Love on Spruce Island

By Daisy Landish

A Clean Second Chance Contemporary Romance
 

Anna Dawson is a divorced, single mother who works too hard and can hardly fathom a love life. But when she is sent on an assignment to a dreamy island, she meets a man who just might rearrange her priorities.

Tyler Marshall is a charming ex-military officer who never even considered having a committed relationship. But a streak of odd situations puts Anna Dawson on his path. Will he take the hint and give love a chance?

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Beaches and Trails Publishing
• Release date: Sep 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781998178247

Book preview

One

Anna sucked on a piece of candy as the words on her screen blurred before her. A deadline loomed in front of her, and she had to prioritize other equally urgent tasks while working through a headache she’d woken up with that morning. It was already three in the afternoon, and she wasn’t anywhere near being finished.

I need two of me, she mumbled. Her fingers dug circles into her temples, willing the headache to go away. Of course, the pain only worsened because her body was striking for more vacation time. If Anna wasn’t going to take the initiative for some desperately needed self-care, her brain was going to shut it all down. But PTO was a luxury she couldn’t afford with her ever-increasing workload.

Kate walked into Anna’s office. Anna grunted a greeting.

Hey there, workaholic, Kate called.

Anna looked up from the screen. Kate had a too-perfect smile on her pear-shaped face, an expression that never boded well for her workload. Did you need help with something?

Anna shouldn’t even have asked. She knew better. If Kate took her up on the offer, Anna might scream into the computer screen, and that just wasn’t professional.

Why aren’t you taking a break? I peeked in around noon, and you showed no sign of stopping for lunch, so I figured I’d wait ‘til you were ready.

I wasn’t hungry. That was a lie. She was starving.

You sound tired. Don’t you think you should call it quits for a bit? Kate leaned a hip on the edge of her desk, arms crossed across her chest. She gave her a look that might be called stern, but Kate could see a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Anna smothered a faint laugh as she waved off her concern. I’m good. I just need to finish this article and turn it in. The minute I’m done, I have to train those newbies. And after that, I’m off to Spruce Island. I don’t have time for a break.

Kate was quiet for a moment. She shuffled through the documents on Anna’s desk, documents that Anna had long put in the important but not as important pile. Usually, Anna would be afraid that Kate might ruin her organizational system. But today, if Kate accidentally lost one or two of those to-do lists, Anna wouldn’t complain.

You do look swamped. How can I help? I really don’t have much going on today, so maybe if you ask nicely….

The tension left Anna’s shoulders. "Aren’t you kind. I have to train the new intakes by four. If you could fill in, that would