A GIRL, A GUY...A LITTLE INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE!
Morgan Callahan knew this would be the summer from hell. Why shouldn't it be? It would fit in perfectly with the rest of her life. This spring alone, Morgan had broken her leg on the way to the Prom, and her mother had married a boring engineering professor. Now, with her mother going off on a honeymoon trip to some remote village in India, Morgan was being pawned off for the summer on a father that she barely knew.
Morgan had no way of knowing that her summer in Aruba would be filled with South American drug lords, CIA operatives, the discovery of her real father, a lizard named Fred, and –most surprising of all– romance.
This breezy romance captures the ups and downs of teenage emotions without burdening readers with heavy drama. The setting is beautifully but simply described, the plot moves swiftly, the romance is just this side of hot, and the danger is scary. Suggest this to teens looking for a light, fun beach read.
Tess Lindsay has spent most of her life on the remote Isle of May, uncertain of her identity. Raised by the two sole inhabitants of the island, she is left to fend for herself after their deaths, until a stranger washes ashore in a storm. Tess pulls him from the surf, not knowing that in saving the Highlander she is saving herself.
If good looks and a taste for adventure are a curse, Colin Macpherson is destined for ruin. Until he ends up a castaway on Tess's windswept island, he's been roaming the seas, seeking fame, fortune –and a different girl in every port. But his fascination for this strong-willed lass goes beyond her wild beauty, intriguing him as no girl ever has.
As Colin gains her trust, Tess reveals what little she knows about herself and her past. From her scant clues, though, Colin comes to one conclusion: he must return Tess to the mainland to reclaim her birthright, even if it means losing her to a destiny that does not include him.