Crista McHugh | Much Ado on Main Street

For those of you who've already grabbed SUMMER ON MAIN STREET, you might have gotten the subtle reference to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in TELL ME TRUE. Hunter and Chelsea are my modern, Southern takes on Benedict and Beatrice. On the outside, there's a "skirmish of wit" between them, but it masks their subconscious attraction to each other.

Or, to be more specific, Hunter's unspoken attraction and Chelsea's unrealized attraction.

As in the play, their friends use the event of a wedding to bring these two proud and stubborn lovers together. "Some Cupid kills with arrows; some with traps."

I used to work at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, so I love taking the Bard's plays and twisting them into something new. I had a blast playing with this one.

What are some of your favorite Shakespeare plays?

About Crista McHugh

Crista McHugh is a multiple award-winning author of fantasy romance and paranormal romance with heroines who are smart, sexy, and anything but ordinary.

Growing up in small town Alabama, Crista relied on story-telling as a natural way for her to pass the time and keep her two younger sisters entertained.

She currently lives in the Audi-filled suburbs of Seattle with her husband and two children, maintaining her alter ego of mild-mannered physician by day while she continues to pursue writing on nights and weekends.

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About SUMMER ON MAIN STREET

TELL ME TRUE, a new novella from NYT Bestselling Author Crista McHugh Welcome to Jackson Grove, Alabama, where some pre-wedding shenanigans provide the perfect opportunity to unite two victims of unrequited love, Hunter and Chelsea. Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps… or perhaps in this case, a skunk.

LEAD-OFF BRIDE, a new novel from USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca J. Clark (and Book 1 of the new series, Take Me Out to the Wedding) Demoted to the minor leagues in Twin Rivers, Washington, to rehab a career-threatening injury, Jack McCauley doesn’t have time to focus on anything other than baseball because that’s all he knows, and all he is. So running into an old flame and learning he has a daughter he never knew about has Jack crying foul.

THE PROMISE OF PARADISE by USA Today Bestselling Author Allie Boniface. Take one rich girl from Boston who’s fleeing a family scandal, send her straight into the arms of a sexy local mechanic, and watch what happens when the two end up sharing a rental home for one hot summer. Bonus New Companion Novella exclusive to this set: AFTER PARADISE continues this story after its original ending. Find out what happens next to your favorite secondary characters!

GOOD COP by USA Today Bestselling Author Liz Kelly. When two best friends enlist a pony-tailed firecracker to help shake up their good cop/bad cop images, fireworks ignite. One steamy romance, plus a very funny bromance, equals lots of laughs and a helluva love triangle.

THE LOVE I WANT TO BE IN, a new novel in a new series from MJ Fredrick. Single mother Brioney Mayburn has learned about responsibility the hard way, working as a maid in the motel in the small beach town of Avalon Island, Texas and looking after her younger brother. Local jack- of-all-trades Blue Maddox has loved Brioney forever, but she won’t look past his surfer- boy persona to see the love he has to offer.

LIGHT THE WAY HOME by Cerian Hebert. Torn between the home she loves and the man she’s falling in love with, Hayden must decide which one she will leave behind.

Hayden Merrick has one thing in mind when she arrives in South Dakota. To meet her grandmother for the first time, then return to the life she loves on the Maine coast. She doesn't expect to discover the truth behind her mother's departure from South Dakota, find the father who abandoned her or a man who could prove to be the love of her life.

As soon as Ben Winslow meets Hayden, he believes she could be the woman he's always hoped for. First he has to convince her she could love the prairie as much as the ocean.