Most of us run screaming in horror at the prospect of attending our high school reunions. If you think about it, maybe we shouldn’t.
Reunions offer the best of both worlds. The comfort of the familiar mixed in with the excitement of future possibilities. Renewed friendships, maybe? Rekindled romance? - author's GP
A twenty year high school reunion changes the lives of former classmates and leads to unexpected futures.
Three Strikes Thursday
Barry Carlson, a pro baseball success, could have any woman he wanted. Except one. Twenty years before, Barry won Amanda Marsh’s love, only to crush her heart. He’s returned to Serendipity, determined to win her back. Recently divorced, Amanda is happy—until Barry slides back into her life. Can they put aside old wounds and new misunderstandings to find a forever love?
Two On Tuesday
Blane Weston’s construction company needs the venture capital Matt Durand has. With his reputation for hostile takeovers, she wants no part of him. Mixing business with pleasure, she’s off to Serendipity to hook up with a former flame. Not used to being denied, Matt follows. How can Blane enjoy a journey to her past when Matt is determined to dictate her future?
One Fateful Friday
His high school reunion in Serendipity over, hospital CEO Jake Holbrook regrets his single state. When a special woman from his past tumbles back into his life—and his bed—he’s determined to keep her there. Family practitioner Bethany Thomas avoids an entanglement with her new boss, but unknowingly betrays him. As the holidays approach, can they overcome a lack of trust to find their Christmas miracle?
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Attend My High School Reunion? Are You Kidding Me?
Most of us run screaming in horror at the prospect of attending our high school reunions. If you think about it, maybe we shouldn’t.
Reunions offer the best of both worlds. The comfort of the familiar mixed in with the excitement of future possibilities. Renewed friendships, maybe? Rekindled romance?
Like it or not, what happens during our high school years shapes who we are at the time and who we will become in the future.
I attended my twenty-fifth high school reunion on a dare from my husband. He considered himself a sort of reunion expert after he’d gone to his the year before, reconnected with an old friend, and had a wonderful time.
Hey, it can happen.
Although that’s not exactly how things went at mine. The event was pleasant enough, and I did spend some time with an old friend I initially didn’t recognize.
Taking both his experience and mine to heart, I came up with three romance novellas about three couples who attend their twenty year high school reunion in Serendipity, Vermont, appropriately titled Saturday In Serendipity.
The first, Three Strikes Thursday, has professional baseball’s former golden boy, Barry Carlson with some serious making up to do to Amanda Marsh, the one who got away. Next, in Two On Tuesday, venture capitalist Matt Durand has the money Blane Weston’s struggling construction company needs. Both soon learn, though, money isn’t everything and some people aren’t always what they seem. One Fateful Friday brings hospital CEO Jake Holbrook and family practice physician Bethany Thomas, MD together for a story of forever friends, lost loves and unintentional betrayal.
Three different couples each taking very different journeys to their own happily ever after.
Like many writers, it’s hard to determine exactly when my fiction writing career began. I remember composing a short story in grade school (I have no idea about what) which was chosen for publication in an all school anthology. A journalism class taken in junior high school led to a job on the school newspaper and a weekly column.
I always loved reading. I loved writing too. Someday, I thought, maybe when I grew up and received the right training, I could actually write a book. After all, I was often told, laughingly most times, I had an extremely vivid imagination.
Through the years, the desire to write was always there. I had so many ideas and characters roaming around in my head, so many stories. But the business of living—going to college, getting married then raising a family—took precedence over something as frivolous as writing a book.
Then one day out of the blue I was downsized—effective immediately—from a job I’d held for over thirty years. What seemed so unfair at the time, I now recognize the tremendous gift I was given that day. As I’m now able to spend more and more time doing what I love—writing romantic fiction—I find I really do have an abundance of stories to share.
13 comments:
I appreciate the opportunity to be here today and share some of my ideas work. and my Thank you.
Sounds really good!
Thank you so much.
thanks for the chance!
Thank you for the giveaway
I would love to read this story. I like the pretty book cover.
thanks for thechance
thx u for hosting :)
Love this post :) Margo's bio is fantastic - it's the kind that makes me like the author as a person. She just sounds sweet. As for the book, I love that it's three stories in one. Usually I don't enjoy shorter stories, but I think this one might be okay since each is centered around a high school reunion. And, love the extra stuff around high school reunions. My 10th should be happening in a year or two, if someone actually organizes it. But I doubt I'll go - I'd rather not fly across the country for people I barely spoke to. Plus, I have a fear of sounding like a show off. I've done pretty well for myself (sans getting sick/being out on leave), and so many people I graduated with never left home, and I think half didn't bother with college. I personally think that if a person's happy, that's all that matters, but some people get competitive. I think I'll stick to just chatting with the few I do on Facebook, rather than get sucked back into small town drama :)
The description and guest post were very nice. Thank you for hosting them.
Will there be books about Monday, Wednesday and the other days of the week? These already sound compelling, so the other days must be just as good, ;)
Wow , sounds like a very good romantic love story, and yes, I don't think most people want to go to a high school thing, I would not mind, but I have not stayed up with when they are. But it would be weird. Thanks for the giveaway
Thanks for the giveaway :)
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