Four Women. Four Islands. Four Love Stories.

Last fall, some writer friends and I discussed how much fun it would be to write four short novellas, all with a beach theme, all contemporary romances. A novella is simply a short novel, usually no more than 25,000 words, and it is a bit harder to write than a full-length novel. You have to write “tight,” leaving out unnecessary descriptions, thoughts, and other things that might hinder the story from being told in as few words as possible.

The picture you see is the result. The book is now available for pre-order on Amazon for only $4.99 for the e-book. Pre-order means order it now, and when it comes out, it will be delivered automatically to your device.

If you have followed my blog or looked at my Pam Harris, author, Facebook page, you know that I fell in love with th Outer Banks of North Carolina in 2018. My beach experiences in California and Florida have all been wonderful, but there was something special about the Outer Banks that I can’t describe or explain. So it was natural that I set my book there, in a little community called Duck. The inn in my story is not real, nothing more than a creation of my imagination, but most places mentioned, even the Walmart, are actual sites.

This book is clean fiction, so if you’re looking for the racy stuff, look elsewhere.  The characters in the four novellas are not linked in any way, so you’re not reading the stories of four friends or four sisters or even cousins. (Hmm, Each novella stands on its own, so you can read one entire book in a short time.

Here’s the blurb for my story:

Surf Song

Dreams don’t always work out as imagined, a fact country music singer Rachelle has learned all too well. Burned out by the demands of her singing career, she flees from Nashville to a quaint inn in the Outer Banks of North Carolina where she hopes to find peace and clarity. Registering under her real name of Holly Bellamy and sporting a new hair color and style to disguise her true identity, she revels in being just a “regular person.” When she and the inn’s owner begin to develop feelings for each other, however, her life takes a turn she never expected.

The other novellas feature an artist and gallery owner on St. Simons Island, Georgia, a dolphin cruise owner on Tybee Island, Georgia, and a wedding venue owner on Pawley’s Island, South Carolina (a Southern Breeze novella).

Interested? Here’s the link.