I didn’t set out
to write a series when I had my first book for Harlequin Romance, The
Summer They Never Forgot (February 2014) accepted. It is a deeply
emotional reunion romance between Sandy Adam and her first love Ben Morgan and set
in the fictional coastal town of Dolphin Bay.
But Ben has a
good friend, Kate Parker, who is determined that Ben won’t get hurt again by
the city interloper, Sandy. I really liked Kate and thought she needed a story
of her own. Kate meets gorgeous Sam Lancaster when she’s organizing Sandy and
Ben’s wedding in The
Tycoon and The Wedding Planner (July 2014), my second Dolphin Bay book.
Sandy from the
first book has a feisty sister Lizzie Dumont and Ben has a movie-star handsome
brother Jesse Morgan with a reputation as a heartbreaker—they’re secondary
characters in both books. I was determined to get Lizzie and Jesse together—against
all odds. I really loved writing this story, Lizzie and Jesse are so right for
each other but they have some real problems to overcome. You can read their
story in my upcoming December release for Harlequin Romance, A
Diamond In Her Stocking.
So three books
set in Dolphin Bay among a community of people linked to each other in some
way. The books are completely independent but share some characters and, of
course, the setting. I guess I wrote a series!
Here’s the blurb
for A Diamond In Her Stocking:
"Everyone
loves a Christmas wedding!
Chef
and single mom Lizzie Dumont is moving on. Returning to Dolphin Bay to make her
new restaurant a success, she has no time at all for jaw-droppingly handsome
Jesse Morgan—even if she can't forget that incredible kiss they once
shared!
Jesse
can't forget their kiss, either. But the betrayal in Lizzie's past has made her
wary of him, and he hates the fact that she can't see past his reputation as a
heartbreaker. Now he's on a mission to change her mind—and luckily it's the
most romantic season of the year: Christmas!"
Do you enjoy reading a linked series? Do you like
Christmas-themed stories? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
I’ll soon be
getting author copies of A Diamond In Her
Stocking and I’ll be giving away a signed copy—you could be among the first
to read this new story! Please include your email address in your comment if
you want to be included in the draw.
Kandy’s third Dolphin Bay story for Harlequin Romance, A Diamond in Her
Stocking, goes on sale on December 1, 2014 and is available for
pre-order now.
Kandy Shepherd is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and
women’s fiction. She lives on a small farm in the Blue Mountains near Sydney,
Australia, with her family and a menagerie of four-legged friends.
Visit Kandy at her website
