GAH, I love these new contemporary covers for the Sapphire Cay series, all from the talented Meredith Russell. It was time for a revamp, and we played with the blurbs as well and did some light editing. No new content in the books.
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Follow the Sun
Lucas is hurt and close to losing everything; Dylan could be the man to save him.
Lucas arrives on the idyllic island of Sapphire Cay with its white-sand beaches and warm balmy nights for his sister’s wedding. Grieving for a friend, stressed, and with an ulcer, he wants to see his sister happy before he returns home to an uncertain future. He doesn’t have the spirit or desire to form a relationship, but laid back, Dylan tempts him with the promise of a new future if only he were brave enough to take the chance.
Dylan never settles in one place for long. A free-spirited traveler, he follows the sun where it takes him and lives for today. Until he meets Lucas and realizes that sometimes the sun is brightest in people’s hearts, and now could be the time to stop moving on.
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Under the Sun
When opposites attract, the Marine and the wedding planner find their happy ever after.
Edward McAllister, wedding planner extraordinaire, arrives at Sapphire Cay for a wedding. He has four days to go until the big day, but his careful plans are foiled when he spots someone destroying the stage he was setting. It doesn’t matter that the guy pulling down the old pavilion and digging trenches is hot – he’s messing with Edward’s OCD, and Edward isn’t afraid to let the sexy marine know precisely how he feels.
Forced out of the military after he was injured, Jamie Durand returns to the place he once called home to recuperate and rethink his life. With every one of his dreams shattered, he can’t see a way out, but when the hotel’s prissy wedding planner dislikes him at first sight, Jamie makes it his mission to get the man to like him. Only like turns to lust, and with that, love is never far away.
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Chase The Sun
Adam broke Scott’s heart, and all he wants is a second chance for them to fall in love.
On a simple supply run to Marsh Harbor, Scott is stunned when he comes face to face with his first love. Still gorgeous, still sexy, still a liar; Scott doesn’t trust Adam even after learning the full story of what happened all those years ago.
Looking for quick and easy cash, Adam got himself mixed up in the wrong crowd and paid the price – three years in prison, and he lost the one person who had ever meant anything to him. Breaking Scott’s heart had been far too easy but asking for a second chance is more challenging than he could imagine.
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Christmas In The Sun
Christmas is a time for family on Sapphire Cay, but forgiveness is difficult to give and sometimes even harder to receive.
Lucas and Dylan invite their friends to share in their Christmas celebrations on the island along with Lucas’s sister, Tasha, and her husband. Christmas is a time for family, forgiveness, and looking to the future, and this year Dylan has to face all three ghosts.
Unearthing the memories of two men in love, frozen in time and buried among the island’s history, Lucas and Dylan realize that sometimes loving someone is not always enough. It’s about being brave and taking the next step, to learn from the past to move forward.
Family has always been important to Lucas since his own was destroyed by tragedy. Though Dylan disapproves of his methods, Lucas has nothing but good intentions about wanting Dylan to reconcile with his father. The two Gray men haven’t spoken properly in years, their relationship strained by heartache and mistakes reaching back into Dylan’s childhood.
Capture The Sun
The past has a powerful hold on Mitch, but meeting Isaac makes him desperate for a future filled with love.
Isaac is desperate to break into the world of fashion design and be seen as something more than just an airhead model with no imagination. Set to debut his new collection, he has the models, the clothes. All he needs is a location, and he turns to an industry trouble-shooter for help.
Mitch’s latest client needs an exotic location for a model shoot, and he happens to know someone with the very thing—Sapphire Cay. What starts as just another job turns out to be more exhilarating than winning any multi-million-dollar contract, particularly when he connects with Isaac again, who is far from the airhead model he presented as. As the fashion shoot gets underway, Mitch has to contend with complicated feelings for his old flame, Dylan, and the growing love he has for Isaac.
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Forever In The Sun
Love grows in the heart of the storm as a hurricane threatens Sapphire Cay.
Connor and Shaun are descendants of two men whose love was overshadowed by prejudices and cut short by a world war.
Shaun is a writer determined to pen the final secrets of the two men; Connor is just as relentless in trying to stop him, even if he second-guesses his every move.
When the two men step onto the sands of Sapphire Cay, they find more than just the secrets of an old love. They find hope and comfort in each other. The past casts shadows over the present, but can they ever have what Peter and Alfie couldn’t?
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Sapphire Cay Box Set
Sapphire Cay is a small island in the Bahamas. The stunning setting sits about an hour's boat ride from Marsh Harbor. Long golden beaches, freshwater springs, and a hotel that specializes in romantic weddings and island getaways for the rich and famous. This is the backdrop for a series of romance stories featuring strong men and always with a happy ever after.
Follow The Sun (Sapphire Cay 1) - Lucas is hurt and close to losing everything; Dylan could be the man to save him.
Under The Sun (Sapphire Cay 2) - When hate turns to love, the Marine and the wedding planner find their happy ever after.
Chase The Sun (Sapphire Cay 3) - Adam broke Scott's heart, and all he wants is a second chance for them to fall in love.
Christmas In The Sun (Sapphire Cay 4) - Christmas is a time for family on Sapphire Cay, but forgiveness is difficult to give and sometimes even harder to receive.
Capture The Sun (Sapphire Cay 5) - The past has a powerful hold on Mitch, but meeting Isaac makes him desperate for a future filled with love.
Forever In The Sun (Sapphire Cay 6) - Love grows in the heart of the storm as a hurricane threatens Sapphire Cay.
More info →Follow the Sun
Lucas is hurt and close to losing everything; Dylan could be the man to save him.
Lucas arrives on the idyllic island of Sapphire Cay with its white-sand beaches and warm balmy nights for his sister’s wedding. Grieving for a friend, stressed, and with an ulcer, he wants to see his sister happy before he returns home to an uncertain future. He doesn’t have the spirit or desire to form a relationship, but laid back, Dylan tempts him with the promise of a new future if only he were brave enough to take the chance.
Dylan never settles in one place for long. A free-spirited traveler, he follows the sun where it takes him and lives for today. Until he meets Lucas and realizes that sometimes the sun is brightest in people’s hearts, and now could be the time to stop moving on.
More info →Under the Sun
When opposites attract, the Marine and the wedding planner find their happy ever after.
Edward McAllister, wedding planner extraordinaire, arrives at Sapphire Cay for a wedding. He has four days to go until the big day, but his careful plans are foiled when he spots someone destroying the stage he was setting. It doesn’t matter that the guy pulling down the old pavilion and digging trenches is hot – he’s messing with Edward’s OCD, and Edward isn’t afraid to let the sexy marine know precisely how he feels.
Forced out of the military after he was injured, Jamie Durand returns to the place he once called home to recuperate and rethink his life. With every one of his dreams shattered, he can’t see a way out, but when the hotel’s prissy wedding planner dislikes him at first sight, Jamie makes it his mission to get the man to like him. Only like turns to lust, and with that, love is never far away.
More info →Chase The Sun
Adam broke Scott’s heart, and all he wants is a second chance for them to fall in love.
On a simple supply run to Marsh Harbor, Scott is stunned when he comes face to face with his first love. Still gorgeous, still sexy, still a liar; Scott doesn’t trust Adam even after learning the full story of what happened all those years ago.
Looking for quick and easy cash, Adam got himself mixed up in the wrong crowd and paid the price – three years in prison, and he lost the one person who had ever meant anything to him. Breaking Scott’s heart had been far too easy but asking for a second chance is more challenging than he could imagine.
More info →Christmas In The Sun
Christmas is a time for family on Sapphire Cay, but forgiveness is difficult to give and sometimes even harder to receive.
Lucas and Dylan invite their friends to share in their Christmas celebrations on the island along with Lucas’s sister, Tasha, and her husband. Christmas is a time for family, forgiveness, and looking to the future, and this year Dylan has to face all three ghosts.
Unearthing the memories of two men in love, frozen in time and buried among the island’s history, Lucas and Dylan realize that sometimes loving someone is not always enough. It’s about being brave and taking the next step, to learn from the past to move forward.
Family has always been important to Lucas since his own was destroyed by tragedy. Though Dylan disapproves of his methods, Lucas has nothing but good intentions about wanting Dylan to reconcile with his father. The two Gray men haven’t spoken properly in years, their relationship strained by heartache and mistakes reaching back into Dylan’s childhood.
Capture The Sun
The past has a powerful hold on Mitch, but meeting Isaac makes him desperate for a future filled with love.
Isaac is desperate to break into the world of fashion design and be seen as something more than just an airhead model with no imagination. Set to debut his new collection, he has the models, the clothes. All he needs is a location, and he turns to an industry trouble-shooter for help.
Mitch’s latest client needs an exotic location for a model shoot, and he happens to know someone with the very thing—Sapphire Cay. What starts as just another job turns out to be more exhilarating than winning any multi-million-dollar contract, particularly when he connects with Isaac again, who is far from the airhead model he presented as. As the fashion shoot gets underway, Mitch has to contend with complicated feelings for his old flame, Dylan, and the growing love he has for Isaac.
More info →Forever In The Sun
Love grows in the heart of the storm as a hurricane threatens Sapphire Cay.
Connor and Shaun are descendants of two men whose love was overshadowed by prejudices and cut short by a world war.
Shaun is a writer determined to pen the final secrets of the two men; Connor is just as relentless in trying to stop him, even if he second-guesses his every move.
When the two men step onto the sands of Sapphire Cay, they find more than just the secrets of an old love. They find hope and comfort in each other. The past casts shadows over the present, but can they ever have what Peter and Alfie couldn’t?
More info →Sapphire Cay Box Set
Sapphire Cay is a small island in the Bahamas. The stunning setting sits about an hour's boat ride from Marsh Harbor. Long golden beaches, freshwater springs, and a hotel that specializes in romantic weddings and island getaways for the rich and famous. This is the backdrop for a series of romance stories featuring strong men and always with a happy ever after.
Follow The Sun (Sapphire Cay 1) - Lucas is hurt and close to losing everything; Dylan could be the man to save him.
Under The Sun (Sapphire Cay 2) - When hate turns to love, the Marine and the wedding planner find their happy ever after.
Chase The Sun (Sapphire Cay 3) - Adam broke Scott's heart, and all he wants is a second chance for them to fall in love.
Christmas In The Sun (Sapphire Cay 4) - Christmas is a time for family on Sapphire Cay, but forgiveness is difficult to give and sometimes even harder to receive.
Capture The Sun (Sapphire Cay 5) - The past has a powerful hold on Mitch, but meeting Isaac makes him desperate for a future filled with love.
Forever In The Sun (Sapphire Cay 6) - Love grows in the heart of the storm as a hurricane threatens Sapphire Cay.
More info →
Favorite vacations is in a National Park setting (mountains usually) with my family.
A cozy cabin in the mountains. With a hot tub!
Favorite vacation is visiting friends with a close second to anywhere with great museums.
Favorite vacation is anywhere with family where we can relax & spend time together & maybe play games & sightsee.
I love the beach.
I love the new covers!
My favorite vacation is on a cruise ship.
I love a relaxing beach vacation.
Sitting at an outdoor restaurant near nature, with a glass of wine and good food, and able to absorb the atmosphere without feeling pressured to get up and do something.
favorite vacation is at home with my family and our backyard pool
Follow the Sun – definitely!!!
I love the mountains & lakes.
My fav vacation is in the countryside, by a lake with the family
Christmas in the Sun is my favorite book cover. Why? It’s it’s intriguing, fun, romantic, suspenseful, beach, fun in the sun, Christmasy.
Love to read and review this book and your other books in print format..
I’m a country girl with mountains around me so going some place with water looks inviting to me.
Crystal Stewart from Bruin, PA in the USA
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Favorite vacation we’ve ever taken was 5 years ago this fall. We flew to London, rented a car, and drove around “southern” England and Wales. 4 weeks – 10 cities….. Canterbury, Dover, Brighton, Bath, Cardiff, Salisbury, Oxford, and more
Just an Amazing month!
A vacation were I decie when, where abd how. Doesnt matter location, beach, mountains, cities or country. It’s all good.
The beach, whenever I can get to it!
My favorite vacations are the ones spent with family we only get to see twice a year! Love the covers 🤗
I like beach vacations
A stay at home vacation. colby69@verizon.net
My favorite vacations are when the whole family gets together and agrees on a destination and then everyone makes arrangements to go. It is always so much fun.
My favorite vacations were the few trips we took to Disneyland I could have fun just looking around!
My favorite vacation is when I go back home to my mum’s house and spend the days on the beach or veranda reading in the sun.
Favorite type of vacation is one where I can be with my family and have the ability to both explore someplace new and also have time to relax.
Love all the smiles! Each and every one is heart-stopping!
Favorite vacation? Fun, new, different places!
My favorite vacation is going on a cruise because you can see so many different cultures and countries.
Doing all the things, if I go away I pack my holiday time with as many activities as I can, museums theatres, days out to see historical sites etc. Holidays at home I try and watch movies and bake or cook new food.
Nowadays, a vacation sans kids!
My favorite kind of vacation is going someplace where I learn something. A National Park, a new city, an adventure vacation (white-water rafting, rock climbing, etc.) are the best and most memorable vacations to me.
My favourite holiday is a 14 day cruise stopping at numerous ports and enjoying seeing the beautiful historical cities and beaches. Love the nightlife on board and of course, the food.
I love to explore new places and nature
My favorite kind of vacation is a staycation, I like being able to sleep in my own bed but a trip to Hawaii my be just the thing to get my our of my comfort zone.
Anything where I can enjoy some time with my boo and unplug a little. But I will also always take a trip to Disney!
Seaside holiday… Gorgeous covers!!
I just want to be somewhere relaxing with a beautiful view. To get away from all the stress.
Discovering historical sights
Nice to see your cover artist/designer focusing on faces and smiles instead of abs and treasure trails. My fav vacation scenario is to rent a flat or cottage in a residential area, urban or rural, to get the feel of the location and not have TRAVELLER stuff in my face or orbit. I want to EXPERIENCE where I am as the locals do, not what the PTB think I want to see.
The beach!
Road trip. Have been through all of the Western US states with the family and have made wonderful memories. I like the Under The Sun cover as the pose makes me think of a cocky guy, full of himself and mischief.
Road trips, I’m just heading out on one in a few days, can’t wait.
I love visiting countries I do not know… that’s my favourite sort of holiday
My favourite holiday is one where I don’t have to cook ( or clean up afterwards)! Road trips are fun., as is staying at a resort.
My favorite vacation and one I will be doing again is to cruise around the Caribbean, visiting different islands and experiencing different cultures, all the while not having to worry about cooking or cleaning or any everyday chore.
100% fav vacation is actually going to Greer, AZ and the log cabins up there. It’s so quiet and peaceful and next to the creek and just -chefs kiss- perfection. Nature and rainstorms and quiet hikes, and babbling brooks and just ALL THE YES.
I’m a staycation kinda girl. Give me tea or coffee if it’s morning a shady spot in the garden or my chair inthe air conditioner with my kindle and I’m good. Add chocolate and it’s even better.
Favorite cover is . the last, Forever in the Sun.: two-ear shot, light scruff, good face shape. Prefer color of shirt.
Somewhere with great views
At the sea with my girlfriend. I didn’t see her for almost a year now because of the pandemic, and everything with her sounds amazing.
Btw, I love Forever in the Sun cover. Because of the smiling eyes, big smile, and the lovely blue shirt. :3
Anywhere we can go biking in the morning and have glorious views. Followed by an afternoon of lazing around with a good book and a beverage. Exercise and relaxation together.
As an old Disney freak, I love to go to WDW. The best time is when you have plenty of time to spend there, and your family is with you.
My favorite kind of vacation would be in a resort on a tropical place. Walking on the beach at sundown and not having responsibilities sounds like a dream lol
My favorite cover is Forever in the Sun! I love the new covers.
A river cruise in Europe in early December to enjoy all the Christmas markets and decorations.
My fav vacTion is backpacking in Europe. Next up Hungary and Romania.
My favorite vacation would be to Sedona Arizona and Oak Creek canyon also Flagstaff.
I love the new covers and I loved this series. I know you did not ask that but I thought I would comment.
Anywhere with a lot of history to learn about.
Anywhere with a lot of history to learn about.
My favorite vacation is to stay home and turn off the phone have a frig full of great food and a huge pile of books that I haven’t read yet waiting for me.
I’d like a week at a lake cabin, with a stack of books and my knitting (and maybe my quilting).
I’ve never been on an all expenses paid cruise and they sound like fun. I’d want one that stops at lots of different ports with plenty of time for sightseeing tours and meeting ordinary citizens. Would love to see historical sites.
My favorite vacation combines a slow road trip through the mountains with stops along the way to sight see and visit small towns. It ends on a beach on the West Coast where the temperature is much cooler than you’ll find in Texas! I’ll have lots of books to read along the way, a stop at Powell’s bookstore in Portland to stock up on more, and the opportunity to visit lots of restaurants, shops and partake in fresh seafood.
Favorite cover…definitely a tie between the first and last! The colors are amazing and the smiles genuine. The contrasting wood in the last book is the perfect touch.
The beach or anywhere with a great zoo!
Someplace relaxing, near nature,, comfortable and with lots of good food nearby to enjoy
Travelling to other countries. Lots of history and lots of good food!
Going on a cruise.
I like to be surrounded by natural forest, go bush walking and not hear any man-made noise. I’d like to go on an artist retreat and learn to draw and paint the natural environment.
My favorite place to go on vacation would be anyplace that makes my kids smile.
I do love summer holidays and mountain (Dolomiti are amazing here in Italy), but the kids love beach and sea, so beach it s for now 🙂
Anywhere with a hotel room and room service, so I don’t have to cook or clean.
My hubby and I love to cruise. The best ones are with family and friends. But you never know who you’ll meet and make new friends too.
My favorite holidays are when the family is happy. You can put me almost everywhere with some drinks and my ereader, and when I look up I see my husband en kids smile because they are doing something they love. I’m in a wheelchair so not al the vacation activities are a go for me, but I love to see them doing things like mountainbike, kanoeing or rodeln.
My favorite vacation has to be the beach. Nothing is more relaxing then sitting on the sand listening to the waves and reading a book
My favorite vacation is when I get to hang out with friends at the beach. We usually rent a house and then just hang out for a week and it is so fun!
I love staying on the North Devon coast – often stay in Ilfracombe or Combe Martin, great beaches and countryside and nice and peaceful.
My favorite vacation is the Gulf Shores in Alabama. The water is warm and we always rent a house right on the beach. Perfect vacation and fun for the whole family.
The beach – which isn’t because I’m a sun worshipper (cause I’m not – I burn too easily!), but because my whole family always goes together every summer. Since we missed last summer, I’m so excited about this year – we leave next week! I get to spend time w/my dad and my new great niece this year and I can’t wait.
I like one with lots of fun attractions and restaurants, but enough scenery so I can relax before things get too hectic. (Love that Under the Sun cover, could never resist the glasses!)
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I fell in love with cruising after I retired in 2012. Hubby and I were supposed to go on 3 cruises that all got cancelled because of the pandemic. Now that cruising in the US has started again I’m looking forward to booking another one.
Love to explore Australia. Great new covers.
Love these new covers. Favorite vacation would be someplace near water – either a mountain lake or at the beach. Preferably NOT crowded, but doesn’t need to be warm at all.
I love a beach vacation…..loving these new covers!
Walt Disney World – with all of the cousins!!
A cabin in the mountains
A romantic vacation just me and the hubby in a cabin in the woods or a tropical place with clear blue waters.
My favorite vacation was going to my grandmas. I miss her dearly.
favorite way to vacation is on a deserted beach or remote cabin in the woods. Am not a fan of too many people.
Love a vacation where there is a sandy beach close by and a classy, old hotel to walk thru in the early morning with our coffee. It doesn’t even need to be hot to enjoy the beach, just the sound of the waves and the gulls flying overhead.
Okay hopefully 3rd times the charm. I don’t have a favorite vacation idea. I’m more of a homebody and would prefer the staycation route.
My dream vacation is to the mountains where I can rent a cabin on a lake.
I love a good old staycation.
My favorite vacation is anywhere that is warm and sunny and I can relax and do what ever I want whenever I want to.
I’d love to be able to go to a lodge on a mountain near a lake. Not have to worry about cleaning or cooking for a few days.
I love to go to somewhere with water on my vacation. An ocean, lake or pool make me happy!
My favorite vacation is either by a lake or in the mountains!
I absolutely love any Christmas in July picture or story.
Anything with a lot of sightseeing packed in!
My favorite vacation would be in a log cabin somewhere near the water. Alone. Just me and my Kindle.
I just stay home on vacation these days. I don’t people very well anymore.
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I love the beach. The sound of the water is my favorite part
If I can call them a vacation, then my favourites are the rare times I leave home to visit my offspring to see their offspring in person. Unfortunately due to Covid and lack of funds that hasn’t happened in over two years. 😪
My favorite vacation was a road trip in the fall of mid-90s from the Netherlands, down to Belgium to France and ended in Andorra… lots of adventures and misadventures! ^_^
My favorite vacation would be any vacation that is super quiet – as in there are very few people – and I get to enjoy nature. We used to have the chance to stay in a friend’s house on the beach during the off season and it was fabulous. A kitchen with everything you could need, an empty beach for walking on in the morning and/or at sunset and very few people if you needed to go out to dinner or the store.
I’m very happy vegetating at home doing nothing!
A couple of weeks in Barcelona we were there for a few days and it was so relaxing need more of that.
My dream vacation would be traveling through Ireland.
My favorite vacation is hiking in the Rocky Mountains.
My favorite vacation is going on a cruise