A week ago, Amie Denman, my writing partner (and sister!), revealed the cover of Moonlight at the Grand Hotel on sale June 29 and available for pre-order now on Amazon. We can’t believe this is the 13th book in our popular Grand Hotel series. We created the premise for our luxurious island resort on an Amtrak train coming home from a book convention in Chicago. We envisioned four books, one for each season. When those were a hit, we knew we couldn’t stop.
Read on for a little teaser about each of the novellas in
Moonlight at the Grand Hotel.
A millionaire in hiding…
Milo Pryor sells the software company that made him rich but robbed his soul and heads for White Pine Island where his friend co-owns the Grand Hotel and promises him a job for the summer. Tending bar and serving up cocktails sounds perfect for Milo who wants to meet people who don’t know him as a computer wizard and millionaire. Keeping his wealth a secret should be easy, but finding happiness seems elusive until he meets the beautiful ballroom dance instructor at the Grand Hotel.
Liza Knight has been on stage for ten years, danced in dozens of Broadway shows, and traveled the world. What Liza really wants, though, is a permanent home somewhere and a man who’s the real deal, unlike the actors she’d dated. Teaching ballroom dancing to Grand Hotel guests a few hours each day leaves her plenty of time to reevaluate her career, but she also finds the serious bartender fascinating.
When they agree to a free and fun summer romance on the island, she never suspects he’s playing a part and dancing around the truth.
A fake girlfriend pact…
Holden Pierce needs a girlfriend—a fake girlfriend—to help him entertain clients he hopes will purchase homes in an exclusive housing development. He knows the ins and outs of selling real estate on White Pine Island, but he needs help socially. When pretty and social Daphne Lincoln buys a storefront in the village, he realizes she has the skills he lacks.
Daphne’s dream is to own a souvenir store like the ones she loved to visit as a kid when her family traveled. On White Pine Island, she buys a building and puts her heart into preparing her store to open. Her realtor Holden is sweet and a little shy, but he surprises her by proposing a fake dating ruse—just for business purposes. In exchange Holden offers to introduce her to islanders and help her business.
It seems like a win-win with no commitments past a few weeks, so she agrees to their temporary relationship.
But after dancing at the Grand Hotel and romantic walks in the moonlight, will Daphne and Holden be ready to let each other go?
And just for some summer fun...
Here's a photo of Amie and I circa 1990. We were on vacation and having a marvelous time as you can see. 
Thirteen! I think it's your luck number. And a great picture of the two you showing your long term happiness with each other. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great picture! I love the plots for both books. I'm especially intrigued by the ballroom dance instructor!
ReplyDeleteThe books sound great!! Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle of the 2nd Grand Hotel book and having a really good time with it!
ReplyDeleteI love a good fake girlfriend plot!
ReplyDeleteWow, these sound great! And I love the pic!
ReplyDeleteMay and I hope everyone is ready to be our guest at the Grand Hotel! And, yes, we had a lot of hair back then. Not so much now...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to book a room at the Grand Hotel. I'm in desperate need of a vacation! Loved the blurb about the heroine who wants a souvenir shop. When I was a kid, I loved those places.
ReplyDeleteI always think it's so interesting to hear about jointly written books. I wonder about just how people pull it off as there seems to be a myriad of ways to approach it. I don't know if I could do it (I'd either be jealous of my partner's parts or wanting to change sections of them, neither of which is good.) If it was with my little sister, though...might be fun! Thanks for sharing this series with us. They sound like fun reads!
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