Book 7 Longing for Love
All his training never prepared him for this kind of shock and ahhhhh…
Series favorite Tiffany Sturgil steals the spotlight in Longing for Love as her new boutique Naughty & Nice opens in downtown Gansett, right in time for the annual spring Race Week festivities.
Finally divorced and ready for a new beginning, Tiffany wonders if sexy Police Chief Blaine Taylor thinks of her as often as she thinks of him since their explosive encounter last fall.
Back then, he directed her to call him the second she was officially divorced, but the opening of her store and her unconventional advertising “campaign” have put the island’s lingerie queen at odds with the town’s top cop.
Despite their clashes, when these two finally get together after months of steamy buildup, readers will need to keep a fire extinguisher close at hand!
Blaine has been burned in the past by love affairs gone wrong, and he’s wary about risking too much too soon.
But he quickly discovers that Tiffany’s sarcastic rejoinders and bitter outer shell hide a badly wounded heart of gold.
He also discovers she’s a “sex-toy fraud” and convinces her she can’t possibly sell the merchandise without trying it out first…
While he finds himself thinking of her all the time, the mayor is after him to curb her sexy advertising and his mother worries that Blaine has taken on another “project” who will break his heart.
As Blaine and Tiffany fight for their happily ever after, readers’ favorite characters from past books are back for more island adventures.
Joe and Janey return to Gansett for the summer and discover the big secret his mother has been keeping.
Evan learns that Grace hasn’t told her parents about him.
Stephanie’s restaurant is ready to open in the renovated Sand & Surf.
Dan keeps showing up to “visit” Kara at work, Mac is worried about Maddie’s upcoming meeting with her deadbeat dad and a Race Week catastrophe reminds everyone what’s really important.
Gansett Island takes a decidedly erotic turn in this seventh book! If hot, sexy men in uniform cavorting with hot, sexy women who sell sex toys for a living aren’t your thing, this book might not be for you!
Main Characters:
*Tiffany Chester Sturgil, owner of Naughty & Nice boutique, mother of Ashleigh Strugil, ex-wife of Jim Sturgil.
*Blaine Taylor, chief, Gansett Island Police.
*Indicates recurring throughout the series
Supporting Characters:
*Patty, clerk, Naughty & Nice.
*Wyatt Abrams, patrolman trainee, Gansett Island Police.
*Josh Harrelson, sound engineer in Nashville.
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan, Grace’s parents.
Evelyn, secretary, Gansett Island Police Department.
Mona, executive assistant to Mayor Chet Upton.
Chet Upton, mayor, Gansett Island.
Verna Upton, wife of Chet.
*Jim Sturgil, ex-husband of Tiffany Sturgil, father of Ashleigh Sturgil.
*Kara Ballard, manages a launch service in the Great Salt Pond from McCarthy’s Marina.
*Dan Torrington, celebrity defense attorney, writing a book about working to free unjustly incarcerated individuals.
*Captain Seamus O’Grady, involved with Carolina Cantrell in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Mac McCarthy, Jr., married to Maddie Chester in FOOL FOR LOVE, father of Thomas McCarthy in MAID FOR LOVE, father of Hailey McCarthy in FALLING FOR LOVE.
*Maddie McCarthy, mother of Thomas, married to Mac McCarthy in FOOL FOR LOVE, mother of Hailey McCarthy in FALLING FOR LOVE.
*Daisy Babson, housekeeper, McCarthy’s Gansett Inn, friend of Maddie’s.
*Truck Henry, Daisy’s abusive boyfriend.
*Libby, volunteer paramedic, manager of the Beachcomber Hotel.
*Dr. David Lawrence, medical director, Gansett Island Clinic.
*Victoria, nurse practitioner/midwife, Gansett Island Clinic.
*Rebecca, owns the diner in South Harbor.
*Linda McCarthy, grandmother of Thomas McCarthy in MAID FOR LOVE and Hailey McCarthy in FALLING FOR LOVE.
*Billy Weyland, owner, Island Gym.
*Carolina Cantrell, involved with Seamus O’Grady in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Janey McCarthy Cantrell, married to Joe Cantrell in READY FOR LOVE.
*Joe Cantrell, married to Janey McCarthy Cantrell in READY FOR LOVE.
*Big Mac McCarthy, grandfather of Thomas McCarthy in MAID FOR LOVE and Hailey McCarthy in FALLING FOR LOVE.
*Steve Jacobson, captain of sailboat Shadow Dancer.
*Laura McCarthy, manager of the Sand & Surf Hotel, engaged to Owen Lawry and mother of Holden Newsome in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Mason Johns, chief, Gansett Island Fire Department.
*Owen Lawry, engaged to Laura McCarthy and stepfather of Holden Newsome in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Holden Francis Newsome, Laura’s son with ex-husband Justin Newsome, stepson of Owen Lawry, born in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Sarah Lawry, Owen’s mother.
*Charlie Grandchamp, Stephanie’s stepfather, freed from prison in HOPING FOR LOVE, working at the Sand & Surf Hotel in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Francine Chester, grandmother of Ashleigh Sturgil, Thomas McCarthy and Hailey McCarthy in FALLING FOR LOVE, engaged to Ned Saunders in FALLING FOR LOVE.
*Ned Saunders, engaged to Francine in FALLING FOR LOVE.
Mrs. Taylor, Blaine’s mother.
*Stephanie Logan, engaged to Grant McCarthy in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Grace Ryan, involved with Evan McCarthy in HOPING FOR LOVE.
*Sydney Donovan, married to Luke Harris in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Jenny Wilks, lighthouse keeper.
*Grant McCarthy, engaged to Stephanie Logan in SEASON FOR LOVE.
Dylan Torrington, Dan’s late brother, Army ranger killed in Afghanistan.
*Evan McCarthy, owner of Island Breeze Records in SEASON FOR LOVE, involved with Grace Ryan in HOPING FOR LOVE.
*Shane McCarthy, estranged husband of Courtney McCarthy.
*Luke Harris, married to Sydney Donovan in SEASON FOR LOVE.
*Linc Mercier, commander, Coast Guard Station, Gansett Island.
*Royal Atkinson, Gansett Island Town Councilor.
*Chloe Dennis, owner of Curl Up & Dye Hair Salon, South Harbor.
Places:
Naughty & Nice, owned by Tiffany Sturgil in South Harbor
Island Breeze Records, studio opened by Evan McCarthy on Gansett Island
Island Gym, South Harbor
Stephanie’s Bistro, owned by Stephanie Logan in the Sand & Surf Hotel
Sand & Surf Hotel, reopens in LONGING FOR LOVE
Curl Up & Dye Hair Salon, owned by Chloe Dennis in South Harbor
Gansett Island Soundtrack:
“Hotel California/Hotel Sand & Surf”
LONGING FOR LOVE Headlines:
Grace hasn’t told her parents about Evan!
Jim threatens to ruin Tiffany and her new store!
Blaine saves Daisy from a domestic assault!
Seamus resigns from the ferry company because he can’t be with Carolina!
Kara agrees to go with Dan to Stephanie’s grand opening!
Seamus is in love with Carolina! She agrees to consider talking to Joe about what she wants!
Blaine buys furniture for Tiffany!
Big Mac will be with Maddie when she sees her father!
An outbreak of stomach flu hits the island!
Steve Jacobson needs a replacement crew for Race Week!
Meet Fire Chief Mason Johns, Coast Guard Commander Linc Mercier and Chloe Dennis, owner of the Curl Up & Dye Salon!
Charlie asks Sarah out!
Stephanie’s Bistro opens in the Sand & Surf Hotel!
Tiffany is being evicted from her store!
Blaine cares for Tiffany when she has the stomach flu!
Laura has the flu, too!
Blaine’s mother doesn’t approve of his new girlfriend!
Dan and Kara sleep together!
Carolina tells Joe she’s in love with Seamus!
Joe and Seamus work things out!
Maddie sees Bobby and asks him to give Francine a divorce!
The boat Steve, Dan, Mac, Evan and Grant are on is hit by a freighter in the fog!
Steve has been killed, Mac, Evan, Dan and Grant are later rescued!
Kara will take care of Dan while he recovers!
Blaine defends Tiffany and her store at the town council meeting!
Eight months after SEASON FOR LOVE…
Tiffany Sturgil is excited to open her new shop, Naughty & Nice, on Ocean Road, but is afraid people won’t accept a lingerie-and-novelty store on stuffy Gansett Island.
She’s also concerned about what her ex-husband, Jim, will have to say about it.
She unveils the stunning new sign for her store and takes the paper off the windows to reveal her beautiful new business, a badly needed fresh start after a painful divorce.
She’s thinking about several explosive encounters with sexy Police Chief Blaine Taylor, as she contemplates jump-starting her social life once she gets the store open.
She also needs to get some furniture to replace what Jim took when he moved out.
When she returns to the shop the next day, she discovers that someone shot paintballs at her white storefront, brand-new sign and the window displaying her inventory. She changes out of her opening day outfit into a French maid’s costume to paint over the damage.
Watching from across the street, Blaine wants to repair the damage before she saw it, but that’s the old Blaine.
The new Blaine isn’t taking on any “projects.” But he wants to see what she does about the damage to her store.
When she appears in the skimpy French maid costume with a roller and a can of paint, Blaine nearly swallows his tongue.
Then she gets to work, and he’s reminded of the night he saw her naked after she handcuffed herself to her deadbeat ex-husband.