Acacia Riddick, a.k.a. Casey, thinks she is seeing things.
It's early morning. She is a mess! Dressed in her PJ's,
appropriate for a five year old, a gift from her mom, she
is
in her kitchen having her first cup of tea. She looks out
her screen door to see a handsome, sexy, nude man taking a
shower on her back porch. Is it a dream? Best dream she
has had ever. She should move away and stop staring but he
is gorgeous! Her cell phone lying on the countertop next
to
her starts ringing. What to do? Casey answers it and gets
instructions when to bring the cooking she has been
preparing. She is a cook and caterer and has been hired by
cousin Kit Montgomery, to prepare food to be served at the
audition being held in a few short hours. Finished with
her
call, the bather heads to the door and kicks the screen
in.
He barks, "Who are you?" Casey tells him she rents the
cottage next to the Big House and threatens to call the
sheriff. He storms off as the phone rings once again. It
is from Kit telling her that Tate Landers, Hollywood mega-
star, owner of the Big House is in residence along with
his
friend, Jack Worth, Casey's favorite actor. Kit urges
Casey
to be nice to them as they are auditioning for Kit's play.
Oooops, time to bring something freshly baked to welcome
them and get out of hot water.
The small town of Summer Hill, Virginia is getting ready
for the summer tourist return. Kit Montgomery has
restored the Playhouse and with the help of Casey has
rewritten PRIDE AND PREJUDICE for the coming season. Some
long hitters are due to audition and success is expected.
One of my favorite books, I enjoyed the portrayals from
the
characters in this book. Casey and Tate do a really great
job of becoming Lizzy and Darcy.
THE GIRL FROM SUMMER HILL is a delicious romp that you
will
love and proves to be another winner for popular author
Jude
Deveraux. She writes with warmth, humor and her cast of
characters will delight. Screen star, Tate Landers will
steal your heart with his macho hot looks and dynamite
personality. Casey did not stand a chance! Tate's BFF,
Jack Worth, one of Hollywood's leading men, is no slouch
in
the looks department. He falls in love at first sight with
the pastor's daughter, Grizzy Nolan. A buxom blonde with
sapphire blue eyes, she is gorgeous. Devlin Haines,
another hunk, that you will grow to loathe, adds a sub-
plot
that keeps you turning the pages. THE GIRL FROM SUMMER
HILL is a quick read
that sparkles and even has a resident peacock!
The first novel of New York Times bestselling
author Jude Deveraux’s breathtaking new series set in Summer
Hill, a small town where love takes center stage against the
backdrop of Jane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceEnter Elizabeth Bennet. Chef Casey Reddick has had it
up to here with men. When she arrives in the charming town
of Summer Hill, Virginia, she leaves behind a demanding boss
at a famous D.C. restaurant and a breakup with a boyfriend
jealous of her success. Some peace and quiet on the
picturesque Tattwell plantation is just what she needs to
start fresh. But the tranquility is broken one misty morning
when she sees a gorgeous naked man on the porch of her cottage.
Enter Mr. Darcy. What Tate Landers, Hollywood
heartthrob and owner of Tattwell, doesn’t need on a
bittersweet trip to his ancestral home is a woman spying on
him from his guest cottage. Mistaking Casey for a reporter,
Tate tries to run her out of her own house. His anger, which
looks so good on the screen, makes a very bad first
impression on Casey. Hollywood he may be, but he’s no
sweetheart to Casey—and she lets him know it!
The plot thickens. Sparks fly—literally—when Casey is
recruited to play Elizabeth Bennet opposite Tate’s Mr. Darcy
in a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Just
brushing past Tate makes Casey’s whole body hum. As they
spar on and off stage, Casey begins to think she’s been too
quick to judge. Tate is more down-to-earth than Casey
expected, and she finds herself melting under his smoldering
gaze. But then Tate’s handsome ex-brother-in-law, Devlin
Haines, who is playing Wickham, tells Casey some horrifying
stories about Tate. She is upset and confused as she tries
to figure out who and what to believe. As she finds herself
falling for Tate, Casey needs to know: Is the intense,
undeniable chemistry between them real, or is this just a
performance that ends when the curtain falls?
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