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Call It Paradise

Victoria_Brooks

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Reads 1,962
Votes 52
Parts 14
Time 2h 37m

Victoria_Brooks

1980s 80s adventure antigua caribbean chicklit conflict duranduran family island love rio romance sailboat sailing simonlebon summer summerlove summerromance summervacation tropicalisland truelove

Kathy is vacationing in Antigua, a tiny island in the Caribbean she visits every year with her family. While taking a walk to the beach, she stumbles upon Simon, a man she's never seen around before. As he is tending to his sailboat, they catch each other's eye. Curiosity is sparked and when they finally meet, he offers to take her out sailing. The rest is history as they fall quickly and passionately in love.

But it's not that easy for Kathy. She's already got a boyfriend, though she wishes she didn't. Plus, her family isn't happy about her seeing Simon and instead want her to marry rich and well, continuing on the large family corporation in the big city. Will Kathy allow her family to dictate her love life and ultimately, her future or will she choose the man of her dreams?

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A Simon Le Bon (or Simon Le Boat, if you will) fanfiction. Simon Le Bon is the lead singer of Duran Duran.

If you like light, fluffy, feel-good romance with a beautiful backdrop, this is the story for you.All Rights Reserved

1980s 80s adventure antigua caribbean chicklit conflict duranduran family island love rio romance sailboat sailing simonlebon summer summerlove summerromance summervacation tropicalisland truelove

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(Featured Story September 2017) Allison is spending the summer on picturesque Peaks Island, Maine where she is the caretaker for her Aunt Meredith's exquisite beach house. While her intention is to hide-away in the small caretaker's cottage and write her first novel, she begins a relationship with a sweet ferry operator named Kevin. Kevin's rugged New England manner appeals to Allison just as a remote culture appeals to an anthropologist. Allison has grown to love the easy lifestyle and the natural beauty of the rocky coastal island. Things change when a handsome, confident New Englander named Greg Marshall inquires about renting the house. She finds herself completely flustered by his looks and smooth manner. Yet as her attraction for him grows, her life on Peak's Island begins to fall apart. First Allison almost drowns at their private beach. Then her personal journal goes missing and she begins receiving threatening texts. She senses she's being watched and a series of coincidences seem to confirm that she, in fact, may be in danger. Peaks Island is a romantic and humorous love story with a hint of suspense.