Two Weeks in August

by Nat Burns

Nina Christie was warned, but Hazy Duncan is even worse than she expected.

Nina's new home on Chincoteague Island would be perfect but for the blight of Hazy's perpetual rudeness. The island's other inhabitants welcome her back as a prodigal daughter of the community and the idyllic summer breezes soothe her wounded heart. All she wants is peace, quiet and her books.

Hazy's experience with beautiful women like Nina is that they're easily bored and always looking for something better. Just when CC is finally out of Hazy's life and she can hear the heartbeat of the ocean again, here was another beautiful woman on her doorstep. Nina is even more dangerous than CC because Nina is nice.

With both Nina and Hazy suspicious of anything that might be romance, it's surprising when their hearts--and the enchantment of the island--seem to have other plans for them.

Genres: Lesbian, Lesbian Romance, Romance

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Nat Burns is a professional writer and editor who retired from a publishing career in Virginia and relocated to the enchanted mountains of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is a novelist with Bella Books and her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. In addition, Nat is the music editor for Lesbian News Magazine and has a monthly column called 'Notes from Nat'. Complete information and samples of her work can be found at www.natburns.com.

Reviews

[Diana P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable reading with a nice plot. The story is well told and entertaining with a mixture of funny and dramatic parts. The main characters are appealing with their own flaws. And even each of them had to deal with their own issues and then face other ones between them, the author kept the story smooth and gave more importance to the overwhelming attraction between them.

It probably doesn't stand out among other highly-recommended romance books, but in my opinion it deserves to be read and really appreciated.

Something interesting in this story that I liked a lot is that it gives little importance to the range in age between the characters, which makes it more delightful.

I give it 4 stars thanks to the well-balanced combination of emotions throughout the book, keeping the right amounts of angst, drama or mushiness.

Couldn't put it down until I was done. So, I truly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[Cat · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't write a lot of public reviews, especially for books I dislike (I realize a lot of work goes into the writing of a novel), but feel compelled to add this review as a heads-up to other readers.

This is an age gap romance with maybe 20+ years between the two main characters, in which the older woman comments on her younger lover's appearance when wearing denim and says it makes her look like "a prepubescent teen," followed by saying that she has a hard time taking her eyes off her when she's wearing jeans.

Excuse me?! That is NOT okay. I wish someone had warned me about this before I picked it up.