Romance Writers Weekly ~ Seasoned Summer ~ #LoveChatWrite

This week, on the Romance Writers Weekly blog hop, we're asked to, "How do older characters experience summer differently — and how does that shape their love stories?"

You know, this is an interesting question. My initial response was, well, they've got more baggage, but that's an oversimplification. I think, on the whole, they're less impulsive. They may be more wary, or they may be more cognizant of life's fleeting nature, and thus more determined not to waste time unnecessarily.  One of my favorite "seasoned summer" scenes takes place in the fifth Oberon book, Touch of a Vanished Hand. Marsha and Sam aren't the main characters in this book, but they definitely experience a very romantic summer--even getting engaged atop a Ferris Wheel. They're an older couple--she's mid-thirties, he's mid-forties--which (not gonna lie) seems pretty young to me, at this point. They've been in love for about a year, at this point in the series, and Sam is eager to make their relationship official. Marsha, on the other hand, is anxious. She doesn't want to make another mistake. 

Now, hop on over to Jenna Da Sie's page to find out how her older characters experience summer!

Touch of a Vanished Hand

Oberon Series, Book 5

Sinead Quinn has always been something of a drifter.   But now, with her ex-husband trying to blackmail her, and her ex-boyfriend's widow trying to put her in jail, she has no choice but to go to ground.  What better place to hide than with your family?   After all, what are sisters for?  Especially when you're a twin.

 But the first rule of hiding out, is to keep a low profile.  And that does not mean kissing your sister's boyfriend (even if he can't tell the two of you apart); rescuing a troubled teen; or taking a highly visible job as hostess of Oberon's most celebrated new inn.

 Adam Sasso has always dreamed big.  But big dreams beget big complications.  First, his goal to turn the vineyard he inherited from his grandfather into a world-class winery is threatened by a mysterious saboteur.  Next, his plan to run the finest bed & breakfast Oberon has ever seen, is broadsided by a hostess who wants to run him.  Finally, it seems his fondest wish, of finding love-everlasting with the soul mate of his dreams, is about to go up in smoke when he can't convince her that they're destined to be together.

 This summer, it's going to take all the wizardry in Oberon to craft a happy ending for the drifter and the dreamer.

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