Cure for the
Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick
Publication Date: May 6, 2014
Publisher:
NAL Trade
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Synopsis
Welcome to
Black Dog Bay, a tiny seaside town in Delaware known as "the best place in
America to bounce back from your breakup." Home to Better Off
Bed-and-Breakfast, the Eat Your Heart Out bakery, and the Whinery bar, Black
Dog Bay offers a haven for the suddenly single.
Flight
attendant Summer Benson lives by two rules: Don’t stay with the same man for
too long and never stay in one place. She’s about to break rule number one by
considering accepting her boyfriend’s proposal—then disaster strikes and her
world is shattered in an instant.
Summer heads
to Black Dog Bay, where the locals welcome her. Even Hattie Huntington, the
town’s oldest, richest, and meanest resident, likes her enough to give her a
job. Then there’s Dutch Jansen, the rugged, stoic mayor, who’s the opposite of
her type. She probably shouldn't be kissing him. She definitely shouldn't be
falling in love.
After a
lifetime of globe-trotting, Summer has finally found a home. But Hattie has old
scores to settle and a hidden agenda for her newest employee. Summer finds
herself faced with an impossible choice: Leave Black Dog Bay behind forever, or
stay with the ones she loves and cost them everything.
I’m a Leo, a
middle child, and a formidable Trivial Pursuit opponent. I read everything I
can get my hands on, from the classics to comic books. I don’t drink coffee because, frankly, I’m
high strung enough without adding caffeine into the mix. Here is the true story
of how I became a novelist:
I was
invited as a plus-one to a wedding where the bride was a successful romance
novelist. Well, the second I heard that, I had to go. Being a writer had always
been my dream job, and I’d never met anyone who’d actually beaten the odds and
made the leap into big-time publishing. So I RSVP-ed, sidled up to the bar at
the reception, waited until the bride and all her author friends uncorked the
good champagne, and then peppered them with endless questions about writing,
editing, and landing an agent. They were so funny and encouraging and generous
with their time and advice. (Not to mention quite tipsy.) Next thing you know,
I had joined a critique group and was knee-deep in the manuscript that would
eventually become MY FAVORITE MISTAKE. The open bar at that wedding changed my
life forever. Thank you, Dom Perignon!
I live in
Arizona in a very cute fixer-upper that I bought in a burst of totally
delusional, can-do confidence. I thought it would be fun to embark on a series
of do-it-yourself renovations. Yeah. I know. Turns out, replacing baseboard
that’s been painted over 15 times since 1958 is not as easy as those Home Depot
commercials would lead you to believe. Also, freshly-installed lawn drip
systems and “helpful” dogs are a bad mix.
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