Beauty and the Beach

By Jamie K. Schmidt

Makoa Chay is content to be a bellhop at the Pakekaiko Beach Resort. There’s always sun, sand, and surf. When he meets the woman of his dreams out in the ocean one day, he's smitten. She’s funny, smart, beautiful, and thinks he’s leading man material instead of the sidekick who’s there for comic relief. Unfortunately, she’s half fish.

Ana Simpson needs the underwater acting gig, but that stupid tail they make her wear is going to drown her if she doesn't practice. When sexy surfer Makoa flirts with her every day, she thinks she could fall in love with him. The only problem is he thinks she's a real mermaid.

When Ana agrees to go to a wedding with Makoa, she feels silly pretending to be a mermaid pretending to be human. But the adoration he shows her is addicting. Every time they meet, there's a greater connection. Will he still love her when he realizes she's only human and not the fantasy he's created in his mind?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jamie K. Schmidt
• Release date: Dec 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463688854

Jamie K. Schmidt

Jamie K. Schmidt is a three-time USA Today Bestseller for her steamy romances Life's A Beach, Heat, and The Cowboy's Daughter.  Jamie’s books have been called, “hot and sexy, with just the right amount of emotional punch,” and “turbo-paced, gritty, highly sexual thrill rides.” As a #1 Amazon and Barnes and Noble best seller and a 2018 Romance Writers of America Rita® finalist in erotica, Jamie writes daily, drinks lots of tea, and sneaks away to play video games whenever she makes her deadlines. Along with her husband who lets her stick magnetic signs on his car about her books and her fifteen-year-old son who wants to be her cover model, Jamie lives in Connecticut with her two cats who hate each other and a dog who just wants to be cuddled up on a blanket.

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