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Summer Rose
LOVE LETTERS, INC.
Previously published as Summer Love.
When I wrote this book, I wanted to write about a smart, funny, capable woman who’s decided—and determined—to make ¬motherhood her career. Enter Rosie O’Hanlon. Rosie wants kids. Lots of kids. And she wants a man who’ll value home, hearth, and a horde of happy children as much as she does. But, hey, this is the 21st century, full-throttle motherhood can be a tough sell at the best of times, and right now she’s sidelined by a neck brace due to some recent surgery. She intends to kick start her search for the ideal father figure the minute the brace comes off.
By day Rosie is a technical writer, by night she’s an ink-stained scribe who pens old-fashioned love letters for the romantic at heart. She’d kind of, sort of, hoped LOVE LETTERS, INC. would help pay the groaning mortgage on her aging farm house. Not. But she’s enjoying the letter writing too much to stop. She particularly enjoys writing letters for Gardenia to her fiancé Kent Summerton.
The problem is Kent isn’t engaged, to Gardenia or anyone else. Kent is the sexy-hot, very much single owner manager of a prestigious local resort. Ambitious, organized, and over-scheduled, Kent does not find the anonymous letters he’s receiving from Gardenia amusing. And when they become more and more explicit, he starts to feel a bit…stalked. He decides to track Gardenia down and put a stop to her purple pen.
All roads lead to Rosie, who’s not happy to learn she’s been duped by Gardenia into writing erotic spam. She’s even less happy to be instantly attracted to work-crazed Kent. With his green eyes, chiseled chin, and muscles in all the right places, he might be calendar material, but he’s so-o not the man for her, and so-o absolutely not the future father of her many children. After all, a six-pack of abs doesn’t trump family values.
Rosie’s right. Kent doesn’t want a messy passel of kids. Kent wants a successful business, an organized life, and a clean balance sheet. Kids? Time sucks and trouble. This he knows. Or thinks he knows. But Kent doesn’t know what trouble is, until he starts wanting what he can’t have—Rosie O’Hanlon.
P.S. I hope you'll enjoy Rosie's love story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Previously published as Summer Love.
When I wrote this book, I wanted to write about a smart, funny, capable woman who’s decided—and determined—to make ¬motherhood her career. Enter Rosie O’Hanlon. Rosie wants kids. Lots of kids. And she wants a man who’ll value home, hearth, and a horde of happy children as much as she does. But, hey, this is the 21st century, full-throttle motherhood can be a tough sell at the best of times, and right now she’s sidelined by a neck brace due to some recent surgery. She intends to kick start her search for the ideal father figure the minute the brace comes off.
By day Rosie is a technical writer, by night she’s an ink-stained scribe who pens old-fashioned love letters for the romantic at heart. She’d kind of, sort of, hoped LOVE LETTERS, INC. would help pay the groaning mortgage on her aging farm house. Not. But she’s enjoying the letter writing too much to stop. She particularly enjoys writing letters for Gardenia to her fiancé Kent Summerton.
The problem is Kent isn’t engaged, to Gardenia or anyone else. Kent is the sexy-hot, very much single owner manager of a prestigious local resort. Ambitious, organized, and over-scheduled, Kent does not find the anonymous letters he’s receiving from Gardenia amusing. And when they become more and more explicit, he starts to feel a bit…stalked. He decides to track Gardenia down and put a stop to her purple pen.
All roads lead to Rosie, who’s not happy to learn she’s been duped by Gardenia into writing erotic spam. She’s even less happy to be instantly attracted to work-crazed Kent. With his green eyes, chiseled chin, and muscles in all the right places, he might be calendar material, but he’s so-o not the man for her, and so-o absolutely not the future father of her many children. After all, a six-pack of abs doesn’t trump family values.
Rosie’s right. Kent doesn’t want a messy passel of kids. Kent wants a successful business, an organized life, and a clean balance sheet. Kids? Time sucks and trouble. This he knows. Or thinks he knows. But Kent doesn’t know what trouble is, until he starts wanting what he can’t have—Rosie O’Hanlon.
P.S. I hope you'll enjoy Rosie's love story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
201 pages, Paperback
First published November 24, 1997
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November 16, 2021
**3.5 stars **
Sometimes when life is throwing you curveball after curveball, you just need to read a bit of “fluff”.
You don’t want to have to concentrate on a “serious” plot, try to solve a mystery/suspense novel, you just want to sit back and enjoy a book without trying to figure everything out, as well as just lose yourself and everything around you for a few hours.
Thank goodness this was just what I needed! This was a comical (actually laugh out loud funny) romance. It’s a free download from Amazon (or at least it was). I wouldn’t mind reading another book involving the two main characters. They’re hilarious!
Do yourself a favor if you’re feeling stressed, depressed, etc….download this book and escape into Rosie’s world for a few hours. I bet by the time you finish the book, you’ll be smiling!
Sometimes when life is throwing you curveball after curveball, you just need to read a bit of “fluff”.
You don’t want to have to concentrate on a “serious” plot, try to solve a mystery/suspense novel, you just want to sit back and enjoy a book without trying to figure everything out, as well as just lose yourself and everything around you for a few hours.
Thank goodness this was just what I needed! This was a comical (actually laugh out loud funny) romance. It’s a free download from Amazon (or at least it was). I wouldn’t mind reading another book involving the two main characters. They’re hilarious!
Do yourself a favor if you’re feeling stressed, depressed, etc….download this book and escape into Rosie’s world for a few hours. I bet by the time you finish the book, you’ll be smiling!
April 9, 2012
Really enjoyed this one. Will look for this author again. Humorous contemporary romance
April 24, 2012
Had so much potential. Could have been a great one.
June 24, 2012
I loved it. Easy and fun to read. A simple and honest fairy tale love story. ❤
August 12, 2018
Great story where love saves a good man from taking the wrong road in life.
Funny, sweet read about two people ment to be together, once some rather huge obstacles are overcome. A dozen kids, or none, that is the question!
Funny, sweet read about two people ment to be together, once some rather huge obstacles are overcome. A dozen kids, or none, that is the question!
June 20, 2021
Another delightful read by EC Sheedy. FIVE STAR
May 2, 2012
I really enjoyed everything about this book.
E.C. Sheedy did a great job of making me giddy over the relationship that the Hero/Heroine explored together.
The Heroine (Rosie or "Red" for short) is a goofy gal who wrote type copy and ran a love letter business onthe side. Her ecclectic mix of socks and mis-matched clothing was hilarious, just the right touch. And, her dog, Font was a silent background (scene stealer) if you ask me.
The Hero (Kent) is a busy man, running a company with an absent partner and a HGUE family he's obligated to keep track of.
When the two meet, sparks genuinely fly, but they have a lot to overcome.
Rosie wants a large family of her own, and Kent feels his childhood is a campaign against her dream.
Together, through ups, downs and a back brace...they find the perfect fit together.
I will definietly look for more work from this author. Her tone, descriptive scenes and characters were so worth the read.
Her sex scenes had the right amount of sizzle, and fun.
Kudos!
E.C. Sheedy did a great job of making me giddy over the relationship that the Hero/Heroine explored together.
The Heroine (Rosie or "Red" for short) is a goofy gal who wrote type copy and ran a love letter business onthe side. Her ecclectic mix of socks and mis-matched clothing was hilarious, just the right touch. And, her dog, Font was a silent background (scene stealer) if you ask me.
The Hero (Kent) is a busy man, running a company with an absent partner and a HGUE family he's obligated to keep track of.
When the two meet, sparks genuinely fly, but they have a lot to overcome.
Rosie wants a large family of her own, and Kent feels his childhood is a campaign against her dream.
Together, through ups, downs and a back brace...they find the perfect fit together.
I will definietly look for more work from this author. Her tone, descriptive scenes and characters were so worth the read.
Her sex scenes had the right amount of sizzle, and fun.
Kudos!
February 28, 2013
This was a delightful read. EC Sheedy's writing style is exquisite. I loved the heroine Rosie O'Hanlon. She is a spitfire and a woman that knows what she wants in life. She's hilarious too. She has internal monologue with the angel and devil that sit on her shoulders...otherwise known as Lady Brain and Hormone. There's a wonderful Irish Wolfhound named Font, and let's not forget the yummy workaholic, Kent Summerton who completely gets run over by Rosie. The romance is wonderful and the sex scenes are pretty hot without being raunchy. I'll be adding the rest of EC Sheedy's books to my library. The HEA at the ending gave me goose bumps. One of the most romantic things I've ever read...
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April 12, 2012This was a cute book. Both the H/h were likeable and I loved the fact that they actually seemed to have sorta-dates before they hit the sack.. But I was bummed at the ending I wanted an epilogue! Recommended
August 5, 2016
I got this for free at Amazon, I got interested bec. of the premise. I liked it even though the premise didn't really play a big part in the story. It's short, sweet, and enjoyable.
July 25, 2012
very predictable, but a cute easy summer read.
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January 2, 2013Amazon freebie 1/1/13
March 9, 2013
A fun fast read.
June 10, 2014
Predictable, but cute and satisfying in the chick-lit kind of way.
September 16, 2016
A cute amusing romance.
January 18, 2017
A sweet read. Almost too sweet.
Both MC's are at times irritatingly stubborn.
Both MC's are at times irritatingly stubborn.
April 6, 2012
Super cute!
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June 9, 2012Free on Amazon 06/09/2012.
June 29, 2012
Funny. Short. Cute
January 16, 2013
A cute, fast read, feel good book, but very predictable.
December 10, 2013
Too romancey for my taste but a good short story.
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