Praline Dreams by Annette Miller is a Summertime Books Event pick #romance #paranormalromance #pnr #summerreads #giveaway
- N. N. Light
- Jun 25
- 3 min read
Title: Praline Dreams
Author: Annette Miller
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Book Blurb:
As the summer season ends, Daria Drake and her father prepare to close their ice cream shop on the Atlantic City boardwalk. After Labor Day, they’ll return to the mer-city of Tor, their home under the ocean. When a handsome man enters one day and kicks out a trio of troublemakers, Daria’s captivated but won’t chance loving a human.
Zale Monroe is the captain of the palace guard in Tor, but the queen has forced him to take a vacation. He didn’t expect to find a beautiful girl and her father being harassed in their ice cream shop. These men are trouble, but can he convince Daria of this without giving away his merman secret?
Excerpt:
He nodded toward the stage. “What’s going on here?”
She turned her head, and their lips almost touched. Heat crept up her neck to flood her face. “It’s a local band. A lot of talented people come to the boardwalk. The artists hope to sell their merchandise or pick up listeners or followers. Dreams are big here in Atlantic City.”
“What about you? Is there some hidden dream you wish to make big?”
Daria forced her attention back to the stage. “No. I’m pretty much content with my life. Dad and I come here in the summer to run Praline Dreams. Then we go back home to run the restaurant we won.”
“You’re not from here?” He continued where she shook her head. “You seem so comfortable, so at home.”
“As much as I love it here, I like my home more. I’ve been told New Jersey can be brutal in the winter with bad storms and snow.”
The band started to play, and any conversation ended. Daria breathed a mental sigh of relief as she took pictures of the performance. Now he wouldn’t be able to ask where shea and her father lived. How did one explain to a human about being a mermaid who lived in an underwater city?
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What makes your featured book a must-read?
Praline Dreams is a short read you can take to the beach or read by the pool. I believe a story about a mermaid and her father running an ice cream shop on the boardwalk during the summer is intriguing. The idea of two people being attracted to each other and thinking they can’t be together is one of the best romantic conflicts. Praline Dreams also won the International Digital Award
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Author Biography:
Annette Miller grew up in Baltimore and married an Air Force man, getting the chance to see Germany and most of the United States. Always a fan of superhero stories, science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels, she didn't discover romance until her oldest son was two. Then, she couldn't get enough. After getting introduced to tabletop role playing games, her and her husband’s characters began to develop their own stories, which obviously needed to be written. Soon, her imagination took over, and she combined her two loves. Because she loves the woods, she tries to work in a little magic and new takes on fairy tales in her stories.
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