The Courage to Love
by Christina Tetreault
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BLURB:
When Hollywood sweetheart, Mia Troy, checks into the Victorian Rose, the only things on her mind are rest and relaxation before she begins work on her new movie in Boston. That is until she meets Sean O’Brien, the co-owner of the bed and breakfast. From the moment she checks in, Mia is drawn to Sean, a reserved man who sees past her celebrity status.
Eighteen years ago Sean became the man of the house when his father walked out on the family. Without a second thought, he put his own hopes and dreams on the back burner and took care of his mom and younger sister. Now the co-owner of a successful bed and breakfast, Sean has accepted his position in life–until the day Mia Troy checks in.
Despite his better judgment, Sean can’t ignore his physical attraction to Mia. Soon he gives into his desire, telling himself all she wants is a quick fling to pass the time. As they spend time together, his feelings grow. But can love between a small town guy and an A-list celebrity ever last?
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Excerpt:
“You know you want to stay,” the male actor said, pulling her against him. Lowering his head, the actor claimed her mouth.
Something primal rose up inside Sean at the sight. Grinding his teeth together, he struggled to stay back when everything inside him urged him forward. In his mind he envisioned pulling Mia away and then knocking her co-star onto the sidewalk. As the kiss continued, Mia wrapped her arms around her co-star’s neck as his hands traveled lower and cupped her ass. Ruled by emotion, Sean took a step forward.
“Cut,” a voice called out.
In front of the camera, Mia dropped her arms and pulled her mouth away. He co-star, though, kept his hands on her body and his eyes locked on her face as if the rest of the world didn’t exist.
“You two nailed that scene. Let’s call it a day,” a man announced, walking closer to the couple.
Mia took a step back and her co-star’s hands fell away. When she spotted Sean, her lips curved into a smile and she started toward him, leaving her co-star to stare after her.
When she reached Sean, she slide her arms around him and kissed him without even a hello first. The familiar scent of her favorite shampoo washed over him and rather than diminish the primal urge to throw her over his shoulder and lock her away, it grew stronger, and he tightened his hold around her waist.
“I’ve missed you,” Mia said as she pulled back.
CHRISTINA’S REVIEW:
The Courage To Love by Christina Tetreault
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
3.5 stars
this is a pretty quick and easy read. it is a bit slow at times with not much angst but a good story. if you have read ms. tetreault’s sherbrookes series there are a few familiar characters mentioned. sean is charlie’s brother (the charlie that married jake in book 2 of the sherbrookes series) and mia is friends with sara (jake’s sister).
sean is closed off emotionally – he pretty much has given up everything in life he wants to support his family. when he meets mia and gets to know her, he starts to realize he wants more in life than what he’s been doing. he has always lived for everyone else and he is starting to realize it’s time to live for himself.
mia is pretty down to earth for a hollywood star. she’s starting to get burned out of the hollywood life and realizes she misses living on the east coast away from all the crazy. after meeting sean, she appreciates how down to earth he is and how easy their relationship is. she doesn’t want another surface relationship with another hollywood type.
there is very little angst in this book…even the little bit of contention is handled quickly and easily. a good start to another series.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I started writing at the age of 10 on my grandmother’s manual typewriter and never stopped. When I am not driving my 3 daughters (ages 7, 5, and 5) around to their various activities or chasing around our two dogs, I am working on a story or reading a romance novel. I just finished Redeeming The Billionaire book 5 in the Sherbrookes of Newport series, and I have started book 2 in my new series Love On The North Shore. You can visit my website www.christinatetreault.com or follow me on Facebook to learn more about my characters and to track my progress on my current writing projects.
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I really liked the excerpt 🙂
I like the blurb, sounds like a good story.