3 Ridiculously Romantic, Hugely Hilarious Full-Length Novels + Loads of Super Fun Bonus Materials by international bestselling author Melanie Summers
THE HONEYMOONER From bestselling author Melanie Summers comes the wickedly funny, ridiculously romantic spinoff of her highly-acclaimed Crown Jewels Series… Libby Dewitt lives by the motto ‘if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.’ She’s finally about to start her dream life with her steady-as-a-rock fiancé, Richard Tomy. Together, they’re the perfect power couple—right down to the fact that he’s agreed to use their honeymoon to help further her career in mergers and acquisitions. But ten minutes before the wedding, her dreams dissolve via text message.
Devastated and humiliated, Libby escapes to Paradise Bay alone. She’s got two goals for her trip: to devise a plan to get Richard back and to convince resort owner Harrison Banks to sell his property to her company. Unfortunately, when she arrives, she discovers that tall, dark, and built Harrison is not about to make anything easy for her.
Instead, he derails her plans while at the same time, bringing out a side of Libby she’s kept carefully tucked away—a carefree, adrenaline junkie. After a few days together, Harrison’s got her wondering if the life she always wanted was meant for some other girl. Suddenly, Libby must decide which version of herself she wants to be.
Will she go back to her comfortable, safe life, or risk everything to be with the only man who’s ever made her feel truly alive?
WHISKED AWAY
An irresistibly romantic, delightfully funny tale of love, passion, books, and food…
2019 READER’S FAVORITE AWARD BRONZE MEDAL WINNER
At twenty-seven years old, Emma Banks has big plans for her life. After graduating from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, she’s ready to take her place as head chef at one of her family’s resort restaurants. But upon arrival at Paradise Bay, she’s shuffled off to the resort’s new private island getaway, where she’ll be stuck catering to the rich and shameless. Her first assignment is to serve Pierce Davenport, an infuriatingly arrogant writer with a palate that’s about as adventurous as a plain boiled potato.
Putting Pierce and Emma together is like combining orange juice and toothpaste. Will their differences be their ruin or will they be the secret ingredient to each other’s success?
THE SUITE LIFE
A laugh-out-loud tale of a single mum and the man who restores her faith in love……
Twenty-six-year-old single mum Brianna Lewis (a.k.a. Bree) doesn’t believe in fairy tales—not after being abandoned by the father of daughter, Isabelle. A law student by day and concierge by night, Bree’s determined to give Isabelle the life she never had. Suddenly finding herself in dire straits, she converts her garden shed into a rental suite in hopes of climbing out of the financial hole she’s in. But when the only person interested in renting the suite turns out to be to Leopold Davenport, the ridiculously good-looking co-worker she loves to hate, she knows she must choose between being happy and being broke. But as she gets to know him, she discovers there may be more to him than flirty smiles and empty charm.
Can Leopold make the leap from ultimate playboy to become the man Bree needs in her life?
Will Bree allow herself to believe in happily-ever-afters or will she play it safe and hang a do-not-disturb sign on her heart?
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Three laugh-out-loud funny, swoon-worthy novels that will keep you flipping the pages at record speed while dreaming of a beach vacation. I loved each novel as well as the cast of characters. I was so glad I downloaded the box set because as soon as I finished one book, I couldn’t wait to begin the next!
The Honeymooner – Libby DeWitt has been looking forward to being Mrs. Richard Tomy but when dumps her – via text – on their wedding day she goes on their honeymoon alone. She meets Reef, a seemingly carefree employee of the resort and hits it off with him, despite her fears that he may take advantage of her. She has also decided to combine business with pleasure (which she was planning to do on her real honeymoon anyway) and meet with the resort owner, Harrison Banks, to see about a plan for revitalizing (or selling to her company) the failing resort. Will Libby take a chance on love again? Will her fledgling romance with Reef be able to survive when she learns of the secret he is keeping from her?
This is technically a spin-off of Melanie Summers’ Crown Jewels series but can absolutely be read as a standalone. I enjoyed this book very much. It was chock-full of my kind of humor and had nice touches of romance in it, too. I liked Libby and am looking forward very much to the next book in this series.
Whisked Away – The second in the Crown Jewels spin-off of Paradise Bay. In The Honeymooner, we got to meet Harrison Banks, owner/operator of Paradise Bay resort. During the course of that, we also get to meet his sister, Emma, who is the MC of this book. Emma has completed culinary school and is returning to the Benevente Islands to take her place as head chef of one of the resort’s illustrious restaurants. Emma receives a head chef position all right, but it turns out not to be all it’s cracked up to be.
Pierce Davenport has created one of the best loved book series in recent memory. Now a lot of people are clamoring for the final installment, including Pierce’s editor and the powers that be at the cable network that has been airing a miniseries of Pierce’s story. Unfortunately, Pierce has been unable to complete the story. He decides he needs to be free of distractions to finally finish his story the way he wants. He decides to book into the private retreat in the Benevente Islands to concentrate. What will happen when Pierce and Emma need to interact with each other? Pick up Whisked Away today and find out!
I very much enjoyed this book. I found the quality and quantity of the humor at least on par with (if not excelling) Ms. Summers’ other works. I especially liked Emma’s best friend, Priya. I hope she gets a book of her own down the line. I always have a good time when I read a Melanie Summers book and this was no exception. I can’t wait for my next trip back to Paradise Bay.
The Suite Life – Leo is the wealthy layabout who has been cutoff from his family’s money after one too many wrong indiscretions. To find his way back into the fold, he must become a functional adult for six months. Bree is a single mother studying to become a lawyer while also dealing with her sister’s upcoming wedding, trying to keep her momzilla at bay from trying to marry her off, too, as Bree has no intention of doing anything of the kind. Then Rosy hires Leo and Bree becomes his direct supervisor, presenting a problem for her because she assumes Leo is everything she claims to hate in a person.
This is a great addition to the Paradise Bay series that I very much enjoyed reading and I look forward to the next to come from this author.
I found this boxed set well-written, highly entertaining, witty, and romantic.
The Honeymooner: A entertaining romantic novel, this book had me smiling and laughing throughout the reading of it. I was appalled at myself as I laughed hardest at the most tragic moments of Libby’s life. This is the first book that I have read by this author and Ms. Summers really does know how to put together a story that draws the reader in from the first moments right through to the closing chapter. I could identify with Libby on so many levels. Despite having been humiliated in the worst possible way, she nevertheless keeps her head and formulates a new plan. Harrison is the complete opposite in every way. Where Libby plans every second of her life, Harrison rolls with the punches. Together they discover a chemistry neither of them anticipated and it forces both of them to open their eyes to new possibilities. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel as it is not only well written but incredibly funny and entertaining as well.
Whisked Away: The second book in this delightfully funny series, I laughed and I cried and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Emma has finally achieved her qualification as a graduate of a prestigious culinary institute and now it is time to pay her dues to her brother who sacrificed so much for her. Returning to Paradise Bay, Emma is in for a rude awakening. Instead of the homecoming and family welcome she is anticipating, she is instead, thrown in at the deep end having to take care of a celebrity guest together with an aging but very proper butler and housekeeper. Her introduction to Pierce Davenport is less than stellar but being the quirky and resourceful professional that she is, she works around his demands. Pierce quickly realizes what a fool he has been and when his ridiculous demands get the better of him, he knows he needs help and that the only person who can assist him, is Emma. A romance blossoms, but it is not at all plain sailing. Between Pierce’s “lone wolf” persona and Emma’s impishness, they find themselves making monumental relationship mistakes. This novel is well-written, entertaining, and thoroughly enjoyable.
The Suit Life: I chuckled, cringed, wept, and sighed throughout this novel as Bree and Leo struggled to find common ground. Leo has been banished by his father after a totally gauche error in judgment, whilst Bree is struggling to keep all her balls in the air as a single Mom, student, and night shift concierge. Forced into close proximity with one another, Bree is irritated and outspoken regarding the new hire. However, having him as her tenant makes her realize that she has been hasty in her judgment. Leo’s ability to have fun and create something positive out of a negative is an eye-opener for the overly serious Bree. As things get serious between them, their world comes crashing down and one despairs for the couple. The chemistry between Bree and Leo is tangible, but little Izzy’s contribution takes this novel up another notch. I thoroughly enjoyed this romantic comedy, which is a standalone and comes to a romantic and happy conclusion.
Stories of a writer, his brother and families settling in the Caribbean.
liked the stories – but didn’t appreciate the “F” bombs that cropped up whenever the male characters were speaking. Distracts from the story.
This series was entertaining. A great series to read at the beach.
I liked the author’s style of writing. Witty throughout.
4.5 rating. Funny and easy to read. Was entertaining.
You will laugh out loud, cry out loud, and fall in love with Paradise bay and their people. Three wonderful love and love stories
This boxed set was an awesome read. I loved the characters and the stories that they brought to these books. If you are looking for an entertaining story that is funny, full of steamy chemistry and a HEA, this boxed set is perfect to add to your reading list. Enjoy!
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I really enjoyed this series! Each book was well written, fun and unique. I look forward to reading more by this author in the future.
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This is a great series and worth the purchase. Having all the books together in one pack – is a nice deal.
Three entertaining and enchanting romance stories. There are great characters to follow through their struggles to love and to root for! Easy reading and highly recommend.
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This is a sweet, fun, engaging adventure filled with very relatable charters, laugh out loud moments, brilliant witty banter, heart racing twists and slow simmering but undeniable passion…. was a great read! Really enjoyed this set of adventures from beginning to end.
Hilarious and utterly charming series. This boxset contains the first three books in the Paradise Bay Romantic Comedy series; The Honeymooner; Whisked Away; and The Suite Life. A charming, entertaining novel. Each episode in this series is an independent, novel, therefore can be read in any order. The author is now among my 5 favourite writers.
The Honeymooner is a story about Harrison, the owner of an exotic resort in trouble, and Libby, a jilted bride who decides to honeymoon by herself. As a business consultant, she wants to help Harrison salvage the resort. It was a very enjoyable, easy-to-read page-turner, bringing laughter to two people who already have a lot to deal with. All characters were expertly developed and described. Most of the scenes and locations were shared between the books, yet, the reader did not get a sense of repetitions in the books.
Whisked Away. Both of the main characters, Emma and Pierce, as well as the supporting characters, were described and developed very well, the dialogues and soliloquies expressed with great vocabulary in a style, which is easy to follow and hard to put down. Both books I read were edited to a very high standard, which increases the enjoyment of reading a book. The attention to detail is often missing from other books. but not when this author is in charge. The book is a lovely, clean romance story, yet there is a lot of anticipated heat between our lovers. There is quite a bit of emotional analysis of what should constitute a selfless love towards one’s object of desire. The author handled the transition from one scene to another seamlessly and without losing any of the thread of the storyline. All in all. this book is a lovely, at times light-hearted insight into the role families play in one’s emotional and personality development and what it takes to influence it enough to break a vicious cycle. We are witnesses to a lovely HEA and the adage ”all we need is love” is proven true yet again.
The Suite Life. Funny and utterly charming. A wonderful, feel-good book with a HEA which, at times looked unlikely. I was crying with laughter at times. The book does have many serious moments and deals with some pretty serious grown-up stuff that we all face at times. Human relationships are never easy to maintain at an even keel so our heroes, multitasking single mum Brianna and carefree playboy Leo find challenged due to insecurities and lack of ability to think outside their own confines. Their characters, as well as the supporting characters, are very well developed and described in detail and the author had a new approach to working the turn of events into the storyline. It is a clean romance but it sizzles with anticipation. Growing up emotionally is hard but Leo finds that doing so gives him the self-respect he never felt and also gets the girl in the process.
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The Honeymooner – Libby and Harrison… almost like the Odd Couple except Libby, like Felix, has regimented her life to ensure she wouldn’t be like her mom and Harrison, like Oscar takes things as they come and go but this laid back style was forged through the loss of his parents that there is no controlling life but understands that good and bad things come and go whether in business or in your personal life. These two go through the gamut with a business deal and it manifest into their personal lives where they compliment each other to the point that they realize they have more in common than they think. Could it be love??? The laughs and the growth with these two characters provide a great ride and a wonderful story through a solid story… this series has it all!
Whisked Away – After the loss of her parents Emma nourished memories of her mother through a recipe that belong to her mother. Now a grown woman Emma has graduated from a top culinary school with dreams of working on the hottest restaurant on her family’s resort to make a name for herself so she can grow her brand and go national maybe even international. Pierce, one of the famed Davenport family members, compares his life to living in a fish bowl. Always having to feel like he is on and to entertain the upper crust of society for the sake of his parents Pierce is living a double life. The one to be an ambassador of sorts for his family nurturing societal connections and the nerdy bookworm who just wants to live life on his own terms. The problem with that is that Pierce a great writer who has created an international storm with a book series he has created. With fans craving the final book of the series Pierce is hit with writer’s block! The one way that would help him to focus would be to go far away with his laptop and outlines to create the final book… now all he needs is to make sure everything is in place including his meals for his stay.
Emma was disappointed to learn that she’s not going to be the head chef in the hot restaurant but she’s also not going to be a chef in any of the other restaurants as well. What is offered is that she become the personal Chef… and cooking on a boat. To she was hurt would be an understatement but Emma, ever the professional, does the job above and beyond what is required… if only she can get the handsome writer out of her mind and focus on doing a great job maybe she can work her way off of the boat.
Focused on finishing his book Pierce thinks his meals are delicious but he rarely gets to see the chef until one day he sees her and is highly attracted to her. Can these two break the barriers on their careers and find happiness or will their professional lives keep them too busy to reach for more? I enjoy the Davenport family and their stories… the writing is on point and the laughs helps to endear them to you. Nice read!
The Suite Life – Leo and Bree are opposites… to a degree. Bree is an mother who is working a full time job and going to law school at the same time. A real go getter Bree has a plan and dreams to fulfill why is she being chosen to help the new guy!?!?!?
Leo is the Life of the Party! The youngest of the Davenports Leo has lived the life of privilege. There was nothing that was denied Leo by his mother but his father is not as enamored of his charm as she is. When Leo has crossed the line one time too many Leo is cut off and has to learn to be responsible and work! Why should he have to work in the resort and why is Bree so disgusted with him??? Although they would appear to be polar opposites in the areas where they are opposite enables them to support each other in their areas of weakness bringing them together in ways they never knew they could. Can they make it???
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This boxset Was a fun time reading time was enjoyable. The characters are well developed and engaging and the chemistry is undeniable in each book. I loved how well each storyline was written.
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Fun and Funny RomComs in Paradise
This is such an enjoyable series! I’m so glad the author has put these three together in a box set so they can be read one after the other without having to skip over to Amazon to get the next book. Perfect for your vacation or staycation. here is my review of the first book of the series:
The Honeymooner: RomCom Delivers All the Feels
What a delightfully fun romantic comedy! I love the unique start to the book, showing maps to made-up places and an epistolary beginning to the book. Through these letters and emails, we clearly learn a bit of the backstory of the hero and the heroine. Even with that, though, the author still did, in the beginning chapters that introduced them both, dump a little bit too much information all at once instead of letting information flow more naturally in the book. These characters have incredible backstories, but I like to see characters’ histories show up more organically rather than breaking up the flow of the narrative in a big chunk or two. The heroine’s world was tipped on its ear when her affianced leaves her waiting at the altar, breaking it off via text. She takes the honeymoon anyway, hoping to get the owner—whom she had written to previously in those early letters and emails—to take her company’s offer to buy out his nearly bankrupt resort. What she experiences when she goes to this resort is nothing she could have imagined but something that has the potential to change her life if she is willing to let go of the rigid control that she has had over her life since her mother abandoned her to her grandparents when she was a child. What path will she choose? I thought both the characters were well drawn. There were some laugh-out-loud moments. And even though I wouldn’t say I liked the backstory dumped into the text, it did really inform who they were as characters. Their actions and reactions made sense given their histories. All in all, it is a well-done book.
What a sweet, humorous, fabulously fun boxset! These perfectly executed rom-coms will have you rolling over in laughter with the snarky wit and dialogues brought to us in these amazing stories. Each one had clever and unique storylines coupled with charismatic and realistic characters that made for exceptionally entertaining stories. A lot of smiles and laugh out loud moments had me reading well into the night. Each story will capture your interest and keep your attention till the end. This is an amazing boxset you don’t want to miss out on. I highly recommend you add this to your summer reading list!
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The story lines were good, the character work was great and each book had a smooth flow to it. This was a great boxed set and I loved the convenience of having the books together in one collection.
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