Blurb
*Warning: this is a love story with sexual situations and copious swearing. It also deals with an inappropriate relationship between an underage girl and a much older man.
Open her own cafe.
The day of her best friend’s engagement, a stranger bulldozes his way into her life. Handsome, tall, and annoying as hell, he pushes all her buttons. A mutual acquaintance introduces them, and the stranger, Holst Rutherford, wastes no time in presenting Katherine with half ownership in a coffee shop he wants to open in Laguna Beach; he just doesn’t want to do it alone.
Can she put up with Holst to achieve her lifelong dream?
Holst moved to the coastal town of Laguna Beach with clear intentions: a fresh start, concentrate on his new business, and enjoy the beach at his doorstep. After ending a toxic relationship, he never considered entering a new one. But there is something about the ever-combative Katherine which makes him realize she could be much more than a business partner. She just might be the one.
However, she is going to need a little convincing.
Katherine in Gold is the second installment of the Beachy Bride series. In this unique romance, we follow the story of Katherine and Holst. A tale of shaking off the past, embracing the future, and finding true love. **Can be read as a stand alone**
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Excerpt
He looked around my bedroom for some weird reason, then
said, “Baby?” He dipped his head so he was right against my ear. “You aren’t
weak, and I’m sure you can take care of yourself, but I think it’s time you let
a man help who will make sure, when all is said and done, you have someone to
walk out of battle with at your side.”
Fuck, I was gonna fall in love with him, that dirty,
sneaky, big-dicked, perfect-mouthed, motherfucker.
Apparently, he got all that from the look on my face and
smiled. “At least you didn’t say what you were thinking out loud.”
Review
“One thing to know about me,
Holst: when I give my word, I never go back on it. Not ever.”
First, let me start by saying I love J.B. Hartnett. I have
read every book she’s written and will continue to do so. Her stories hold a
magic all their own, one that reminds me that love can be simple in all its
complexities. They show that even though
there are heavy situations, it can be light and breezy. I love her style of
writing, the characters she entwines effortlessly from one series to the next,
and her setting is straight out of a postcard.
Just like with her Leaves
Series, and now with the Beachy Bride
Series, I am invested. I have fallen love with each and every person…and
this story centers around Katherine.
Katherine and Victoria are best friends and have worked
together at a local design studio/furniture show-house. When Tori leaves to
follow her passion into her own Stationary Shop, right next to Beachy Bride in
Laguna, Katherine takes over where Tori left off…but something was missing.
Having the urge to do something all her own, and to push the
demons of her past away without the crutch of a man’s body next to hers,
Katherine takes a leap of faith…jumping headfirst into business with Holst.
Newcomer with his own demons and dreams large enough to match Kath’s.
Problem is, when two people are attracted to each other,
business and pleasure don’t always mix.
Except when they do…
What can I say, I’m a sucker for a good love story filled
with enough angst and emotion that make the characters not only relatable, but
real. Kath’s past was meant to be dark and honestly, horrifying, but I didn’t
really see it that way. Yes, it was horrible in the technicality of it all, but
at the same time…tame. Tame compared to other storylines with the same subject
matter, and it was just one more thing about Hartnett that I love. She has a
way of romanticizing things that are tragic and making her characters strong
because of it. I don’t know, maybe I’m just a touch morbid…
Overall, this is a great love story. One of turmoil, pasts
colliding with the present, overcoming demons that seem to not just fill
closets, but shake the very foundations these relationships are built. I love
the friendships, the poetry, and emotions…I cannot wait to read about the next “Beachy
Bride”.
**4.5 It all Begins with a Dress, Stars**
Have you met Cameron & Victoria from Bride in Bloom
(Book One) yet?
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About the Author
Julie is a Southern California
native, a fan of a really good story (preferably romance with a happily ever
after), really good pie (preferably pumpkin) and copious amounts of coffee
(preferably Folgers).
She has always enjoyed writing and at one time thought she
could be a singer songwriter...the 'writer' part is the one that stuck.
Julie is obsessed with pi...the equation(and the food).
She's allergic to cats and cantaloupe and hates mushrooms...so if you ever want
to give her a gift, those are out for sure.She currently lives with her own
romance hero husband and two boys in Melbourne, Australia.
THANK YOU!
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