Beyond The Beach 1

By Kathy Kalmar

Professor Caren Michelson, single mother of two, has a broken heart from her painful divorce. Having felt she failed at marriage, home and family, she immerses herself in work and her children. New dean, Dr. Chance Matthews is no stranger to pain himself after losing his young wife and unborn daughter in a car accident. Both, battered and bruised by loss, face a crucial choice when they each win a trip to Hawaii and meet. Can they cast the pain aside to find love again in each other’s arms or will they retreat into the safety and security of work? Can the heat of the tropical isles kindle a romance between them? Can they survive a second chance at love or are they dead in the water?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Jan 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781487408565

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Will the pain of the past prevent a happily-ever-after future for a divorced mother who gets a second chance to love when she meets her new boss on a dream vacation to Hawaii?

Professor Caren Michelson, single mother of two, has a broken heart from her painful divorce. Having felt she failed at marriage, home and family, she immerses herself in work and her children. New dean, Dr. Chance Matthews is no stranger to pain himself after losing his young wife and unborn daughter in a car accident. Both, battered and bruised by loss, face a crucial choice when they each win a trip to Hawaii and meet. Can they cast the pain aside to find love again in each other’s arms or will they retreat into the safety and security of work? Can the heat of the tropical isles kindle a romance between them? Can they survive a second chance at love or are they dead in the water?

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Beyond the Beach 1

Copyright © 2017 Kathy Kalmar

ISBN: 978-1-4874-0856-5

Cover art by Taria Reed

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Beyond the Beach 1

The Beach Book One

By

Kathy Kalmar

Dedication

In Memoriam

To my forever friend, Linda Wilson, whose skills, talents and belief in me and my work led to this publication. Ours is a relationship forged in the fires of loss, love, and laughter.

To Larry who gave me my very own second chance to love.

To Terry Wilson, thank you for the lyrics to Hatcheck Girl

Acknowledgment

In acknowledgment of Carolyn Gilbreath, whose computer skills made this manuscript possible. Without her, I’d have had to retype everything, and I can’t type. Her counsel and encouragement made this a better book.

For the women of the Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America especially Shelly Bell, R.C. Matthews, M.K. Schiller, Abbey MacInnis and Joanne Huspek who helped make this dream come true.

For my Editor in Chief, Jay Austin, and Editor, Brooke Moody, without whom none of this would have happened. Thank you for teaching me how to be a better writer. For Taria Reed, the artist who designed my cover catching my characters perfectly.

Chapter One: A Chance Meeting

Head down to keep the icy wind out of her face, University of Michigan Professor, Caren Michaelson, slipped, plowing headlong into a mountain of a man. Instinctively, she grabbed anything she could reach to stop herself. Unfortunately, she latched onto the