Life’s
A Beach
Hawaii
Heat Series
Book
One
Jamie
K. Schmidt
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Random House,
Loveswept
Date of Publication: 1/5/16
ISBN: 9781101886588
ASIN: B00VZZ2PA2
Number of pages: 232
Word Count: 65,000-words
Book Description:
Amelia Parker has booked a
two-week vacation to Maui to surprise her boyfriend on their second
anniversary. She works as a concierge in a boutique hotel in Manhattan. Her
boss demands she cancels her vacation because her back-up has quit, leaving him
without coverage for a major convention. Amelia won’t be able to get her money
back and her boss won’t reimburse her. When she stands firm about still going
on the vacation she booked a year ago, she gets fired. Amelia goes back home to
her boyfriend’s apartment that she shares with him. She catches him in bed with
the barista of her favorite coffee shop.
Amelia is out of a job
Out of an apartment
Out of a relationship
And sh*t out of coffee
When Amelia arrives in Maui,
newly single and unemployed, she’s shocked to discover the resort she booked is
actually a ramshackle little beachside hotel. At least the scenery is easy on
the eyes—as is the toned, laid-back snorkel instructor, “Dude.” After two weeks
of sun, serenity, and mind-blowing sex, she even accepts a job as the hotel’s
concierge. But what Amelia really wants is to relaunch the place completely.
And that means convincing the absentee Wall Street billionaire owner, Samuel
Kincaide, to take a chance on her.
Samuel has a plan, too: selling
off every last reminder of his former life and chilling all day, every day as
his slacker alter ego . . . Dude. He loves his romps in the ocean, and under
the sheets, with the feisty Amelia. If she discovers his true identity, her
boundless enthusiasm and innovative business plan will seriously diminish his
hammock time. But when Amelia runs into real trouble on the island, he’ll put
everything on the line to keep her safe. He just hopes that the woman who’s
falling for Dude will feel the same about Samuel.
Advance Praise for Life’s a Beach
“An unputdownable, laugh-out-loud
read, Life’s a Beach is filled with humor and heart.”—New York Times
bestselling author Cherry Adair
“I can’t remember the last book
that made me smile this much. Jamie Schmidt is ridiculously talented—she does
fun and flirty every bit as well as she does hot and sexy, with just right
amount of emotional punch.”—USA Today bestselling author Lauren Layne
Excerpt:
This couldn’t be
happening to her. When she’d seen the ad for the all-inclusive resort in Hawaii
last year, it had been like a dream come true. Fishing around under her desk,
Amelia pulled out the brochure. It was creased and wrinkled from her having
looked at it a million times. The hotel was shaped like a horseshoe around a
gigantic pool and tiki bar. The beach in the distance showed cerulean blue
waves with just a hint of whitecaps. She wanted to be on that beach so much,
her teeth ached.
“Can you have
this dry-cleaned?” A guest shoved a large plastic bag over the counter,
knocking over her pirate’s chest of wrapped candy.
“Sure,” Amelia
said, taking the bag. Once she got the guest’s room number and laundry
preferences, she tagged the bag and called in a pickup at one of the local
laundries. Then she booked a few more theater and dinner reservations and gave
out some walking maps of the city. By the time she got back to her brochure, it
was around three in the afternoon.
“Nine a.m.
island time,” she said, dialing the resort’s number.
It rang and
rang. No one picked up. No one picked up an hour later, either. Finally, around
five o’clock her time, a groggy voice drawled into the phone.
“Whatchu want?”
About
the Author:
USA Today bestselling author,
Jamie K. Schmidt, writes erotic contemporary love stories and paranormal
romances. Her Club Inferno series from
Random House’s Loveswept line has hit both the Amazon and Barnes & Noble
top one hundred lists. She has two
other series with Loveswept: Hawaii Heat, in which the first book Life’s A
Beach will be out in January 2016, and The Sentinels of Babylon, about members
of vigilante Motorcycle Club and their old ladies, which is scheduled for
summer 2016. Her dragon paranormal romance series from Entangled Publishing,
has been called “fun and quirky” and “endearing.” Partnered with New York Times
bestselling author and former porn actress, Jenna Jameson, Jamie’s hardcover
debut, SPICE, continues Jenna’s FATE trilogy.
An avid knitter and jewelry maker,
Jamie is never bored. She can often be
found with a mug of tea on the computer flanked by her little dogs & fluffy
white cat.
You can follow her on twitter at
@Jamiekswriter and her author page on
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EmergingQueens/
When she's not writing or
crafting, Jamie loves playing games, everything from board games to strategy
card games, console and online MMORPGs.
Facebook www.facebook.com/jamie.k.schmidt.1
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/jamiekswriter
Website http://jamiekschmidt.weebly.com/
Pinterest http://pinterest.com/jamiekswriter/
Interview
Tell us your latest news?
When and why did you begin writing? I always liked to create my own stories. I have been writing since I was a little
girl.
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When
I wrote my first novel.
What inspired you to write your first book? It was a
Star Trek fan fiction
Do you have a specific writing style? Sexy and
Funny.
How did you come up with the title? It’s a play on words for another saying that
sounds like Life’s a Beach.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp? Sometimes you have to lose it all to find it all.
How much of the book is realistic? All of it.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life? I took a trip to Maui
with my family so that’s where a lot of the setting comes from.
What books have most influenced your life most? The ones that you can open up and lose
yourself for hours in.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor? Stephen King and Anne Lamotte
What book are you reading now? Forged by Desire by
Bec McMaster
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest? Grace Draven and Lindsay Buroker
What are your current projects? My new series, Sentinels of Babylon, is a
motorcycle club romance. The first book,
Necessary Evil will be out in July of 2016 and the sequel to Life’s A Beach –
Beach Happens will be published in Spetember.
What would you like my readers to know? Writers love reviews. If you liked a book,
please leave a review and tell someone who you think would like the book also
about it.
Tour
giveaway
1 luau swag bag to a random
person signed up on Jamie’s mailing list through her weebly website.
Sign up is on the home page: http://jamiekschmidt.weebly.com/
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