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Cynthia Eden | Summer Romance…I Love Beach Reads!

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It’s time, my friends. Beach Reading Season is officially here! It’s time to grab a book and huddle up in the shade, by the pool, or on the beach. It’s time to stay cool by reading a hot, hot book.  I LOVE this season.

For today’s post, I’m going to talk about one of my favorite tropes…Trapped in Paradise.

Okay, maybe it’s not your typical trope, but I am a sucker for a romance that features the hero and heroine trapped together far away from civilization. They can be strangers, they can be reunited lovers, they can have tension burning between them…and they can be far, far away from the rest of the world as they fall hopelessly in love.

Let’s start this round-up by throwing back to a book that was on my keeper shelf for a very long time…IMAGINE By Jill Barnett. The hero of this romance did not want to be a savior (not even close!), but when he gets shipwrecked on an island with the heroine (and three orphaned kids), his whole world changes.  

Fun fact…I love this trope so much that I actually wrote a book featuring the theme. True story, I created EX MARKS THE PERFECT SPOT because I wanted to write a tale that put two former lovers together in the magic of paradise. Sure, their “paradise” might be packed with danger, but under the hot sun and near the pounding waves…well, second chance love does have a chance to blossom.

Kresley Cole has also sent her characters to paradise. In THE PRICE OF PLEASURE, the heroine gets lost at sea, and the hero’s job is to find her…and bring her home (whether she wants to come home or not).  This one is a historical romance, and it’s got plenty of steam and twists as the two characters battle their pasts (and each other!).

I hope you find your own paradise this summer. I hope you get swept away by lots of wonderful reads.

About Cynthia Eden

Cynthia Eden

Believe in monsters. They believe in you.

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller. Cynthia is also a two-time finalist for the RITA® award (she was a finalist both in the romantic suspense category and in the paranormal romance category). Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over thirty novels and novellas.

Cynthia is a "hybrid" author. She has published extensively with New York (her New York publishers include Kensington, Grand Central, and Harlequin), and she has also enjoyed success in her indie writing career.

Cynthia lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast. She loves romance novels, horror movies, and chocolate. Her favorite hobbies including hiking in the mountains (searching for waterfalls) and spelunking.

Phoenix Fury | Blood and Moonlight | Magnus Pack | Long Island Coven | Mine | Lost Angels | Cynthia Eden's LOST | Wilde Ways | Christmas With A Twist | Wilde Ways: Gone Rogue | Killer Instincts | Cynthia Eden's Killer Instinct | Lazarus Rising | Bad Things | Dark Sins | Ice Breaker Cold Case

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