Love at High Tide releases July 8
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Synopsis:
Darcy Trent is lucky Cooper Hudson is on hand to sweep her off her feet—literally—when she nearly drowns while swimming in the ocean. But life-saving aside, Mr. Perfect’s timing stinks: Darcy’s career is about to take her to the complete opposite side of the Atlantic. Still, a little summer loving with the tall, blond and sexy former cop is far too tempting to pass up.
When his plans to enter the Secret Service went south thanks to a bum knee, Coop retreated to the family beach house to mull his future. Romance is the last thing on his mind, until he fishes a curvy brunette out of the sea. Now, spending time in Darcy’s arms seems like the ideal distraction, even if it is just for a week.
But with Darcy’s departure date fast approaching and their careers on the line, can they realize in time that their beach fling might become the real thing?
My Review:
Love at High Tide by Christi Barth is the perfect start to your summer reading list. What better way to start off your beach reads than with a cute, fun and entertaining story that takes place on the beach? Perfect!
Darcy Trent is enjoying some R&R with her BFF on the beach in Ocean City, Md. She has a lot on her plate and has a big decision to make regarding her career and whether to use all of her schooling and degrees studying cultures and tribes in Africa, or to find a way to let her overachieving parents down gently and choose another path. Luckily, Trina, her best friend, is on her new career path…which this month is self-training to become a private investigator. If anything it will be the welcomed distraction Darcy needs. Another welcomed distraction is the gorgeous, hunky stranger who rescues her from a near drowning disaster in the ocean. Looks like this may end up being the perfect hot and steamy beach vacation.
Trying to shake off the rejection from the secret service, thanks to his injured knee, Cooper Hudson is here at his family’s beach house looking to make heads or tails of his future in law enforcement. He’s not ready to go back to his old department just yet with the sting of rejection still lingering. Some time in the sand sounds just about perfect and the beautiful brunette he pulls out of the surf draws him in with a sudden attraction he knows he needs to investigate further. But with his meddling family always calling to check up on him, he hopes he will be able to get to know her without his phone ruining the moment. When his cousin, Brad, decides to show up and stay for a few days, he just about loses his cool until he realizes that Darcy’s friend and his cousin seem to be hitting it off as well. Could the fates finally be on his side?
This story was so fun and entertaining, I couldn’t put it down! Darcy and Trina are hilarious together…going off on an amateur private investigating sting and just being entertaining gals. From wigs to Russian mobsters, these two were just too much fun. Cooper is delish. He is the ultimate rule following, knight in shining armor and has a heart of gold. He is a hero any gal would love. Darcy and Cooper together are sizzling. They know their time is limited, being it a beach fling, and they don’t waste time with a lot of fluff. Their sexy banter back and forth was done really, really well. I was so pleased with how much was packed into a story of 183 pages….really well done! It had action, humor, tugged on the heartstrings and had plenty of heat! Oh, and I’m curious to see if we see more of Trina and Brad in the future because I think they would make a fantastic couple!
Thank you, Christi, for a great kick-off to beach read season!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
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About the author:
Christi Barth earned a Masters degree in vocal performance and embarked upon a career on the stage.
A love of romance then drew her to wedding planning. Ultimately she succumbed to her lifelong love of books and now writes contemporary romance.
Christi is President of the Maryland Romance Writers and lives in Maryland with her husband.
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