Claire. Since the story is STILL sticking with me after a year, you know it deserves a high rating. Here’s the crazy part, the anthology was put together in 2008. Roxanne wrote the story in 2006. But all of the books are able to withstand the test of time. I had NO idea the books were written five years ago.

Barefoot in the Rain by Roxanne St. Claire

A Barefoot Bay Novel

They say you can never go home again. . .

When “Life Coach to the Stars” Jocelyn Bloom is embroiled in scandal, the only place she can hide is the one place she wishes she could forget.  She left Barefoot Bay-and the boy next door who knew all her secrets-years ago.  Now nothing about the tiny island off the coast of Florida is quite how she remembers it, especially Will Palmer.  He’s even more gorgeous and tempting...and still capable of turning her inside out.

But what if someone is waiting for you?

To Will Palmer, Guy Bloom is more than the elderly, senile neighbor he looks after-he’s the last connection to Jocelyn, the woman Will loved and lost.  But the reunion with Jocelyn doesn’t go smoothly.  Shocked by the change in her father’s personality, Jocelyn struggles to reconcile her dark childhood with the sweet, confused man who has grown close to Will. Jocelyn has guided countless clients to happiness-but can she escape the rainy days of her past for a new sunny future with Will?