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The Seacrest
by Aaron
Paul Lazar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
They
say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Finn
McGraw disagrees.
He
was just seventeen when he had a torrid summer affair with the girl who stole
his heart—and then inexplicably turned on him. Finn may have moved on with his
life, but he’s never forgotten her.
Now,
ten years later, he’s got more than his lost love to worry about. A horrific
accident turns his life upside down, resurrecting the ghosts of his long-dead
family and taking the lives of the few people he has left.
Finn
always believed his estranged brother was responsible for the fire that killed
their family—but an unexpected inheritance with a mystery attached throws
everything he knows into doubt.
And
on top of that, the beguiling daughter of his wealthy employer has secrets of
her own. But the closer he gets, the harder she pushes him away.
The
Seacrest is a story of intrigue and betrayal, of secrets and second chances—and
above all, of a love that never dies.
EXCERPT
July 2, 1997
I’ll never forget the day I fell in love with her.
There she stood, all tall and lanky, dark hair blowing in
the breeze as if it loved caressing her face.
She held a beach ball and faced the sea.
She was sixteen.
That’s all it took. That one salty, sandy, sunshiny
day—forever staked in my memory.
Her father had claimed a spot on Paines Creek Beach, right
next to ours. They laid out a red-and-white striped blanket and matching
umbrella with beach chairs, a cooler filled with watermelon and soda, and white
paper bags that smelled of fries and burgers.
I’d settled on a beach towel next to my grandfather, Dex
McGraw, surreptitiously watching them.
Gramps sat beside me, drinking from a cold thermos of gin
and ice, his favorite. He sat with his shirt off and long legs stretched out,
his head back and shaggy silver-blond hair glinting in the sun. He always told
me his time was “before the hippies,” but I had a feeling he would have made a
good one. He was one helluva rebel. And he always stood up for what was right,
no matter what.
He saw me watching the girl and casually appraised her, gray
eyes slit and his head nodding in approval. With a low whisper, he turned to
me. “Pretty girl.”
I know I blushed, because at sixteen that’s all I seemed to
do when girls were involved. “Yeah. I guess.” I traced circles in the sand with
my forefinger. The sun burned the skin on my back and shoulders, although I’d
slathered plenty of sunscreen on earlier at my mother’s insistence.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Aaron Paul
Lazar writes to soothe his soul. An award-winning author of three addictive
mystery series, writing books, and a new love story, Aaron enjoys the Genesee
Valley countryside in upstate New York, where his characters embrace life, play
with their dogs and grandkids, grow sumptuous gardens, and chase bad guys.
Visit his website at http://www.lazarbooks.com and watch for his upcoming
Twilight Times Books releases, SANCTUARY (2014), and VIRTUOSO (2014).
Links:
Connect with
Aaron Lazar:
LEGARDE
MYSTERIES: http://www.lazarbooks.com/guslegardemysteries.htm
UPSTAGED
(print, eBook, audio book)
TREMOLO: CRY
OF THE LOON (print, eBook, audio book)
MAZURKA
(print, eBook, audio book)
FIRESONG
(print, eBook, audio book)
DON’T LET THE
WIND CATCH YOU (print, eBook, audio book)
VIRTUOSO
(~2014)
MOORE
MYSTERIES:
http://www.lazarbooks.com/sammooremysteries.htm
TERROR COMES
KNOCKING (print, eBook, audio book)
FOR KEEPS
(print, eBook, audio book)
TALL PINES
MYSTERIES:
http://www.lazarbooks.com/tallpinesmysteries.htm
ESSENTIALLY
YOURS (print, eBook, audio book)
SANCTUARY
(2014)
MURDER ON THE
SACANDAGA (~2014)
STANDALONES:
THE SEACREST
(coming fall of 2013)
WRITING
ADVICE:
http://www.lazarbooks.com/forwriters.htm
AWARDS:
Double
Forté
Tremolo: cry
of the loon –
For the Birds
2012 Carolyn Howard-Johnson's Top 10 Reads
Essentially
Yours
2013 EPIC Book Awards, FINALIST in Suspense
2013 Eric
Hoffer Da Vinci Eye Award Finalist
Healey’s Cave
2012 EPIC
Book Awards WINNER Best Paranormal
2011 Finalist for Allbooks Review Editor's Choice
Terror Comes Knocking
For Keeps
Amazon
Link: http://amzn.to/16pjh4i
Smashwords
Link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/369357
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/17dYYY8
You can find the tour schedule at http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2013/10/virtual-super-book-blast-tour-seacrest.html
Thanks so much for having me here today. Not sure what happened to my comment yesterday, so I apologize for being a day late! Happy reading! - Aaron
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