Under The Boardwalk

Under The Boardwalk
Amie Denman

Everyone’s counting on himWith the sudden death of his father, Jack Hamilton finds himself running the family amusement park, Starlight Point. His first job? Balance the books, and that means raising the rent for vendors like baker Augusta Murphy.Gus won’t accept the new contract…not without a fight. She rallies the other vendors and sets out to negotiate with Jack. At least, she tries. How do you play hardball with a man who’s charming and kind and still grieving? Gus needs to figure it out fast, because the closer she gets to Jack, the more she risks losing everything.

Everyone’s counting on him

With the sudden death of his father, Jack Hamilton finds himself running the family amusement park, Starlight Point. His first job? Balance the books, and that means raising the rent for vendors like baker Augusta Murphy.

Gus won’t accept the new contract...not without a fight. She rallies the other vendors and sets out to negotiate with Jack. At least, she tries. How do you play hardball with a man who’s charming and kind and still grieving? Gus needs to figure it out fast, because the closer she gets to Jack, the more she risks losing everything.

Fifteen seconds went by. Or twenty. It was hard to keep track.

Her feelings were like the cotton candy they sold in bags on the midway. Delicious but delicate. They would melt away in a second.

She released him and stepped back, pushing him away with light fingers.

“What are you doing, Jack?”

“Unless I’m dreaming, that was a hug. And it was the best part of my day.”

“We can’t,” she said.

“We were.”

She held her hand up in a stop-the-car gesture. “This was a mistake. It’s late. We’re both giddy and tired.”

“Didn’t feel like a mistake to me,” Jack said.

“Hugging the boss is a mistake for me. Tomorrow morning you’re the man who owns all this and I’m just a vendor for the summer.”

“So?”

She cocked her head to the side and raised an eyebrow. “Maybe you didn’t notice, but vendors aren’t exactly in the first-class cabins on your ship.”

Dear Reader (#ulink_18dd6ea7-e38d-5aa2-893d-0ef740e6b93a),

Thank you for picking up Under the Boardwalk. I hope you enjoy it! This book is dear to my heart because I love amusement parks, the sound of a carousel and summer love. During four summers back in college, I worked at an amusement park just like Starlight Point. While there, I grew up, had fun, indulged my crazy passion for roller coasters and met the love of my life. I still live near the park that inspired Starlight Point, and my husband and I enjoy going there with our children. I’m happy they love roller coasters, too!

I hope reading this book evokes a happy memory of sunshine, carousels and cake. I plan to bring you more stories from Starlight Point in the near future. In the meantime, please visit me at amiedenman.com (http://amiedenman.com), find me on Twitter, @amiedenman (https://twitter.com/amiedenman), or email me at author@amiedenman.com.

Happy reading,

Amie Denman

Under the Boardwalk

Amie Denman

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

AMIE DENMAN lives in a small town in her native Ohio with her husband and sons. She is the author of seven published contemporary romances—all of which take place by the water. Reading books was her favorite escape as a child, and growing up four houses away from the community library encouraged her addiction. When she’s not reading or writing, she enjoys gardening, biking and going for walks with her husband. The helpless victim of a lifetime of curiosity, she’s been known to chase fire trucks on her bicycle just to see what’s going on. Amie believes that everything is fun: especially roller coasters, wedding cake and falling in love. You can find Amie on Twitter, @amiedenman (https://twitter.com/amiedenman).

To my sons, Joseph and David, who love sunshine and roller coasters as much as I do.

Contents

Cover (#u9bc0d2c2-2b8e-5a37-af0e-ff9b0a154e05)

Back Cover Text (#u56395309-7bca-5708-8088-158522485e4d)

Introduction (#u6f2521b4-0fc5-5e51-bd8d-1592e75e2045)

Dear Reader (#ud66220d5-5db5-584e-8b1e-9bbf81186224)

Title Page (#uc48da4e6-509d-545a-a676-522246b7c891)

About the Author (#u94299e7c-3263-517d-a590-ee9c17bebd30)

Dedication (#u0f623561-39d8-5a87-b784-a44623c26716)

CHAPTER ONE (#u56b521b1-9c70-5d8a-88ac-d9b99e3870e1)

CHAPTER TWO (#u74fad99c-b147-53c8-8870-a9a23659c13c)

CHAPTER THREE (#uab578e2a-fe12-512b-9b07-be18031a8247)

CHAPTER FOUR (#uedc8f2a6-f495-52cb-bd87-a40f28a2eeb2)

CHAPTER FIVE (#ufdef0d25-37c0-5cab-be3b-9098124bf93e)

CHAPTER SIX (#u547b0909-e713-5f33-8466-7c505d1faf27)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#u0787f93e-c4d4-511b-91f9-75c49f04f4ae)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)