Prequel to the California Romance Series
She dedicates herself to raising her daughter and fighting for her beliefs. He pursues a quieter, conservative path. Once they were in love.
Single mother Sunshine Mondrake devotes her life to raising her sixteen-year-old daughter, marching for peace and justice, and working her part-time job at a local bookstore. After a teenage love affair broke her heart and a bad marriage tore up her family, she’s disenchanted with romance.
Richard Campbell embraced the well-ordered life once his family left the California commune behind. After losing his teenage crush and failing at marriage, he condemned all thoughts of romance to the trash can. Now he concentrates on being the best teacher he can be.
When Sunshine appears in Richard’s class to discuss her daughter, old embers reignite. Can she risk another chance at romance? Will he expose his heart to love?
Readers familiar with the culture of the central California coast, who like older heroes and heroines will enjoy California Sunshine, the prequel to the California Romance Series.
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Books in the California Coast Romance series.
Read an Excerpt
“What is your problem?” Sunshine Mondrake called out to the buttoned-down man grading papers as she strode past the tumble of desks and chairs, her sixteen-year-old daughter, Redwood, trailing behind her.
She sensed Redwood’s total embarrassment, but that didn’t stop her. This teacher needed to be taken down a notch. How dare he give her daughter a C on her term paper simply because Redwood had written it in free verse. Creativity needed to be encouraged, not squashed.
Besides, Redwood was about to enter her junior year, the crucial year for getting into college.
“Excuse me?” He pulled off the wireframe glasses pseudo-intellectuals liked to wear and looked up at her, his sky-blue eyes promising more than the narrow-minded professor his grade seemed to indicate.
Damn, he was good-looking. If he weren’t such an ass, he would be nice to have in her bed.
He steepled his fingers and smiled at her.
Shit.
She’d already had him in her bed.
Pain she thought she’d dealt with more than two decades ago shot through her veins. Richard Campbell had been the first of the trifecta of male betrayal in her life, but he was the worst.
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REVIEWS FOR
California Sunshine
“A delightful love story. A woman caught between a teen daughter and well-meaning mother and battling her own struggles to find happiness. Follow her rocky journey to love. Something has to give – always does. But so much is gained. Love this story!” ~ Gypsy Girl