Looks like I did it again! I commited romance, contemporary romance. My story, "Live with Happiness" is out in Romance for All Seasons: Sunkissed Summer.

This beach read of a story is about a heart broken romance writer who can't finish his beach read novel, The Girl of Summer (yes, it gets a bit meta, there is a story within a story).

This story takes place in the town of Kihei on the island of Maui and, yes, much of it takes place on the beach. It is, ultimately, a story about two people who have been through some tough times relationship-wise trying to find a way to trust again.

So lots of sun, summer, beach time, and romantic complications in Hawaii. Kihei is one of my favorite places in the world, and while I haven't been there in a while, I draw on those warm, summery memories for this story.

Here's the blurb for the book:

Summer. What a great time for romance! Beach holidays. Vacations to faraway places. Even a simple weekend getaway can lead to the kind of romance that will last long after that first breathless kiss in the summer sun or beneath a starry midnight sky.

Romance for All Seasons is proud to present a terrific lineup of stories sure to leave you with that wonderful ah! feeling romance readers live for! Fall in love with these all too human heroines and heroes who meet cute, meet silly, and meet again as they discover happily-ever-afters can be found when and where they least expect it.

Penned by a group of amazing short story writers, each of these tales will leave you believing in true love and happily-ever-afters!

“Campers Passing in the Night” by Thea Hutcheson

“All the Stars in the Sea” by Alexandra Brandt

“Live with Happiness” by Robert J. McCarter

“The Sun is Trying to Kill Me” by Dayle A. Dermatis

“The Sweetness of Summer in January” by Kari Kilgore

“Rehearsal Space” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

“Mondays at the Rock” by Terry Hayman

“South of the Border” by Christy Fifield

“Backyard Bramble” by Meyari McFarland

“The Mona Pizza and the Johnny Pesky Wannabe” by David H. Hendrickson

“Getting Away From It All” by Annie Reed

Be sure to check back with us in September for our next issue, Festive Fall!

Want something to read at the beach, or something that lets you feel like you are at the beach? Be sure to check this one out.