Books on the Burner
Books on the Burner
Skylar Masey
Skylar Masey
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Romance Author
Romance Author
PERFECTION NOT REQUIRED
2005 Love at First Sight Finalist
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY AN EDITOR
Dara Carlton thought total public humiliation and a
subsequent break-up with her boyfriend was the worst thing
that could happen. Then her mother discovered she’d been
“living in sin.” As a result, Dara is forced to join her on a girls’
get-away so they can reconnect. There’s just one problem in
paradise, other than enduring her menopausal mother,
“Bonding at the Beach” is an in depth intimate couples get
away.
The upside is hunky hometown boy, Ken Sexton, who can
help keep her mom off her back. However, his model perfect
smile makes Dara want to forget all about her ex and start
devising ways to entice the yummy lifeguard.
What she doesn’t know is that he’s got a secret agenda. He’s
really Kendall Gregory, a relationship expert with the number
one best selling self-help guide in America. His mission is to
learn everything he can about a participant in the workshop
for his new behind the scenes expose.
Dara just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.
Kendall never conceived he’d honestly want to help his
“guinea pig”. Neither of them counted on falling in love, or
having to come clean when the gig was up.
Love holds the key to both their dreams come true, it’s just up
to them to take the plunge.
2005 Love at First Sight Finalist
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY AN EDITOR
Dara Carlton thought total public humiliation and a
subsequent break-up with her boyfriend was the worst thing
that could happen. Then her mother discovered she’d been
“living in sin.” As a result, Dara is forced to join her on a girls’
get-away so they can reconnect. There’s just one problem in
paradise, other than enduring her menopausal mother,
“Bonding at the Beach” is an in depth intimate couples get
away.
The upside is hunky hometown boy, Ken Sexton, who can
help keep her mom off her back. However, his model perfect
smile makes Dara want to forget all about her ex and start
devising ways to entice the yummy lifeguard.
What she doesn’t know is that he’s got a secret agenda. He’s
really Kendall Gregory, a relationship expert with the number
one best selling self-help guide in America. His mission is to
learn everything he can about a participant in the workshop
for his new behind the scenes expose.
Dara just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.
Kendall never conceived he’d honestly want to help his
“guinea pig”. Neither of them counted on falling in love, or
having to come clean when the gig was up.
Love holds the key to both their dreams come true, it’s just up
to them to take the plunge.
BLITZ ME BABY (formerly LOVEMAKER)
2007 Polar Passions 2nd Place Winner
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY AN AGENT & EDITOR
Love consultant Afra Dytte transplants herself in Manhattan
determined to shush the gossipmongers back home in
Swansea, GA. But her rosy do-or-die outlook fishtails when
she smacks headlong into E. Ross, her stiff competition for
the prestigious Golden Arrow award.
Eric Ross, a washed-up NFL player turned matchmaker, is out
to prove he can roll with life's dirty punches, personally and
professionally. But he naively stakes his business against
Afra's in a showdown of love-life expertise and flounders.
Analytical to the buzzer, he can't figure whether Afra's really
charmed by the Gods of if he's throwing the game due to
outside interference—namely his perfect match breathing
down his neck to snag the whole kit-n-caboodle plus his heart.
2007 Polar Passions 2nd Place Winner
CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY AN AGENT & EDITOR
Love consultant Afra Dytte transplants herself in Manhattan
determined to shush the gossipmongers back home in
Swansea, GA. But her rosy do-or-die outlook fishtails when
she smacks headlong into E. Ross, her stiff competition for
the prestigious Golden Arrow award.
Eric Ross, a washed-up NFL player turned matchmaker, is out
to prove he can roll with life's dirty punches, personally and
professionally. But he naively stakes his business against
Afra's in a showdown of love-life expertise and flounders.
Analytical to the buzzer, he can't figure whether Afra's really
charmed by the Gods of if he's throwing the game due to
outside interference—namely his perfect match breathing
down his neck to snag the whole kit-n-caboodle plus his heart.
DECODER & THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY
To cope with the death of his beloved grandfather, Artie
Quinbee retreats into their shared world—old-time radio—
where he uses multiple personas to buffer reality. Stuck in
the past as he is, two day-to-day factors still can’t be
overshadowed—ninth grade and Leslie Bowyer, the girl who
makes his heart tha-thump in hormonal overdrive.
Leslie is Artie’s intellectual match, give or take a point, if you
factor in her twenty-first century know-how. Cell phones,
computers, and instant messengering—she’s got it all down
pat. The one thing she can’t out maneuver are double-
teaming bullies who steal her homework. So Artie steps in to
save the day and unintentionally prompts Leslie to see him as
more than the geek in his own little world parked one seat
over.
When romantically inclined codes begin to appear wherever
Artie goes, he suspects Leslie. Until a student gets roughed up
for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Determined to
stop the culprit, the duo mixes old world sleuthing and a
touch of techno-savvy to decipher the clues in a race to
unmask the mysterious mastermind. Things turn ugly when
E=MC² sets deadly sights on Leslie, then blackmails Artie to
break the code of conduct by fixing a test. For him, true love
is worth saving at any price…because the hero always gets his
girl. But will Leslie get her guy or a host of leading men?
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To cope with the death of his beloved grandfather, Artie
Quinbee retreats into their shared world—old-time radio—
where he uses multiple personas to buffer reality. Stuck in
the past as he is, two day-to-day factors still can’t be
overshadowed—ninth grade and Leslie Bowyer, the girl who
makes his heart tha-thump in hormonal overdrive.
Leslie is Artie’s intellectual match, give or take a point, if you
factor in her twenty-first century know-how. Cell phones,
computers, and instant messengering—she’s got it all down
pat. The one thing she can’t out maneuver are double-
teaming bullies who steal her homework. So Artie steps in to
save the day and unintentionally prompts Leslie to see him as
more than the geek in his own little world parked one seat
over.
When romantically inclined codes begin to appear wherever
Artie goes, he suspects Leslie. Until a student gets roughed up
for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Determined to
stop the culprit, the duo mixes old world sleuthing and a
touch of techno-savvy to decipher the clues in a race to
unmask the mysterious mastermind. Things turn ugly when
E=MC² sets deadly sights on Leslie, then blackmails Artie to
break the code of conduct by fixing a test. For him, true love
is worth saving at any price…because the hero always gets his
girl. But will Leslie get her guy or a host of leading men?
Read Excerpt Listen to Prologue
© Copyright K.D. Smith 2006 - Present
| Mock cover I created & have used on my pitch cards to make a visual punch! Hi yah! Take that unsuspecting agents & editors! |
| A daydreamy sketch I drew to simulate Dara's in Perfection Not Required. |
