HOT BEACH ROMANCE: SAND, SUNSHINE AND SIZZLE | 15 Tips for a Sexy Summer Escape

These 15 authors, all of whom contributed the HOT BEACH ROMANCE: SAND, SUNSHINE AND SIZZLE, offer their tips for a sexy summer escape.

- The perfect refreshment for your sizzling, sexy summer? Limoncello. It's like sunshine in a bottle, guaranteed to make any beach day more frisky and fun.
-- Tawdra Kandle, THE POSSE

- When it's hot, don't forget the ice. It's great for chilling a bucketful of Coronas or cooling down a hot body. Trail an ice cube over your partner's arm, leg or...well, you get the idea.
--EmKay Connor, FINDING JOY

- A quick way to turn up the heat on your date: an outdoor body massage from a masseur of the opposite sex under the watchful eye of your partner. A stranger's hands running all over your body will leave a tingle in the right places and your partner burning with desire to get you alone.
--Éirinn Brennan, BURN ME

- Recipe for a Romantic Beach Interlude
Ingredients: 1 - Starry night
1 – Hottie (or more if that’s how you roll)
2 – Glasses
1 – Bottle or wine or sweet decadent beverage of choice
1 – Beach Blanket
1 – Secluded stretch of sand

Directions:
Go wild under the serenade of the waves. Best part? Skinny dipping in the lapping waves afterwards which can lead to another round of...
Hint: To spice it up, be daring and have some fun under the sun. --Chris Almeida & Cecilia Aubrey, ECSTASY BY THE SEA

- No one cares about your imperfect beach body but you. Cover your imperfections in confidence. Be bold and take risks. There's nothing sexier than a woman who knows what she wants (him!) and isn't afraid to go after it.
--Suzanne Rock, TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE

- Get a little dirty at the beach! When you see a hot stranger building a sandcastle, offer to lend a hand. It's always better with two...
--Amber Lin, HOW TO SAY GOODBYE

-Ingredients for a perfect French kiss:
1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Raspberry liqueur
½ oz. Orange liqueur
1 oz. Whipping cream
Or… a man with sensual lips and a tongue he knows how to use
--Alannah Lynne, LAST CALL

- Dare to do something you've never done: Surf, snorkel, swim with the dolphins, whatever it is, find a hot instructor and learn all you can.
--Jami Davenport, MADRONA SUNSET

- Recipe for a sizzling summer at The Lost Coast: A once burned heroine, a twice shy hero, black sand beaches, stir.
--Sylvie Fox, THE GOOD ENOUGH HUSBAND

-Miami Heat Martini ~
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 tsp superfine sugar
1/2 tsp grenadine
maraschino cherry
orange slice

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients except fruit in cocktail shaker, half filled with ice cubes.
2. Shake well and pour into martini glasses.
3. Garnish with cherry and orange slice.
4. Serve naked for best results.
--Layla Wilcox, MIAMI DREAMS

Best way to cool down when you're hot at the beach is to wade into the water with your sweetie. So long as you're up to your shoulders, no one will know for sure what you're getting up to.
--Nancy Warren, SUN KISSED

Nothing better for a couple renewing their vows than a hot island getaway!
– Lisa Marie Rice, MIDNIGHT SHADOWS

Escape to the beach and order a drink from the sexy bartender. He knows just what you need to forget your troubles.
—Scarlett Metal, SUNNY AND 75

How to Find Your Own Island Paradise: Leave your electronics at home--except your e- reader. Walk to the edge of the world. Bury your toes in the sand and look to the horizon. Strip off your inhibitions (and your clothes) and dive right in!
- -Jenna Dales, KISSING DRAKE

Enjoy this Mediterranean dish called Orzo salad. First bite off the chicken and then add the pasta in your mouth…it’s very good. Recipe at www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-orzo-salad-305876
-- Margaret Taylor, THE BILLIONAIRE'S ASSASSIN

About HOT BEACH ROMANCE: SAND, SUNSHINE AND SIZZLE

***Ready for a summer escape? Get 15 contemporary romance stories by best- selling and award-winning authors for 99¢! Each novel and novella has a beach setting, an irresistible love story with HEA, and high sizzle factor. Slather on the sunscreen, grab a cool drink, and get ready to get hot!***

Ecstasy By the Sea by Chris Almeida & Cecilia Aubrey
A honeymoon to remember.

Burn Me by Eirinn Brennan
She was sure of the future until she experienced what else it had to offer.

Finding Joy by EmKay Connor
You can run from your secrets, but you can't hide.

Kissing Drake by Jenna Dales
A tall, dark and seriously hot hero and the woman who makes him forget about being so serious.

Madrona Sunset by Jami Davenport
Damaged souls craving comfort for a moment or a lifetime.

The Good Enough Husband by Sylvie Fox
What would you do if you met your soul mate, but you were already married?

The Posse by Tawdra Kandle
One woman, three men, and a beach romance as unpredictable as the riptide.

How to Say Goodbye by Amber Lin
She's here for the summer. He lives on the streets. They'll both learn how to say goodbye.

Last Call By Alannah Lynne
One unforgettably hot night could lead to forever...or...death...

Sunny and 75 by Scarlett Metal
Can paradise heal their broken hearts or will their pasts come back to haunt them?

Midnight Shadows by Lisa Marie Rice
She sees shadows that aren't there.

Two Are Better Than One by Suzanne Rock
Two Irish exchange students convince the straight-laced Hannah that two men are better than one.

The Billionaire’s Assassin by Margaret Taylor
Adrian Hoyle couldn’t know that meeting a hot Hollywood actor would be hazardous to her health.

Sun Kissed by Nancy Warren
It's hard not to mix business and pleasure when your business is surfing.

Miami Dreams by Layla Wilcox
Starting over in the Magic City means believing in second chances when none seem possible.