Beyond The Beach 2

By Kathy Kalmar

Professor Caren Michaelson has a broken heart, two kids, and a career. Her heart has been broken by her painful divorce and she wants nothing to do with men but then she meets handsome hunk, Chance Matthews, a recent widower and new dean, on a dream vacation to Hawaii. Her resolve flies out the window as sun, sea, sand, and mai tais not to mention the beguiling Chance combine to work their magic. Will the pain of the past prevent a happily-ever-after for a workaholic mother who gets a second chance to love or will it make a return to work impossible?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9781487407971

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Will the pain of the past prevent a happily-ever-after for a workaholic divorced mother who gets a second chance to love when she meets her new boss, a recent widower, on a dream vacation to Hawaii, or will it make a return to work impossible?

Professor Caren Michelson, single mother of two, has a heart broken by her painful divorce. Having felt she failed at marriage, home and family, she immerses herself in work and her children. The new dean, Dr. Chance Matthews, is no stranger to pain himself after losing his young wife and unborn daughter in a car accident. Battered and bruised by loss, both 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 romance 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 2

Copyright © 2017 Kathy Kalmar

ISBN: 978-1-4874-0797-1

Cover art by Taria Reed

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Beyond the Beach

The Beach Book Two

By

Kathy Kalmar

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 pain, loss, love and laughter.

Dedication

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

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 who helped make this dream come true.

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

Chapter One: Danger

Chance watched as wrenching heaves made Caren vomit back the seawater that had nearly killed her. Thank God. She was a welcome sight. Thoroughly exhausted, he rolled onto his back and covered his eyes gratefully. He had done it, snatched her back. And he would never let her go. He’d marry her right there, on the spot now, if only he could. As she was carried past them, her eyes turned to his. They were filled with adoration and what looked like gratitude.

"They’re staying at the Pink Palace," Gus told the rescue squad.

Chance was helped to