A Summer Affair

Sometimes a flat tire is exactly what you need to get your life back on track. Originally titled Laura Takes a Lover, this is the first of Mary Oldham's Golden Heart Finalist manuscripts with the Romance Writers of America. In Mary Oldham’s emotionally resonant romance, A Summer Affair, Laura Daniels is at her breaking point. Having just finalized a grueling divorce from her cheating husband and grappling with the heartbreaking reality that she may never be a mother, she retreats to "Tranquility," a breathtaking seaside estate owned by her best friend, Hollywood star Kat Russell. But the road to healing is bumpy—literally. When Laura finds herself stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire and a shattered heart, a ruggedly handsome stranger named Adam Stark pulls over to help. Adam is a man defined by his own silence and shadows. A high-powered executive taking a "hiatus" from his life in New York, he is haunted by the tragic loss of his wife and son. He isn’t looking for love. Together, they strike a deal: a no-strings summer fling to help them both forget the pain of the past. However, the Pacific coast has other plans. As the summer sun warms the shores, their "casual" arrangement deepens into something neither saw coming. Between fighting off an intrusive ex-husband, navigating the arrival of Adam’s persistent sister-in-law, and discovering a medical miracle no one thought possible, Laura and Adam must decide if they are brave enough to turn a summer affair into a lifetime of love. Escape to the coast this summer. Discover A Summer Affair, Book 2 in The Hotel Baron Series.