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Smile Like You Mean It

(2015)
(The seventh book in the Summer Lake series)
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Renee Nichols returned to Summer Lake because she had nowhere left to turn. Her marriage, the charity she spent her life building, her entire life - they were all shattered when her husband was arrested. She's getting by, even if barely standing on her own two feet. She has a job, even if it's not the greatest. She has her childhood home to live in, even if it's barely livable.

Gabe Morgan is back in town, too - even if he's only visiting. Every time she gets around him her heart rate and her temperature soar, but that's just her overactive imagination, isn't it? He might be even hotter now than he was in high school, but he's still the town's golden boy. He's the town doctor's son, she's the town drunk's daughter. He's one of life's good guys, he'll help her out because it's what he does. But that's all.

Gabe Morgan has been spending as much time as he can back in Summer Lake - though he couldn't tell you why. He's a partner in a successful firm of trial attorneys in New York City. He's gone out and conquered the world as he always knew he would. So why is it every time he comes home to the lake, he feels like a failure? He's achieved so much, but he hasn't found happiness.

Running into Renee again has made him question everything. She told him that love, family, and happiness are the most important things in life. He's starting to agree - but will she be the one to help him find them?

The Summer Lake contemporary romance series follows a group of friends from a small lakeside town in the California hills. They have kept in touch over the years and now, in their early thirties, their lives are drawing them back to Summer Lake and to each other.

This book is intended for adult readers 18+

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Summer Lake
Love Like You've Never Been Hurt - Emma and Jack
Work Like You Don't Need the Money - Pete and Holly
Dance Like Nobody's Watching - Missy and Dan
Fly Like You've Never Been Grounded - Smoke and Laura
Laugh Like You've Never Cried - Michael and Megan
Sing Like Nobody's Listening - Kenzie and Chase
Smile Like You Mean It - Gabe and Renee
The Wedding Dance - Missy and Dan's Wedding
Chasing Tomorrow - Ben's backstory with Charlotte
Dream Like Nothing's Impossible - April and Eddie
Ride Like You've Never Fallen - Nate and Lily
Live Like There's No Tomorrow - Ben's story
The Wedding Flight - Smoke and Laura's Wedding

Summer Lake Seasons
The Summer Lake Seasons series is a return to the small town readers fell in love with. It features new couples as they meet and fall in love, and gives a chance to catch up with old friends.

Take These Broken Wings
Is the first in the series - there are several more to come.

Remington Ranch series
Meet the sexy brothers of Remington Ranch! Just like in SJ's Summer Lake Romance series you can expect a story that is both sweet and steamy!

Mason
Shane
Carter
Beau
Four Weddings and a Vendetta

A Chance and a Hope series
These are NOT meant to be read as standalone stories and need to be read in order.

Book 1: Chance Encounter
Book 2: Finding Hope
Book 3: Give Hope a Chance

The Hamiltons Series
This series follows the Hamilton family in California wine country. If you recognize the name Hamilton it's because this is Smoke's family who own one of the largest wine growing and distribution businesses in the country. In this set of connected stand-alone books you will meet Smoke's brother and sister as well as a couple of cousins.

Red Wine and Roses
Champagne and Daisies
Marsala and Magnolias
Prosecco and Peonies

The Davenports Series
The latest series featuring Hope's cousins, the sexy brothers, of the Billionaire Davenport family.

Oscar
TJ
Reid


Genre: Romantic Suspense

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