“Relief that we’re moving to London.”
“Relief because you’ll have a steadier income there?”
“That too, but mostly I’ll just be relieved that you’ll be the one people stare at every time you open your mouth.”
“Ohmygod. They will, won’t they?”
“That was a joke, wife.”
“But it’s true. They’ll judge everything about me. They’ll call me an ignorant American.”
“An ignorant American? Is that what you imagine Brits think of Americans in general or just you?”
“I don’t know. What do they think?”
He taps the tip of my nose. “Judging by my whole family, they’re bound to think you’re utterly charming.”
“Well, that was not your family’s first impression, and strangers are not going to be as forgiving. I’ll have to learn to fit in.”
“Please don’t. I love you the way you are.” He pulls out his phone and shows me a photo he’d taken of Zak and me. “This is a portrait of all I need in life to be happy.”
“And,” I say, switching his camera to selfie view, “this is all we need.”
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READ BOOKs 1 & 2
High Tea & Flip-Flops
What could mellow SoCal and high-society London possibly have in common?
Chelsea Cole is only one paycheck away from—OMG—moving back to her mother’s house, which would really suck because she’s trying to catch the eye of the gorgeous Brit who moved into the apartment above hers.
Jeremy Pearce is definitely not Chelsea’s usual blond and bronzed surfer type. He’s all sexy long hair, poet shirts, suede boots, and secrets. Lots of secrets. But how will she get close enough to solve the Jeremy puzzle if she keeps humiliating herself every time he’s around?
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Love & Liability
Sixteen days in London could totally ruin her wedding plans.
Now that Chelsea Cole and Jeremy Pearce are engaged, it's only natural that she wants to travel to London to meet her future in-laws, right? Yeah, that's the last thing Jeremy wants to happen. But when Chelsea gets her wish, she begins to find out why he wanted to avoid that meeting--and it becomes a toss-up whether the truth or Chelsea's antics might be the biggest jeopardy to the whole wedding thing.
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Also by Linda Cassidy Lewis
THE BREVITY OF ROSES: The Bay of Dreams Series Book 1
Spanning ten years, The Brevity of Roses explores the interwoven lives of three damaged people who are each offered a chance to heal—if they can banish the ghosts of their pasts.
Meredith Dahlberg-Lang hides behind a façade. In public, she's a wealthy socialite. In private, she's a lonely woman with a heart imprisoned by guilt after her husband's death. But she can't deny the longing she feels when a younger man seeks her attention.
Jalal Vaziri, after years of trying in vain to win his father's approval, defies him by pursuing a new career. When he meets the woman of his dreams, his satisfaction is complete, but fate challenges his plan for a blissful future.
Renee Marshall, matured beyond her years by a hard life, heads for a fresh start in Los Angeles. But when car trouble detours her to a village on the central coast, she enters the life of a man whose fierce denial of the need to be loved matches her own.
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AN ILLUSION OF TRUST: The Bay of Dreams Series, Book 2
A poignant exploration of marriage and motherhood, An Illusion of Trust is the story of a young woman who discovers that having her dreams come true can't erase her nightmare past.
When Renee Marshall married Jalal Vaziri, she got all the love and security she craved. But now, with a baby on the way, she has to leave her perfect seaside cottage to move into the mansion Jalal shared with his beloved first wife—a woman Renee fears she'll never completely replace. Unsettled by changes the relocation makes to her idyllic life, she allows her dark memories to resurface and feed her insecurity. With the threat of losing all she treasures, Renee will have to confront her past and learn to trust love.
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Acknowledgments
As always, I thank my family for loving, encouraging, and supporting me in many ways. Special mention, and much love, goes to my husband, the man who does far more than his share in real life so I have abundant time to spend in my fictional worlds.
Thank you to friends who encouraged me and gave advice and feedback as I worked on this book: Jennifer Neri, Esther Gayoba, Sara Saunders Lewis, Judith Baxter, and Dee Branzell.
And, of course, thank you dear readers. Without you, the story is incomplete.
About the Author
Linda Cassidy Lewis believes life is all about relationships, and her fiction reflects that. She was born and raised in Indiana and now lives with her husband in California where she writes versions of the stories she held in her head during the years their four sons were growing up. She lives in the city and is thankful for the gift of imagination that whisks her away to sea or mountain or countryside whenever she wishes.
She is the author of contemporary women's fiction, romantic comedy, supernatural suspense, and a collection of short stories.
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