Contents
Love at Cape Luella
Copyright
Blurb
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Epilogue
About Simone Evans
Did You Enjoy This Book?
Further Reading
The Forever Gift by Simone Evans
The Forever Gift - Exerpt
Bits, Bites, & Campfires by Sijmone Evans
Bits, Bites, & Campfires - Excerpt
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Love at Cape Luella: Forever Safe Summer II #5
Copyright © 2020 Josette Schaber (as Simone Evans)
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‘Love at Cape Luella’ is book 5 in the Forever Safe Summer II Series.
Naiva Aisley grew up in her parents’ B&B in Cape Luella on the Atlantic shoreline. Working at the B&B since she was old enough to carry things for her mother, she’d always felt like an outsider looking in on the wealthy tourists who flocked to the island each year.
Over the years, she’d watched one particular guest, Jack Noch, from a distance. His family owned a vacation home down the shore from the B&B, so she’d had plenty of opportunities to see the boy who grew into an even more drool-worthy man. Not only was Jack gorgeous but his family was one of the wealthiest of those who visited Cape Luella. Unfortunately, her body and heart wouldn’t accept what her mind knew — Harrison Jackson Noch III was way out of her league.
Harrison Jackson Noch III, Jack to his friends, hated going on family vacations. It took him away from his computers and the work he loved. However, the visits to Cape Luella were bearable because he got to see Naiva from the B&B down the shore. A girl who became a woman who was always out of his reach, yet he couldn’t stop wanting to catch her.
Can two lonely souls find that love overcomes all?
“Harrison, dear, you need to find a wife,” my mother announced from her place across from me at dinner.
Over the past few months – since my sister’s wedding – mother had become more and more insistent about the matter. Unfortunately, I wasn’t interested in dating a woman who only wanted my money.
“Mother, you know I don’t date. How would I even find a wife?” I knew the second the words were out of my mouth that I’d regret them.
A grin curved up her lips and she set her fork down before turning her full focus on me.
“Why don’t you date?” My father’s deep baritone echoed through the dining room as he interrupted whatever scheme my mother had come up with to get me hitched.
I sighed and moved the food around on my plate. I really hated our weekly family dinners. Especially since my sister married and stopped coming every week – she’d always been a good shield between my mother and me. Stella’s excuse was something about having to spend time with her husband’s family. Knowing my sister, she was giving his family the same excuse.
“Well, boy?” Father boomed and I looked at him. “Are you…” he cleared his throat and concentrated on his steak.
My parents were both very old school. Very old money. Certain things were not acceptable in the circles they maneuvered in and I was already a bit of a maverick when I started my own business without their help.
“No worries, I can assure you I am not.” It was so tempting to just use the words and tell them I wasn’t gay – or maybe it was more tempting to tell them I was. It would get them off of my back because they definitely wouldn’t want me dating or marrying in that case. However, knowing my mother she would find a way to force me into marrying a woman for appearances’ sake.
I let out a sigh and focused on finishing dinner so I could leave before my mother had a chance to bring up my lack of dating. For now, her and father had both gone silent. The silence was bliss.
My fingers flew across my keyboard. After almost a month of struggling to figure out the new program, it finally came to me over lunch – yesterday? I’d lost track of time and couldn’t have said how long I’d been locked away in my office. My personal assistant, Clark, had learned to bring me food and the other necessities when I got like this. He also learned early on that it was best to clean up as we went. Otherwise, we found strange things growing.
Shaking my head at myself, I
