Shoulder Season: A Funny Romance in the Lake Michigan Lodge Series

Book excerpt: Wise-cracking innkeeper Kay and Daniel, her mysterious final guest have one thing in common - their worlds are falling apart! Snowed in over the holidays, can they work together to dig out of the mess their lives have become?What's the biggest fixer-upper on Lake Michigan? Is it rustic Kerby Lodge? Or its reluctant young owner, diamond-in-the-rough Kay Kerby? A rambling vintage tourist lodge nestled in a sunny bay is the only home wise-cracking Kay Kerby has ever known. As far as Kay is concerned, the best season begins when the last lodger packs up their sunscreen and novelty t-shirts and goes home - shoulder season. As Thanksgiving and Christmas near, storms are looming over Lake Michigan. An epic snowstorm pounds the coastline, and a blizzard of bills and taxes threaten to bury the family lodge her parents worked so hard to build. But the storms she doesn't see coming are the volatile unpredictable Mayne brothers. The first is her reclusive final guest of the season, Daniel, a surly cloud of dark curls who just wants to be left alone. Kay is happy to oblige him until a freak accident and record-breaking blizzard leave them holed up together over the holidays. Trapped behind walls of snow, Kay finds herself confiding long-distance with Daniel's younger brother Luke, a nomadic school teacher wandering rootless from job to job. Forced to face their broken dreams together, Kay and Daniel forge an uneasy alliance and set out on a journey of reclamation that changes both their lives. Kay finds herself entangled, not only with Daniel, but also Luke. One brother makes her laugh, and the other just makes her crazy.In this smart, warm, uplifting tale of renovation, redemption and romance, a rustic old lodge on Lake Michigan isn't the only thing that gets a second chance.