Debby Mayne’s book Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida, was a July 2009 Romantic Times Top Pick with 4-1/2 stars. Her other recent books include Peachtree Dreams (Barbour Publishing, Inc (April 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1602604142 ISBN-13: 978-1602604148), Christmas Homecoming (Barbour Publishing, Inc (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 1602605645 ISBN-13: 978-1602605640) and Be Still...and Let Your Nail Polish Dry, (Summerside Press (October 20, 2009) ISBN-10: 1935416219 ISBN-13: 978-1935416210) a devotional written with 3 other authors.
Romance Fiction and the Christian Faith
Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida is not your everyday romance. The characters are worn, scarred and carry heavy baggage on their shoulders. It is their faith alone that carries the main characters through their trials and tribulations and the last thing they can afford is romance.
Both the romance genre and Christian faith-based fiction have certain requirements and key points. Debby Mayne hits every point and perfectly molds a romance story to the lives of two strong believers in the Christian faith. The novel is suitable for summer reading and the story is meaningful and inspiring.
Love Finds You When You’re Not Looking
In Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida, readers follow the lives of a bicycle shop owner and an entrepreneur who are drawn to each other, even amidst the personal demands they face on a daily basis. Debby Mayne manages to create two main characters who are so full of life, a reader can envision them in their own best friends.
Amanda Burns owns a bicycle shop in the tourist hot-spot of Treasure Island, living with a demanding sister and dealing with the pains of her heart-breaking past, the last thing she wants is a man in her life. However, the handsome Jerry Simpson who comes by, once a year to rent a tandem bicycle, does not escape her notice. Jerry Simpson rents a bicycle not for himself, but for his ailing parents, who are sick of hearing him talk about the beautiful shop owner every year, and decide to play matchmaker.
The story captures the pain of the past and fear for the future that the characters experience, while revealing touching moments, that will captivate readers. The dialogue is light and witty and contains some laugh-out-loud moments that make for easy reading.
The Love Finds You Series
The Love Finds You series was launched in October of 2008 by Summerside Press, in hopes of setting at least one novel in each of the fifty states. The stories range from historical romance to contemporary and give readers a taste of local life across America. The Love Finds You books are available at Christian retail outlets and all Wal-Mart stores across the country. They are also available at major bookstore retailers and online retailers such as amazon.com, christianbook.com and barnesandnoble.com.
Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida fits in well with the Love Finds You series and does them justice, being the hard-to-put-down novel that it is. Not only will the novel be one of Debby Mayne’s best work, but also one of the best in the acclaimed Love Finds You Series by Summerside Press.
More From Debby Mayne
Released in 2010 is Special Mission (Heartsong Presents - ISBN 978-160260-709-5) and Portrait of Love which is set for release in June 2010 is available for pre-order on Amazon.com (Barbour Publishing (June 2010) ISBN-10: 1602609063 ISBN-13: 978-1602609068).
Publication Details for Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida
Author: Mayne, Debby
Title: Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida
Publisher: Summerside Press
Publication Date: June 1, 2009
ISBN-10: 1934770809
ISBN-13: 978-1934770801
Debby Mayne is an acclaimed author with over 25 novels and novellas in print and over 400 short stories. She has also worked as managing editor of Coping with Cancer Magazine, was a creative writing instructor for Long Ridge Writers Group and is the current Dating Feature Writer for Suite101.com.
To learn more about Debby Mayne and what she is up to now, visit her website or view her articles on Suite101 here.
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